Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-21


laughter and applause).
The Sneaker ruled that the report was
before the House until otherwise de-
termined by the House, and being before
the House, a motion for a recess was not
In order. (Appause).
Mr.. Fitch's motion TO lay the appeal on /
the table was agreed to-Ieas. lf2' nays
Sc. Several other dllatory motions were
swept away and then Mr. Catchings de-
manded the previous question on the re-
port OF the Committee on Rules. MT
Payne raised the question OF considera-
ton.
The Speaker: The chair will not enter
tain the motion.
Mr.. Payne: appeal from this de-
cision.
The Speaker: And the chair declines to
entertain the appeal applause on the |
Democratic side).
itself
"When?" queried Mr.. Reed.
last Congress. replied the Speaker.
Last Congress" replied the Speaker
with an emphasis on the last
THE SPEAKER DETERMINED.
The Sneaker then rose from his chair,
and with great earnestness and with
| ring I'm his voice which showed that he
/ meant every word he said, announced
| that ne would entertain no motion as
| against the report Of the Committee on
| Rules nor would he entertain any ap-
| neal from his decision on any motion
! which was covered by the resolution pre-
! scnted by the Committee on Rules
| After this declaration. the Speaker was
the recipient OF wave of applause from
| his Democratic colleagues
Mr.. Burrows moved to lay the report
| on the table The Speaker declined TO
| entertain the motion. Mr.. burrows APP
! peaIed. and the Speaker declined 10 en-
| tertaln the appeal.
/ The question was then put on the u'-
mand for the previous question anu on
! , division no quorum voted. Mr.. burrows
! called for tellers, ana MI f"cn W.
msnded the yeas and nays. Every Demo-
crot rose to second the demand, and laS
II requires but one-ffth OF the members
voting 10 order a roll calO the Speaker
without counting them, announced tha'
sufficient number had risen. 49,
'The other side" demanded Mr..
| Payne. ,,,
"yrhere ia no other side responded the
Speaker. ., .,,,,,..,.
there was. ,,,. ..,..,,,
his remark In any offensive sense. tie
merely Intended 10 say that there was
| sufficient number rising 70 ORDER th'
! veas and nays. no matter how many
might rise on the other side
| Nr PAYNE was glad 20 hear that there
v.os another side. He then proc'edrd III
a plaasant manner to address the liouS''
but the House was not in mood To liS-
ten TO him. and he was ordtred py '"'
Sneaker 10 resume his seat.
The vote on the motion TO ord'r '"'
nrevious question resuted-Heas. Ia nay =
2. one less than a quorum; and Mr. fltch
! demanded a call OF the House ani the
yeas and nays were ordered upon H. hul
Tho Democrats. believing that thelr
nuorrrn had returned. voted against 'ne
motion. which was made by MT. fll'h III
order TO give absentoes an opportuhlly 10
return. and the motion was lost e"''
.: nays, 1864. t,-. ,bo
previous question.
RG-RROWSS CANDOR DOUBTED.
Before the vote was announced MI
p,,rrovs arose and asked 60 bc re-
corded The Speaker put the stereotype
question as to whether the gentleman hai
heen present during the roll call ana h'd
failed TO hear his name Mr.. burrows re-
; | ,lied inthe affirmative. Mr.. Richarhsoh'
| I'D. arIJcraD Tenn. showed some smyp-
tom Of questioning the accuracy OF th'
RESPONSE but the Speaker said that tne
gentleman from Michigan understood tht
rules. and he (the speaker must accep'
his statement Thereupon Mr.. burrows
: ,oted I'm the affirmative. and as soon a1
the result was announced-Ieas, lS6; nays
g. moved consideration.
Mr. Fitch moved To lay the motion on
the table. This was carried-heaS' 49,
, nays 3. and the previous question was Or
; dered. .,
Mr. Reed said that he could not equal
the fiery dpnunCiatOns or thr gch'l'Hla"
. from Indiana (Mr. Bynuml against the
,1ilas of the Flfty-hrst Congress, nor
could he equal the choice epithels u9e'
four years ago by the genueIndh l'oI,'
Kentucky. CNr Breckinrldgel. lie dteedl
u,s suffering from the fact that he was
, not backed up by such chorus as llti
= made the air vocal four years ago he
members on the Republican side were too
well educated TO indulge in mere hol5"'
d.aughter) The Republican party III tne
, Fifty-hrst Congress had made Ger
! ruIes First impressions were the most
. nowerf,ll The Republicans to-iay oc-
: cupicd an unusual position. lhey stoO"
> IN win I'm any event. daughter. Inc
ponocratic party had either to resort o.
! everything they had denounced or 70 Dt
: heoten. Qaughter). The Democrats hdI
i tbeir choice between humiliation ana de-
,e,t and they had chosen humiliation
Q.aughter).
4 REEDISM SHOWN UP.
= Mr.. Catchings said that It was hardly
e nth while 10 say anything I'm vindica-
i tion Of the parliamentary rulings hau'
' bv the Speaker to-day. Ii was ciue
e Csarcastically) Of the gentleman IRON
n Maine TO advise the Democrats that they
e were In state Of humiliation h'
(Catchlngs) had not discovered II himSeil
+ lie thought that the Democrats were get
( ,i,o, along pretty well Q.aughter). The
n trouble with the gentleman from Maine
s was that he had discovered that thet'
\ vere other methods than those invent
h cd by him and his associates In the fH'y
,, first Congress by which the House could
{ do business. Applause). Besides, th'
:. methods now proposed were eHihehuS
r fair. (Applause). ,,., .-,,
: The gentleman had had niue H9''
= ~ the mower Of the House and II wa'
Il natural that he should chafe to find ou
II that the House could do business wthou
resorting TO the rules of the Flfty-hrs
g Congress. This House stood ready 10 d'
3 business whenever IL chose 10, "lthou
= the consent Of the gentlemen on 'h'
J. other side. (Applause)
g Mr. Henderson, OF Iowa, said that th'
i resolution which it was proposed 10 auoP
y under circumstances tildl "Nir 49,
"A parallel was aimed at the ballot DoA' ~ l,
o the name Of the great common"eaiti
t which ne represented, which respected th'
= laws. which loved liberty. ana whicf
e honored the ballot box, he entered M
protest against a measure which woul'
e destroy the only safety-yalye OF the Ike
= public-the ballot box. Repuhliean ap
X plause).
e FEEgI.E FLUTTER OF THE ENSAN
X GUINED.
Mr.. Payne, OF New York. said Congress
e was asked 20 place New York along VIII
u the Solid South. Let gentlemen have
&C care. There was a time before the wa
) when Southern slavery was opposed D!
e philanthropic men In the North, but IN
feeling was not general Then the SLAYER!
- advocates wanted TO deprive Kansas
its legal State government and then IN
Republican party arose. The Democrat
7 might deprive the negroes in the Sout
y OF their votes. but when they attempte'
u 10 deprive the white men OF the North o
u their rights, the day of Nemesis woul
- come. (Applause).
II Mr.. Hatch sarcast:cally and vigorousl,
: alluded to Mr.. Reed as the man who h
IL the Fifty-first Congress had ruled IN