The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-21

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The Speaker replied that the Chair had
no intention of avoiding any responsibility;
but the Chair would state that the Ian
guage of the rule was identicaily the lam
guaRe of the rule which for many years
bad governed motions for the suspension
of the rules.
"Then the Speaker rules" drswled out
Mr. Reed, that the motion for q recess Is q
dIlatOry motIoni' Laughter.
The Speeker-The Chair has ruled that 1t
is not In order. lApplause.
Mr.. FItch's motion To lay the appeal OH
the table was agreed to-yeas. l12; nays. 80.
The Speaker then stated that the pend
ing motion was that made by Mr. Burrows
TO dispense with the cali OF committees.
Mr. Reed suggested. half IN sarcasm and
half in earnest. that the House having de-
cided that the report OF the committee was
in order MIR. Burrows's motion was not In
order.
The Speaker thought that the gentleman
was right. and recognized Mr. Catchings to
cali MP his report.
recess for two hours, and Mr.. Fitch made O
point of order against il. The Speaker sus-
tanned the point OF order. and Mr.. Hepburn
appealed. The Speaker entertained some
doubt as to his authority TO entertain the
appeal. but decided to do so as the question
was q rather novel one.
Mr.. Reed-Then the Chan decides that
the motion is not dilatoryf lLarghter.l
lHo Opc6htI-lD Ouolk IN AOs on no-
oide. Laughter.
THE APPEAL TABLED.
Mr.. Fitch moved TO lay the appeal on the
table. and this motion was edopted-yeas,
1T; nays.
Mr.. CatchIngs demanded the previous
question on the report of the on
rules. and Dir. Payne raised the question of
consideration.
The Speaker-The Chair will not enter
tain the motion.
Mr.. Payne-I appeal from this decision.
The speaker-And the Chair declines 10
entertain the appeal Applause on the
Democratic side. The House has decided
this question for itself.
"WhenP queried Mr. Reed.
Last Congress-" replied the Speaker.
Last conRress7" calculated Mr.. Reed.
with al EN- phasis on the last"
The Speaker then rose from bis chair.
and with great earnestness. and with q
ring In his voice which showed that ne
meant every word he said, announced that
he would entertain no motion as against
the report OF the committee on rules, nor
would he entertain any appeal from his de-
cision on any motion which was covered
by the resolution presen ted BY the commit
tee on rules. Alter this declaration the
Speaker was the recipient of q wave OF ap-
pIause from his Democratic colleagues.
Il desire TO make a motion that is not
dilatory." said NJ. Burrows. II move to
lay the report on the table,
The SDeaker-rhe Chair declines to en-
tertain the notion.
II appeal from the decision." said Mr..
Burrows.
appeal" replied the Speaker, amid Demo-
cratic applause.
The question was then put on the demand
for The previous question. and on q division
no quorum voted. Mr.. Burrows called for
tellers. and Mr.. Fitch demanded the yeas
and nays. Every Democrat rose to second
the demand. and. as &c requires but one fifth
OF the member voting TO order a roll call.
the Speaker. without counting them, an
nOuDced that a sufficient number had risen.
The other SIDE" demanded Mr.. Payne.
There is no other SIDE" responded the
Speaker.
"Oh," replied Mr.. Payne, 81 thought there
was"
The Speaker said that he did not mean
his remark In any offensive sense. He
merely intended 10 say that there was a
sufficient number rising TO order the yeas
aud nays. no matter how many might rise
on the other side.
MIR. PAYNE was glad to hear that there
was another side. lie then proceeded in a
pleasant manner TO address the House. but
the House was not n a mood TO listen To
Dim and be was ordered by the Speaker to
Resume his seat.
The vote on the motion 10 order the
previous question resulted, yeas ia. nays
3-one less than u quorum. and Mr.. Fitch
demanded call OF the House and the yeas
and nays were ordered upon il. But the
Democrats. believing that their quorum
had returned. voted against the motion,
which was made by Mr.. Fitch IN order to
give absentees an opportunity to return,
and the motion was l0st-yeas %. nays 164.
The vote tnen REQUIRED on ordering the
previous question. Before the vote was
announced Mr.. Burrow VS. arose and asked to
be recorded. He then voted In the affirma-
tive. and then Rs soon as the vote was an
nounced-yeas $50. nays 3-moved q recon-
sideration. Mr.. Fitch moved TO lay the
notion on the table. This was carried
yeas 49,. nay land the previous question
was ordered.
SCORED BY REED.
Mr.. Reed sold that he would not equal
the fiery deDunciations of the gentleman
from Indiana mir. Bynuml against the
rules OF the Fifty-trst Congress, nor could
be equal the choice epithets used four
years ago by the gentleman from Kentucky
lMr. breckenridge. He [Mr. Reed was
suffering from the fact that he was not
backed up by such a chorus as had made
the air vocal tour years ago. The Nom Dsrs
OH the Republican side we're too we'll eGu.
Gated TO indulge In mere noise. Laugh
ter The majority party in the Fiity-frst
Congress had made certain rules. First
Impressions were the most powerful. The
kepublIcsns to-day occupied an unusual
position. They stood TO win IN any event.
l~Laughter.l The Democratic party had
either To resort to every thing they
had denounced. or TO he beaten.
Laughter. The Democrats had
thor choice between humiliation and
defeat. and they had chosen humiliation.
Laughter. They had deliberately adopt
ed the tactics they aad affected TO despise.
No gentleman could look forward TO the
haven ot rest. Not Only had the House to-
day violated all the precedents OF a hum
dred years. bnt It had added a new zest TO
the occasion by violating all the principles
OF parliamentary law. H. had announced
that tie committees conld originate Iegis-
IatiOn. 1t had destroyed the sacred right
OF appeal. for which the present occupant
o: tho chair had argued vigorously four
years ago. The Republicans had offered
the majority. In good faith, an honest Az s.
ten, by which it could control the business
of the House without violence. Instead of
that. the majority wanted violence in each
particular chse. What a spectacle the
House was presenting, The Democratic
majority WAS going through the valley of
humiliation. lRepublican applause.
Mr.. Cetchings said that IL was hardly
worth while TO vlDdicate the rulings mads
10y the Speaker to-day. 1t was cruel Isar-
casFIcallt of tho gentleman from Maine TO
advise The Democrats that they were In "a
state of humiliation. He Mr.. Catchingsl
HAD not discovered IL before. lie thought
that the Democrats were getting along
pretty well. Laughter. The trou bic with
che gentleman from Maine was that he had
discovered that there were other method
than those invented by him and his assoc
eIates IN the Flfty-tirst Con gress by which
thu lInuan annI1 a. -