Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-01

Spsetag TslsgyaHs 20 ths Rsgis's-.
WAsu1NeroN; d. c., August 3l.-The
debate on the adoption Of the new rules
Of the House was enlivened to-day by a
number OF sharp colloquies, one OF them
bsiDg between Representative Anderson,
Of West Virginia, and ex-Speaker Reed.
Mr.. Anderson made brief speech point
ing ont the DANCER OF giving the Speak
er TOO much power over the House and
It's proceedure and in support Of his ar
grmept adverted to the experiences of
the FIity-First Congress. Mr.. Anderson
then sent 10 the desk and had read a
number Of extracts from
the record OF the Fifty
First Congress showing the reckless
manner in which Reed when Speaker,
had counted a quorum again and again.
including in his count men who had
not been present at at the Capitol at all
on the days when they had been
counted By Reed 10 order 10 force
quorum. The extracts frOm the record
gave the personal denials Of a dozen
members of the correctness Of the Jour
nal OF the house as made up under
Reeds direction, Among the absentees
whom Reed counted as present but not
voting, and who afterwards exposed
the trick, we're Mr.. Cultivate, Of Ohio,
Mr.. Stone. Of Missouri, Mr.. Forman, Of
Illinois. and Mr.. Blanchard, Of LOuisi-
ana. The reading OF these extracts
from the record Of the Fifty-frst Con-
gress
MADE REED VERY ANGRY
as the charge Of unfairness aud trickery
has always been sore subject with
the ex-Czar aud be has attempted again
md again TO refute she allegations.
When the clerk completed the read
ng Of the extracts sent 10 the desk by
Mr.. Anderson. Reed jumped t0 his feet,
advanced down the aisle towards the
lpeaker's desk, and demanded the floor
In order 20 reply. he was recognized
by Mr. Montgomery. who was In the
chair Al the time, and Immediately be-
gan in tones Of anger TO make a vicious
personal attack on Mr.. Anderson OF a
character 20 which school BOY with
any sense Of dignity would have been
ashamed 10 decend.
Having vented his nasty temper in
this way, the angry ex-Speaker then
went on 10 explain how IL happened that
he had repeatedly counted men as pres
ent on the floor OF the House, who had
not been there az all on the days In Ques-
tion. This explanation was, II any
thing, more puerile than his attack on
Mr.. Anderson, and even Reeds admirers
admitted afterward that 10 would have
been better for himself II he had not
made it. The gist of his explanation
was that he had repeatedly counted ab-
sent members as present by accident 10
the confusion which so frequently pre-
vailed during the Fifty-frst Congress.
As Mr.. AldersOn'S time was exhausted
by the reading OF the extracts from the
record, be had no chance to reply to
Reed, but he will get an opportunity TO
pay his respects 10 the Maine man be-
fore the session is over.
MIR. REED SAID
that the extract was not correct. The
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Outhwalte)
would bear him out ia saying that il
was admitted that there had been an
error, and that the error had been cor
rected The other extracts were then
raad, all criticizing Speaker Reeds rul-
inEs in the matter of the counting Of a
quorum.
Mr.. Reed said that the remarks of
the gentleman from West Virginia and
the extracts which he had read were
only an echo Of the chorus OF the Fifty
first Congress, but he was glad 10 see
that thess echoes were dying, and not
increasing, The gentleman from West
Virginia had two years ago uplifted his
noble voice In denunciatiOn OF the Fifty
first Congress. After these two years
the gentleman, by enormous mental ef-
fort and by the aid Of StenOgrapherS
and typeWriters, had evolved the re-
markable literary collection TO which
the House had just listened. He con-
graduated West Virginia on having
two such statesmen; one (Mr. WILSON,
70 lead the House, and the other 70
70 bring pyp in the rear. Laughterl.
su5vER MEN STEAL A MARCH.
The Silver men stole march on their
opponents in the House to-day, and Un-
the leadership OF Springer, OF IlIi-
} Ois, and kilgore, OF Texas, gained \
victory which makes IL impossible for
the gold men 10 impede the cOnsidera-
tlOn Of bi-metallic or other financial leg.
islatiOn that may be reported by the
Committee on Coinage, Weights aud
Measures, and Banking and Cur
rency during the coming ses-
sion. The time honored custom
In the House has been 20 make the re-
ports OF the Committees on Appropris-
tons and Ways aud Means privileged
matters at all times, and when the new
rules were being considered to-day, Mr..
Springer, Chairman Of the Committee
on Banking and Currency, suddenly
sprung an amendment extending the
same favoritism TO the Committee on
Banking and Currency.
Mr.. KilgOre Immediately followed
with an amendment also including the
Committee on Coinage, and although
these amendments were sharply oppos-
ed the last was adopted by vote OF 1913
yeas 70 95 nays, and the original as
amended then adopted by vote Of 1O2
10 So Not until II was all over did the
members OF the House generally real
ize the immense victory that had been
GAINED By THE BAIETALLlsTs.
Under this rule the 6eQmIttee OF Coin
aga can report Silver ~ az any time
nnd force its consider fion Oy the