The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-09-26
The Atlanta Constitution.

The Federal Election Laws to be
Repealed.
Special to The Atlanta Constitution.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., September co.
Speaker Crisp is the hero of the Demo
cracy tonight. For four days the Re
publicans had successfully lilibustcrcd
against the report to the House of the
tucker bill to repeal the Federal elcc-
tlon laws. Backed up by Il Democratic
caucus which determined to receive
the report and afterward to press the
bill to its passage in the House, the
committee on rules, of which the
Speaker is chairman, to-day brought
In an order devised to put an end to
filibustering Mr.. Burrows tried to
argue Speaker Crisp into ruling
against himself. The Speaker prompt
ly decided against Mr.. Burrows point.
Mr.. Reed advanced ponderously to
the aid of his lieutenant, but Speaker
Crisp was firm as adamant, courteous
rs Chesterfield and cool as an iced
cucumber, MIR. Burrows appealed and
the chair was, of course, sustained.
All the afternoon, until nearly 6
o'clock. the battle ragged. For the first
time since he has been Speaker, Judge
Crisp had his party solidly behind him,
and the way he rose to the emergency
was refreshing. His rulings were
prompt and firm; arbitrary, the Re-
publicans said. Ex-Speaker Reed
himself charged him with out-herod-
ing Herod, meaning that Speaker
Crisp and his committee on rules were
acting more arbitrarily than he (Recd)
| and mis- committee had done in the
| fifty-lirst Congress.
The blood OF the Democrats was up
and they greeted every ruling of the
chair with applause. They felt they
had q leader, and the minority re-
cognized q master Especially was
this true when Speaker Crisp, regard
ing it merely as dlatory move. re-
fused to permit Burrows to take an
appeal from his decision. The Demo-
Gratis cheered loudly and the Republi-
cans evidenced much anger at the
Speakers tirmness. 1t was hard
fight, but the fine courage and per-
feet tactics of Speaker Crisp triumphcd
over the desperate strategy of the
Republican leaders. Not only did the
Speaker display courage, but he has
exhibited tinesse foreign to the chair
since the days when it was occupied
by Blaine, one of the few really great
Speakers the House ever had. The
outcome of this fight is u presage OF
future victory, and the deathknell OF
filibustering in the House during the
rest of Congress.
The report has now been received
and the bill is M the house calendar
Tomorrow it will come up for con
sideration. The Republicans will
attempt to renew their flibusterine
tactics. This, however, will be pre-,
vented by the committee on rules
which will being in rule making the
consideration of the bill the continuing
order of the day. Until it is finally
disposed of, it is expected that two
weeks will be allowed for debate.
| WAsHIGNToN, d. c., Scptember q
--Ihe House committee on rules de
cided this morning that the Tucker
bill to repeal the Federal election laws
should be taken up for consideration
on Tuesday next, and that the vote or
the passage of the bill and the pend
ing amendments should be taken or
the tenth of October-twelve days be
ing allowed for debate
This order was agreed upon by &
majority OF tho members. Reed an(
Burrows not appearing at the commit
tee room until l1:l5 o'clock. Tn,
minority members of the committed
say they will oppose the adoption o
lilibuster against it, although they be
lieve that they could postpone its pass
age until tomorrow, as u quorum o
Democratic members did not seen
to be present at the beginning Of the
day.
The fight over the Federal election
bill was inaugurated this morning b,
q request from the committee on rules
providing cloturc by which a vote
shall be taken on that measure OF
October 10.
After short passage between Mr.
Reed and the Speaker relative to tht
journal, the approval of the latter wa
deferred, and Mr.. Catchings presented
the report OF the rules commmittet
providing for taking up the elections
law repeal bill on September 26 apft
final vote on October 10. re;
The yeas and nays were calletRaoi
ordering the previous question, p4dt
was ordered, l75 TO 4. DO, d
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The Senate has confirmed the 1If6m
nations of Robert w HarrisE E& H