Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-21

status between Mr.. Hepburn, Mr.
Outhwaite aud Mr. Reed. The letter
was exceedingly caustic.
"Ii 10 is the purpose Of the majority"
he declared, ITO have a rule artilcially
drawn; seized upon by the speaker and
the House by main strength, in order
10 rob the minority OF its rights. We
want the country to understand what
has been done. IL you want to push
this through" be added sneeringly,
ave shall see what we shall see."
The Speaker finally ruled Mr.. Hep
burns motion for a recess to be out Of
order. Mr. Hepburn appealed from the
decision of the chair. Some of the i'm
patient Democratic members, chatting
under the slow progress that was being
made, aid not want the chair 10 enter
tain the appeal, but Speaker Crisp an
uOunCed that he inclined TO the greatest
loerality ia the matter Of appeals, In
cases like this, where practice was pot
well established, and accordingly he
submitted the appeal to a vote. On the
appeal the Republicans, In obedience to
a R0d from eX-Speaker Reed, refused 10
answer 10 their names. The decision
OF the chair was sustained, 177-2.
The question then recurred on order
Ing the previous question on the report
from the Committee on Rules. Then
motions came thick and fast.
ALL WE'RE BRUSHED ASIDE
bv the Speaker. Mr.. Payne, of New
York, raised the question OF considera-
tion against the report. Mr.. Catchings
made the point that he was out Of or
der. Mr.. Payne, who was being coach
ed by Mr.. Reed, appealed from the de-
csion. The vote just taken" an
uounced the chair, Sustained the deci-
sion OF the chair which held that
motion was ia order except one motion
70 adjourn. The chair therefore refuses
70 entertain the appeal and further an
nouuces that no further motions will be
entertained until the report OF the COM
mittee is acted upon"
The whole Democratic side broke In
TO wild cheering when the announce
ment was made, and wave OF applause
swept over the galleries.
Although realizing that they were
bafied the Republicans persisted in
their stubborn fight. Mr.. Burrows
moved 90 lay the report OF the commit
tee on the table. The Speaker ruled
the motion out OF order and also decin-
cd TO entertain an appeal. Some con-
fusion followed. A dozen members
were on their feet and the Speaker, who
was in hot altercstiOn with Mr.. Payne,
brought down his gavel and ordered all
members TO take their seats. Every
member Instantly seated himself except
ex-SUeaker Reed, who loOmed up def
anty Ia the midst OF the minority.
"Gentlemen will resume their seats,
again shouted the Speaker.
Mr.. Reed was pale with rage. For a
moment he stood eyeing the Speaker
as though hesltating whether to obey
the order and then sank into his seat.
This evoked more Democratic applause
and then the roll call began on ordering
THE PREVIOUS QUESTION.
The previous question was ordered
| $50 70 3.
Mr.. Burrows moved to reconsider and
Mr.. Fitch moved TO lay that motion on
/ the table Mr. Fitch's motion carried
Isl TO 1. Under the rule thirty min
utes was then allowed for debate and
an exciting time followed. Elk Speaker
/ Reed first took the floor.
Il am obliged TO apologize" said he,
'at the outset, for the inadequacy Of
| the remarks l am about TO make. 1t is
/ impossible 70 initiate on this occasion
/ the majestic tread OF the gentleman
/ from Indiana (Mr. Bynum) his fine
ggure bristlinR with passion as he
/ staIked down the aisle shaking his fist,
or 10 equal the choice epithetS used by
I the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr.
/ Breckinridge) when the Dempcratic
| chorus was making the air vocal four
years ago. Applause. Besides we
| are restrained in this side Of the cham
I Der from making a similar exhibition OF
/ ourselves because We are too well bred.
/ TIrouical jeers from the Democratic
side.) We have OCcvpied a peculiar
cOlgn OF vantage in this contest" he
continued "YOu on the other side
we're between two fires. We stood to
win either way. You had TO resort to
everything you had denounced or be
| beaten, and with characteristic deter
minaton, you chose humiliation; you
settled yourself deliberately in the
traces against which you stormed and
/ hOwed. In doing so you not only vlo-
| lated the precedentS OF 100 years, but
all the principles Of parliamentary law
with which you had ever come in con-
| tact. What a spectacle you haV> made
/ Of yourselves to-day, l leave to your
own imaginations TO decide.
THE OBJECT OF THIS
has been unworthy the methods en-
pIOyed 60 accomplish il; the destruction
of the power Of the federal govern Dent
I in federal election In order that fraud
might have free reiu." Loud applause
on the Republican side
1T is unnecessary for me-" said Mr.,
/ Catchings, on rising 20 reply to Mr..
I Reed, after the clear statements OF the
( the Speaker 10 his rulings, TO go into
/ defense OF the course Of the majority
/ to-day. II is cruel" be continued Sar-
castically, "for Mr.. Reed to suggest
! that we have humiliated ourselves. II
I we have, I had not discovered it. The
I cbagrin. think, lies on the other side
! of the house. The ex-Speaker has dis
| covered that there are other methods
/ by which the House can do business
methods just as effective and infinitely
more fair than his own"
The rule adopted oY the House to-
/ day by methods that have no parallel"
/ said Gen. Henderson, Of Iowa, who fol-
/ lowed the MsSissippisn, ''is aimed at
/ the ballot box. l give notice that when
| this bill is passed there will not be an-
other Republican elected to Congress
/ from the South In ten years. Demo
cratic cheers. Yes, cheer your infamy,
ltauntingly.) The time is coming" be
continued, impetuOusly, when you will
not be controlled by a minority elected
by force aud fraud"