Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-21

IRE wTnngio Ia the isouse Of
srutmtlygs.

AIN NFhuAAn Us ANAN tNuAf o. 80
sentntiyes.
wAsHISuroN, Sept. 2O.-A motion
OF Hepburn OF Iowa, 10 take recess
for two houts, led 10 triangular
wtangle over the parliamentary status
between Hepburn, Cultivate and
Reed. The speaker finally ruled
Hopburn's motion for recess out Of
order. Hepburn appealed, aud on the
vote the Republicans, In obedience 10
a nod from Reed, refused 10 answer 10
their names. The decision OF the
chair was sustained, III 10 2.
The question then REQUIRED on
ordering the previous question on the
report from the committee on rules.
Then motions came thick and fast.
All were brushed aside by the speak
81, who said the vote just taken sus-
tanned the decision Of tho chair, which
held that no motion was In order OK.
cept the one motion to adjourn.
The whole Democratic side broke in
TO wild cheering when the announce
ment was made And n wave OF applause
swept over the galleries.
Although realizing that they were
hfilled the Republicans persisted In
tue stubborn fight. Burrows moved 10
table. The speaker ruled tho motion out
Of order anu declined to entertain an
appeal.
Some confusion followed. A dozen
memLers were on their fe0t aud the
speaker ordered all 20 take their Heate.
Every member instantly seated him.
self, except EX-speaker Reed, who was
pale with rage. For n moment he stood
cycling the speaker, anu thon sank into
his seat.
There was moreDemocfntic applause
AMI the roll call began on ordering the
previous question. IheDemOcrsts failed
10 muster IL quorum. Nothing was left
then for the Democrats but 10 order
call of the House. This developed 1877
Democrats.
On motion tho vote REQUIRED on
ordering the previous question on the
report OF the committee ON rules.
The previous question was ordered, $50
to o.
Burrows moved to reconsider and
Fitch moved TO lay tho motion on the
table. Filch's motion was carried, ISL
toll.
Under tbs rule, thirty minutes was
then allowed Tor debate, ana an txoit-
lug tins followed, EX.Speaher Rect
first took tho fllul. 1--WE occupied a
peculiar position VA this contest" he
tRid, "YOu on tho other side are he.
tween two free. We stood Ia win
either wuy. You had to resort 10
everything you had denounced
or hu beaten, and with char
acterist,c determination you chose
humiliation; you settled yourself
deliberately ia tho traces against
which you stogmed and howled. In
doing 80 you not only violated tie pre-.
Cedenls OF ibS years, nut all the prin-
cipits OF parliamentary law with
which you ever came iu contact, You
refused sysitm Of rules which we
offered you, under which you could
have done business, ami instrnd you
Chosu 10 uOmpl,sh the same ends y
hpeClal acts Of violence. The object ~
this fotiuu has toeu unworthy The
methods employed 10 accomplish n,
Tor IL haA been tho destruction Of the
power N tho federal government In
federal elections, Ia order that oOfrup.
ton uni fraud might have Tree rein. -
Loud applause on the Republican
b,do
'lt Ia unnecessary for mo-" said
Cat, hlurs, on rising to reply 10 Reed,
later tho clear statements OF the
speaker IN his rulinge, to 90 into q de-