The herald., 1893-09-21
He OUT-HERODED HER0D.
Gar Reed Turned Down by
His Successor.
Mr.. Crisp Is Somewhat of an
AutOcrat Himself.
The Ex-Speaker Dumofounded by the
Speakers Rulings.
Republican Fnibusters Reach tho End
of Their Rope in the House-The
Democrats Muster u
Quorum.
Bv tho .ssoc,eted pross

King Caucus was all dominant in the
house today. The Democratic majority
acted as unit on ending the filibuster-
ing which has blocked legislation for
weeks. When the house met the Demo-
cratic benches were crowded. The COM
mittee on rules had held meeting, at
which, over the protest of the Republic
can members, the committee was in
structed to report rules that would dis
arm the filibusterers. afn
AS soon as the journal was read, Loud
of California asked unanimous consent
for consideration of resolution asking
the secretary of the treasury how many
ounces of silver were purchased in July
and August, the amount offered, and if
the government had not purchased the
amount required by law, under what
authority the secretary acted.
Fitch objected, and the struggle be-
gan.
Burrows moved to dispense with the
call of the committees for reports.
Catchings, from the committee on
rules, presented report providing that
no other business be in order until the
reports of committees were received.
Burrows made the point OF order that
the report was not in order, as it had
originated with the committee.
SHARP TILT.
After sharp tilt with Burrows and
Reed on one side and the speaker on the
other the speaker overruled the point Of
order, holding that the committee on
rules could originate business, just as
the committee on appropriations could
originate appropriations. Loud Demo-
cratic applause.]
Burrows appealed against the decision
of the chair.
Fitch moved that the appeal be laid
on the table.
Burrows moved the house take re-
GEES for one hour.
Catchings made the point of order that
the report of the committee on rules was
the only thing in order.
The speaker instructed the clerk to
read the report of the committee.
Reed made vehement fight against
the action of the speaker, and declared
the clerk had no right to read the re-
port, declaring (amid Democratic cheers)
that the action OF the speaker was the
most surprising in legislative history.
HERoD oUT-HERoDED.
After some further structures on the
chair, Reed concluded: "If Herod is
to be ont-heroded, Herod intends to
witness the transaction." He then
went carefully over the parliamentary
status, and concluded by sustaining the
point of order made by General Catch
ings against Barrows' motion to take q
recess.
Payne attempted to appeal from the
decision.
Two appeals cannot be in ord err
shouted the speaker. "The clerk will
call the roll on the appeal Of the gentle
man from Michigan
By vote of 172 to Sc, the house sus-
tanned the decision of the chair.
Hepburn of Iowa, upon the announce
ment of the vote. moved to take recess
for two hours. This led to triangular
wrangle over the parliamentary status
between Hepburn, Cultivate and Reed.
The speaker finally ruled Hepburn'e mo-
tion for a recess out of order. Hepburn
appealed, and on the vote, the Repub-
licans, in obedience to nod from Reed,
refused to answer to their names. The
decision Of the chair was HustRined-177
to2.
The question then recurred on order
ing the previous question on the report
from the committee on rules. Then mo-
tions came thick and fast. All were
brushed aside by the speaker, who said
the vote just taken sustained the deci-
sion OF the chair, which held that no
motion was in order except one to ad-
journ. The whole Democratic side broke
into wild cheering whom the announce
ment was made, and the wave of as-
,1la,,eo cu,apf ouor tb a ual1arioa
REEDS FUTILE RAGE,
Although realizing that they were baf-
~ A. p~~~blicans persisted in a
u1s Burrows moved to lay
fae he committee on the ta-
l er ruled the motion out
1ra ;lined to entertain an
a confusion followed. A
we're on their feet, and
tak red them to take their
lemher instantly eeated
lis ex-Speaker Reed, who
pals ge. For q moment he
5ad aluE speaker and then sank
a More Democratic ap-
a.sas fa.- call began on ordering
ea lestion. The Democrats
i r g quorum. Nothing
ie the Democrats out to
1eaN ls house. This 9eve-
en t Eff rats.
@aH H the vote recurfed on or
af.eH ous question on the re-
gf amittea on rules. Tbs
Ffm g was ordered-lS0 to 5.
fs ed 10 reconsider and
lay the motion on the
notion carried--1Sl to /.
EN- TWO FIRES.
lie 80 minutes was then
.3 bate, and an exciting
Ex-Speaker Reed first
ts I'VE occupied pecu-
antage in this contest"
on the other side were
res. We stQod to via
a had to resort to every