The Helena independent., 1893-09-07
HOUSE RULES ADOPTED.
The Committee Report as to Quorum
Is Defeated by a Good
Majority.
Tho Tx- Czar Gets Warm Because
OF Criticism Upon His
Reign.
He InduiEas In ~ Characteristic TRADE
Agninst Democracy, Which Over
threw Him,

WAsHiEoTo Sept. G-The committee on
rules, presided over by Speaker Crisp, waa
this morning forced to publicly aoknowl-
edge It's defeat In the house in an effort to
lend the democratic majority and secnre
the adoption of rule III king 100 members
quorum in committee OF the whole.
When the house resumed the debate on
rules. the announcement was mako that the
committee. in Difference to objection by
some prominent democratic mentors, had
decided to abandon that ule. Catchings
explained that 80 many democratic msn-
bers were opposed TO the pro- osed rule
that the committee decided to accept Kyle's
amendment restoring the sizs Of the
quorum TO majority of the house.
Tha announcement precipitatsd a lively
debate. Dolliver said he was Just about to
make speech in favor OF the proposition
from which the committee had Just re-
treated. He was sorry the committee sur
rendered. Doliiver then proceeded TO de-
fsnd Ex-Speaksr Reed In his course 10
8! saker.
Springer followed by = general assault on
what ho termed the two fund amental usur-
patlons OF the rres of the Fifty-first oon-
gress-the power OF the speaker 10 count .
quorum and his power TO determine dila-
tory motions. The power to determine
what WAS dilations. he said plnoed every
member of the house in the power of the
SPEAKER. and was revolutionary in chatao-
ter. The change made bv the present rules
committee in the interest of suppressing
filibusterinR transferred this power from
the speaker to the majority of the house.
Il bt tjeou Al Aa a.
opportunity TO sustain or oppose a vote.
Springer proceeded 10 discuss The ques-
tion Of counting quo um. When he con-
cluded Reed walked down the aisle.
II would hardly know what to do" began
Reed slowly and deliberately. when find
the gentleman from Illinois lSprinaer] and
the supreme court in opposition, wcre 10
not that have convictions of my own.
am exceedingly sorry the democratic patty
cannot understand tho fundamen entail prin-
ciples of this question. The average demo-
cratic mind seems incapable Of Rrasping
them. The high minds OF the rules COM
mil es understand something Of the essen-
tials. aut even they are unable TO reach ths
topmost heights. But truth will finally
prevail. should not reply to these striot-
urss again." continued Reed, "but for the
fact thas do not want what has been said
to 30 into the record unehallenRsd. Fill
clustering 10 Il modern invention. You
CAu = ga DhCh OI tuo ulbcHbC ~ lOOA IOE WIG
remedy. There is no remedy for paTlia-
msntary tilibusterinR until filibustering
becomes oh onio disease. The power Of
tbs chair Is the power OF the house.
Gentlemen speak as II the speaker were
An irresponsible individual. II is impos-
sible for the speaker to do what the house
does not want him TO do. Therefore what
eyer charges have been made against me. az
speaker OF the Fifty-Hrst house. should
properly have lodged against that house.
which uniformly sustained me. In time
this whole matter will become perfectly
plain.
Gentlemen" Reed concluded. throwing
his arms out wildly in the direction Of the
democratic side. Il bid you God speed. l
know that bourbonism and conservatism
hold you firmly in its grasp; bat right will
be triumphant; your bonds will be broken;
you will progress. as all things do. In time;
Tor after all does not the world mover"
Laughter and applause.
The KYLE amendment was then agreed to.
After further discussion the rules were
adopted without division.