The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-21
Now Congress Has Sure
Enough Siave-Driver.
ONLY ONE MOTION TO ADJOURN
The Democratic Speaker Must Have
Been Badly Ratified by the Fill
clustering of the Republicans.

House to-day, and the Democratic majOri-
ity acted as unit in ending the iibuster-
ing which has blocked legislation for
weeks.
When the House met the Democratic
benches were crowded. The Committee
on Rules had held a meeting, at which,
over the protest of the Republican men,
bers, the committee was instructed to re-
port rules that would disarm the fill
busterers.
AS soon as the journal was read Loud
of California asked unanimous consent
for the consideration of resolution ask
ing the Secretary Of the Treasury how
many ounces OF silver had been purchased
during july and August. the amount Of
fered, and if the Government had not pur-
chased the amount required by law under
what authority the Secretary had acted.
Fitch objected, and the struggle began.
Burrows moved to suspend the call of
committees for reports, and Catchlngs,
from the Committee on Rules, presented a
report providing that no other business be
IN order until the reports of committees
had been received. Burrows made a point
Of order that the report was not in order.
as it had originated with the committee.
After a 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 an order of business Just
as the Committee on Appropriations could
originate an appropriation, amid loud
Democratic applause.
Burrows appealed from the decision Of
the chair. and Fitch of New York moved
to lay the appeal on the table. Burrows
then moved that the House take recess
for an hour. and Catchlngs made the point
of order that the report Cf the Committee
Oh Rules was the only thing iu order.
The Speaker instructed lne clerk to read
the report Of the committee and ReeQ IN ade
a vehement fight against the action of the
Speakeg, and declared that the clerk had
no right to read the report, and said. AMID
Democratic cheers, That the action of the
Speaker was the most surprising in legs-
lative history.
After some further structures on the
chair Reed concluded: IF Herod is to be
out-Heroded, HerOd intends TO witness the
transaction"
The Speaker then went carefully over
the parliamentary status of the case, and
concluded by sustaining the point of order
made by CatchiUgs against Burrows mo.
ton to take recess.
Payne attempted to appeal from the de-
cision.
Two appeals cannot be in ORDER"
shouted the Speaker. The clerk will call
the roll on the appeal of the gentleman
from Michigan"
BY vote Of 172 to SO the House sus-
tained the decision OF the chair. and Hep
burn of Iowa, upon the announcement of
the vote. moved TO take a recess for two
hours. This led to a triangular wrangle
over the parliamentary status between
Hepburn, Cultivate and Reed TIE
Speaker finally ruled Hepburn's motion
for recess out of order. Hepburn ap-
pealed. and on the vote the Republicans.
in obedience to 4 nod from Reed, refused
TO answer 10 their names. The decision Of
the chair was sustained, III to 3
The question then REQUIRED on ordering
the previous question, on the report from
the Committee on Rules, and motions came
thick and fast. All were brushed aside by
the Speaker, who said the vote just taken
sustained the decision Of the chair which
bad held that no motion was in order ex-
cept one motion to adjourn. The whole
Democratic side broke into wild cheering
when this announcement was made and a
wave of applause swept over the galleries.
Although realizing that they were baffled
the Republicans peTs sted in their stubborn
fight. Burrows moved TO lay the report of
the committee on the table. The Speaker
ruled the motion out of order, and also de-
clined to entertain an appeal. Some con-
fusion folio we'd this ruling, dozen mem-
bers jumping TO their feet ana the Speaker
ordered all to take their seats. Every
member instantly seated himself except
Speaker Reed, who was pale with rage.
For a moment he stood eyeing the Speaker
and then he sank into his seat.
There was more Democratic applause.
aud the rol-call began on ordering the pre-
vious question. The Democrats failed to
muster a quorum. ana there was nothing
left then but to order call of the House.
The call developed 1877 Democrats, and on
motion the vote REQUIRED on ordering the
previous question on report of the Com
mittee on Rules. The previous question
was ordered, $50 to 3.
Burrows then moved to reconsider ana
Fitch moved to lay the motion on the table
Fitch's motion was carried, 1SI to1.
Under the rule thirty IN inutes were then
allowed for debate and an exciting time
followed. EX-Opeaker Reed first took the
floor. 1--WE have occupied peculiar
coigne of vantage in this contest" be said.
ou on the other side were between two
fires. We stood to win either way. You
had to resort 10 everything YOU denounced
or be beaten. and with Characteristic de-
termination You chose humiliation You
settled yourselves deliberately in the traces
against which you formerly stormed and
howled. In doing so you not only violated
the precedents of 10S years, but you vio-
lated all principles of parliamentary law
with which you have ever come in con-
tact. You refused the system of rules
which we offered you under which you
could have done business. and instead you
chose TO accomplish the same ends by
special acts of violence. The object of
this action has been unworthy of the
methods employed to accomplish il, for 1t
has been the destruction of the power Of