New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-01

amendment Important matters might come peio'e
mot committee The country demanded settieu
policy on the matter OF the currency, ana lie '"'
fore was in harmony with Che amendment.
Mr.. Kigore moved to amend Mr.. Springer
amendment By including the Committee on com
o,e Weights and Measures in the list OF commit
tees authorized report at any time MI kiso,e
amendment was agreed to-yeas 49, nays 20. lhe"
the vote required upon Mr.. Springers amehui"e"'
as amended. and 1t also was adopted-io- 10 90,
Mr. Hooker (Dem Miss) moved to strike from
the proposed rules the clause when per''' w
Speaker decide what Is diiatory mo''o''' ~
was unwilling TO vest in the Speaker any SUE"
o,.or and no was unwilling to cmbarrass MN py
oivirp any such power to him. He did not WISH 10
M, the present Speaker in the same emparrasS-
ing position that had been occupied by t'e '
tinguishcd Speaker Of the List congress. ''''
he contended. imposed upon the speaker u'
which he should never be called upon 10 Pe'io''"
MI Cultivate dem. Ohio, member Vi w
Committee on Rules. suggested that the se"','
mans amendment went further than ms re''alN'
rould lead the House to believe. 1t wouio sum
on, the clause which provided that II sho"'" az
WAYS be In order to call up Tor cohs''e'"'"
mort from the Committee on Rules
Mr. Hooker then modified his amendment 10 d.
TO make 1t refer merely to the right Oh '"e 'P''>
TO decide what dilatory motions
Mr. DE Almond Dem. MOI criticised 'he run
-, ,ho IIst Congress- but especially the decisions
., Sneaker Reed before any rules had been adop'e"
Tho ,hen Sneaker had counted quorums IN 'o'a
disregard of the general principles OF paria'he"'a''
law. , o., a., G.,
reference made bv him to the decision OF the gu
nreme Court brought Mr.. Reed To MS Iee'' Nv
argued that that court had sustained MS "c''o'
and he said the time would come when even ''e
gentleman from missouri "ou'u
that decision was. -.
IN the granting of too great power to the speaker
He sent 10 the clerks desk and had rcad crr'a'"
extracts from "The Record Of the List congress
one OF which was to the effect mat Mt. ou'"""''.
had objected to being counted by Speaker keen
when he not present
Mr. Reed said that the extract was not correct
Tn. gentleman from Iowa oMr. CULTIVATED would
bear him out In saving that 1t was adnh''ed 'ha'
there had been an error ami that the error ha'
been corrected The remarks OF the gentleman
from West Virginia and the extracts when he
had read were only echo Of the chorus OF tne
List Congress. but he was glad 10 see that lhtse
echoes were dying and not increasing ihe sen.ie
man from West Virginia had two years ago upniteo
his noble voice in d'nuncaton ot tic i.lst coi.,
gross After these two Years IN" gentleman ny
IN, cmous mental effort and by the aid of stenos-
raphcrs and typewriters. had evolved IN. ieihar
able literary collection to which tho House had
lust listened ic congratulated the stat" 81 N"st
Virginia upon having two sucn statesmen one
mir Wilson, to lead the House and the other 10
brins up the rear daughter
Then MIR Cultivate demanded the previous ques-
ton although Mr.. Hooker Appealed for some tine
to drbat" the pending question. l5ut MI outh-
waite would not yield. which drew forth from Mr..
Hooker the remark: THAT is just what expected
ihnt YOU viii close debate. Ana that il just what
may ip expected all the time from the Committee
on Rules" M Hook"r's amendment Mas then re-
l"cfed
Mr. Boltner dem. La offered an amendment
which practically puts II In the power of any mem
Der WHO is i'm charge of any proposition on the
floor 10 propose closure at any time when he thinks
II advisable to do 80.
Mir Wilson Dem ". Va spoke against the
proposition. II was not. h" maintained. the ma
ioritv that should be protected. The protection
should b.. given to the minority. The Democratic
idea always had been that the fewer laws made
the better IL would be for the country y wise
man had once said that the best laws that had
eyer been made had been laws TO repeal previous
cnHctments applause and laughter
Nj Hoatner said that IL was III. ma orty and
not the minority that asking for protection.
The minority should not be permitted to nlibuster
any measure to death.
The previous question was ordered on the amend
nl"nt. and. pending further action. the House ut
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