The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-07

II MS course ss speaker.
springer followed in general sssarlt On
what he termed the fwo fundamental
us1rpafaons OF the rules Of the FSfty-firss
congress. the power of the speaker 10
count quorum ard his power 20 deter
mine dilafory motions He said il placed
every member OF the house in fhe power OF
the speaker; ii enabled him 10 pass on
mos1ons OF members and was revolution
ary IN character. The change made by the
present rules committee in the interest of
suppressing hlibEstering transferred this
power from the speaker 10 the majority Of
the house. 1t gave Republicans as well as
democrats an opportunity 20 sustain or
oppose the vote. Springer proceeded 10
discuss the question OF counting . quorum.
when Springer concluded Reed walked
down the aisle Il wonld hardly know
what to do. began Reed. slowly and de-
Aberately. when I lind the gentleman
IRON Illinois tSpringerb aud the supreme
court IN opposition were il not that have
convictions of my own. am exceedingly
sorry the Democratic party can not under
stand the fundamental principles of this
question. The average Democratic mind
seems incapable Of grasping them: the
high minds Of the rules committee under
stand something of essentials. but even
they are unable TO reach the sopmost
heights. But truth will finally prevail"
should not reply to these structures
again. continued Reed. "but for the fact
that do not want what has been said to
60 into the Record unchallenge1. Filibus-
fering il a modern invention. You can
not go back OF the disease 10 look for the
remedy. There is no remedy for pariia-
msntary fllinustering until it becomes
chronic disease. The power Of the chair is
the power of the house. The gentlemen
sneak as if the speaker were an irrespon-
sibIe individual. Ii is impossible for the
apeaker TO do what the house does not
want him 10 do. As soon as the contrary
rosirion is stated its absurdity is seen.
Therefore. whatever charges have been
made against me as speaker of the Fifty
first house should properly have lodged
against that house. which uniformly sus-
tanned me. The gentlemen speak Of the
suppression of diiatory motions. Ii is the
plain duty of the speaker, under parlia-
mentary law. to suppress dilatory motions.
declare now and here. defying contradic-
ton. that the power to rule out diIatory
speaker and every man in the house be-
iieved and knew the motions were used 20
delay business In time this whole matter
viii become perfectly plain"
"Genilemen." Reed concluded, throw
ing his arms out wildly in the direction of
the Democratic side, al bid you Godspeed.
/ know that bourbonism and conservatism
hold you firmly in its grasp, but right will
De triumphant; your bonds will be broken;
you will progress, as ali things do, In time:
for, after all. does not the world move Z"
Laughter and applausel.
kyie's amendment was then agreed to.
After the rule had been passed Catchings
called for the previous question on the re-
port. and Burrows offered as substitute
the code of rules of the fifty-frst congress,
with an amendment providing that when
call of the house In had the yeas and
nays thail be considered as ordered. This
latter amendment would prevent the
breaking OF quorum. Burrows entered
upon . general argument on the ccmpara-
1fvrSnfcrftsuf tfle-s~<t sceaesr0f r<stss~ -as<ks
declared the rules about to be adopted
were absolutely poweriesstto prevent fli-
clustering. These rules place the power of
legislation absolutely in the hands of the
speaker and the two Democratic members
OF the rules committee (Catchings and
Outhwaite1
Bynum Of Indiana, in reply to Burrows,
went at length into the difference between
counting the house TO ascertain the pres
ence of a quorum and counting the mem-
bers to pass laws. II care not whether
the counting of members was declared
legal by the supreme court or not." said
he, facing his old antagonist, Reed, and
holding his arm threateningiy aloft, IL
acknowledge nobody greater than this
house 20 pass upon its rights or privi-
leges." With reference to the rule con-
cerning dilatory motions In the present
code, he said the word ''diiatory'' need not
have been In the rule. The rules of the
Fifty-frst congress. on the contrary, placed
il in the power of the speaker to decide
what was dilatory.
Atfhe conclusion of Bynum's speech .
vote was taken on the adoption of the code
of rules offered by Burrows. Lost, SIS 20
f4s. The rules were then adopted without
division. At the request of Chairman VIII
son, of the ways and means committed,
that committee was given leave to SIT
during sessions of the house. The house
then adjourned until Saturday.
The Pan -American Medical Congress.
wAsHrseroS CRY. Sept 6--At the ses-
sion Of tho Pan-AmcrIcan Medical con.
gress this morning resolution was
adopted requesting the imperial secretary
of England for India 10 use every means
in his power 10 suppress cholera at its
fountain-head In that country without fear
of the Mohammedans. Ii Is believed by
the congress that this would be the most
effective means OF stamping out the
scourge. II was further resolved that the
executive committee of the congress re-
main in continuous session 70 look after
matters pertaining to international quar-
ansine. The paper of the day was read by
DR.. Rafael Lavisti. of Mexico. His topic
was Acute Gangrene. The afternoon
session was largely devoted TO paper by
DR.. Bayard Holmes. of Chicago, on 'Medi-
cal Education" DR.. Pepper. OF Pennsyl-
vania, president of the congress, delivered
an address in the evening. In the alter
noon President Cleveland gave reception
to the delegates and ladies accompanying
them In the East room of the White House.
The Tariff on Bedsfeads and Macaroni.
WasHlSaros CRY, Sept. a--The tariff
hearing of the ways and means committee
onened this morning with plea from
dealers in metallic bedstesds against re-
iue,ion in the tariff thereon After hear
,nr arguments in favor Of keeping the
present duty on rnacaroni the committee
adjourned for the day.
New Postmaster 90 RavsnRa.
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