Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-30
DISCUSSED NEW RULES.
Tilt In the House Between Speaker
Crisp and Reed.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29-In the house
today Mr.. Altkin offered q resolution
providing for a special committee OF five
members TO investigate the "Ford's thea
ter disaster aud TO determine what ac-
ti0n should be taken for the relief for
the families OF the victims~ Referred to
the committee on rules
A discussion OF the time to be devoted
10 debate was precipitated- Mr.. Catch.
ings wanted the paragraphs OF the rules
10 be read seriatim and to be debated
under the ave minute.rule.
Mr.. Reed said be had never heard of
such proposition ss was now made 10
the house IL the house wished 10 cut
of debate there was nothing that could
prevent, and there was nothing that
should prevent il. Mr.. Reed twitted
the democrats upon their partial ap-
proval of the rules OF the fifty first con-
Cress. but in a humorous vein contended
that they had not gone far enough. lie
then. Ia a more serious manner. argued
in favor o; the rights OF the majority.
Why not. he said. adopt a system Of
rules which would give 10 the majority
control ard take away from the fill
busterers opportunity 10 stop tho con-
*AAAIl 4tlttl Va . AAN0ruAEs ~ vas DCAAti
10 have a speaker exercise power in the
full light Of public opinion than TO
exercise 10 in the ecclusion of the CON-
mittce room. Speaker Crisp took the
floor and said neither himself nor any
member OF the committee on rules
would refrain from reporting rules sim
ply because they were part OF the rules
~ the ffty fifst congress. Under the
be avoided. for the house had due POWER
20 report that resolution by report OF
the committee on rules. The committee
could not sdopt cloture; 10 could not fix
the order q business without the con-
sent Of the house. The gentleman from
Maine had stated by arrogant assertion
that the fifty frat congress should be re-
gar1ied "a an example that should be
followed by all congresses Against that
proposition he desired TO enter his pro-
test lie felt as the people % this
country felt that the Fifty first congress
was a u.ufpatlon that ought to be re-
puiistcd. and with the pcoplc he re-
puiate Il. here sni nov.
VI R-ca. 10 reply. ssid that IL was
unusual Tor the prreiding osic-r of this
BODY - leavc IS exalted position aad 81
I1ftfte IN lN< IitCAe~trn 90 tn0 Elbf.
lie regretted that the speaker had tskcn
the fcor> not Only 0n general p-i1ci-
rles. sut hcca9so be lad intsoducrd into
the debate a cefisin amount of parti.sn.
ship He heii-v-i that The policy ofthc
ffty fret congress had received "a. ap.
prevail II ths srpsrre cnurt n he hsd
their support he could DO with
out The serrort - any ir-
dividusl vho resided fha urpo-..
tiou. lie regretted that tho d.-.
ocrsts hsd nearly adopted one halt of
The rules of IN tfty first congress. but
they ws-s On The rosd 20 sdep,inE them
all lie vas reasonable IN asking the
democrat rrrty q catch NJ with the r..
publican party Eithin the nest four
years lAfTiaa.--
The debate rsscoutinued ty Springer.
Boatner and Hooker
Then the subi-s.t vas dro2p-d and Mr.
Springer irfrplucrd 81 - provide
Tor the coinage = me scniora9e silver IN
the treasury Esferrr3
The Rouse shen AZ 5 l5 adjourned