The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-09-22
REED GIVES HIS OPINION
Says the Speakers trhitragy Action
Has Never Bog 'QQalled
A FIGHT oVER xPRNSEs
FIGHT ovER
The Periodical Retrenchment Wave Caus-
es a Stir and Lops on a Good Many
Committee Clerks.
Associated Press.

Washington, Sept. 2l.-An error of
the journal clerk which was incorporat-
ed in Speaker Crisp's rulings yesterday
refusing to entertain certain motions
for the heason that they were "dilato-
ry," gave good deal of satisfaction to
Reed. After the speaker had examined
the journal, however, upon. the state
ment that it did not reflect on hi srul-
ing's Reed made no objections to the
correction.
Peffer introduced his bill creating a
bureau of loans similar to his bill Of
1892 Platt introduced his amendment
to the rules providing for the cloture,
and addressed the senate in favor of
its adoption. AT the conclusion Of
Platt's argument the repeal bill was
taken up. White of California spoke in
opposition to it. The ways and means
committee decided to begin work on
the new tariff.
Against the protest of the republic
ans, the democratic house committee
on rules this morning decided to re-
port the order for a two-weeks debate
on the federal election laws repeal bill,
and then to order a vote. On the as
sembling of the house, the order was
reported and the previous. question de-
manded. Reed demanded the ayes and
nays to determine whether the demo-
Gratis had quorum,
BY good deal of effort the Demo-
Gratis barely succeeded in mastering a
quorum and the previous question was
ordered by vote of ITS to AZ. Thirty
minutes was allowed for debate. In
stead OF devoting his time to discussion
Of the order or the measure it pertained
to, ex-Speaker Reed opened a debate
on the correctness of Speaker Crisp's
ruling yesterday. II know" said he,
that the democratic party has no de-
sire to establish one-man power but
the proposition established by the
speakers ruling yesterday giving the
committee on rules the, power to orig
mate legislation and making 1t una
raendable by the house, has no parai-
lei except under the first consulate in
France"
General Catchings in a strong reply
pointed out that Reed had misunder-
stood the meaning and intent of the
rules adopted by the house. A vote was
then taken on the adoption of the re-
port of the committee and it was
adopted. The house then passed. to the
report of the committee on accounts,
on the assigned clerks to committees.
This was a signal for a regular bienni-
al effort in the interest of economy and
retrenchment. The chairman's report
gave per diem or annual clerks to all
committees. The minority prepared a
report against providing all committees
with clerks, but the report was not
presented. A long debate ensued, dur
ing which Paynter offered a substi-
tute to the majority report abolishing
clerks to committees on expenditures
in different departments, and in the
committees on alcoholic liquor traffic.
education, immigration, and improve
ments to the Mississippi river, mileage.
ventilation, and acoustics. The sub
stitute was carried by 40 to rs. Grain
of Texas, moved to reconsider the vote,
but pending motion, the speaker
laid before the house the corrections
he had noted in the journal and after
they had been made the house adj
iourned.