The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-30
WITH THE UPPER HOUSE,
Is LEFT THE FATE or THE BILL RE-
PEALISG THE SHERMAS LAW.
The Eli Is Placed on the COLLABORATION.
tiliiy of the silverites-A Tilt between
Speaker Crisp and ex-spcaker Reed.

| tility of the silverites-A Tilt Between
Speaker Crisp and ex-spcaker Reed.
WASHINGTON. d. C.. Aug. %. Senator
voorhees,, chairman OF the Finance Com
mitteei reported back the House bill
repealirg part Of the Sherman act with
an amendment I'm the nature OF a substl-
tute. He asked that the bill be placed
OF the calendar. and gave notice that he
She uld ask the Senate . take It up and
consider II Immediately after the morn
Ing business from this time on until
final action be taken. The substitute, he
said, was exactly the oil heretofore re
ported from the Finance Committee. He
understood that notice Of an intention TO
address the Senate had been given by the
| Senators from CeOr "a. Gordon and
Sherman, and he suggested that their
remarks might be made on the bill which
he had just reported. He explained fur
the- that the bin as reported from the
Finance Committee was identical with the
one passed by the House, 50 far as con-
cerncd the repeal of the purchasing
clauses Of the Sherman act: and that,
from that point on. there was a certain
matter I'm the substitute which was not
i'm the House bill and which I'm his iudg-
ment improved IL and made il more
acceptable.
Teller objected 10 the consideration Of
the repeal bill TO day and il was placed
on the calendar a resolution offered
yesterday, by Stewart, was then laid be-
fore the Senate. It directs the Secretary
OF the Treasury 10 inform the Senate
whether there Is danger Of deficiency in
the revenues Of the Government during
the current year; and, IL so, what the
probable amount Of such deficiency Is
and whether legislation is necessary TO
supply such deficiency.
The resolution gave rise TO a long dis
cussion.
Senator Teller addressed the Senate I'm
an argument TO prove that the Sherman
law Is not responsible for the financial
trouble Of the countrr
At $50. without ccnc;Ading his remarks,
Teller yielded for a motion 10 proceed
to executive business and. afterwards
at 515. the Senate adjourned Till to
morrow.
House of Representatives
WASHINGTON. y. c.. Aug. 2.-There
was "a great falling of in thu attendance
of both members AMI the audience this
mcrrirg, and the House resumed IT'S
routine appearance. There We're several
corrections made 20 The journal this
morning consequent upon the numerous
roll calls Of yesterday. Mr.. Catchings
called up the report n the Committee
on Rules, reporting the rules for the
pres ent House. After the reading of the
ed rules. a discussion u the time
To be devoted 10 del ate was precipitated
The outcome Of the controversy was that
clltf
be general debate and briefly he explained
the changes made IN the rules. When
speaking in favor OF the rule making q
quorum OF the committee Of the whole
one hundred members, he was Interrupted
by KilgOfe with the uiry whether
QucrIni ul eir CDinmlt.ae of tle Whole
should not be- the same as a quorum Il
thu House In reply Mr. CatcmHes said
that the adoption Of this rule by the 5ist
Congress was good and beneficial. Cap
plause)
Aif Reed twltted the Democrats uIon
their partial approval Of the rules Of the
5lst Congress. but IN Il humorous vein
coutended that they had not gone far
enough. He then I'm a more serious man
ner argued I'm favor of the rights Of the
majority. which rights had been firmly
maintained in the 5lst Congress. Now.
the House was I'm the habit OF dodging
measures instead Of meeting them. He
criticised the provision OF the rules which,
ne claimed. vested the committee on rules
with the authority which should be vested
IN the Speaker. why not adopt a system
Of rules which would give TO the majority
control and take away from the hlibuster
his opportunity 10 stop the consideration
Of a measure. II was better TO have
a speaker exercise power in the full light
Of public opinion than to exercise II In
the seclusion Of the committee room.
Then for the first time this session,
the Speaker took the floor, having called
Mr.. Richardson. Tennessee. TO the chair
and replied TO the criticisms Of the gen
tleman from Maine. He said there were
provisions i'm this code which were taken
substantially from the rules Of the 5lst
Congress. Neither himself nor any MEM
ber OF the Committee on Rules was TO be
commended, very much Of those rules had
been by the country absolutely condemned.
The gentleman from Maine. when he
stood up before the country and spoke
OF the rules of the 5lst Congress, failed |
10 speak Of the practices adopted be- |
fore the rules were adopted, which were
so OdiOus to the country (applause) |
The first action in the 5lst Congress, |
which was odious u the country, was |
not an action under any rule; but II was |
the arbitrary high-handed action on the |
part OF the speaker without authority Of |
rules. without authority Of any one. |
(Applause) When the charges were made |
against the 5lst Congress, let no one for |
get that the first charge was that with |
out authority Of the House. without the |
OF the Committee on Rules, |
the Speaker had exercised a power that |
had never been granted TO him ZAP |
plause) He had assumed upon himself |
the power 10 count a quorum. The ques- |
tion had gone 10 the Supreme Court OF |
the United States. and the gentleman from |
Maine had never been justified He had |
heard the gentleman from Maine several |
times say. that the Supreme Court had
justified his course The Supreme Court
had not touched the question. The Su-
preme Court had said that the House had
a right to make it's rule for it's own go
vern.nent and make it's own provisions for
the ascertalnment OF the presence OF
quorum but II had never said that the
Speaker should make the rules. CAp-
plause)
The gentleman had referred 20 the pow
CT lodged inthe Committee on Rules.
Let him Crisp call the gentleman's at
tention 10 the distinction that existed be-
tween the policy OF the gentleman from
Maine and the policy OF the present
Committee on Rules. The power lodged In
Maine believed that power should be
lodged I'm the speaker absolutely 10 de-