New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-31

.. -. tho rights of the minority. His most
En- -. cots were those that the members Of his
.r,v applauded most vocferouly. He repeatedly
I,,eed 10 entertain appeal from his decision.
,,bouen. offered in good faith as well as In re-
snoctfn manner and also refused to assign any
oson for so doing. He enforced certain rules or
raar with the utmost rigor In the cases or Re
.rbl,can members. and he did not discover that
-. ~o ,yere Democratic offenders until his atten-
,,on was sharply called TO the fact by Republican
w. He even refused to listen to Repub-
avs who desired to submit parliamentary in
or,r,es in regard to pending motions. 1T seems
=, mo that this looks like tyranny was the quiet
hut cutting comment Of Mr. Reed upon one of the
-.,,sols of the Speaker and that 1t had angered
him was shown little later in the proceedings.
THE SPEAKERS UNNECESSARY DISPLAY.
IN the record of the first yea-and-nay vote
taken to-day a mistake was discovered. the name
~ Mr. sipe. of Pennsylvania, a Democrat having
,oen recorded despite the fact that he left Wash
.ns,on last night for his home. and was probably
e. pittsburg when his name was called in the
House to-day This was an important discovery,
because with Mr. Spe's vote omitted the total
uos one less than a quorum The matter was
s,osad of nv calling the roll again second
H. but the incident made the leaders Of the
,roritv more vigilant to detect and prevent
.,,ra mistakes of the same sort. In his anxiety
~ do this Mr. Reed took his stand four or five
yards away from the tally clerks desk, where ne
couId see and hear what was going on, and asked
commission of the Speaker to remain there during
tho calling Of the roll. The Speaker observing him.
hut as he explained afterward, not hearing or
understanding his request. requested him 10 take
his seat Mr.. Reed repeated his request which
the Speaker again failed to hear or understand
and he then exclaimed:
'The Sergeant-at-Arms Will request the geh'ie-
man from Maine &c be seated
"Tbat Is entirely unnecessary" replied Mr. Reed.
..,o +baraunon returned with slow. deliberate
stems to his chair and sat down. In re" mo-
roents he rose again and called the attention OF
The Sneaker TO the fact that several Democratic
Representatives were standing near the spot
from which he had been'compeled TO retre' anu
the Speaker requested "all members 10 De
seated.
'I observe that the Speaker does not name OF
-.,rova those members" was Mr.. Reeds sarcastic
II Is probable that the clerks were more careiu,
IN making the record Of that vote LOT 'he 'o''i
showed seven less than quorum
CORRECTION or THE JOURNAL PRESENTED
,,os, NJ the day was devoted TO an attempt by
the Republicans to have the journal or yes'er-
davis proceedings amended and by the Demo
oro,s IN efforts TO prevent amendment. The lat
ter were at last successful. NO progress "ha'-
over was made with the election case
sf,er the reading Of the journal Mt Reed sue-
rested an amendment 10 show that me opeaAets
had oyerruled for no reason stated the POM "a
order made by Mr. Payne Rep.. n y that one
~ tho votes taken yesterday mao Deeh re-
ported by but one teller, when the rules requ'eu
two. wv ..,o,,oa tho nrev,ous
question on the amendment. - so
IT. nrevious question was Ordered-Yeas. liz;
ravs + The vote on Mr.. Reeds amendment was
yeas ]: NAYS 179: so il was not agreed 10. H.,
q Mr. Springer asserted that the vote having us
closed the presence Of a quorum the fiouss va" W.
ready TO proceed with its business; anu ' mo
nnestion REQUIRED on approval of the journal on
which a number Of dilatory. votes were tdh,iI'
lasting several hours Pending a mouCh pS vi;
Reed to reconsider the vote by whlch ihe Ioui Va
rad heen overruled. and another motion by MI.
Springer Dem I'D to lay that mouon on 'he
table. Mr. Reed moved to ADJOURN
,pp,rpARy DECISIONS OF THE CHAIR
Mr. Lynch Dem.. Mimi raised the point Of
order against this motion that, under the RUE
adopted yesterday, it was not in order ms
,,o,nt was debated by Mr.. Reed and Speaker
Cr,sp The Speaker sustained the point OF
order made by Mr.. Lynch. from which MT
payne CRep.. ~ " appealed.
The Speaker-The Chalr dechhes u eh'e'
tain the appeal c,
j would like 70 ask! -,
The Speaker-The Chair declines to state the
grounds for his action except in his own terms
Applause Democratic side) ,,
Continuing the Speaker said he desired 10
state that there might be room for misun-
derstanding OF debate. that no member or the
House had the right, after the Chair announced
a decision, 10 arise in his place and demand the
reasons for the decision, any more than an at
torney had the right to demand Of a judge on
the bench the Ounds upon which he rendered
q decision adverse TO him
.h.s he fhofr no, tho ~
he Reed) had not the right to ask for reasons
why any decision of the Chair was made and
having declined 10 entertain an appeal from
the gentleman from NewYOrk (Mr. Payne, he
desired to say 1t looked TO him like exhibit
ton of tyranny. Republican laughter)
The Speaker said that the House would Judge
OF events as they occurred. and not from the
characterization Of them by any member.
Mr.. Reeds motion to reconsider the vote by
which the approval Of the journal was had was
tabed-yeas $50; nays, o.
SAUCE FOR GOOSE ALONE.
The Speaker was proceeding TO lay before the
House the Presidents message vetoing the Bland
Seigniorage bill. received yesterday afternoon,
when Mr. Boutelle Nep.. Me- made the point Of
order that nothing could be submitted to the
House save what contained in the special
order under which the House was operating. He
DID not object to the exploiting Of the Presidents
message. but he felt IL to be his duty to call at
tention 10 what he deemed 10 be a great incon-
elstency on the part Of the Speaker. In support
thereof Mr. BOutelle REQUIRED to the proceedings
IN January last when the Speaker declined 10
submit 10 the House his Boutelle's) privileged
resolution regarding the Hawaiian matter be-
cause, under a special order then in existence, the
speaker could submit TO the House only such
business as was provided for in the order Clear
~ by the terms OF that decision the President
message could not be received and read.
Inc Speaker said the were In no respect
parallel and directed the clerk to proceed with
the reading
Mr.. Boutelle desired to appear from the decision
overruDng his point Of order. but the Speaker de-
sined 70 entertain this appeal, and, at 40
SciocK' tweniy-seven and half hours after 1t
the message was begun
When the reading Of the message had been