Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-18
MR., REED Is HAPPY
Forced the Democrats to
Adopt His Old Tactics.
A NEW RULE IN THE HOUSE,
Which Will Enable the Ma
jority to Do Business.
1t Was Adopted After Considerable
Debate - Forty-seven Democrats
Vote Against It--Ntr. Reed Sur
rounded and Congratulated.

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Washing g, ~, '7.-Ther6 -vas a
very large 80 H%4oon both sides
of the house wht Q, Sc met today,
in anticipation of fight over the
adoption of the new quorum-counting
rule, and the galleries We're also well
filled.
Without a single preliminary the
house plunged into the contest. In or
der to prevent parliamentary compn- |
cations. MIR. Catchings, from the com
mittee on rules, secured recognition be-
fore the Journal was read, and, after
Withdrawing the rule reported from
the committee last Thursday, he i'm
mediately presented the report agreed
upon just before the house convened.
The report was read from the clerks
desk as follows:
Amend rule 10 by inserting between
clauses l and the following as clause
and change the number of clause 2
to clause 3:
Upon every roll call, and before
the beginning thereof. the speaker shall
name two members, one from each
SIDE oil the pending question: II prac-
ucaoie' VINO shall take their places at
the CLERKS uesk TO ten the names OIL
at least enough members who are in
the nan OF the house during the ron
eau VINO DO not respond when added
to those responding, to make quorum,
II quorum does not respond on the
roll call then the names OF those de-
noted as present shall be reported to
the speaker VINO shall cause the list
to be called from the clerks desk ana
recorded In the journal, ana IN deter
mining the presence OF quorum TO
do business those VINO voted those
who answered present ana those so
reported present shai be considered
Members noted may when their names
are called, record their votes notWlth-
standing the provisions OF clause
Of this rule
me Sec""" n"'e""'
Amend clause l OF RUE oy auu'ns
thls TO the ioHo"lhs "orus' anu u"
roll can shoulu ne nor No'e ne s''"i'
answer present" so as to read; Every
member shall be present within the
hall of the house during It's sittings I'M
less excused or necessarily prevented
and shall vote on each question put
unless he had direct personal or
| pecuniary interest In the event of such
question. and on roll call should he
not vote he shall answer present.
Mr.. Catchings then attempted to ar
rive at an agreement about the limit
to be set upon the debate on the pro-
| posed rule. Interest on the floor was
intense. although there was neither con-
fusion nor excitement. Mr.. Catchings
suggested an hour and a half as
limit for debate, hut Mr.. Wells OF Wis
oorsln, one Of the Democratic oppo-
nents OF any recommending rule.
objected strenuously to such brief OPP
portunity for debate. He thought, con-
slderlng the great importance OF the
question, that at leas; day should be
given. When Mr.. catchings shook his
head at this he appealed to the COM
mittee on rules not to gag Democrats
who did not agree with them
Rushing IL Through
Mr.. Bynum. Dem, of Indiana pro-
posed two hours on a side and MT.
McMnlin. Dom, Of Tennessee expressed
himself in opposition 10 rushing the
new rule through with undue haste.
He was quite vehement in tone and
gesture. The Republican leaders Reed
and burrows. DID not attempt to put
IN thelr oars. They watched every
no,nt however. vigIlantly. Finally Mr..
catehings yielded and agreed to allow
two hours debate on side; vote to
be taken at o'clock Everything
seemed 10 he in process of peaceful adj