The morning news., 1894-04-19
REED UNDER FALSE COLORS
The Scheme Of Counting a Quorum
Not Originated by Him.

Reed Voted Against Tt Then, on the
Ground That Tt Was Unconstitu-
4ional-Garfeld Also Among Its OPP
ponents-A Speech Filling -Four Col
unns Of the Congressional Record
supposed to Have Been Delivered In
Minute.
Washington. April 1s.-The reading of
tbe Journal of yesterdays proceedings
was listened to with close attention by
the leaders Of the house today. When
the clerk reached the point describing
the first roll-call under the new rules the
names of those reported present, but not
voting, were not given. Mr.. Reed in
ouired who they were.
speaker Crisp replied that the names
had not been inserted by the clerk, but
should have been. That was an error in
the record which he had been informed
was made at the printing Office.
MIR. Read said he wanted to know who
were responsible, the clerks or telleIs, so
that he might know whom to blame.
The speaker said the tellers had not
made any report.
The reading of the journal having been
N L.
Of the record, which reported him as vot-
inc on the first roll-call under the new
rIIie Yesterday. He did not vote, in
which statement he was supported by the
sneaker, who said the correction should
be made.
LONG SPEECH FOR MINUTE.
Mr.. Burrows called attention to the
sDeech of Mr.. Wheeler, of Alabama, con-
tained in the Record to-day. The gentle
man had been granted one minute by MIR.
Catchings yesterday, MIR. Burrows
said in which to express his
views on the quorum-counting rule. In
that minute, according to the Record, he
had been able to say enough to fill four
columns of the Record. He knew that
the gentleman was rapid talker, but he
did not believe he could talk that fast
Mr.. Richardson, dem, of Tennessee.
said MIR. Wheeler was not present, and
suggested that the matter go over until
he was in his seat.
MIR. Reed-It is his duty to be here, and
If we mad proper system Of fines for
absence. doubtless ne would be.
Mr. Burrows said that having called at
tantion to the matter he was willing to
postpone further consideration until Mr..
Wheeler was present. If he had de-
li.ered that speech in the minute
he was on the tOor, of course there was
u
Burrows insisted he had violated rule
of the House, and some action should be
taken to eXpunge the speech from the
Record. The matter was thereupon post
poned
The House went into committee of the
whole, with Mr.. Bailey, of Texas, in the
chair, for the consideration of the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill
ORIGIN OF THE COUNTING OF QUORUM.
The debate was entirely political, with
only incidental reference to the bill be.
fore the House. In its course, Mr.. Wise,
dem, of Virginia, read from the Record
TO show the position taken by exSpeaker
Reed when the amendment offered by j.
Randolph Tucker, of Virginia, TO the
rules, providing for the coun ting of
quorum, was under discussion in the
E'Ortyeighth congress. He showed that
Mr. Reed opposed the amendment, and
added with much spirit, that this adula-
tlOn OF Thomas B. Reed by the Republi-
can party was miserable pretence."
MIR. Wise went on to say that Mr.. Reed
was not the originator of this proposition
TO count a quorum. 1t was first proposed
by democrat from Virginia
Mr.. Grosyenor, rep, of Ohio, who had
several times attempted without success
TO interrupt Mr. Wise, asked: MAY
ask the gentleman question:"
general laughter)-'I cannot refuse you
the opportunity to talk"
Mr.. Grosvenor-"Was that a demo-
cratic cOngress2"
Mr.. Wise replied that it was, and
added that it was his purpose to strip
Thomas B. Reed of the false colors under
which he had sailed. He added that Mr.
Springer. of Illinois, had voted and spoken
for tha rule
That, said Mr.. Reed, sotto voce, '|ac-
counts for its defeat
GARFIELD VOTED AGAINST IT.
Mr., Garfield" continued Mr. Wise,
voted against it and denounced it as un-
constitutional, so that the pretence that
the country is indebted to the Republican
FarJy for this rule is a bald lie. On that
occasion Mr. Reed denounced the proposed
rule as violation of the constitution, and
lhe republican leaders joined him in the
Cenunciationn
Mr. Wise stated TINT he refused to vote
yesterday for the rule because he had 10
opportunity to examine it and because
LA.fe Was no chance to debate it, But he
9eAeVed that il the power resided in the
house to bring a man from California to
ms seat, the House had right to count
ms presence for the transaction of busi-
ness
While Mr. Wise was talking J. Ran
uolph Tucker entered the House and was
floor
AN agreement was made to limit the re-
malhOer Of the general debate to one and
d quarter hours, half an hour to-day and
Uhfee-quarters tomorrow, all but fifteen
minutes to be given to the republicans.
%r Grosvenor occupied twenty minutes
oI Jhe time in detailing the changes that
Lao Deen made in the Wilson bill S ince it
teII the House, and asserted that the
ueh,otcrats of the House would vote for
.ne OH as 1t would come back from the
senate, the work of the trusts of the
and. The Wilson bill as such was dead
ueyond hope Of resurrection.
ne remaining ten minutes, by general
consent were transferred to to.morrow's
session, and the committee arose
Mr. Cummings reported the naval ap-
PdIoprlaatlon Pd bill for the year ending June
oo, 1913, and at 1 80 o'clock the House ad-
'0othea until tomorrow at II o'clock
STRIKERS ENJoINED.