The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-31
CRISP DOWNS NAMES GAR
Boss Reed Learns That He Can
Not BulldOze the House.

Ex-SpeaEer Rar11anentry Gu1o-
bles and Finally Orders Him to
Take His seat-The Members Give
the Speaker an Ovation as He
Enters the House Named for the
Senate.
Washington, March 30.-When Speaker
Crisp appeared at the door Of the House
at noon to take his place for the day, he
was greeted with applause from the mem-
bers on the floor, democrats and republi-
cans alike joining in the demonstration.
There was in the atmosphere no trace OF
the storm that brooded over the chamber
yesterday every one nanifesting
good humor and satisfaction with
the condition of things. As the
speaker kept on his way up the steps
the galleries took up the applause and it
rapidly swelled into huzzas, which were
kept up several seconds, while the
speaker gently raped for order. MIR.
Crisp's face was well nigh impassiye, but
he would have been more than human had
the tribute been unable to bring an un-
warranted sparkle to his eye and
slight intimation of a smile. But in
every feature Of his bearing the speaker
plainly indicated the strain that the new
and unexpected situation forced upon
him.
After the reading of the journal, Mr..
Reed suggested that 1t should be amended
to snow that the speaker had overrnled,
for no reason stated, the point Of order
made by MIR Payne, rep, Of New York,
that one of the votes taken yesterday had
been reported by but one teller, when the
rules require two. He. reduced his
amendment to writing, and Mr.. Springer,
dem, Of Illinois, moved the previous
question on the amendment.
MIR Reed endeavored to propose another
amendment showing that for no reason
stated the chair had refused to permit
MIR. Payne to state point Of order.
REED RULED OUT.
The speaker ruled that the gentleman
from Maine could not propose two amend
ments at once, despite Mr.. Reeds appeal
to be permitted to do so, and put the
question on ordering the previous ques-
tion on the amendment, On division, the
vote was: Ayes l63, nays 0.
Mr. Reed made the point Of no quorum,
and the yeas and nays were ordered on
motion Of MIR. Patterson, dem, of Tennes-
see.
The result Of the call was, Yeas 17s,
nays l. just q quorum. So the previous
question was ordered
Mr.. Reed stated that he felt compelled
to call attention to the error in the
| journal because, he said, 1t was such
plain case. The speaker frequently stated
| that he would not refuse to entertain
an appeal because 1t was dilatory in its
nature, but he had twice refused, in
practice, to entertain appeals, without
saying In so many words, that he did so
because they were dilatory. IL the Journal
was approved as he read, he said, 10 would
contain no less than three errors.
This, he submitted, was not just to
either the minority or the majority.
What the journal recorded, he said, might
be of little consequence in so far as it set
bad example. The question was put on
| proposed amendment-yeas 67, nays 14S.
| ''Tellers-two Of them, said Mr. Reed.
yeas and nays" Mr.. Springer de-
| maneed; and they were ordered.
The vote on MIR. Reeds amendments
was yeas /, nays 179 So it was not
| agreed to-
BURROWS QUESTIONS THE COUNT.
| Before the vote was announced MIR
| Burrows questioned the correctness OF
| the vote on ordering the previous question
| and another vote was taken resulting
| Yeas, 1874; nays, / /; which settled the
| quorum.
| The question then REQUIRED on the APP
proval Of the journal. A division showed
| yeas, III: nays, 0. And the yeas and
votes cast for approving the journal-no
| quorum. Soon another vote was reached
| and the journal was approved: yeas 1856;
nays, o.
MIR. Reed moved to reconsider the last
vote. MIR. Springer moved TO table MIR.
Reeds motion and Mr.. Reed moved to
| adjourn.
Pending these proceedings, decision
was rendered by the speaker upon point
| oflorder from which Mr.. Payne, as on yes
| terday, appealed and the speaker declined
to entertain the appeal.
Mr. Reed--Upon what grounds, Mr..
| Speaker, | would like to ask2
The speaker-The chair declines to
state the grounds for his action except in
his own terms. Applause on the demo-
| cratic side.
| Continuing, the speaker said he de-
sired to state, that there might be no
room for misunderstanding or doubt, that
no member Of the House had the right,
| after the chair announced decision, TO
arise in his place and demand the reasons
for the decision, any more than an attor-
ney had the right to demand of Judge on
| the bench the grounds upon which he
| rendered a decision adverse to him. The
| practice was not followed in any political
body where the proceedings are con-
Quoted in any orderly manner. Applause
on the democratic side.
REED PRATEs OF TYRANNY.
MIR. Reed said that the chair had said
he (Mr. Reed had not the right to ask
for the reason why any decision of the
chair was made, and having declined to
entertain an appeal from the gentleman
from New York, he desired to say it
looked to him like an exhibition of tyr
amy Republican laughterl.
The speaker responded that the House
4 would Judge Of events as they occurred,
4 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 ordered, was laid on the table: Yeas
| 1S0; nays 0.
The speaker was proceeding to lay be-
fore the House the Presidents message
vetong the Bland seigniorage bill, re-
ceived yesterday afternoon, when Mr..
I B0utele, Of Maine, made the point Of
order that nothing could be submitted to
the House save what was contained in
the special order under which the House
was operating.
The speaker overruled the point and
directed the clerk to proceed with the
reading
Mr. Boutelle desired to appeal from the
decision overruling his point of order, but
the speaker declined to entertain it, and
at 4:2j O'Clock, twenty-seVen hours and
half after it had been delivered to the