The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-30

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means 70 compel the attendance Of shssn-
t<es. The prsvsous question was ordered,
i6g 70 2
Reed took the Goor, and in brsefspeeeh
scared the Democratic aide, dwelling par
sic0iarly upon ths absurdtty Of proceed
ing which aimed ss procuring Q quorum
By dsyess, and after one VS. secured iest
the house. powsrisss 10 rscord it pres
eace.
Somsshing which Red said evidently
stang Speaker Crssp. who vas on the floor
~ the sins and when the sx-spesker sat
down Speaker Crisp arose and said il vas
not his purpose to enter into discussion
Of the merits Of the question. He oaly
wanted 20 call attention 70 tbs persistence
with which the leader Of the minority
fReed) had called sttsnsion 20 tie absolute
inSquisy Of the practices Of members in re-
fusing 70 vote when thsir names we're.
called. I'VE have been denounced time
and slime again, !" sid he. '.for refusing 70
vote"
II counted you." inserruptsA Bed,
amid laughter.
Mr.. Reed" Speaker Crisp went On,
"hsd placed his party in . position. when
he made his quorum counting ruling.
where 10 either had TO sustain that ruling
~ rerouncs him. IL VS. an open secret
that Mr.. Reed had been unable 70 get the
Republican caucus TO use such . ruling"
81 never tried" said Reed.
"But." continued Crisp. when Mr.. Reed
had once made the ruling his party was
forced to sustain him" The speaker pro-
eeeded to picture the absolute power Of
the ex-speaker over his side Of the house.
Ha AA An~
into by the minority and majority Of the
elections COMMITTEES had been broken NJ
Reeds dictation. He was the chief super
visor Of his side.
1T looks as il you nsedsd chief super
visor on your own side shouted Bou-
tslir.
What we possess and what you need"
replied the speaker deliberately. ''is inde-
psndencs OF thought fAppiause.l There
vas never and never wall be n chief super
visor on this side. Mr.. Reeds whole pur-
pose was to force the Democratic side to
count . quorum. All other questions
paled into insignificancs by the over
shadowing one Of Standardization with
Mr.. Reed. Every member should feel his
responsibility. He should vote whether he
approved proposition or not II he OPP
posed IL he should exercise the time
honored Democrats privilege of voting
against 1t: he should not join hands with
the enemy across the aisle" tGrsat APP
plause.
Reed expressed . desire to reply 90 the
speaker, bu, the time had expired and he
was not permitted TO do 30. He then asked
for division of the resolution. bat Stone
of Kentucky. in the chair. ruled that the
proposition was not divisabls.
Party feeling mad been aroused By the
remarks of Reed and Speaker Crisp. and
ti,s Republicans began fiibustsring with
redoubied vigor. An appeal was taken
from the decision of the chair by Payne.
4pringar moved 10 lay that motion on the
table. Payne moved to adjourn. This
latter motion was lost. y TO 81. The ap-
peal was laid on the table, III to O..
Lacey Of Iowa moved to reconsider and
Payne moved to al journ. The motion to
adjourn was lost The speaker then stated
that the motion made by Lacey 70 recon-
sidsr the vote by which an appeal WAS
laid on the table was not In order. LACEY
appealed from the decision Of the chair
The speaker refused to entertain the
appeal.
Reed, who was standing in the center
aisle. insisted on knowing the grounds
upon which the speaker declined to sus.
tain the appeal. but the speaker only
wrapped with his gavel and declined en-.
phaticalIy to state the grounds Of his re.
fusal. Payne moved 10 adjourn, but the
speaker also declined to entertain that
motion.
By this time the member. Of both sides
were wildly excited. Partisan blood was
At fever heat, and for several minutes pan
demoninm reigned. From Oil parts of the
floor members were shouting their den
anees. and several personal collisions were
narrowly sverted. shut upi" yelled
some one acros. the floor, while the
speaker banged his gaveI and ordered oil
the members TO b seated. The speaker
was evidently determined to crush the
hlibus,ering tactics Of the minority. II
rise to . question of order" shouted
| Payne.
And the chair refuses to recognize the
gentleman for that purpose" returned the
| srsaksr. The question is on the adoption
| of a resolution instruetins the sergeant-at-
arms To arrest aesentees, and rs many as
are IN favor OF 1t will say aye, contrary
| no.
/ In the midst of the chorus of voices that
a
| on their feet eiamoring for recognition.
| The speaker refused to recognize them.
''rellers." shouted Payne. Pending that
| motion he moved to adjourn. The speaker
! declined TO entertain the motion. Reed
| loudly insisted on his right to know why.
but the speaker replied by ordering him "a
take his seat Patterson called for the
/ yeas and nays, and Payne demanded tel
| iers on the motion. The speaker appointed
| Patterson AID Payne. The latter was stili
| ciamoElug 10 be recognized on his point o.
1 order. The Democrats had crowded into
| the aisle in front Of the chair. The sneaker
/ ordered Payne to take his place as teller
/ but Payne declined 20 serve. THE char
| then appoints the gentleman tom Maine"
said the speaker.
Reed Was vta with rsge. Il decline Il
! serve. said he.
The gentleman from Tennessee rps.
tersonl will act alone" The Democrat.
/ raised cheer a. the speaker said this and
moved rapidly past him single lie TO b
| counted, The excitement Was intense.
"A band Of yustians has possession o.
this house" shouted Bouiele.
I'VE are giving you some OF your owr
! medicine" retoFted eaGhwaite. When 4
/ sathcient number had hssn counted Pat
teFson ordered the yeas and uays In
chorus the Republicans we're protesting
asains, sass ifFegussTiiy. and Reed in 4
loui voice declared the chair knew the
rules required two te.lers