The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-21
WHEELER LANDS ON TOP.
The House Votes TO EXpunge and
Then to Print.

Ground That the Violation of the
Rules Was a Flasrant One and
Should Not Be Allowed to Set q
Preoedent-A Falsifoation of the
Record Which Made the Whole
House Laugh.
Washington, April 2O.-At the opening
Of the session of the House to-day, MIR.
Burrows, rep, of Michigan, called atten-
tion again to the expanding IN the Record
Of a speech delivered the other day, by
Mr.. Wheeler, of Alabama, upon the
quorum-counting rule, suggesting that
the gentleman was in his seat and might
be able to make such an explanation Of 10
as would make further action unneces-
sary.
Mr.. Wheeler said he thought it in very
bad taste for gentlemen who had been
leading a revolutionary movement in tho
House, and it might be said, whose hands
were red with the blood Of parliamentary
proceedings, who had been engaged in
assassinating parliamentary days, to
raise the objection that had been made.
He admitted that he should have first res
ceiyed the consent of the House for the
insertion of his extended remarks; but in
eNLonudblOH, as IL were, CAlleQ Hb@
ten tion TO the general extent to which
the rule had been ignored In the past,
He had never uttered word In the enc
tire course Of his career that was nos
dictated by the kindliest feelings, and al<
ways with q desire To do his duty TO his
country, to his constituents and to tho
House. He asked, in conclusion, unani-
nous consent that his remarks, as
printed, be permitted to remain as II de-
livered at that time.
A FLAGRANT VIOLATION.
Mr. Burrows said he had directed the
attention of the House to this matter be4
cause it seemed to be such a fragrant vio-
lation of the rules. Consent had been
asked that gentlemen be permitted 10 ex.
tend their remarks, and it had been dis
tinctly refused. In the face of that, the
gentleman from Alabama had incor-
porated four and a half columns Of the
Record into an allowance of one minutes
time, and then made the speaker say at
the close: "The time Of the gentleman
has expired" (This caused the speaker
to smile broadly, and the members gem
orally TO laugh.)
The laughter was renewed when Mr..
| johnson, rep0 Of Indiana, the fastest
talker in the House, expressed the hope
| that MIR. Burrows would not consider
rapidity Of utterance good ground for
| criticism.
What the gentleman did say, continued
| Mr.. Burrows, was contained on one page
| of manuscript, and he had it read at tho
clerks desk. He said the matter
was an important one, and If
thisQ Q instance were permitteds to
| stand It would constitute a prece-
dent under which any member, even in
the face of objection by the House, might
! print anything hepleased. In this con-
nection, Mr. Burrows said, he had hoped
that Mr.. Wheeler would also explain how
it was that under a previous leave to
| print remarks upon the postofflce appro-
| priation bill, there should be inserted
! twelve columns of the Canadian tariff.
DooKERY MOVES TO REFER.
| Mr.. Dockery moved that the matter be
referred TO the committee on printing,
! with right TO report at any time
| Mr.. Wheeler said he wanted the whole
matter blotted out, whereupon Mr.. Bur-
rows and other republicans objected
From this, a parliamentary Cangle ems ued,
! the result of which was that Mr.. Dock
cry Withdrew his motion TO refer the mats
! ter TO the committee on printing.
Mr.. McRea, dem, of Arkansas, offered
! o motion then to permit the gentleman
Prom Alabama TO withdraw from the
| Record the remarks in controversy.
MIR. Reed moved to amend by adding
"that the speeches delivered be inserted
! in their place"
This being agreeable to Mr.. Wheeler, il
was adopted and then unanimous consent
was given that the gentleman might print
! in the Record the speech which had just
| been ordered to be Withdrawn.
This result was received with general
laughter and applause, and Mr.. Wheeler
was congratulated upon the successful
| and happy conclusion of the matter.
The House then went into committee of
| the whole, with Mr.. Hatch, dem, Of Mis-
souri,, in the chair, for consideration of
bills on the private calendar.
Nearly the whole afternoon was spent
in discussing the bill to pay 500, 900 TO
Hiram Johnson and others, being the
amount of a military assessment levied
by Gen. Sullivan upon sundry citizens Of
Tennessee during the war. Without
coming to any conclusion the committee
rose and three bills were passed.
On motion Of Mr.. McCreary, the Sem
ate bill to remedy the typographical err
ror in the bill passed on April 6, to put
into effect the regulations Of the Bering
sea tribunal of arbitration, was taken up
and passed.
At4:s0 o'clock the House took recess
until o'clock, the evening session being
for the consideration of private pension
bills
No quorum was present at the evening
session Of the House, and as that point
was raised the House adjourned.