The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-24

THAT'S WHAT THEY WILL.
"Whilc tho opposition" he continued,
"has apcrfcc! right to break tho quorum,
what nspOctnclc wc present to the Coun.
try with eighty majority rising in our
congressional dignity, and defying tho
authority OF tho house. We should
proceed to business, or acknowledge
our inCompetoncy. II We don't, the
people will read tho riot act to u.s."
They will they will, cNmo in Choir
US from tho Republican side.
II thought gentlemen on this sidc,"
said Mr.. Bland, would ronlizo tha.
they could not afford to DO revolution.
lists and anarchists. ] say wo should
either do business or surrender" Rc.
publican applause and shouts OF "GivO
it 10 thom."l
Mr.. Reod demanded recognition in
ms own right and when Mr.. Bland Of
Tered him ilvo minutes ho rejected it
with sCorn.
Mr. Compton, Dem, Maryland sc.
cured five minutes. Ho went rightinto
tho heart of tho contention. Tho valid
iity OF the house warrant had becn chal-
lenged, ho said, because it did not con-
tGin tho names OF those to bo arrested.
lie declared that was in accordance with
the uniform practice OF tho house and
deiiet any ono to produce warrant in
which namo was incorporated.
II have one here" shouted Mr.. Bur-
rows tiourishing q yellow timc.stainod
document obnyn biu lnlU.
AN AGED DOCUMENT.
Mr.. Burrows being appealed to to read
tho warrant hc held explained that
it was issued in tho Twcnty-sccond Con-
gress, sixty-two years ago, when they
did things in order. Laughter. 1t
contained rho name OF Sam Houston,
the hero OF the war for the Independence
OF Texas.
Mr.. Reed said there were two aspects
OF the case worthy OF the consideration
OF the house. First, the house should
proceed in an orderly manner to trans.
act its business, even If that business
was bringing members here to consti-
tute house.
Mr.. Bland, ho said, Ind charged that
members were acting in an unsuitable
manner when they refused to respond
to their names. lie insisted that
whether member voted aye or nay or
did not vote at all was question solely
between the member and his constitu-
ency.
81 do not deny that" interrupted Mr..
Bland. II was addressing those charged
with the responsibility OF power"
II shall address myself TO that Glass;"
rretorted Mr.. Reed, in q minute"
Laughter
The supreme court, he continued, had
decided constitutional quorum to be
present quorum, and tho whole diff
Guilty here grew out ot the fact that the
house denied the right Of members
constituting quorum by their presence.
II trust" he continued, that tho
house will take warning and proceed in
accordance with the constitution OF the
United States. OF course, after your
vociferation i. will be difficult, but you
should be patriotic enough to sacrifice
private feelings for the public good.
Come back into the true path" said he,
smiling, "and live happily ever after.
ward.
COUNTING A QUORUM.
Nov, let me come 10 tho decision OF
the supreme court" said Mr.. Reed.
THAT decision was that present quo
rum is constitutional quorum, not
voting quorum. The simple question
then remains, how shall we ASCERTAIN
the fact-if tine presence OF quorum is
fact. Now, ii the gentleman does not
choose to trust the speaker then it ia
perfectly right that he should vote to
exclude the speaker from the exercise OF
that function"
"Will the gentleman from Maine par
don another inquiry? asked MIR. Tur-
ner. docs tho gentleman from Maine
insist that the speaker OF the house has
the authority to count quorum with
out rule OF the 81"
II do"
"rhen the gentleman differs with the
supreme court itscll;,
Not at nil. II the gentleman will
read more carefully the decision OF tho
supreme court hc will find that the su-
premc court, like supreme court, con-
fined itself to the question at hand and
decided that present quorum
was 4 constitutional quorum. | want
to get that into q reasonable number OF
minds on the other side laughter and
then wo shall be victorious"
will the gentleman from Maine per-
nit me to correct one impression that l
think he would not wish to have mis-
upprehended, asked Mr. McMiIlin,
THE gentleman has stated that hc was
sustained by the house in his ruling
that ho had a right to count quorum
before tho adoption OF the rules. BY
referring to the digest, the gentleman
will find that from this ruling, the ono
that | have named, an appeal was taken
and debated for two days, but no vote
was ever taken in the house on sustain.
ing tho decision OF tho chair. 4 motion
to lay tho appeal on the tablO was, how
ever, declared carried on q vote by yeas
and navs, n quorum not voting, but be-
ing supplemented in the same manner
rs was done in the ruling appealed from.
So that the ruling that he had n right to
count n quorum being appealed IRON
was sustained only by his counting a
quorum himself" t:Applause on the
Democratic side.
"Oh, we'll now" drawled Mr.. Reed
"thia Democratic applause at these ut.
terances you know Is getting fainter
and fainter. measure your advance in
knowledge by your approach in silence.
Laughter on the Republican side. i
There is no trouble about you. The
only difficulty with tho Democratic
party is that it tnkes little longer
time for il TO arrive" Laughter and
applause on the Republican side.l
AZ AMusEp SPECTATOR.