The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-18

is tired Of it, also. I hail this as the
dawn of a brighter day"
Mr.. Gilmore argued the proposed
rule was unnecessary in a legislative
body in which the controlling party had
"a majority, and thirty more than a
quorum.
Ex-Speaker Grow upheld the prin-
but. objected to its details as cum
brous.
Mr.. Russell Oemocrat), Of Georgia,
to whom Mr.. Reed yielded one minute,
declared no one would have the temer-
ity to affirm that the f1fty-frst Con-
gress would have adopted the quorum
counting device had the Republicans
IN that House not been SO hard-pressed
for a quorum. With the enormous ma
jority held by the Democrats OF the
House, it was a humiliating spectacle
to see them forced to the adoption OF a
revolutionary expedient.
A round of Republican applause an
Swered this and Mr.. Reed, whose face
was aglow, arose and with a display
that furnished the inspiration for more
Republican enthusiasm, asked sunani-
nous consent for five minutes more.
Il don't want to use it myself said
he, 81 would like to distribute 1t among
my Democratic friends across the
way"
Mr. Reeds words seemed to goad
Mr.. Bynum particularly and ne Cd
jected in loud voice.
Thereupon Mr.. Reed said he would
only consume a minute of the remain
ing time at his disposal. He Thought
1T unnecessary to say anything.
1.-The scene here today said ne, is
more effective than any address he
would make. The House was about to
adopt the principle for which the Re
publicans had contended since the nj
ty-first Congress.
Reed COngratuIates.
81 congratulate the Fifty-Third Con
gress,'' said he, impressively, on the
wise decree it is about to make. Tie
publican applause)
Mr.. Cultivate, a Democratic mem
Der of the committe on rules, then
hurriedly explained the difficulty under
which the House had been laboring,
and the imperative demand for the
remedy and rule proposed.
Mr.. Catchings, in concluding the de-
bate, declared that if the proposed pro
ceilings were revolutionary, it had
been forced by the Republicans, who
insisted on a policy of obstruction on
the most trivial and unimportant leg
islation. He resented the idea that
such obstruction could be considered
statesmanlilxe. Yet, having become
the settled policy of the opposition
the heroic measures were necessary in
order to transact business.
The vote was then taken on the
adoption of the new rule. There was
no excitement. The Republicans al
voted in favor of it and it was adopted
PIP to Al.
The Democrats who voted against ii
were as follows: Abbot, Barnes, Black
(Georgi9, Bland, Breckenridge Ren-
tucky), Bryan, Bynum, Capehart
Cooper CTexas), Covert, Cummings
Dunn, Durbarrow, English New Jer,
sey), Epes, Goldseer, Grady, Hall
(Minnesota), Hines, Holman, Hunter
Kilgore, Lane, Lapham, Lester, Nal.
Tory, Martin Qndiana), McAleer, Nc.
Kaig, McMillin, Reilly, Russell
Galveston, Ryan, Stevers,' Talbot
(Maryland), Tracey, Turner Georgia.
Warner, Wells, Wheeler (Ala
Williams QdississippD, Wise. Total
Mr.. Reed was Immediately sur.
rounded by his party friends anC
given an ovation. Some of the Demo
Gratis got up a counter demonstration
over Mr. Catchings.
Flowers for the Gar.
A large bunch of La France rose.
was carried up the aisle and placed
on Mr.. Reeds desk. Another Republi
! can outburst followed. The flowers
We're sent with the compliments o.
Representative Apsley, of Massachu
sets.
! The parliamentary wheels then be
gan moving again in the House, anC
then came the approval of the las
three legislative days, which. had VI