The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-14

haurr, DEBATE On said rhosson. which shfH
b ludiy1sibls. thu vote shall % taken
without delay or ether Motion
ssE<sole1f That at any time sstsr tbs
Abortion Of this resolution IL shall - IN
erdsr 10 present for consideration. without
rsfsrsncs 70 COMMITTEES. separate o1!ss
psscinx on the free list sugar 70 AL -
forms. coal. iron ore and beresd sree
each If said Bills when presented % os
allowed fifteen minutes debate sand ~
the end Of sreh sssbats the previous qnes-
ffon 20 be considered AZ ordered thereon,
and without deisy . vote 20 Be tsken-'
During the residing Of the resolution
there wers tsers from thee Republican
side. Burrows calling oat. silly, silly
when thas portion Of sthe rule relative 20
fyss coal, ETC.. was read. CatchIngs de-
manded the previous question. but Reed
rose to q point Of order. and the battleswas
On. Reeds point. Of order was thstoths
tariff bill was not fn the possession or the
house, and thai therefore the action pro-
posed In the report could not Be taken.
he maintained that In case Of disagree
rnent Of congrsss on bill Of either house
and the committee made noNreport, the
bill vent back To the body which S1rst re-
ausstsd the conferences. Tbs bill could
not be In the possession Of both houses'et
the same time, neither could either houss
oct except on the papers before it. The pa
pers could not be In the possession OF both
houses ct the same time. IL Was par
namentasy 40 well ~ physical fact that
the papers could only be in one plAcs 81
one time. otherwise both house and sem
ate could receds ~ the same time What
bin would then be the law7 IL would
certainly puzzle those who were not Ia
the habit Of cutting Gordisn 'knotss At
the present time, he said. getting down 20
the existing situation, the senate Was pro-
posing action. The house was proposing
action at the ssne time. The house bad
no report on the bill. Reed said, and the
senate had repented of It's bill. Both were
ashamed Of thslr offspring Republican
applaussl, yet the house was nov proposs
ing TO grab the senate bill before il could
be rspndiated by that body. and swallow
its naussous meat. Such . spectacle, be
declared, had never before been witnessed.
81 do not expect my argument 20 have
any effect" said Reed, In conclusion. ad-
dressing the Democratic ssdee but you
are like the hsathcns who have listened 20
she Christian missionaries. You have no
chance of redemption"
The speaker announced that he was
ready 10 rule After q careful statement OF
the situation and the declaration that by a
special order changing or suspending the
rules Of the house temporarily. the ac-
cspted doctrine of Jefferson's manual was
carried out and, after citing prsce dent in
one OF Speaker Cariisle's rulings. thu
speaker ovsrruied the point OF order. The
previous question was then ordered with
ont division. This gave fifteen minutes
on side for the discussion Of the special
order.
cstchings did not desire to debate the
rule, and Reed took the floor and made q
very sarcastic speech. ''You are going to
give the country free sugar" said he. in
his most ironioal vein. amid shouts of Re-
publiean laughter; Gin your minds" he
added. amid renewed shouts of derision;
"aAd free coal and free iron ore. You are
going to be bold and manly. rs you have
been In this bsckdown, without o refer
enee to the committee that stands between
you and the noble purpose that thrills
you."
Turner replied to Reed. and Was greeted
with applause by the Democrats when he
said the gentleman from Maine had built
mp parliamentary systsm which now re-
acted against him. There was no right
OF justice In the assumption that the ac-
ton Of the senate In sending the bill back
10 the house was wrong He asked iced
what right he had to make this assump-
ton. Aeed said he did not make any
claim. He had been informed that the ir-
regularity occurred, but he had no per-
sonal information. Turner proceeded to
show that the present action Of the house
Vas strictly regular. e
The question then being put on agreeing
TO the resolution. Reed demanded . divi-
sion. The entire Democratic side rose en-
masse. but when the negative vote was
called for ths Republicans sat calmly in
their seatA hoping to break quorum.
When the speaker announced the vote, iSs
10 3. twelve more than q quorum, the Re-
pnbicans we're somewhat disconssrsed.
Reed. however. quickly demanded the
yeas and nayao %
Before the clerk began calling the roll,
John l. Wilson. of Washington, brought
down round Of applause by, innocsntly
asking the speaker II II would be in order
before the roll was called 10 have the presl.
dents letter read again. The speaker
raped him to order with his gayei, and
the roll call proceeded. The house order
was adopted. i76 TO OF, IL not voting.
Among the Democrats not voting in fhs
negative were Davey. Robertsoa ei Ionisi@
ana. Covert. Price, German and Warner.
Kilgors answered present but did not vote
In other respects the vote was strictly on
party lines. o
Mr. wusos's srxEcH.
Upon the announcement of the vot.
In writing the motion provided for in the
order adopted. Reed made the point Of
order that the bill was not before the
house. The Mill had been brought. how
ever. during the roll call. and the speaker
pointed TO IT. Wilson took the door. He
spoke calmly but eloquently. the Demo-
Gratis crowdlng about him and listening in
sently to his every word Again and
again the applause broke forth. Mr.. Will.
son said:
al have made the motion which have
sent 90 the clerks desk not on my own
responsibility, or from my own yolition.
bat as the Official organ of q caSicus or nay
associates on this 81, = of tire house, and
by their direction. Ishall say very little
mvselt on this occasion In advocacy Of
theoTnoison, and ! am sincere and frank
IN what shalt submit 20 tive house.
do not pretend that | am Eratifed 81 the
outcome q this prolonged controversy. /
do not pretend that Up to The very last
had not cherished the hope and faith thA
We would reach smother aud better and
more satisfactory conclusion Of this con.
diet between the two houses of one Amer.
lean congress- bad hoped sid believed
until there seemed 80 he no ground
scarcely for the hope apd Belief that IN such
q contest this haase. backed BY the Amer.
lean nearge. enthusiastically sustained ey