The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-13

WASHINGTON, D. O., April l2.-Thc
Democratic managers Of the house to-.
day decided that tho time had como
when some effective methods should be
adopted to force tho Republicans to par.
ticipate in legislation. Throughout the
last Congress aud during tho recen!
Congress the Republicans have on fire.
quont occasions dead-locked tho house
for days BY refusing to answer to their
names, thus breaking quorum. With
out tho authorization OF rule tho house
was constantly at tho mercy OF the
minority. The question OF the adoption
OF some method to compel the Republi.
cans to vote was agitated during the
. last Congress and ut various times DUR
Ing tho present session. Many diflor.
ent plans were offered by different
Democrats, and there were no incon-
siderable number of them who favored
rule which would empower tho
speaker or clerk to record as present.
but not voting" the Republicans who
declined to respond to their names.
Mr.. Reed himself has been constant
ly fighting to iorce the speaker to adopt
the quorum counting device OF which
he is the author, but there was on the
Democratic side large and bitter oppo.
sition to this expedient. For tho last
few days, however. the Republicans
blocked business and there wns q wide
spread belief on tho Democratic side
that this was in pursuance OF precon-
certed arrangement with the Republi-
cans at the senate end OF the capitol to
deiay all business with view to post
poning action on the tariff bill. 1t was
intimated that n quorum would here.
alter be demanded not only on partisan
measures, but on tho routine business
OF the house. Under such stress OF
circumstances, Speaker Crisp, Mr..
Catchings and Mr.. 0uthwaite, compris.
sing the Democratic end OF tho commit
tee on rules, decided this morning tn at
the time had come to act,
"A resolution embodying a new rule
designed TO fine members SO for reius-
ing to vote was prepared aud presented
when the house met. The Democrats
were by no means unanimous in their
approval Of 1t. While the general sensi-
ment Of the house favored come modid-
cation OF tho rule to accomplish tho pur-
pose desired, q wide difference Of opin-
ions existed as to what that modiica-
ton should be. Some OF them, like Mr..
Cochran, New York;. preferred an out
and out quorum counting rulo on
tho line OF the amendmen, 10 the
rules offered some time ago by
Mr.. Springer, others preferred
a rule to enforce section 40 OF tho re-
vised statutes, which provides Tor n
deduction from tho salaries OF absentees
for such days as they are absent except
on account OF sickness. The Democrats
to-day were unable to muster quorum
to act on tho new rule and finding
themselves unable to proceed, resolu-
tion was offered to revoke leaves OF ab-
sence and compel tho attendance OF ab-
sentees. BY resort to every means
known to parliamentary law the Repub.
licans succeeded in preventing the
adoption Of this order for six hours aud
hall.
Tomorrow the struggle will be 70.
L 1. l... IL. ~. II
onnosit;on ~ M ,bo nav ruio M drnwu will will
result in it's modification, or possibly
complete substitution OF some other
!he.aou .h 70 pfsvehhs n.tous,etlng, ou.
J. strmc,la ia ovor thn WINS nj mo tilibns.
ters will be clipped, aud a new order OF
things will be in vogue in the house Of
Representatives.
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THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
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,rp,.I rorr,nr ,To nomocr,t. "a .lon,
nRul. 10 s,on ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
ment with Eysr,thlnr In confusion.
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Ocmocratlc members ln the house to-
day decided to take heroic measures to
force tho Rspublicans TO participate in
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'no ptoeeeu."sS. tHo e'iin'1tsce u
rules consisting OF Speaker Crisp,
Messra. Outhwait and Ca,chings and
Ncssrs. Reed and Burrows hold meet.
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crush hlioustorins, making tEe penalty
OF failure to vote punish sblo by fine.
Thu Rennbl;cnns having cocnizance Of
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DO tied before the meeting OF the house.