The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-19
REED NOT THE AUTHOR.
CAPT. WISE sAISA YIRGINII DEM
OCBAT ORIGINATED lHE RULE.
Gen. Whesler's Record as a Fast Talker.
Appropriation Bills Taken Up
in the House.

NAShlNGTON, ID. C., April lo'--ih'
reading of the Journal of yesterdays proc
ceedings of the House was listened 10
with close attention by the leaders Of
the House. When the clerk reached the
point describing the roll-call under the
new rule. the names Of those reported
present but not voting, were not gwen
Mr.. Reed inquired who they were.
Speaker Crisp replied that the names
had not been inserted by the clerk. There
was an error in the Record which ne
had been informed was made at the print
ing Office.
Mr.. Reed said he wanted to know who
was responsible. the clerks or tellers; so
he might know whom 10 blame.
The Speaker said the teller had not
made any rer1rt. The reading Of the
Journal having been concluded. Mr.. Kill
gore asked a correction Of the Record,
which reported him as voting on the
first roll-call under the new rule. lie
did not vote. in which statement he was
supported by the Speaker. who said the
correction should be made.
wHEELER's GRIND REcoBD.
Mr. Burrows called attention TO the
speech of Mr.. Wheeler, contained in the
Record to-day The gentleman had been
granted one minute by Mr.. Catchings yes
terday. Mr.. Burrows said, in which 10
express his views on the question Of the
counting rule. In that minute, according
TO the Record, he had been able to say
enough to fill four columns Of the Record
He knew that the gentleman was a rapid
fafler b,tt he di1 not believe he could
talk that fast.
Mr. Richardson Dem, Tenn.), said that
Mr. Wheeler was not present and sug-
gested that the matter 20 over until
he was i'm his seat
Mr.. Reed: II is his duty to be here. and
If we had a proper system Of fines for
absence. doubtless he would be
Mr. Burrows said that having called
attention to the matter he was willing
to postpone further consideration until
Mr. Wheeler was present. II he had
delivered that speech in the minute he
was on the floor Of course there was
no criticism to make; II he had not, he
Burrows) insisted ne had violated the
rules Of the House and some action
should be taken to expunge the speech
from the Record. The matter was there
upon postponed.
The House went into committee Of the
whole (Baly, Texas. in the chain. for
the consideration Of the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill. The debate
was entirely political. with only incidental
reference to the bill before the House.
CAPTAIN WISE on THE NEW RULE.
In its course Mr.. Wise read from the
Record to show the position taken by ex-
Speaker Reed when the amendment offer
ed by j. Randolph Tucker, of Virginia. to
the rules providing for the counting Of a
quorum was under discussion in the
Forty-eighth Congress He showed 3hat
Mr. Reed opposed the amendment, and
added with much spirit that this adula-
tiOn Of Thomas B. Reed by the Republi-
can party was a miserable pretence."
Mr.. Wise went on to say that Reed
was not the originator of this PROPOSE
tion to count a quorum. 1t was first pro-
posed by a Democrat from Virginia.
Mr.. Grosvenor Rep., o., who had
everal times attempted, without success, |
to interrupt Mr.. Wise: May | ask the |
gentleman question:?
Mr. Wise (emphatically. and amid gen.
eral laughter: / cannot refuse you the |
opportunity to talk.
Mr. Grosvenor: Was that a Democratic |
Congress?
Mr. Wise replied that il was, and add
ed that II was his purpose TO strip |
Thomas b. Reed Of the false colors under |
which he had sailed. He added that Mr..
Springer 0ll) had voted and spoken
for the rule.
THAT" said Mr.. Reed sotto voce ''ac-
counts for its defeat"
Garfield" contiued Mr.. Wise, voted |
against it. and denounced it as unconsti-
tutonal so that this pretence that the
country Is indebted to the Republican
40 rfN for This rlllp ha1d lie
On that occasion Mr.. Reed denounced
the proposed rule as a violation Of the
Constitution and the Republican leaders
joined him in the denunciation.
Mr. Wise stated that he refused TO
vote yesterday for the rule because he had
no opportunity to examine it. and be-
cause there was no chance TO debate it.
But he believed that If the power resided |
in the House to bring n man from Cali
fornia to his seat. the House had
right to count his presence for The trans
action of business.
RANDOLPH TUCKER on TIE FLOOR.
While Mr.. Wise was talking J. Randolph
Tucker entered the House, and was VIZ rm-
IN greeted by his old friends on the floor.
An agreement was made to limit the
remainder Of general debate % one and
a quarter hours. half an hour today and
tomorrow. all but fifteen
minutes to be given to the Republicans.
Mr. Grosvenor occupied fifteen minutes
Of the time in detailing some of the
changes i'm the Wilson bill si1ca 4 eft
the House and asserted that the Dcrs'-
Gratis would vote for the bill as il would
come back from the Senate. ne work
Of the trusts of the land The Wilscn
bill. as such, was dead beyond hope Of
resurrection.
The remaining ten minutes. by genOal
consent. were transferred 70 .o-morrow's
session. and the committee crosse.
Mr. Cummings reported the naval en-
bill for the year cnc,ns: June
30, 1895, and at 4:35 the House adjour:ed