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on on side, but again Mr. Catchings de-

two hours debate on a side If 1t oper-
ates as the Reed rule did, " he said, there
| VIII be plenty of time for legislation after
III has been passed"
He was followed by MIR. McCreary,
| dem, Of Kentucky, who said that two
| hours was none too much time in which
TO discuss rule which was such a radical
| departure from the practices of the House
| for over 100 years
After further discussion, Mr. Catchings
changed his request for unanimous con-
sent so as to fix the vote at o'clock.
Mr.. Grow, rep, of Pennsylvania, said
| that he had substitute which he would
like to offer and have read for information
ana TO be voted on, which could not be
done II the previous question were then
ordered.
Mr.. Burrows, rep, of Michigan, asked
II the previous question were then or
dered would it not cut OF amendment or
substitute
MIR. Catchings responded that it would,
and said that was his purpose in NOV
ing it,
BURROWS OFFERS SUBSTITUTE.
Mr.. Burrows then asked to be allowed
to Offer as a substitute for the rule re-
| ported, the rule in force in the Fifty-frst
congress, as presenting the views Of the
minority.
This was agreed to, and the rule was
read as follows:
On the demand OF any member, or at the
| suggestion OF the speaker, tho names OF mem
! hers sufficient to make quorum In tho hall
| OF the House who do not vote shall be noted
| by the clerk and recorded In the journal. and
| reported TO the speaker with the names of
members voting, and he counted and an
nounced in determining the presence OF
! quorum to do business CLAUSE, rule 10, 6ist
| congressl.
Mr.. Catchings request for unanimous
/ -.
! Wells, dem, of Wisconsin, objected
Mr.. Catchings then moved that the
| previous question be ordered on the pass
age of the resolution.
On division the vote was, ayes 1913,
nays 0S. The republicans generally voted
| against ordering the previous question.
The yeas and nays were demanded and
ordered, resulting: Yeas l40 nays 100; so
! the previous question was ordered.
MIR. Burrows stated that the rule report
ed by the committee, and the substitute
| offered by him, both contained the princi-
! pie of counting a quorum, differing only
! as to details. Not desiring to embarrass
or delay the adoption of the principle by
the House, desiring rather that the dem
ocratic majority should have an unob-
structed opportunity to indorse the Fifty
| first congress, he would withdraw the
substitute.
/ Va CAAANdo VI ARNo Inn bhbAAEs
The debate was opened by Mr. Catch
ings in brief explanation of the rule,
saying IL was the result of the action of
the caucus of last Friday.
Mr.. Springer said the proposed rule
contemplated no change Of the constitu-
| tion, it was only proposition whereby
the House could do the business for
which the members had been sent here.
Republican applause. The House had
sat here for a month past and done
| scarcely two days work. He was tired
of it, he said and hoped the House was.
He should hail the adoption of the rule
as the dawn of better era in American
legislation. (T'he delivery of Mr..
Springer's remarks was accompanied by
almost continuous applause from the re-
publican benches).
Mr. Kilgore was greeted with round
| of applause as he began to speak, which
caused Speaker Crisp to warn the gal
leries that they were present by courtesy
of the House, and that the rules required
| them TO refrain from any demonstration
whatever
'In this case" said the speaker, "the
chair noticed that the applause started
in the galleries"
Mr.. Rilgore said he rose chiefly to ex-
press his unalterable opposition to the
adoption of the rule of which the gentle
man from Maine Mr.. Reed was the
! parent. The rule was unnecessary, in his
! opinion. Rules were not adopted by par
| liamentary bodies to expedite, but to
| hinder the transaction of business to
bride the majority and to compel it TO
take all the responsibility of legislation.
RUssELL's REGRETS.
Mr.. Russell, of Georgia. lamented the
! humiliating spectacle presented to the
country by the democratic majority of the
House with 20 or so more votes than the
republicans and 80 more than majority,
finding themselves unable to do business
without calling to their aid the eXcep-
tional and revolutionary methods Of the
Fifty-first congress.
MIR Reed said: 81 do not desire to ad-
| dress the House again upon the general
subject This scene here to-day is O more
effective address thar any | could make.
The House is about to adopt the principle
for which we contended in the Fifty-frst
congress, and is about TO adopt ID under
circumstances which show conclusivelY
to the country its value. No words that
/ can utter would add TO the Importance
of the occasion. l congratulate the Fifty
third congress upon the wise decision
that it is about to make" Applause on
/ the republican side.
Mr.. Cultivate spoke in favor Of the
! proposed new rule.
| Cummings opposed it.
The debate was closed by Mr. Catch
| ings, who pointed out the necessity for
| adoption Of the rule, and said the pres
ent conditions were widely different
! from those which obtained in the Fifty
| first congress, and against which the
| Democratic party protested.
| While Mr.. Catchings was speaking,
| Mr. Bynum rose 10 point of order that
Mr.. Catchings had exceeded the limit of
| time remaining to him.
The Speaker-The time is being kept at
the desk and the chair will call the gen
! tlemans attention to the fact that his
time has expired when the limit is
reached.
Mr. Bynum-The clock shows that he
has been speaking more than three min
utes.
The Speaker (sharply)-The chair
keeps the time for the House
This colloquy was greatly enjoyed by
the republicans.
THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED AT 2 O'CLOCK.
The vote on the passage Of the resolu-
tion was announced TO have been, yeas,
| 2l2; nays, AZ. So the resolution was
agreed TO- This announcement was re-
ceived with loud applause on the republi-
can side, and many Of the members sur
rounded Mr.. Reed and congratulated him
upon the final triumph Of the principle
| for which he ahad so long contendeA
| Several ex-members also protfered their
! CONGRATULATIONS AS he rose a few mo-