The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-04-19

quoTulu III Gue nall OF UQe mouse Wl
do not vote shall be noted by tn
clerk and recorded in the journal an,
reported to the speaker with tn
names of the members voting and b
counted, and announced in determin
ing the presence of quorum to d.
business.
The speaker then submitted the re
quest for unanimous consent to clos
the debate at o'clock. To the grea
surprise of all Mr.. Wells Of Wisconsin
objected.
This ended the attempt to reach ,
peaceful agreement. Mr.. Catching
appealed to the house to witness The
fact that he had made an honest at
tempt to afford a reasonable opportu'
nifty for debate. Nothing was left but
to apply the gag. He demanded the
previous question. The vote was
taken by yeas and nays. The Repub-
llcans made no effort to filibuster but
voted in the negative, as did many
| Democrats, who were opposed either
to the proposed rule or to driving il
through under the lash.
The demand for the previous ques.
ton was sustained, 140 to 100.
Under the rule, Is minutes were al
lowed on a side for debate. Mr.. Hatch
attempted to ask unanimous consent
for further time, but Mr.. Bynum OF
Indiana, objected. Some question
followed as to the manner in which
the time had been divided, In the
course of this controversy Mr.. Reed
stated that so far as the Republican
minority was concerned, the rule re-
ported from the committee on rules
embodied the principle for which they
had beeen contending. There might.
perhaps, be some objection to the de-
tails of the rule, but the principle was
the correct one.
Mr.. Burrows, after stating that the
proposed rule was substantially the
rule of the Fifty-first congress, with
drew the substitute be had offered
Mr.. Catchings asked unanimous con-
Mt that those who so desired should
have an opportunity to print their re-
marks in the record.
ooh, | object" shouted Mr.. Boutelle
of Maine, with a smile. Such re-
marks would make but a melancholy
turen
The debate then began. 1t was
calm, even-tempered and wholly un-
like what had been anticipated. The
Republicans were bubbling over with
good humor over the consummation
of their long legislative struggle and
applauded every Democratic convert
to the rule put in practice in the
Fifty first congress.
Mr.. Catchipgs was first recognized
and made wo-minute speech.
Mr.. Catchings yielded one minute to
General Wheeler of Alabama, who
had just enough time to protest
against it as antagonistic to the delib
GRAFTON, which ought to obtain in
legislative body like the house of rep
when the gavel dropped
and he was summarily taken off the
floor.
Mr. Reed, who controlled the 10 min
utes for the Republicans, at this juno
ture yielded five minutes to Mr. Bryan,
of Nebraska.
Mr.. Bryan was very earnest in his
opposition to the proposed rule
Mr. Springer, Democrat, of Illinois,
who followed Mr.. Bryan, supported
the proposed rule.
Mr.. Kilgore argued that the pro-
posed rule was unnecessary in legis'
lative b. dy in which the controlling
party had "a majority and 80 more
than a quorum
Ex-Speaker Grow, Republican, of
Pennsylvania, upheld the principles
in the proposed rule, but
objected TO its details as cumbrOus.
Mr. Russell, Democrat, of Georgia,
TO whom Mr.. Reed yielded one min
ute, declared that no one would have
the temerity to affirm that the Fifty
first congress would have adopted the
quorum counting device had the Re
pubicans in that house been so hard
pressed for quorum. With 10 or
more majority possessed by the Dem>
ocrats of this house it was humilia~
ting spectacle to see them forced to
the adoption of the revolutionary eY~
pedient. A round of Republican ap
plause answered this, and Mr.. Reed,
whose face was aglow, arose AM with
q display of fervent generosity and
good humor, aroused more Republi-
can enthusiasm and asked the unan-
imous consent for five minutes. II
don't want to use 1t myself he said
Il would like to distribute it
among my Democratic friends across
the way
His words seemed to goad Mr.. By
mum particularly and he objected in
loud voice. Thereupon Mr.. Reed said.
he would only consume a minute of
the remaining time at his disposal.
He thought it was unnecessary for
him to say anything. The house was
about to adopt the principle for which
the Republicans had contended since
the fifty first congress. II corgratu-
late the fifty-third congress-" said he
ION the wise decree it is
about to make" Republican APP
plause.
Mr.. Outh waite, a Democratic MEM
Der of the common rules, in few hur-
RED words explained the difficulties
under which the house had been labor
ng and the imperative demand tor the
the rule proposed.
Mr.. Catchings. in concluding the de
late. declared that if the proposed
proceedings were evolutionary it had
Deen forced by the representatives of
great party who insisted on policy OF
Obstruction on the most trivial and
legislation. He resented
.he idea that such obstruction could
be considered statesman like, yet he
'oic measures were necessary in order
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