The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-19
The Ex-Czar Once Bitterly Fought a
Rule TO Count a Quo
rum.
Later He Had the Nerve to Claim
TO Be the Author OF the
Idea.
John Randolph Taoksr Entitiod To That
Credlt-seigniorags aud Three Per
Cent Bonds.

WASHINGTON. April 18.-AfteT q call Of
committees for reports. the house vent into
COMMITTEES Of the whole. Mr.. Bailey. OF
Texas. in the ohai'. on tho consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill Mr.. Grow,
OF Pennsylvania. took the floor and vigor-
ously arraignsd the Hawaiian polioy OF the
administration. Mr.. MeCreary. democrat.
from Kentucky. stated that .nssn,uch ns
the house had discussed the Hawaiian mat
ter, and had adopted resolutions expressing
the sense OF the house, he regarded IL As
ndiudicated. Mr.. Hooker. of Mississippi.
followed with defense Of the presidenta
Hawaiian polioy.
"Ia ~ still she purpose OF the president
20 restore the queen?" asked Mr.. Van Voor-
hses Of New York.
Mr.. Hooker said that had been left TO be
decided By eong;ess.
Dir. Miiliken. OF Maine. replied 70 some
OF Mr.. Hooker's strictures on EI-Ninister
Stevens, in the course OF which he pre-
dieted It would not be many years before
the Amsrican flag would be raised over
Hawaii, and under auspices that would in
sure it's remaining there.
Mr. Quigg. in the course OF remarks crit
ieising the Van Alien appointment got into
a verbal euel with Mr.. Enloe. Of Tennes-
see. He had. in reply 20 a QUESTION 4 ON
Mr.. Enloe. asserted that he was elected TO
cong sss last January because q chance had
been Afforded the Fourteenth New York
congregational district. with its 10000 dem
ocratie majority. TO rsco-d an are and nay
vote on tho Wilson bill.
did you accomplish what you came here
forY" asked Mr. Enlos. did you kill the
Wilson bill, as you said you wosld in your
oAmpaiRnP
II aid NOT say l would" replied Mr..
QuiRg. II said the election Of a republican
IN a democratic district would do much to-
ward defeating the Wilson bill and l think
| 10 Is smeshed."
"Perhsps you are the author o: ths
spso against the Wilson bill delivered
the other dsV by senator Hill, suggested
Mr.. Enloe, saroastioally.
II had NOS that honor" replied Mr..
| Quigq. I'VE republicans know he IL able
To take care of himself. He has done so
| frequently to our dismaT and discomfort
aud thouRht 20 your satisfaction"
Mr.. Meredith. of Virginia. and Mr.. En-
/ loe Of 1annessee, TOOK hand In the -nts-
euSsion OF the Van Allen incident. using the
/ Harrison appointment OF WannmRkeT 20
meet ell charges.
this debate" iutsTrupssd Mr.. Reed. "First.
that whitney is q good mar; second, that
| Cleveland is q good man, aud third. that
! Van Allen was not appointed TO othce be
cause he contributed e51. 600 10 the demo
o-stic oampaign fund. Now, why was he
appOintedY'
'If he had been appointed because Of his
! contribution" :" said Enloe, that would be
the best and strongest reason for his ap-
| pointment from republican standpoint
1 know nothing of the facts. bat will say
this In hia defense, he nt least had the de-
L "a NN ma '
accepting ofhos. as did John WAnamaksf."
Mr.. Wise delivered a spesch In which he
challenged Nj. Reeds claim Of credit for
| the idea OF counting members 10 make
quorum. The originator OF that Idea. he
asserted, was John Randolph Tucker, Of
Virrinis, who. fourteen years ago. proposed
a modification of the rules designed TO take
into account he p essence OF membs In
making a quorum, but who refused TO vote.
but on that occasion NJ. Reed had, with
2 eat vshs monce. depounced abe opoai-
tiou. lie he'd gsd that tt was not the
physical presence of a me jOrity OF members
which thu constitution Lad contemplated
as quorum, but a majority pTesoRt and
| participating. "A thing" Wise added.
sA oastically. which Ihomas 3. Reed has
not done for n month"
did the democratic congress in 1880
adopt MIR. fuckers ruler" asked MIR.
Grosvenor.
"fho proposition was Withdrawn" !" replied
Mr.. Wise.
Il simply desire now to strip the leader
Of the false colors under which he has been
auiling."
I'VE don't claim that the adoption OF the
quorum counting rale Of yesterday was .
triumph for the democratic party" oontin-
ued Mr.. Wise. I'VE only claim that 10
was not a triumph for Mr. Reed and repub-
licunism. The attempt on your side to
:Alsify history. and the claim of your own
MT. Reed, Rs-leAdeT. Is making him, in the
sight Of his 70 msf declarations, ridieu-
loua."