St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-13
CURE FOR Fll|BUSTERlHG.
NEW RULE TO CGEfP:L THE REPUE-
LEANS TO VOTE.
Ex-CXAR TRIES HIS OLD TRICK
Nr. Crisp Would Stand No Non.
sense-Pruionged Contest-:n-
Vulnerable Motions to Adjourn
Resolution Reforming All
scnteeism Adopted-$10 Fine
for Not Voting.

LOT MOI DUNG
WAsHINGToN, April l2.-The Demo
cratic managers OF the house today de-
cided that the time had come When some
method should be adopted to force the
Republicans to participate in legislation.
Throughout the last congress and dur
ing the recent congress the Republicans
have on frequen; occasions deadlocked
the house Tor days ny refusing to answer
TO their names. thus breaking quorum.
AS there was no rule 10 compel them TO
vote, and as the speaker declined 10
adopt Mr.. Reeds eXpedient of counting
quorum without the authorization OF
the rules, The house was constantly at
The mercy OF the minority. Inc ques-
ton of the adoption OF some method 10
compel the Republicans to vote was
agItated during the last congress and at
various times during the present SEES
SIGN. Many different plans were offered
by different Democrats, aud there were
no iuconSideraUie number or them VINO
favored rule which would empower
the speaker or clerk to record as ''preS
ent but not voting" the Republicans
who
DECLINED TO RESPOND
to their names. Mr.. Reed has been COIL
stantlv fighting to force the speaker to
adopt the quorum counting device OF
which he was the author, but there was
Oh the Democratic side Il large and bit
ter opposition 10 this eXpedient. Some
time ago Democratic caucus was held
to consider the matter, but the eXigency
having passed when the caucus was
held, nothing came Of it. For the last
few days, how ever, the Republicans
have blocked business, and there was
widespread belief Oh the Democratic
side that this was in pursuance of a
preconcerted arrangement with the Re-
publicanS at the senate end OF the capi-
tot to delay all business with view to
postponing action on tie tariff bill. 1t
was intimated that Il quorum would
hereafter be demanded not only on
partisan measures, but Oh the routine
business of the house. Under such
stress of circumstances. Speaker Crisp,
Mr.. Catchings and Mr. Outhwaitc, coin-
posing the Democratic end of the COM
that tie time lad come to act. A RESP
luton embodying il new rule designed
to fine members so fur refusing to vote
was prepared and presented when the
house met. The Democrat were by no
means unanimous in their approval Of
it. While the general sentiment of the
house
FAVORED SOME MODIFICATION
of the rule 10 accomplish the purpose
desired, wide difference of opinion
existed as to what the modification
should be. Some of them, like Mir.
Cochran On. ". preferred an out-and-
ont quorum-counIing rule Oh the line Of
the amendment TO the rules offered some
time ago by Mr.. Spencer: others pre-
ferred rule to enforce section 4,uf the
Revised Statutes, which provides for
deduction from The salaries of absen-
tees for such days as they are absent
except Oh account Of sickness. Tie
Democrats today were unable to master
quorum To act on the new rule, and,
finding themselves unable to proceed,
a resolution WAS offered to revoke leaves
of absence and compel the attendance
of abSenteeS. BY a resort to every
means known to parliamentary law, the
Republicans succeeded in preventing
the adoption Of this order for six hours
and half. Tomorrow the struggle
will be resumed. It may be that the
Democratic opposition TO the new rule
drawn will result in its modification, or
possibly a complete substitution of
some other method 10 prevent iilIbus-
tering; but there is no doubt that when
the present struggle is over the wings
OF the tilibusters will he clipped. and a
new order of things Will he in vogue in
the house of Representatives.
IN DETAIL.
Mr.. Burrows attempted to raise the
point Of order that no quorum was pres
ent. but the speaker held that. the jour
nal having been approved, the point of
order could not be Glade save on a vote
upon some pending question. MI Bur
rows then tried Il flank movement with
an appeal from the decision OF the
chair, and the speaker declared that he
could Eot take Mr.. Catchings off the
floor for that purpose.
ture, and manifested a disposition to
hold joint debate with the chair. but
the speaker declined The invitation and
directed The clerk to read the report.
Mr.. Reed vaiiiy attempted to interrupt
the reading by appeals for recognition
on point OF order, but the speaker,
with averted head, refused to listen to
him. and Mr.. Reed, finding his efforts
futile, sank down in his chair. The
report Of the committee on rules was as
follows:
"ReScind clause ofrule and insert in
lieu thereof as follows:
Every member snail be present in .he
hall OF The house daring its Sittings uu.
less excused 1T necessarily prevented
and Shall vote on each question put
unless he las direct personal ui
pecunlary Interest in he events of such
question. Whenever III pursuance. al
section D, article of the constitution
ot the United States tie house of REPRE-.
sentatIveS at The request of one fifth OF
the members present shall order the
yeas and nays of its members on any
question to be entered upon its journal,
and, upon call OF the roll of its mem
ierS for that purpose, a quorum thereof
oman ran ~ WIZ, tstCIl ijPllGtr WITHIN
the hall OF the house who shall fail &c
respond when his name is called, nm
less he has Il direct personal and
pecunlary interest in the event of such
question, and each member WHO shall
be absent trCm the hall of the hcuse
when his name Is called, unless he has
been excused or is necessarily prevent
ed from being present, shall be fined iht
sum OF $40, and the speaker shall cause
an entry OF such tine1O be made agains
such members on the journal of the
house, and the same shall lie collected
nud paid into the treasury of ;ht
United States"
REEDS NERVE.
MI. Reed was again on his feet whei
me reading w;tS completed, but tbs
Awarded Highest