The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-19

saa@ az SoI20 oof ce mAHv years oefore the
American dag would be raised over Hs-
waii, and under auspices sha, would in
sure its remaining there
Soonos rna1e some practical suggestions
IN advocacy OF a complete reform OF the
consular service in the inseres. OF exsen-
sion ef our forsizn trade.
SaiEg. IN the course of some remarks
criticized the Van Alien appointment ana
got into verbal duel with Enioe. He
bad. IN reply from . question from Enioe
asserted that he Was elected TO congress
last January because chance had been
Afforded the Fourteenth New YORK con-
gressioaal district. with its 1000 Demo
cratic majority. TO record yea and nav
vote on the Wilson bill.
Did you accomplish what yor came
here for :" asked Eaioe. "Did you XIII the
Wilson bill, as you said you woald in your
campaign
Il did not say would, F." replied ou:gy.
. said The election Of Republican in a
Democratic district would do much to-
ward defeating the Wilson bill, and think
IL Is smashed
Perhaps you are the author Of the
speech against the Wilson bill delivered
the other day by Hill" suggested Enloe.
sarcas,ically.
Il had not that honor" replied Quig~.
we Republicans knew be was able TO
take care of himself. He has done so
frequently. 20 our dismsy and discomfort,
and, thought. to your satisfaction
Meredith OF Virginia and Enlos of Tenn
essee took hand in the discussion of
the an Alien incident, using the Harrison
appointment of Wanamaker.
Certain facts have been developed bv
this debate. interrupted Reed. first tha,
whitney is . good man; second, that
Cieveiaud Is good man. and third. that
Van Alien was not appointed to Office be-
cause he contributed $4,000 to the Demo-
cratic campaign fund. Now, Why was he
appoinsedr"
III he had been appointed because of his
contribution, said Enloe, "that would be
the best and strongest reason for his APP
pointnaens from a Republican standpoint.
know nothing of the facts, but will saw
this in his defense, that he at least had the
decency hot TO insult the American people
by accepting Office, as did John Wana-
maker"
Cannon. who followed Enloe waxed sar-
castle. II would not say anything" said
he, against that good and great man.
Groyer Cleveland. LII dipped my tongue
in gall could not say anything e. mean
against him as the Democratic press is
saying He created great amusement by
telling how the Democratic national con-
vention had prepared a platform and how
afterwards shat great and good man" had
written a letter modifying il. Turning TO
the Democratic side he asked, WHO is
your prophet? Is it Grover. is it Walter
q. Gresham. or is il Hoke Smith,.
Give it up" said Burrows, amid great
laughter.
Cannon struck right aud left. He re-
ferred to Bland as the ''wild-cyed son of
destiny from Missouri" and wanted To
know why the Democrats in choosing
men for the most responsible offices in the
gift OF their administration were obliged
to draft renegade Republicans or Mug
wumps.
After Cannon had concluded the de-
bate took different direction. Wise OF
Virginia delivered speech in which he
challenged Reed TO claim the credit for the
idea Of counting members to make quo
rum. The originator of that idea, he
asserted. was John Randolph Tucker. of
Virginia. who fourteen years ago proposed
modification TO the rules designed to
take into account the presence of members
in making up a quorum. but who refused
to vote, but on that occasion Reed had
with great vehemence denounced the prop
osition. He had urged that il was not
the physical presence Of majority of the
members " hich the constitution had con-
tempiated AZ . quorum. but q majority
present and participating, "a thing"
added Mr.. Wise sarcasticaily, (which Mr..
Thomas b. Reed has not done for a
MONTH"
''Did the Democratic congress in 1850
adopt fuckers rule ?" asked Grosvenor.
"The proposition was Withdrawn" re-
piled Wise.
~ simply desire now to strip leader Of
the false coiors under which he la, been
sailing"
Eve don't claim the adoption Of the
ouorum-counting rule of yesterday was a
triumph for the Democratic party" con-
tinusd Wise. I'VE only claim that IL was
not triumph for Reed and Republican
ism. The attempt on your side to falsify
history and glorify your own Reed as
leader. is making him. in the sight of his
former declarations, ridiculous"
Walker replied to Wise in a speech in
which he cited at length the firm oppo-
sition the lnorum-counting rule met from
Speaker Crisp at the time of its adoption
in the Fitty-tirst congress. Grosvenor
concluded the debate for the day with
some remarks about the manner in which
the Wilson bill had been battered beyond
recognition in the senate. Grosvenor
finished finally and the committee and the
house at 4 40 adjourned.