The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-13

A. b.eat Vyithout Leave-The Speaker
Urged by De-oer.t. ts Cs-.t . oueruu'.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-General debate on
N. wilson Tariff bill In the Senate IL art to
.ostinus for . fortnight longer under the pres
s.tamitabls arrangement between senators
lldreh and Harris, the leaders on the re-
.,ectiye sides. After that the real contest. OF
which the present debate Is only preliminary
skirnish will begin. An attempt will then be
made to fix time for closing debats on the
v.rious paragraphs and the taxing OF a hnal
vo,s Under the rules OF the Senate, however.
ssbats cannot be shut OF. and the utility oil
! frht for the adoption OF closure was shown
airing the financial discussion last fall-
kends Of the Wilson bill know very well. al
Aoueh they do not admit II. that the final vote
Vii not be taken until the Republicans are
r,.dy for Il. When that will be no man can
/ MI at present, but 1t will not be for some
H months TO come.
This being the situation OF affairs In the
s.uate. the proceedings in that body have be-
come periunctory and embarrassing for the
tine being. and public attention Is again at
tr.ctsd TO the House Of Representatives. where
there IL now In progress one OF the most per-
si,tsut and determined deAdlocks known In
parliam entary history. Tho ostenslble point
ct issue between the Democrats aud the Re-
publicans 10 motion to vacate the order OF
arrest issued several days ago upon members
Who did lot respond to o coll Of the House. but
the actual dispute IL brought about By the
di,inelinAtlon Of Speaker Crisp to count a
quorum. His old enemy. Tom Reed. stands
beneath Crisp's gayel day after day. naeging
him almost beyond endurance and endeavor-
hg to make him count . quorum OF Demo-
srats and thus vindlcats the action OF Reed
when he was Speaker in the notorious Force bill
days Of the Fifty first Congress- There are In
Washington to-day at least 220 members OF
oonersss, INC ,o'ai numper Is 80. Oh wnien
HS are Democrats quorum OF the House
y iI'' ana YET ,he speaker Is poweriess to
80, 80 "nem
some OF them see Mt to remain silent on roll
.n,, "a ,h.. nauonr,,,. ouormu, n nave. u 10
srminso 'na. Democ,a'ie Quorum mus. De
tcn is adopted In the House at this session.
.ud TO that end they arc using eyery trick
Known to parliamentary strategy to compel
speaker Crisp to count q quorum. This he
vii no. do. and to avoid doing it hi. Com
hing members who do not vote. In the hope
4 thus getting a quorum without Yielding to
he demands OF the Republicans for recoeni-
don OF the Reed rule OF counting 4 quorum
sooooy feehAss more PLAINLY 'han speaker
Crisp does that this Congress has got to pro-
esed TO usiness At once or be utterly disRraced
nthn -. =, ar ,or,trv Tn. ra.,I, =, th,
'ne eyes oi inc eouhuY' reHui. VI .ne
democrats in Congress the truth Of what tn cir
political opponents have long been saying.
IN sss psItn Il snd hat n ths only
sramm ne Of Legislation as mapped out. and sS-
kas already declared that failure Of the
/ heu,e 70 eioss no ITS npssnes, ana adjourn bS
sHts at the next election. This opinion IL
ndorsed BY great many leaders q the party
% prospect whatever Of an ADJOURNMENT OF
Congress in June. and that therefore the only
Ming 70 b done now is Tor the house e at
adjourn. and eoneentrate the attention of the
public upon the Senate. where the Republi-
he session and kill the Wilson Bill.
speaker crisp did not come TO the conclusion
byots without the most serious consideration
gths whole subject He knows. however. that
n iced por en- mas ne ao1se ABSOLUTELY n MS
present and vote But ip order to get the pro-
81 sSssEsr Crisp to isIOrs the efistfns rules
anu Violate me spirit. " not the letter. OF his
suiriaS heroic treatment. ne did not hesitate
ants aside; tgnored the rules. and forced the
hetvithstAnl ling the somewhat heroic action
aepeAker crisp in taking the bit In his teeth
tad riding oughshod over Reed and his fell
2. h!:euStsSs he comes In for much criticism
because 81 the lack OF moral courage which
Pte'ehls aim rom counting quorum. Dur
ns ne famous FORCE Dill nght Judge Crisp
SAs the most oothersome opponent OF Speaker
heed Snd having made his nght then. unsuc-
ssssiui hoagh u was. on the point that the
SpeAker mas no power 70 count members who
sehot vole N ORDER 70 make quorum, ne Will
~ eSnsent now 70 eat his words and decide
"a hsed was rlght IN this decision speaker
Sasp pr9oaby mas the endorsement OF ma
fSnu Of ms party 10 the House but 4 ts equal
uu9 tnAt many OF the aolest Democrats
ISIS. mat speaker Heed was right when ne
CsaSd quorum. ana tnat IL Is speaker
ueV 70 louoW the precedent No set
sAn{ oil the Democratic members who are
800. sis opinion now TOOK an entirely Cd,
80 nes AZ the time when speaker heSd
NtcnE ms eoie OF rules upon the
ssste' sIt they nave had sueh an OBJECT les
- N uiousterlng that they have reversed
80 opinions and are now earnest advocates
geotum-eounLng rule IL 10 not forgotten
s.t o19seia's or hepuolieans either Tor that
$3.50 IhAt MT heed himself before be sat Ia
SMpuAsI ehArihad helu that the speaker
80 nOuso hAd no power 20 count quorum.
Sak. nsn ne was laced with the necessity OF
veas Quorum or Welding 70 the nlloulters
90 bposed ths enactment OF party lsgisia-