The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-24
REED RULES YINpICATEp.
Democrats Now Endorse what they on'
Denounesd-Ths Debate In the House.

Democrats Now Endorse what they Once
Demouneed-The Debate In the House.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. 23.-The
house agreed to adjourn from to-day
until Monday except that the usual
Friday night private pension session
viii be heidi, 0nd then took UP the ques-
tion OF rules Cor the present Congress-
where consideration was postponed
about ten days ago. The house Ras
then on the Tucker rule to bring mem
bers TO the bar OF the house and count
them instead OF following the Reed
plan Of having tho speaker count q quo
rum. Mr.. Henderson, (Rep., Iowa.,
from the rules committee. reported the
Tucker rule with some notifications.
A debate OF over two hours followed,
participated In by Messrs. DeArmoHd,
mont), Grow, (Pennsylvanla), Gibson,
(Tenn), DalZell, Pennsylvnn!a-)
Mr.. DollIVer, (Rep., Iowa., concluded
the debate with an eloquent speech In
glorlhcatIon OF the fnct that both sides
OF the house at last came around TO the
position taken by the Republicans In
the FiGty-hrst Congress. He congratu-
lated the house that a general reign OF
common sense IN parliamentary pro-
cedure at last had arrived. He called
attention 10 the fact that Mr.. Crisp had
sat silent while the debate to-day had
proceeded and said II any one had pre-
dko;ed six years Rgo that the ex-speaker
would acquiesce in the adoption of
principle he so Vespemently denounced
six years ago. 1t would not have been
believed. II showed that the Demo-
Gratis did recognize u good thing when
FAH attf atn NJ n
time. Uaughter) The Wild and tu@
mtltuous scenes In the Flfty-first Con-
greaS when for months the speaker was
made the target for ull manner OF
abuse would be recalled only by an
tIQuarinns as interesting remlscences OF
the time when this and all kindred
questions were settled for all time un-
der the Historical leadership and genius
OF the gentleman from Maine. Great
applause on the Republican side.)
SIR. Delivers speech aroused Mr.,
Crisp, who said he had not intended 10
make any protest against @ majority OF
lsO, but he could not allow some Of the
imputntIons OF Mr.. Delivers remarks
to pass unnoticed. The resistance OF
the Democrats In the Fifty-first Con-
Ercss, Mr.. Crisp said arose out OF what
he considered then, as now, an usur-
pullOn OIL puWtls
The speaker, Afr. Crisp declared, with
feeling, was not the master but the
servant and the organ OF the house.
Mr.. DlngIey asked II nm appeal had not
been taken from the speakers ruling,
and II the mouse sustained the speaker.
"Of course" replied Mr.. Crisp. hotly,
"the other side sustained the spealSer,
as II usually does but was assuming
that the members of the other side had
some will Of their own" =
Proceeding, Mr.. Crisp said II was not
the rule which the Democrats had OBJ
jected to in the Fltty-first Congress, but
lis manner and method OF execution.
Mr.. Dolkver poured oil on the troub-
led waters in few concluding remarks
in which he said he recognized the
fact that much that had occurred In
1890 had been the result OF hot political
feeling and that since then both polit-
iral parties had grown.
Mr.. Crisp then offered the rules OF the
Fffty-t third Congress Us a substitute for
the rules adopted. His motion was
voted down without division, after
wtlbch at 4:35 p. m, the house recessed
until tomorrow at p. m.