New-York tribune., 1896-01-24
,Ided by the votes Of majority Of the m.nA-.

clded by the votes OF majority OF the memA.-s
The debate was continued by Messrs Grow r..
PENN and Gibson (Rep.. Tenn, and closed By -
which was agreed to after Mr.. Mlless amd%sst amend%ssst
had been rejected.
giving to members Oldest in service the frst rsnH
TO draw for seats at the beginning Of session sas
Mr.. Dngley of Maine whose voices are ViS'I in !s
TsS to h o aeY whee
not be heard: The amendment was lost ''ua
code Of rules the rules of the LIIId Congress M
DoLLIvER sTIRs UP CRISP.
Pending action on this notion Mr.. DolIIyer M.
Iowa) made humorous. seni-sarcastc speech 49,
graduating the House and the country on the a..
that even the Democratic party were consentns ~
return Of reign Of reason In the conduct OF affair,
II any one he said had predicted in 1880 that in ,ss
against the benign rule OF the Car OF the Housss
would support the rule they then decried. be woun
have been as me of an b
monstrated that the Democratic party knew goN
thing when they had seen IT long enough When III
student and antiquarian. for whom alone they would
have any further interest examined the proceednrs
Of 1900 they would testify that the proceedings Of IL:
enforced by the courts for all time. under the lead
ershlp of Thomas b Rec, Reed " sAPPlause1 91l,u
fence % OF tho action OF the Democratic members IA
the List CONGRESS in protesting asanSt what they
"tlonary proceeiing on the part of the Speaker n,
that time NJ Crisp said ne sro desired aa i0 cay ,hs
verI to the fact that these troubles occurred not
after the rules were adopted. but before: The
House was without any rules other than those Of
genera! parliamentary practice until January d
Il was IN the period intervening between the first
Mr Crisp that the Speaker, without any authority
of the House. without any authority from parlis.
own arbitrary desire and will 80 to do. proceeded 70
count quorum. It was against this that the
m,ortv in some instances against their ndIvidaa'
Wills Mr.. Crisp said. sustained the Speaker but
rntll that time there was no au'hority for the
The Hawaiian controversy which ragged at inter.
Me) and Speaker Crisp was recalled at this point,
when Mr. Boutee interjected the remark that Re
sqa r rsp d not N n
that the gentleman from Maine would be courteous
for. have never found him , to be So" 50. s,..o
rules OF the List, Lid and LITId Congresses. and
closed by reminding Mr.. Dolliver tha. the rule d
the LID Congress, giving to the Committee o.
Rules the right to report at any time which had
formed the subject Of part OF Mr Delivers re-
Committee on Rules and agreed to by the House
II merely mention this" ne SAID so that whei
shall base 1t upon facts and not expose his gno
rance. - ..s -.
when he took the floor to say anything that shout
disturb the serenity of the Democrats. ana II an,
W9Fq 9f his M haa cod only 70 account for f. he a
by the nervous irritation caused by the indulgenc
OF an afternoon of constitutional debates. 0.augh
ter) .,o,,--r
Mr.. Crisp's substitute was rejected. and the rule
reported declared adopted.
resolution authorizing the printing OF 1000 copie
Of the digest and rules OF the House agreed to
on the favorable report OF the Committee on Ac
counts the Committee on Invalid Pensions vas au
thorlzed 10 appoint two assistant clerks for th
session.
Speaker Reed announced that Mr.. Payne CRep
night session, and unanimous consent give
that at that session appropriation bills might b
reported for printing only.
Tho House then. at i:3o O'Clock. took a recess Unit
Friday night at the close OF that session TO stan
adjourned until Monday.