The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-24
HOUSE RULES ADOPTED.
The Tucker Quorum-COuntingM Method
Modified and Incorporated.

Modified and Incorporated.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.-The House re-
sumed consideration OF the rules and dis
posed of the last amendment offered by the
committee. 1t is a substitute for the
quorum-counting rule of the Fifty-first Con-
gress. being the method of compelling the
attendance OF a quorum proposed in the
Forty-sixth Congress by j. Randolph
Tucker, with some notifications II was
not until the rules of the Fffty-frst Con-
gress stood adopted, with the few modifica-
tons reported from the committee that
something like excitement was engendered
by an eloquent speech from Mr.. Dolliver
He tainted the Democrats with at least
acquiescing in the adoption Of all the prin-
cip]es embodied in the rules of the Fifty
first Congress against which they had
raised their voices in 1890. This speech drew
forth an indignant reply from ex-Speaker
Crisp, in the course of which he reviewed
the whole history OF the controversy and
charged the other side with trying to make
political capital by false pretenses.
The presentation of the modified Tucker
rule caused debate of over two hours,
participated in by Messrs. Dearmond, of
Missouri; Bailey, of Texas; Powers, Of
Vermont: Grow, of Pennsylvania; Gibson,
OF Tennessee. and Dalzell, of Pennsylvania
Mr.. Doiliver, as stated. concluded with a
sides of the House at last had come around
TO the position taken by the Republicans
in the Fifty-first Congress. He congratu-
lated the House that the general reign OF
common sense in parliamentary procedure,
at last, had arrived. He called attention
to the fact that Mr.. Crisp had sat silent
and said if anyone had predicted six years
ago that the ex-Speaker would acquiesce
in the adoption of a principle he SO
vehemently denounced six years ago, it
hes hal
that the Democrats did recognize good
thing when they saw it-for a sufficient
lensth of time. Oaughter( The wild and
tunultuous scenes in the Fifty-first Con-
gress, when for months the Speaker was
made the target for all manner of abuse.
would be recalled only by antiquarians as
interesting "reminiscences of the time when
this and all kindred questions were settled
for all time under the historical leader
ship and genius of the gentlemen from
Maine. Great applause on the Republican
side.)
Mr.. Delivers speech aroused Mr.. Crisp,
who said he had not intended to make
any protest against a majority of $50, but
he could not allow some OF the imputations
Of Mr.: Delivers remarks to pass UNI
noticed The resistance OF the Democrats
in the Fifty-first Congress, Mr.. Crisp said,
arose out what he considered then, as now,
usurpation OF power. The Speaker, Mr..
Crisp declared with feeling, was not the
the House.
Mr.. Dingley asked If an appeal had not
Deen taken from the speaker ruling, ana
if the House sustained the Speaker.
.'Of course" replied Mr.. Crisp holly,
"the other side sustained the Speaker, as 1t
usually does, but / was assuming that the
members of the other side had some will
of their own" Proceeding, Mr.. Crisp said
it was not the rule which the Democrats
had objected to in the Fifty-first Congress,
but its manner and method of execution.
Mr.. Dolliver poured oil on the troubled
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; since
grown
Mr.. Crisp then offered the rules of the
FL, yi aS Sups .,tu'e ~,
down without division, after which, at ABS
p. m, the House recessed until tomorrow
at d. m.