The times., 1897-06-18
REEDS AMAZING RULING.
Revolutionary Tactics Employed
TO Gag the Mfnorify.

Revolutionary Tactics Employed
to Gag the Minority.
other exhibition OF the suppression of the
freedom of parliamentary action, ard even
CT speech. on the part OF Speaker Reed.
The particular outrage of yesterdays pro
ceedings was that Mr.. Reed gagged the
minority by holding that motion to ap-
prove the Journal could be put before i
motion to correct the journal. The logical
Consequence of this ruling is that if the
majority SO decided il can approve what Is
or may be incorrect
Mr. SuIzer made the motion to correct the
Journal Mr. Payne, Republican,, moved
to approve it, AIr. Bailey protested against
the irregularity, but the Speaker held that
the House could. if it desined, vote down
the motion to correcs.
Mr.. Reed having 50 ruled, Mr.. Bailey
appealed and Mr. Payne moved toiay the
appeal on the table. The chair declared
Mr.. Payne's molten carried on a division
by a vote OF SO to II. The yeas ana nays
were demanded and on this the result was
So ayes, so nays; 16 present AMI not
voting.
When the previous question on the motion
to approve the journal was called il was
carried on division by a vote OF SO 10 IL
Mr.. Lacey asked unanimous consent for
the consideration of bin giving prefer
ence rights and relief TO settlers in Okla
hoIna, which consent was given after
Sir. Sulzer was assured that he would be
given ample time to debate the bill.
Mr. Snizerthen introduced The Cuban aues
tion. He started by a reference To the
monster Eetition presented by himself on
Monday last, signed By many hundreds
of thousands Of people all over the country,
asking for the passage of Senator Nor
gans resolution asking for the reco snit.on
of Cuba He recited the wrongs Of the
Cuhans and criticised the House Tor not
taking decisive and prompt acton on the
question, and had Just begun to read an
editorial from Wednesdays Evening
Times ON the subject, when the Speakers
gavef fell and Mfr. Snlzer was choked eff
in the middle OF his speech.
Mr- W A. Stone said he desired to
correct the gentleman from New York
in regard to the millions OF signatures
claimed for the petition, TO which he had
referred The CLERKS had, said Mr.. Stone.
unroIIed the petition "A nd counted the
signatures. but had been unable to find
more than 1850 names, instead of
several millions as claimed
Nr. SUIZer denied the correctness OF Mr.
Stones count, and the Speaker remarked;
1.-The chair hopes the gentleman from
Pennsylvania viii confine lis remarks To
the hin under discussion
Nr. McAiIlin forced Ar. Lacey to admit
that the bin above referred TO bad not
been considered or reported upon by any
committee OF the present House, but after
Messrs. Lacey, Cummings and others ex-
planned it's provis ens the till was passed
without q division
Mr.. Mercer made an effort TO OBJ
tam consent to the consideration of a
JOINT resolution recently passed by the
Senate. relative TO the admission of GER
tain exhibits intended for the Omaha ex-
position in 1888, but on Chairman Ding |
ey's suggestion, the resolution was re-
erred to he Committee Oh Waysand Means
The Houss then. at T;55. adjourned unuI |
loon on Monday next