Show SAM E AS in THE aks omlei al Cof control liol of nation LIVELY IN THE HOUSE democrats ca garra r r v T their h e i r poin ts Ees diess ardless of bolig established Establish rd rules special especial to tue THE ENQUIRES washington D 0 sc sapt pt 20 it is calculated to malce make a man rub his hia eyes and ask I 1 amr imf elf ahel ht r this is 1853 or 1893 when he be heirs betra ahe democratic arguments advanced in favor of the tha bill bil which has been reported to the house proy providing idina for tho removal ot of everyn every vetia yet ve tige n of federal Feri eral control over congressional ard aid A residential elections by ole ibe way way the he t title of this bill should i read A bill to perpetuate democratic control of the South brn states and of the tha states of new I 1 ork massachusetts and illinois through the hoodlum element in the cities of new york chicago and boston for that is its real object the arguments in favor of the bill are icalla the same as those ad caned in the fifties in favor of feces son ei 1 on the author of the bill depre senta tiva tucker of virginia has bas the audacity to say that the federal government has baa no right richt to surer supervise vise the election of the states in congress binca when did the states have any representatives in congress if representatives presenta tives are state officials ficiala of what did the framers of the tha constitution rf cl the united states mean by this the times places anu ana manner of hold holdier itil elections for senators and representatives shall be prescribed by each state by the legislature thereof but the congress may at any time ty I 1 y law make or alter such regulations reau lations iati ons and ly by this each house of congress shall be the judge of the elections returns and qualifications of its own members tuo tho senate has within a short time exercised its authority tut hority under the last quoted clause by refusing to seat sen acors appointed by the governors of three states and it was done too by bv the voted foteh of 0 democratic Senators acting under the direct order of i he president but when was the democratic party ever consistent in anything the claim that red federal eral B ppervis ton ofeleo tiona is unconstitutional is a false one and no one knows it any better than the democrats who have tho the effrontery to make it in in the hope of blinding the ignorant ride bough shod WAL NOTON D C sept 20 00 the decree of king caucus was all dominant in the house today the democratic majority acted as a unit in ending the filibustering anich nas has blocked legislation for a week when the house met the democratic benches were crowded the committee on rules had held a meeting at which oven overtop the protest of the republican mem member beri t the he committee was instructed to report rules that would disarm tile the filibusters filibuster a As soon as the jc arnal was read Loud of Cai california fornia asked undril m GUS consent for consideration of a resolution asking arking the secretary of the treasury how many ounces of silver ere purchased in july and adjust the amount offered and if the government had not purchased the amount requited bylaw by law sodir what authority the secretary acted fitch objected and the struggle began burrows barrows moved the ibe sua suspension Dension of the call of committees committe comm ei for reports catchings from the committee on Rulee Rules presented a report providing that no other bua business inel be in order until the reports of committees were received burrows made the point ot order that the report was wai not in order as it had bad originated with the committee the speaker overruled the he point of order holding that the committee on 0 n rules could originate an order of business just as tle the committee on ampro I 1 variations ct tild originate appropriations loud democratic applause barrows appealed against the decision of the chair fitch of now new york moved to lay the appeal on the table burrows moved that the Honse take a recess for one hour catchings Cat chinga made the point of order that the report of the committee on rules was wag the only thing tiding in order the speaker instructed to clerk to read the report of the committee lt red ed made a vehement tight fight against tl tie a action of tae ane speaker speake ibid declared that the clerk had m to read the report and that the action of the speaker was wag the most moat surprising in le legislative isla tive history after pome further strictures strict ires on the chair reed concluded conc laded if herod is to be out ont herod intends to witness t the transaction the speaker then went carefully over the preliminary status and c concluded by sustaining the point ot order mode made s by general catchings against burrow burrouss ss m motion to take a recess payne attempted to appeal from the decision deci aion ioa two appeals cannot be in order shouted should iiii speaker speake ir 11 th the 0 clerk will call the roll 0 on n the la appeal 0 of f the gentlemen from michigan by a vote of to 56 the honee sustained the deci decision siGn of the tha chair hepburn of iowa upon the announcement of the vote moved to take a recess for two hours the speaker ruled the motion out ont of order hepburn appealed and on the vote the republicans in obedi obedience erice to a nod from reed rela related ed ti t answer to their names tho the decia on of the cht chair ir wag was to 2 the question then recurred on order ing the previous question on go the report from the committee on rules then motions came thick and fist fast all were brushed aside aeida by the speaker who abo said the vote just taken fiatal aed the decision ot ol tho chair which chic h hold that no motion was in order except tho ona one motion to ati journ the whole Damoc ralin hido broke in into 6 wild hearing cheering when tle the announcement announcement announce meni was matte maile and a wave of applause swept 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