The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-04-02
WITHOUT AlUADEn.

We have frequently had occasion 10
call attention to the mobbish way In
which busiup,. is conducted in the House
OF Representatives at Springfield. The |
majority --if there is a maior,y-act like |
wild cot- in a new pasture: run here
thcrc--cverywhcrc: Kick their heels HIGH. |
neigh and obey no voice of persuasion or |
command. ii has been said, that Speaker
lIaiuc- should get them in hand and
make them work, but how can BE-: lou
might a. well require the Spcakar to turn
the Mississippi toward its fountain, Tie
| lawyers to consent 90 "iuuovauou-." the
! Chicago Times to be ~ gentle As q Gooiug
dove. and the State Jogyrt' 10 do justice
to llane.. Speaker Hattie, understands
that he must act, within certain
rules. as the representative OF
the minority, and ha., in-
attempts to represent the majority got
ont side OF the rule. on OCCASION, being
therefor denounced: but H. cannot beat
once the CHAIR and the parliamentary
. leader of the majority, lie isof,on there
: fore put into q ,llflicult position Jhora be
, inc no parliamentary irader Oi the ma
, ljority ON the floor. Occasionally Mr..
Cummings ASSUMES thr role of leader.
=, then MIR. Merritt; then Mr.. McCoy: then
, all of these at the sam, time Hho c1nsc-
p qu"ncc j., iumbled confusion Ia thc
House: but what Is the Speaker to 10
= about it? II is not hi fault tha, the ma
liority do not press forward with The bus
ines, of the House, AMI he would not
have been abused If me had permitted the
n minority TO have swallowed the majority
: as they attempted to do.
The Gnti, the minority h,no cyynncs.
/ of purpose and no leader. This was for
chilly illu-tratcdin the House on Tuesday
r last, when Mr.. Harrington, Of Kane. a
Democrat appealed to Mr.. Cullom, the
leader of tile Radical side. and who
seem, to be quietly assuming the leader
ship of the House, to insist on an order
adopted upon Mr.. Cullom's motion. II.
IN good faith, voted for the order - -u,-
pend the rules and act upon the appropr-
alton bills said Mr.. Harrington,
'and am willing to continue
voting with the gentleman (Culloml ifhc
will 20 on with the business Of the House.
| will vote with anybody who will take
the lead and get business put through"
, Language like this from a prominent Dem
! ocratic member of the House !, confa,-
= sion that the Democrats aud ludopend-
cntS have no leader and that those of
, them who wish to have the cuisines. Of
the House forwarded, are looking 10 the
Republicans to lead them "out of the
, wilderness"
The Democrats and independents elect
ed the Speaker. They are in sympathy
upon most of the questions being con-
-idered by the General Assembly Why.
/ then, have they been unable 10 proceed
! with the business: Why. at last, are
o they compelled to cry 10 the Radical Cul-
/ lon: "ilclp IL. CassiuS. or We sink 80
=, We are not to be told that Mr. Speaker
a llaines is to blame; for, if the Oppo.i-
ton were united and had programme
Of legislation with a leader Il
conduct the business upon the floor
I there would be no difficulty.
}. and Speaker Ilaino, would do all
{ in hi, power to forward the business of
r the House in accordance with the wishes
f, OF his partizaus. Il i, true he might be q
little less arbitrary with the Republican,
but The were less so than he j., the Rali-