Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-06
HE Is MAD.
AN ATTACH ON SPEAKER keller EY
REPRESENTATIVE OkTh.
The Indiana Statesman Makes Public Hi
Dissatisfacti0n With HIS Committee
Appointments.

rhe Indiana Statesman Makes Public His
Dissatisfaction With His Committee
Appointments.
Washington Dispatch to the Press.
A most curious scene was enacted in
the House this morning, one which bids
fair to make the future an unquenchable
enmity between two men who, to-day; &C.
cupy most prominent positions in the halls
of legislation. 1t has already been stated
many times that much dissatisfaction had
been found with tho arrangement Of COM
mittees by Speaker keifer. Among the
dissatisfied members no one has more
keenly felt the manner in which lis
claims have been ignored than Mr..
Orth, of Indiana. An old men,
Der of the House, he had long held
Appointment position in its deliberations,
and to be given two unimportant positions
and an insignificant craftsmanship was
rather more than he could stand. Before
the congressman had got away for the
holidays there were rumors that Mr. Orth
would yet give the speaker piece OF his
mind upon the subject of his appointments
but it was believed recess would cool
hot blood and settle many complaints.
There was, consequently, some surprise
when Mr.. .Orth arose, after the reading Of the
journal to day, to a question OF privilege,
but there was all immediate certainty OF
what was in the wind. A hush cams over
the whole House, for it was little uncer.
tain how this rebellion against the fiat OF
the speaker would terminate.
All eyes turned toward Orth. He stood
we'll in front, near Dunnell's desk, and
held in his hand few pages Of manu-
script. There was pallor about his face
and tremor about his hand which be
tokened suppressed excitement as he said !:
Mr.. Speaker, rise to question OF
privilege and desire to give notice that
at an early date shall move to change the
method Of appointing committees now
pursued by this House.
The speakers face and neck flushed pain
fully, and he sank back into his seat with
q nervous grasp of the savel, whose handle
tapped fointly on the marble before Kim,
as if it would involuntarily call the gentle
man to order. Raising his manuscript
Mr.. Orth read: "You have appointed me,
sir, OH three, committees-the second
place on foreign affairs, the second place
on rules, and the craftsmanship of the
committee on civil service.
Just then voice from the Democratic
side yelled, "Louder We cant hear
him.
Advancing to the front Of the speakers S
desk, Mr.. Orth again read the above
words, when voice from the Republican
side cried :: " Now, We can't hear you
here" Nisibly embarrassed, Mr.. Ortiz
went up into the clerks desk and again
began to read his speech. 1t then occur
red to him that lie was not facing the
speaker, and he turned to him with en-
barrassment. Having again been recog-
nized, he turned to the House and read
the paper, which was 4 protest against the
injustice done his constituents by the fail
ure Of the speaker to appoint Linn upon
some more important committee. He
closed with a request that he be excused
from serving On the committee OH rules,
which was at once granted, the speaker
stating that while he allowed the gentle
mans charges of injustice to go unchal-
lenged, it must not be inferred that lie ac-
quiesced in them.
Mr.. Springer then gave notice that he
should also at an early day move to make
4 change in the method Of appointing the
committees and the matter was allowed
to drop.
While it is generally conceded that Mr
Orth has been unjustly treated i'll the mat
ter Oi appointments, even his most lntl-
mate friends do not claim that he has
helped matters any by his course of the
morning. There are Il number OF men
who have been as uDjustly treated as Mr..
Orth, but any attempt to show wounded
feelings in the House meets with so little
sympathy, that martyr,lon,, however ap-
parent. does not pay.
Speaker Keifer said to-day that had he,
1>oo I,o Hncr b, !
to Mr.. Orth, and would have told him
plainly why he was not placed at the head
Of the committee on foreign relations