The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-27
MR.. RANDALL'S VAST POWER.
A Statesman Whose Will Is Law in the
Legislative Halls of the Country,
And Hence the Talk that He Desires To Pc
Speaker of the Next House of Representa-
tiyes Is Nonsense-Faulkner's Treat"
RANDALL's POWER.

Potent Reasons Why the PENNSYLVANIA
Doesn't Want the Speakership.
Special to the Indiana polls Journag.
WASHINGTON, Dec 26.-An this talk about
Samuel j. Randall as possibility in the speak
ershlp contest, which will open as soon as Con-
gress adjourns, is rot. Samuel j. Randall as
chairman OF the committee on appropriations. is
the most powerful man in the United States to-
day Samuel j. Raudall's will in the halls of
legislation s law. Few of his colleagues dare
fnterpose an objection TO anything that Mr.
Randall proposes. A day or two ago Mr. Law
of Illinois, desired to secure unanimous consent
for the purpose of taking up and passing bill
to make the city of Lewes Del, port of delivery
There was objection to the matter, but
Samuel J. Randall desired to know whether or
not his colleague. Mr.. ONeill, who is a member
or the commerce committee, had signified his
approval of the measure. The advocate Of the
bill was unable to give Mr.. Randall the desired
information, and that gentleman passed the
matter over by stating that he would give his
consent to the passage of the bill at that time
provided Mr.. Law would allow motion to
reconsider to lie over until the House meets
again OF course Mr.. Law consented. as this
WAS bno only way III winch ne cOuiO get HIS
bill through and Randall announced that the
first action taken by the House on its reassem
bling on the 4th of January would be
on this motion to reconsider, to which the
House acquesced. No one will dare interpose
an objection to Mr.. Randsli's line Of procedure,
for the very good reason that the House of Rep
resentatives is to all intents and purposes moth
Ing but puppet in the hands of the autecrat.
In the Speakers chair Mr. Randall would not
have the power which reposes in him as the
leader of his party on the floor. Although the
craftsmanship of the ways and means committee
is supposed to be the leaders position proper, no
one would think for moment of accusing Mr.
Morrison of leading the House or any body else
Mr.. Morrison is ole-souled, good natured
man who has the cordial friendship
OF all his associates in spite of his
emphatic views on the subject Of
customs taxation. Mr.. Randall, however, has
very few intmates, even among his immediate
following. He is cold, calculating unpleasant
man in every position; but what Mr. Randall
chooses to align as the policy Of his party soon
becomes the law of the land. Randall carries his
personal animosities into all his public acts
He has, for some reason best known to himself
deep-seated grudges against various chiefs of
bureaus in the executive branch of the govern
ment. and to pay off these scores lays out his
appropriation bill for the purpose of crippling
these bureaus TO as great an extent as possible
Last year the Republican Senate vetoed Mr..
Randall's contemplate scheme by bringing no
the appropriations to something near the
Estimates of the Treasury Department, but it is
hardly likely that long as Democratic ad-
ministration remains IN power the upper house
will agree to continue to make IN FOR the short