Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-08
AT THE MlNORITY'S MERCY,
The Hands of the Republicans Tied
in the House.
NEeRAskANs AT THE CAPITAL,
Names OF Those Attending 9 the knights
Templar Conclave-B Burrows
Chances In the Speak
crship Race.
WAsHrNGToN BUREAU THE OMAHA BEE,
513 FOURTEENTH STREET


no doubt that it will rule" said General
Tom Brown, of Indiana, while discussing
this afternoon the announcement by Chair
man Mills that the democrats do not intend
to permit the adoption of new set of rules
by which the republicans can do as they
please. General Brown is one of the oldest
and most influential republicans in the
house, and his representations generally
hold good He contnued "Under the most
common parliamentary rules, the consttu-
tional, inherent parliamentar rnos, which
must stand under all conditions, the
minority, if mean enough, can al
most prevent the majority doing
anything, and especially Is this
true where the majority is as slender as it
will be TINS session on the republican side.
Flllbustering will be easy. Motions to adj
journ will always be in order, you know, no
matter what the rules are, and the minority
can at all times demand Quuorum. do not
believe 1t will be possible FOR us to adopt a
set of rules which will give us supreme
power. No party has ever done it, and L
don't believe we can now. The majority
will be at the mercy of the minority, and if
we accomplish anything it will be by suffer-
ance. l am certainly in favor of making
the best effort we can to get rules which
will enable the majority to control and ac-
complish legislation, and Mt the same time
my best sense, based on experience, tells me
it is next to an impossibility. l anticipate,
| as Mills, Oates, Bynum and other demo-
Gratis have announced, that there will be a
| long fight over the adoption of u set of rules.
| II will likely result in a compromise which
will leave the majority practically in the
hands of the minority. | am in favor of the
| majority ruling if it consumes the entire
session to establish majority rights. We
must start out right if we expect to accom-
| plish anything"
BURROWS FRIENDS CONFIDENT.
Friends of Representative Burrows, of
Mirhluan tpplInp we'll
| the outlook for their candidate for the speak
ershlp
| 1t is claimed that the elections in the new
| states last week added Just five votes to Mr..
| Burrows strength. During the past sum-
| mer Mr.. Burrows made tour of the Pacific
| northwest. In Washington he was called
| upon by the newly elected congressman,
whose friends assured the Michigan man
| that in the event of republican success they
would give him vote for speaker. At
| Helena Mr.. Burrows was entertained at the
| home of Mr.. Carter, who ran away ahead of
| his ticket and will be the first congressman
that Mr. Burrows could have safely relied
| upon both of the Dakotas for
any character of political support ever
| since he worked so hard for statehood for
| them in the FortyseyeRth congress, eight
| years ago, when he was chairman of the
| committee on territories. In fact Mr.. Bur-
rows was one of the first advocates for state
| hood for what are now the four new states,
| and this fact gives his friends great deal OF
| confidence. If his friends should prove true
1t is claimed that MIR. Burrows will get al
| least twenty five votes on the first ballot
| and if he can hold them his chances for the
| speakership are bright indeed. No one
| claims that he will early develop anything
| like the strength of either Reed or McKin-
ley 1t is claimed, and with good reason
| that he will hold the balance Of power. II
| frequently occurs under such circumstances
| that the third man is chosen. No one is
| there but says Mr.. Burrows will make 6
| good speaker.
| THE CANNON MEN,
Representative Hopkins, of Aurora, Ills.
| is here and says the republican members ol
| the delegation from his state are deeply il
| earnest and very solid in their support OF
| Mr.. Cannon for the speakership He said
| to-day that it required earnestness and per
| severance in order to bring about success il
any direction, and that the supporters of Mr..
| Cannon were not half.hearted by any
MEANS and that they really believe success
| Is likely to crown thelr efforts. ''If solidity
| in numbers and tirmness OF purpose NEAR
anything" said Mr. Hopkins, "and IL it is
to be rewarded the Illinois candidate ought
to be successful. | have no idea how tnt
first, or the second, or any other ballot is
likely to result when the caucus meets tc
nominate candidate. / only know that we
are dong all we can for Mr.. Cannon, who
would make an eminently good speaker, and
| he is geographically well located for the po
sition he seeks"
| HARRISON AT WORK ON HIS MESSAGE.
There is not much political work going OF
at the white house. The office seekers are
giving the president a rest compared will
what he has been undergoing the past sil
months. The president is devoting all thu
time he car take from his routine business
and the public to the preparation of his mes
sage to congress, and as this fact is very wei
understood among the people who usual.
call upon him for offices and public favor
generally he is given as much scclusion a
| possible.
The preparation of message to congress
is an exhaustive work requiring great re
search, careful study of departmental report
and much consultation with public officials
| Not al! of the senators and repre-
sentatves and business men froI
the various walks of life wh
now go to the white house and have lon
talks with the president are there on politica
| business. Many of them are giving advIc
as to what should be recommended in tn
way of legislation. The president does nc
intend to consider applications for appoint
ments except to fill vacancies where tn
!, public service is impaired, till he has con
pleted his message, which wall not be earle
, probably than six weeks.
NEBRAsKANs AT THE coNcLAvE.
Nebraska people who are attending th
knights Templar conclave divided to-day
J about fifty going 10 Mount Vernon, the rest
ing place of Martha and George Washington
|
der staying in the city and visiting the VAR
Gus departments and environs of the city
The Nebraska grand commandcry scr
to each grand commandery In the cit
| q handsome souvenir banner. II is abou
eight by twelve inches in size, and fat
} simile of tho Nebraska grand commander
coat-of-arms embossed on silk. Below is th
roster complete of the sir knights from NJ
braska who are now in attendance, togethe
, with the names of their ladies. Followin
) are the officers of the grand commandery {
. | Nebraska:
X. e., Sir Henry Gibbons, grand con
mander; V. e, Sir Lewis NJ. Keene, deput
grand commander; e., Sir Louis /
KortN grand generalIssimo; e., 81
! Edgar @. Salisbury, grand captai
general; f., Sir james S. France
grand treasurer; +, Sir William Il. Bower
grand recorder; e, Sir James a. Tulley
grand standard bearer; r, Sir Edwin {
| Webster, grand captain of guards
? Nebraska Knights-Sirs James G.. Ackel
man 9, Ainsworth; Adam Adams 4, Lincolr
Morris L. Alexander II, Hastings; Homer
Allen IL, Kearney; Gustaye Anderson
Omaha; Napoleon B. Apple /, Omaha; Row
9 land w. Bailey /, Omaha; Carlos N. Barrie
I lor l6, McCook; John j. Bartlett ~ Kear
. ney; Thomas Batterton /, Omaha; Fred
Benedict II, Hastings; James j. Bernar
Q 2. Lewiston; William +. Bittner
D Fremont; William X. Bowen l, Omaht
/. Thomas q. Brunner, Omaha; Peter
: Buckley II, Stromsburg: Samuel M. CnaT
4 man g. Plattsmouth John @. Cummings
9 Plattsmoulh; Albert NJ Davis 4, Lincolr
Harlan T.. Devalon /, Omaha; Charles