The sun., 1890-08-14


lives in their hands by working daily
in this building. The Senate passed
an amendment to an appropriation
bill providing for Il new building; but
by order of Speaker Reed the House
refused to concur.
The subject of most interest before
the lower house of Congress at pres
ent, is the code of Rules. for the
government of that body.
Fhe reply of Mr.. Breckenridge to
Gen. Henderson caused quite SEN
sation in the House, not only for
what he said, but by his ability to
attract ones attention. He said that
friction between the Speaker and the
members of the House had been
predicted when the new code of
Rules was adopted. He was not now
surprised when the Speakers
psrtiality was called in question.
But the true judgment of the country
would be, that however we'll the
Rules might produce political legis.
lation, they had failed as to that great
domain of legislation which lay out.
side of the fierce contest of party.
They might carry through a Jug
handled Tariff bill, but they did not
carry through the general appropri-
alton bills, necessary for the susten-
ance of the government. The
majority, under these Rules, might
put upon the statute books a force
bill, iniquitc 1s in its provisions and
infamous in it's object; but it coHld
not obtain the commentator -Gf the
@sople for its yactio1 on t.~ neral
Of the government. The
..l could not escape the feico
criticism of the people; for on account
of the absence of discussion of all
matters of general Importance in
Congress there was necessity for
discussion elswhere in the press,
at the f1reside and the assemblages of
the people. OF the bills which had
passed under the Rules of the House
few had become laws, and few of
those which had, would, in his
opinion, remain long upon the
statute books.
There was great laughter in the
House when he contrasted the
difference of the rulings by Speaker
Reed and those of Mr.. Carlisle and
Randall.
He said that he had no criticism
to make upon the Speaker. If the
gentlemen, on the other side were
satisfied with that officer "Heaven
forbid" that he should remove that
satisfaction. If they were willing tc
accept the Speaker as a fair type Of
their party he would enter no dissent
The Speaker had won his supremacy
he had exercised that supremacy
He had been the republican leader on
the floor. The republicans had made
him their leader in the chair. and he
had exercised that leadership.
Mr.. Peters, also protested against
disturbing old issues and bringing
and creating state of irritation il
that deliberative body. Amongst
other things this republican Repres
entative said: "Why stir up these
annosities! Why bring up these
unpleasant questions that divide
parties and separate the north from
SOUTH" tas if the democrats did it..
He was followed by Mr.. Boutelle, il
an effort to fawn like a hound befort
the speaker, and pretead to defent
him; but every thing he said was TOT
sickly, too be-scattered, too tiresom'
to write about, and was even TOT
weakly delivered to listen to.
-"
It is said that the Star-eyeC
Goddess looks seventeen year
younger than she did before Sec
retary Blaine wrote his reciprocit,
letter.
Mr.. McKinley's heart is swollel
and sore and his epiglottis sinks dow
with a pop when he sees Mr.. Blain
coming. The handwriting is on tn
wall in Kansas in letters six yard
high, and not higher than they ar
thick, and 1t has been observed b.
Senator Plumb after the people o
that State took him by the nose an,
turned his eyes in the direction of tn
awful inscription.
Bucklln's AEHlca Saive.