The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-05
SCORING SPEAKER REED
Ills Arbitrary Rulings and SnoObish
Hammer Severely Criticized.
Breckenr idRe OF Arkansas Delivers
q Patriotic Appeal for Friendly
Union Between North and
South-A Scathing speech.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Ain the house to-
day Henderson OF Iowa explained that
the Pacific railroad claims were not
provided for ON the bill. While he be-
lieved the time was near ut hand when
these claims would have 10 he settled, the
imous In refusing to provide for their
payment when they were still pending in
the courts of the country. Rogers OF
Arkansas attacked the speaker and
his rulings. The code OF rules, he
said, under which the house proceeding
gave the speaker power to st,he
passage of bills. avoid the exposure of
outrage, and mistrust the minority and
bulldoze the majority. He had degraded
the majority with full assurance on the
part of the republican members that il
this should break down under the judg-
ment of the liberty loving people they
ruins; but IL il succeeded that he alone
should reap all the glory. Their want OF
patriotic courage was exceeded only by
their suicidal stupidity, and In all America
there has not been found man with the
courage of jackson, the patriotism OF q
their fathers, who could say: "This is our
country; these are our liberties, these
are our countrymen aud you are our ser
wants and we will not have one trodden
down under foot or the other outraged
and wronged."
Mr.. Speaker, that they curse you and de-
spise you and hate you, and when you are
assailed in private and in public, they are
silent"
Henderson, of Iowa. defended the
speaker against the attack made upon
him by Rogers. He referred to him as n
mighty man from Maine, and declared he
stood to-day as the towering, historic,
grand figure of this age of Legislative vlc-
tory and reform. Commenting on the legis-
lation of the session Henderson touched
upon the tariff bill, saying althouRhsome
republicans might have desired TO amend
il, by reason OF organized opposition on
the other side the time had been SO con-
sumed that these amendments could not
be made. 1t seemedas though the minor
ity was bent on preventing all amend
ments. This house had passed the silver
bill, whereby silver already is marching
forward to tax its place beside gold.
This house has been the first one with the
courage and patriotism to pass an anti
treasury bill. 1t had passed the election
bill. That is an election bill, and not a
farce bill, as its enemies took pleasure In
calling II. The house had passed the
'original package" bill, TO forward the
demands Ss %sda G5 the So.S people S
the republicans Of the house had
Breckenridge of Arkansas criticized
the code Of rules and proceeded to con-
trast the personal and political relation
which existed between Speaker Carlisle
and the members and that which existed
between them and Speaker Reed. In the
last congress the members OF the minor
ity had always been treated courteously.
Now a member of the minority, rising for
recognition, did not know what treatment
he would receive at the hands of the
speaker. He then proceeded to make an
earnest appeal against the force bill, con-
cluding as follows: "Gentlemen OF the
North, why shall we not come to-
gether? Why cannot we lay aside these
suspicious? You cannot take your rotten
burroughs from the South, you cannot
hold power here by mercenaries put at
the polls. You cannut keep political
power by debauchine the ballot-box or
the jury box. You cannot make coun-
try one by turning out the members who
are elected by people and seating the nom
elected by your votes. What you can do
is this: You can aid the people of the
South To build up that country. You can
help US To keep in the line of progressive
march, so that your sons may come and
| live among MS; throw i'm their lot with ours,
intcrmarry i'm our families; so that while
there will still be North and South, II
will he loving and rich North, pros
porous and patriotic South. That Is
| what we democrats who, on this side OF
| the chamber. protested against your rules,
desire TO have done by the people who are
| behind you mt home, and we appeal To the
Massachusetts of Plymouth and we appeal
to the Western Reserve. settled by men
who came from New England,
and we appeal to the, living sol
we appeal to the Christians who knecl
\ with us at the same altar, to the brave
| men WHO recognize sincerity and bravery,
appeal To the living people OF the North
Give us yoIr confidence; we well de serve
| it. We do deserve il, and he who says
otherwise does not know us-does not
speak the truth of us.
| ~ speak. to-day, in the sight of God and
this body. and of these people who have
| known me at home since i was a little
boy. when say from the fullness of m,
heart that there is no reason why the
North and the South should be apart
| there Is every reason why the brave ant
true men OF both sections should believ,
each other" Loud applause on the dem
Boutelle said he had no desire to at
| tempt any defense Of the speaker from
the kind of remark which had been made
| from certain sources to-day. He thef
commented upon the Clayton-Brecken
ridge case, taking as his text the press re
| port of the majority of elections. Upor
this text he built a strong denunciation o.
election methods in the Southern states
Breckenridge of Kentucky said his rela
tive, the gentleman from Arkansas, has
not sought easy escape by cowardly res
ignation. But a seat in congress did no
compare with good conscience. Tb'
gentleman from Arkansas knew he ha,
done nothing To he ashamed of and u,
knew that tue truth. when fairly found
would not effect him.
Pending action on the bill the commit
tee rose and the house adjourned.
Tom Robinson whipped.