Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-04
HOUSE.

Mr. Morgan Miss rising to a question o.
privilege, sent to the clerks desk aid had read
an article in southern ne wspaper to the effec,
that in order to curry favor with the Farmers
Alliance he had had his license AS lawyer an
nuiied He denounced the statement as a false.
hood and campaign lie.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL
The House then went into committee Of the
whole (Mr. Payson of Illinois in the chair) on
the general deficiency appropriation bill.
Mr.. Henderson Qowa)-in charge of the
measure-explained that the bill carried an ap.
preparation Of so.iiO,O00. The items Of defi-
cheney submitted to the committee on appropri.
atoms aggregated SIS. 800 600 The House could
see, tht refore. that the committee had carefully
scrutlnized all the proposed appropriations
Inc Pacihc railroad claims were not provided
for in the bill. While he believed that the
time was near at hand when these claims would
have to be settled. the committee had been
practlcally unanimous in refusing TO provide
Tor their payment when they were still pend
ing III the courts OF the country
An ASSAULT ON THE SPEAKER.
Mr.. Rogers Ark. promised his remarks by
an expression Of gratitude that the presence O.
Mr.. Payson in the char was gua-ans zee tina,
he would not be AIKEN off the foor. ON two
OCCASIONS the Speaker had taken aim of the
1t into his brain. for 1t had come out OF hIs
mouth Though it seemed to him that il was
more gall than brain), that he had a right TO
take a member off the floor.
HE WAS ALLOWED TO COON,
Mr.. Kerr Qowa) thought that it was about
time that members addressing the House should
cease insulting the presiding officer. and he
made the point of order that the Remarks OF the
gentleman from Arkansas were out Of order
The Chairman. however, permitted The gem
teman to proceed. and Mr.. Rogers, contln uing.
attacked the Speaker and his rulings
He then proceeded to crl.lclse the code Of
rules under which thc Hou { Is proceeding. Ii
gave the Speaker power TO stiiie debate gag
the House, force the passage of bills, avoid
exposure, outrage and mistreat the minority
anu builduze The maIorhy.
AGooD BULLDoZER.
Mr.. Funston Kan. suggested that the Speaker
might be good bulldozer in the south.
MIR. Rogers thought that he might be a good
buiIdozer IN some sections of the country. but
he DID not think that he would bulldoze long in
Arkansas.
Mr.. Allen Of Michigan (soto voce)-"They
kill ouc Ii fellows down there"
Mr.. hogers, continuing. denounced what he
termed the tyranny o. the speaker and the
majority OF the committee Oh rules The
House, he said. had Gegenerated into A
state of anarchy and chaos 1t was
suspected that the Speaker turned his back on
full, far. frank discussion, On opportunity for
amendment, on parliamentary decurum. on
oiflciai Grbanity, Oh historic and pa
trIotIc memories i'll order that he mig L
unLtwfully perpetuate HIS party IN power
and draw 10 his support for the prcsi-
dency the nE,rupulous Eass of Ignorant
and vulgar par tlsans who practised the IN
lannon's and corrupt maxim that the end justi-
lied the means He had degraded the ma
lority with the full assurance on the
part of republican members that il
this scheme should break down under the iudg-
ment of a hb%rty-loHing people they
ruins. but if 1t succeeded. that he
alone should reap all glory. Their
want OF patriotic courage was exceeded only by
their suicidal stupidity, and amon,
them all had not been found man
with tine courage OF jackson, the
patriotism OF Henry and love of liberty
that inspired the fathers who could say, This
Is our country. these are our liberties. these
are our countrymen anl you are our servants
and We will not see the one trodden Gown un
der foot or the other outraged and wronged."
NO." he concluded, may | tell Won Mr.
Speaker, that they curse You and despse you
and hate you, and when you are assailed in
private aud In public they are silent!"
MR.. HENDERSON REPLIES
Mr.. Henderson lowa) replied to certain crit
icsms made by Mr.. Rogers upon the work of the
session. The House had done good work. Much
more good would have been done if the
majority had had the patriotic cooperation of
the minority. If the democratic members, re-
garding their oaths as law makers, mad made
an earnest effort to secure legislation the
House would have done much more than il had
done.
MIR. Henderson defended Speaker Reed
against the attack made on him by Mr..
Rogers (Ark). He referred to him as the
mighty man fr ON Maine and declared that he
stood today the towering, historic grand figure
Of this age of Legislative victory and reform.
II the people Of this Republic did not appre-
cate what earnestness, courage and patriotism
had done in this Congress then there was no
gratitude in the republic for loyalty to its best