Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-05
SHARP SPEECHES IN THE HOUSE.
Criticisms Of the Speaker and Replies
by Republican Members.

| by Republican Members.
MR. sarcxrxlrpor TAXES OPPORTUNITY TO sprAr
OF THE KLKcrroNs BnL-Mn. PETERS PROTESTS
| AGAINST DIsrSTERRISe OLD IssUEs-Ma. DoU.
| rELLK's pHFxxsE OF THE SPEAKER.
| Mr.. Breckenridge Of Kentucky made speech
| in reply to Gen. Henderson yesterday, which
for the time caused quite . sensation In the
House. He said that friction between the
| Speaker and members Of the House had been
predicted when the new code Of rules was
adopted. He was not now surprised that the
Speakers impartislity was called in question
and his judgment criticised. The true judg-
| ment OF the country would be that however the
rules might produce political legislation they
had failed to that grea at domain Of legislation
| which lay outside Of the fierce contest of
party. They might carry through a great
tariff bill, but they did not carry through the
| general appropriation bills necessary for the
sustenance Of the government The majority
might under these rules put upon the statute
books force bill, iniquitous in its provisions,
| infamous in its object, but it could not obtain
| the commentator Of the people for its action
| on the general legislation Of the government.
The force bill could not escape the fierce criti-
clsm OF the people; for on account Of the
| absence Of the discussion here there was neces-
sity for discussion elsewhere. He was not
! speaking Of the Senate, but of the newspaper
press, the Preside, 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
judgment, remain long upon the statute books
THE SPEAKER AND THE MEMBERS.
He had no criticism TO mako upon the
Speaker. II the gentlemen on the other side
were satisfied with that officer God forbid that
he should attempt to remove that satisfaction.
II they were willing to accept the Speaker as q
fair type Of their party he would enter no dis
sent. The Speaker had won his supremacy
He had exercised the supremacy he had won.
[Laushter.l 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. [Laughter.l
Mr.. Breckenridge then proceeded to contrast
the personal and political relations which ex-
listed between Speaker Carlisle and the men,
bers and that which existed between them and
Speaker Reed. In the last Congress the men,
bers Of the minority had always been treated
courteously. Now a member Of the minority,
rising for recognition, did not know what treat
ment he would receive at the hands OF the
Speaker.
THE ELECTION BILL.
He then proceeded to make an earnest ap-
peal against the election bill, concluding as
follows:
come together? Why can we not lay aside
these suspicious? You cannot take your
'rotten boroughs" from the south. You cannot
hold power here by mercenaries put at the
polls. You cannot control this House by the
use of the army. You cannot keep political
power BIZ debauching the ballot box or the
jury box You cannot make the country one
by turning out the members who are elected
by the people and seating the non-eiected by
your votes.
hotx IL; ~. W IL Al T.
Of the south to build up that country, you can
help US dig our mines, bridge our rivers, tun-
mel our mountains, endow our schools, make
our colleges prosperous, erect our churches,
keep ourselves in the line Of progressive
march, so that your sons may come and live
among US; buy our lands. enjoy the salubrity
of our climate, throw their lot with ours. inter-
marry in our families; so that. while there will
still be north and south it will be loving
and rich north, prosperous and patriotic
south. That Is what We democrats who on this
side Of the chamber protest against your rules
desire to have done by the people who are be-
hind You ut home.
Is it possible that 1t can be done? I appeal
to the Massachusetts of Plymouth. Iappeal to
the Western Reserve. settled BY the men who
came to New England. IappeaI to the living
soldiers who met us in battle array. l appeal
to the Christians who kneel with us at the same
altar. l appeal to the brave men who recog-
nize sincerity and bravery. Behind you 1 APP
your confidence; we will deserve it; we do
deserve ii, aud he who says otherwise does not
know us or does not speak the truth of u.s. ZAP
plause.
have been betrayed into these remarks
had no purpose of making this speech today.
hope that 1t has been. on my part, free from
any other bitterness than the bitterness that
sometimes unconsciously comes to brave and
frank men from being misunderstood. have
no interest In the future that is not bound mp
MI Tho haG tr1tn
too old to have ambitions, if | ever had them,
ind by reason OF my service in the confederate
army know full we'll that whatever ambition
| might have is bounded by service in this
House. do not know how long that service
may continue for the claims that poverty puts
upon men may take me out of this House l
speak today in the sight of God and this BODY
and OF those people who have known me at
home since was little boy when say, from
the fitness OF my heart. there is no reason why
the north and the south should be apart there
IS every reason why brave and true men of
both sections should believe each other. Loud
applause on the democratic side
DIGGING UP THE PAST.
Mr.. Peters protested against digging up the
dead past and bringing irritating issues into
the debate that did not have to do with it,
$50 far as the exercise of the right of the
majority is concerned" he said 81 had sup-
posed that that had been fully discussed aud
acted upon by the majority, and that the will
OF the majority would be acquiesced in by all
law-abiding members Of this House. But 1t
seems absolutely impossible that the diving
embers Of the past should be allowed to expire.
Men on the other side say. why stir I'D these
animosities! Why bring up these unpleasant
questions that divide parties and separate the
north from the south? / want to bear witness
in this august presence Mr.. Chairman that it
has never been this side Of the House that has
stirred up the dying embers of fraternal strife
i want to bear witness In this august presence
that If those embers have not been allowed to
rest In forgetfulness it is because they have
been stirred by those who are always prating
about bringing mp sectionslism in debate.
After the war closed and when the thirteenth.
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments Of the
Constitution had been adopted, the great re-
publican party of the north and OF the south,
OF the east and Of the west, supposed there was
an end to the issues that had been settled at
Appomattox- But there came up continually
year after year such atrocities as made eyery
loyal heart in the north shudder and forced
upon il the discussion OF issues that were SUD-
posed to have been settled.
When it seemed that peace was settling over
the entire country, that enterprise and indus
try we're springing into life again for the pur-
pose Of building up cities and increasing the
grandeur and the majesty of our government.
then came clicking over the wires the news of
the assassination of a Chisholm, whose heart
blood was reached through the blood Of a low
ing daughter; and that fired the great heart of
the north. 1t is instances Of that kind recur-
ring wear after wear that have kent aliva tb;s