Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-23

ical parties have sometimes to give TO
get into power. Laughter and ap-
plause.l And we will go home, every
one of us, with public building Ire
newed laughterl; and | wish to take
this opportunity to say that | have my
self the most meritorious public build
ing bill in the House. Laughter and
applause
Yes, sir, we will legislate, and there
will be no rules to impede us. We will
sit here and pass bills. We will take
home rivers and harbors to our constitu-
ents.
We will pay off all claims against the
Government and advertise for new ones
We will meet everybody's demands and
make everybody happy. In this new
era OF proceeding under general par
liamentary law all past rules OF the
House thrown up as breastwork for
the protection of the Treasury will be
swept aside.
Sir, 1 hope nobody supposes l mean to
reflect on any one when | say there is
going to be glorious time for the lobby.
Every system has its development.
General parliamentary law" is now
but in its embryonic state; it will
gradually develop; it will grow; it will
expand men will take advantage of it
as they learn it's possibilities, and it will
come to pass within the next quarter of
century that the lobbyist will have his
calling exceedingly cheapened and ex-
ceedingly simplifed. He will not be
obliged to go through this House put
ting checks into the pockets of mem
bers as a distinguished gentleman once
did, putting them where they will do
the most good. [Great laughter and
applause on the Democratic side.l
The Speaker passes bills; the Speaker
makes up the journal laughter and APP
plausel; the Speaker approves the
journal. Renewed laughter and ap-
plause.l Within twenty-five years the
lobbyists will come here, not to waste
their efforts on the members, but to
Fsee" the Speaker, a much cheaper and
more effective way of lobbying, illus
trating the great principle of political
economy to which my friend from Texas
(Mr. Mills) has given his later life, that
you may cheaper the cost of production
and at the same time increase the wages
OF labor. Applause on the Democratic
side of the House,
Now, my friends on the other side, do
not hesitate to go on; press the advan-
tage you have now, for, in the language
OF the market, you have got us exceed
ingly "short" on general parliamentary
law" Laughter and applause on the
Democratic side.l Use your power while
you have it. DO not stop because some
times there may be a mild-mannered
protest against your action from this
side of the House. Laughter and ap-
plause on the Democratic side.] Keep
right on. Do not be alarmed because of
the angry ebullitions of my friend from
Illinois [Mr. Springer.] [Laughter.l 1t
is only little jealousy on his part. He
claims to know a little something of
general parliamentary law" himself.
But, above all, do not allow your SYM
pathies to be aroused and your kindness
of feeling stirred up by the sweetness
and light of my "child-like and bland"
friend from Missouri. [Renewed laugh
ter and applause.I On with the dance
My friend, Mr.. Butterworth, in one of
his speeches here, and / listen to them
all with great interest, likened his party
to the great train of progress in this
country. Let me adopt his figure and
urge you to move onward; nobody can
sit upon the cow-catcher more gracefully
than he. What heroic figure will the
Speaker present standing with his hand
upon the throttle! The gentleman from
conductor, while my friend from Illinois
(Mr Cannon) will have the undisputed
place of fireman. Laughter and APP
plause.] Sir, l do not think | ought to
man this train without doing something
for my judicially minded friend from
Illinois (Mr. Payson). | have thought
of him, and from his alacrity in laying
things upon the table | think he would
make splendid grand master Of the
buffet. Laughter.
But, gentlemen, before you move fur
ther along the course your Speaker is
now so furiously driving you, let me call
to your remembrance verse of that good
old book in which it is clear my friend
from Ohio Mr.. Butterworth] was not
carefully trained in his boyhood, wherein
it is related that when Moses cast his
rod upon the ground it became serpent
and he fled from before it. And so |
say to you, overthrow the methods of
procedure which the wisdom of the past
has carefully established for the safe and
orderly guidance of this body; open
and smooth the way for the lobby to
reach the peoples treasury; discard
the safeguards heretofore thrown around
the rights of the minority on this floor,
and bring in your general parliament
ary law" your new and improved rules,
in place of those which have heretofore
protected both the people and the peo-
ple's money, and, my word for it, they
will turn into serpents before your eyes,
and, like Moses, you will flee from be-
fore them long before this session ends.
Loud and prolonged applause on the
Democratic side. II New York Sun. I'd
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