Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-07

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| WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-9peaker Reed
was told some unpleasant truths to day,
and 1t 10 safe to gay that he did not relish
them to any great extent. II hRs been tbs
boast OF Reeo's friends tina. nothing
ccuid make an impression on him, bat
the speeches Of Rogers lark. and Brock
inridge (Ky.) affected him to such de-
gree that while they were Jumping upon
i'm Reed paced up and down the corri-
doris with his hands olasped behind hi4
back and his face plainly showing the
effect the words were having upon him
Rogers took advantage of the debate
on the general deficiency bill to inaugur-
ate the attack. Psyson en- was in the
chair. After casually remarking that hs
was glad that he could talk without the
possibility Of being taken of the floor,
Rogers launched forth 10 biftsr TRADE
against the tyranny and abuse of power
taat had bsen practioed by Mr.. Beed
since he has become Speaker.
After criticising the Speakers code,
Mr.. Rogers stated Reed had degraded
the majority with the full assurance on
the part of Republican mem bers that II
this scheme should break down under
the Judgment of a liberty loving people
they would perish, like Samson, under
the ruins, but if IT succeeded hs alone
would reap all the glory. Their want o.
patriotic courage was exceeded only by
sheir suicidal stupidity, aud among them
all had not baan found man with tn
courage of a jackson, tho patriotism of &
henry and the love of liberty that in
sqired the fnthers.
Representative Henderson undertook
defence of tina ear" Then Mr.. Brock
lnridge, OF Kentucky, took hand. His
speech was marvel. Not onas during
this Congress- has such q magnificent fo@
Of language hean liB enea TO. His ad-
5ress took tho form OF a plea for unity
between tho North and South. While
lts language WAS much mlldss than that
Of Rogers, it was mHoa more convincing
ind lore detailsd in revelation. APP.
piause from both siiss of the House
frequently interrupted MIR. Breckenridge,
snd at the conclusion he received per.
feot ovation.
Mr.. Brecsinfidgs referred to his criii-
clam of the present code Of rules at the
time it was up for consideration. He
had predicted chat it would lesd to frs.
ticn between the Speaker and The mem
hers. He was not new Bnrprised thstth
peaker's impartiality was called Ia
question and ais judgment criticised.
The true Judgment of the country would
be that, however tha rules might produce
political legislation, they had failed as to
that great domain of legislation which
lay outside of the fierce contest OF party.
they might carry through . great tariff
bill, but they did not carry through the
general appropriation bills necessary for
the sustenanee OF the government.
The majority might und2r these rulas
put upon the statute books Foros bill !
iniquitous in its provisions, infamous In |
its object, but it could not obtain the |
of the people for isa 40.
lion on the general legislation OF the gov
eminent. The Force bill could not es |
cape the fierce criticism of the people, |
for, on account OF the absences of discus
sion here, there was necessity for discua-
sion elsewhere. Ee was not speaking of
the Senate, but of the newspaper press,
The fireside and the assemblage of the
people.
OF the bills which had passed under
the rules of the House few had become,
md few of those which had, would, in
ais Judgment, remain long upon the
statute books. He had no criticism to
make upon the Speaker. If the gentle.
men on the other side were satisfied with
hat officer, God forbid that he should
'ttempt to remove that satisfaction. II
hey were willing to accept the Speaker
IS a fair type of their party he would
inter no dissent. The Speaker had WOE
lis supremacy. He had exercised the
supremacy he had won.
MIR. Breckenridge then proceeded to
contrast the peraonal and political rela-
ions which existed between Speaker
Jarlisle and the members and that which
xisted between them and Speaker Reed.
n the last Congress the members OF the
ainority had always been treated courte-
ualy. Now member of the minority
lsing for recognition did not know what :
he would receive at the hands {
the Speaker. He then proceeded to
lake an earnest appeal against the Force |
Ill. concluding as follows:
"Gentiemen of the north, why shall
70 not come together? Why can we not
" aside these suspicious You cannot
IKE your rotten boroughs' from the
outh. You cannot hold power here by i
leroenaries put at the polls. You cannot !
ontrol this House by the use of the
rmy. You cannot keep politi-
Al power by debauching the ballot-box :
! the jury box, You cannot make the
'untry one by turning out the members
no are elected by the people and seating :
10 non-eiected by your votes
"What you can do is this You can aid b
10 people of the south to build up that n
'untry. You can help US dig our mines,
fidge our rivers, tunnel our mountains, @
ldow our schools, make our colleges
,ospercus, erect our churches, keep fl
irselyes in the line of progressive VI
arch, 80 that your song may ooln4 and d
re among nc, buy our lands. enjoy the
lubrity of our climate, throw in their n,
with ours intemarry in our families; Q,
that, while there will still be q north o.
i'd south, it will be loving and rich "
nth, prosperous and patriotic a,
NTH
Other speeches were made by Repre- in
natives Peters, MoAdoo and Boutelle, n
1t no business was transacted. il
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