The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-14
REEDS PROPOSED RULES.
He WILL FIND DIFFICULTY IN
GETTING THEM THROUGH.

/ Democrats Solid Against Them and
Considerable Opposition IN His Own
Party-Sighted Republicans Want
TO Play Overlooking Out for the
Future.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-Speake- Reed
has cause to be troubled about his new code
Of rules. II he ever thought that it was 70
Be an easy undertaking to get his amend
ments promptly adopted by the HOUSE.. he
must have abaniaaed that idea long ago.
As soon as be had formulated his proposed
amendments and allowed them to leak out
so as t. feel the public opinion on them, he
saw opposition arising and he has seen it
increasing. until now it hardly seems worth
while 20 report the propositions which seem
so certainly doomed to defsat
At first the opposition seemed to be
confined to the democrats. Mr. Carlisle,
their parliamentary leader. condemned the
pr positions as soon as he learned their
tenor, and Mr.. Randall, his colleague on
the committee on rues, condemn them
when NJ Reed submitted the text to him
IN advance OF showing them to any one
else.
A STRANGE MISTAKE.
This visit to Mr.. Randall was a strange
mistake for Mr.. Reed TO make. He ought
to have known that Mr.. Randall would not
approve the propositions TO put general
legislation on appropriation bills ard then
TO make IL easier 70 pass the appropriation
bills, even if he had approved the PROPOSE
tinn TO eliminate some of the dilatory mo-
tons
At the same time he must have known
that DIR. Carlisle would feel that he had not
been respectfully treated in being postponed
70 his democratic colleague. This is Just
what happened. Mr.. Randall did not
approve Mr.. Rsei's propositions, and Mr..
Ca Isle felt sighted because he was kept
waiting for them, and consequently Mr..
Carlisle, although he was at the capitol to-
dsy, did not attend meeting of the COM
mittee on rules, and will not while the new
code is u der discus ion, preferring, as said
in note to Speaker Reed o Saturday,
70 say what be has to say onsthe floor of the
House.
REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION.
The democrats will of course all support
Mr.. Carlisle, but Mr.. Reed discovered to-
dav that among his foes on the question
were those of his own household Messrs.
Harmer, Cheadle and Houk, who were so
conspicuously slurred by the spea er in
making up his committees, are not to be
depended upon to support him in any such
personal matter as this. He probably did
not count upon them except as possible
victims of the party whip, but he did not
anticipate the objecuo IS which have
come from Mr.. Cannon, one of his
co leagues, on the committee on
rules. nor apparently the strong declara-
lions of some of the western republicans,
especially those who have been accust med
to defeat Objectionable measures by fill
clustering, t. the effect that they would
never permit Mr.. Reeds new code to be-
come the law Of the House.
LOOKING OUT FOR THE FUTURE.
1--WE sh Il probably be in the minority in
the next house, said 10 of the n TODAY.
land must not now tie our hands so that
we cannot fight effectively then. doubt
whether Speaker Reed can get majority
of the representatives to foil W him IN tle
matter. He will have to back down."
1t now see us likely that the House rules
as finally adopted will not differ materi llv
from those Of the last House. Mr.. Reed
will not be allowed to make his improve
ments in them nor to get along without
them.