The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-05
Doings n the House.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-The House went |
into committee of the whole on the general
DEFICIENCIES appropriation bill.
Henderson, of Iowa, explained that the
Pacific railroad claims were provided for in
the bill While he believed the time was
near at hand when these claims would
have to be settled, the committee were
practically unanimous in refusing to pro-
vide for their payment, when they are still
pending in the courts of the country.
Roger, of Arkansas, attacked the speaker
and his rulings. The code of rules, he said,
under which the House were proceeding,
give the speaker power to stifie debate,
gag the House, force the passage of bills,
avoid exposure, outrage and maltreat the
minority and bulldoze the majority. He
had degraded the majority with the full
assurance on the part of the Repub-
lican members that if this should break
down under the Judgment of iberty-loving
people, they would perish like Sampson
under the ruins, but if it succeeded that he
alone should reap all the glory. Their want
| of patriotic courage was exceeded only by
! their suicidal stupidity, and among them
all there has not been found one man with
! the courage of jackson, patriotism of a
Henry, and love Of liberty that inspired
! their fathers who could say, This is our
country and these are our liberties, these
are our countrymen and you are our serv-
ants, and we will not have one trodden
down under foot or either wronged. No."
He concluded, MAY l tell you, Mr..
Speaker, that they curse you and despise
you and hate you, and when you are as
sailed in private and in pnblic, are silent"
Henderson, of Iowa, defended the speaker
against the attack made upon him by
Rogers. He referred to him as a mighty
man from Maine, and declared he stood to-
day as the towering, historic grand figure
of this age of Legislature victory and re-
form. Commenting on the legislation OF
the session, Henderson touched upon the
tariff bill, saying that although some Re
publicans might have desired to amend 1t,
the time had been so consumed that
these amendments could not be
made 1t seemed as though the
: minority was bent on preventing all amend
!, ments. This House had passed the silver
bill, whereby silver was already marching
: forward to take its place beside gold. This
: House had been the first one with sufficient
courage and patriotism to pass the anti
treasury bill; it had passed the election
. bill and not the force bill. as its enemies
, took pleasure in calling it. The House had
passed the ''original package" bill, march
! ing boldly forward to the demands of the
/ best thoughts of the people OF the nation,
| north and south. The Republicans Of the
House had erected pyramid OF Legislation:
Breckenridge, of Arkansas, criticised
: the code of rules, and proceeded to contrast
2 the personal and political relation which ex
listed between Speaker Carlisle and the
] members and that which existed between
: them and Speaker Reed. In the last Con
a gress, members of the minority had Away:
been treated courteously; now member O.
t the minority rising for recognition did not
/ know what treatment he would receive a
tbe dc IF hn then
ceeded to make an earnest appeal agains
o the force bill, concluding as follows: Gen
, tlemen of the north, why shall w
f not come together? Why cannot WI
0 lay aside these suspicious: You canno
x take your rotten barringhs' from tn
e south; you cannot hold power here by mel
e cenaries put at the polls: you cannot kee
/ political power by debauching the ballo
A box or the jury box: you cannot make tn
:, country one by turning out members VIII
5, are elected by the people and seating tn
e non elected by your votes. What you ca
Il do by your votes. What you can do is this
e You can aid the people of the south to bull
It up that country; you can help US TO keep
e line so your sons may come and live anon
a us: throw in their lot with us; inter-mar
,e in our families, so that while there will sti
Ell be north and south, it will be loving an
h rich north and prosperous and productiv
IN south This is what we Democrat
IS who on this side of the chamber prote:
lie against your rules, desire to have done
e. the people who are behind you at home.
Ip appeal to Massachusetts, of Plymouth;
he appeal to the western reserve, settled
IS the men who came from New England.
)" appeal to the living soldiers who met US
le battle array. l appeal to the Christian
We who kpeel with us at the alter; we a.
OF peal to the brave men who recognize T.
re sincerely and craving behind you; | appe
elk to the people of the earth. Give us yo
L confidence We well deserve it; we do d
he serve it, and he who says otherwise do
er not know us: does not speak the truth
,st US. l speak to-day in sight of God a.
ed this body and of those people who ha
M known me at home since was little be
ch when I say from the fullneSs of my hea
Ia these is no reason why the. north a
south should be apart There is every II
son why the brave and true men OF DC
sections should believe each other. Lo
100 applause on Democratic side.
~ Bontello said he had no desire to atten
'no any defense of the speaker from the XII
an OF remarks which had been made from C
gu tain sources to-day He then comment
cir upon the Clayton breckenridge case, taxi
of as his textthe press report OF the major
lhe of the committee on elections. Upon I
cry text he built a strong remuneration OF
cd, election methods in the southern states.
ian Breckenridge, Of Kentucky, said his r
alive gentlemen from Arkansas had ]
sought an easy escape by his cowar'
resignation of his seat in Congress. Ii
lei not compare with good conscience. I
INC gentleman from Arkansas knew he
.u done nothing to be ashamed of, and
leS knew that the truth, when fairly fou
lay would not effect him. Pending action
aed the bill the committee rose and the Ho
cen adiournad-