Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-13
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He Thinks the Proposed ChaiHEo
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Fewer and Responsibility.
Philadelphia Times Special from A. K.
Mcclure
WAsHISGToN, Feb. Ill called on Mr..
Randall this afternoon and found him ill.,
tentiy Studying the new code of rules
proposed in the House, printed copy Of
whtch had just been sort 10 him. He is
greatly interested III the battle over the
rules, and his recent soy back, that caused
80 much alarm emonK those who could
not Fee him, end WI made the baHis of
many sensational newspaper reports, was
the logical result of nervous proatra ion,
produced by his absorbing study of the
minority report prepared by Mr.. Carlisle
after careful study and perfect agree
mont between himself and DIR. Randall.
What ne most needs 10 rest and that he
cannot have while he is worried by tte
exciting struggle in tho HOUSE.
Mr.. KanGail was unusually bright this
afternoon and be discussed the rules
framed by the majority of the committee,
and soon to be adopted ty tie House, in
the most incisiye manner. He pro-
foundry deprecRtes the extreme to which
the majority has gone to gain temporary
power and fears that the effect will be
felt by all parties in the future. rs sums
up the changed rules as revolutionary in
o parliamentary sense and as thoroughly
revolutionary in practical results as II
they had been wrought by coup d'etat,
as they entirely destroy the power and
responsibility Of individual members,
make the Speaker autocratio and force
the committees into subordination to the
will or caprice of the Speaker.
THE RGBUKE TO REED,
The Republicans Of the House gave
Speaker Reed decided chill to- day by
breaking away from the lead Of Cannon,
who is charged with the execution OF the
Reed programme on the floor, and de-
festing him and practically calling halt
on the Speaker by the decided vote Of
149 TO So. The orders from the Speaker
were to force tina vote on the adoption of
the new rules at p. M, tomorrow, and
It was on this motion made by Cannon,
with the demand for the previous ques-
ton, that the Speaker and his leader on
the floor were defeated by more than O
twc-thirds vote.
The strongest feature of the proceed
ing is in the fact that after thus rebukine
the Speaker and Cannon the House fol.
lowed tho lead OF Springer, who was
marshaling tho Democratic forces, and
Cannon was compelled to Gocept his
motion TO tx up. IN. Friday for taking the
vote. OF course the new rules will be
adopted and tho Republicans will be
most fortunate if they shall escape the
many dangerous pitfalls opened for the
majority by the removal Of the whole
some parliamentary restraints which have
prevailed foF more than o century.
How the majority party oan stay the
hands of the hordss o; jobbsrs and profit
gates now sWerming about the Capitol
none can foresee, and the probabilities
sre that, under the bold invitation to
jobbery given by the new rules, not only
the large sugplns will be appropriated,
but q large deficit will be caused aud
additional taxation necessitated.
There is much anxiety among the more
thoughtful Republican leaders because OF
the obvious drift into tho widest ex.
travagance by the present Congress, but
now that the rules invite banded profit.
gates to come and seize the plumber,
where will the power be found to stay
them2
Indeed, unless all signs fail, the pres
emit session will be the most reckless and
prohigAte OF our history, and few of the
majority leaders hope to maintain their
party power in the next Congress.