, 1890-07-31
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
An Attack on Speaker Reed by Mr..
Strubie, of Iowa.

To-day in the house Mr.. Oates, of
Alabama, offered for reference to the
committee on rules resolution, based
on an editorial published In the Ma
/ tional Economist, the organ of the
Farmers Alliance, July 2o declaring
that the bondholders were now happy,
as their bonds were to be paid in gold
only, and stating that IL would be inter.
esting to know how many millions 1t
took to force this bill through congress,
and charging that in these days of cor
ruption and trickery men do not change
their constituency without considera-
tion. The editorial further charges that
the bill (the silver bilO was passed
through congress by bribery and cor
ruption.
| Mr.. Oates said: "The integrity OF the
house demands that the truth or false
hood OF the charge shall be established" 4"
The resolution provides that IA COM
mittee of seven members be appointed
TO investigate The charge.
| The house committee on appropria-
| tions reported q joint resolution Drovid-
ing Temporarily (until August lD Tor
such expenditures of the government as
have not been provided for by the ap-
preparation bills which have already pc
come laws, II was passed.
The house then went INTO committee
of the whole on the committee amend
ments to the sundry civil appropriation
bill.
In speaking of one of the senate
amendments to the bill, Mr.. Struble, of
Iowa, made an attack on Speaker Reed
for his action toward the gentlemen in
terested in the public building bills.
He contrastcd the courteous manner OF
Speaker Carlisle toward all gentlemen
requesting recognition with the almost
sneering manner in which the present
speaker treated such requests. The
speaker treated members MS though they
were boys He did not propose to stand
this sort OF treatment any longer with
out protest.
"Should members" he asked, "con-
time to submit like towards to the
dictation OF the speaker2 Should they
not rather combine in an honest ATTEMPT
against the rulings of the speaker in re-
gard to the public building bills"
Mr.. Struble's remarks were vigorous
ly applauded by tho democrats.
MIR. Cannon thought the gentleman
from Iowa had better have withheld his
dtluCk upOtl thc SPEAKER. lie ltunnOnl
did not feel called upon to defend the
speaker. The speaker needed no defense.
Mr.. Peters, Of Kansas, defended the
speakers action.
McClammy, of North Carolina, ex.
pressed his pleasure ut knowing that the
occasion had arrived when the gentle
man (Struble) could have the courage
OF his convictions. Laughter, which
broke out louder when Mr.. McClammy
alluded TO Mr.. Struble's failure to secure
u denomination by speaking of the
beautiful tones of q dying swan"
An amendment, which gave rise 10
discussion, was that appropriating $500,
600 for the purchase of a suitable site for
a building for the supreme court. In
opposing this Mr.. McClammy took oc-
casion to poke more iun at Mr.. Strublc.
greatly to the amusement OF the house.
The amendment was not concurred In.
The committee, having concluded the
consideration OF all the other amend
rnents, REQUIRED to the consideration OF
the irrigation amendment, which was
passed over temporarily. 1t was agreed
that the debate on the amendment
should be limited to four hours, and the
committee then arose and the house adj
| iournel,