New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-01
DEMOCRATS IN BAD HUMOR.
UNREASONABLE FILIBUSTERING IN THE
HOUSE.

THE CAUsE=REPUDLICAN ALLIES.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TEIBUSZ.I
washington, Feb 25.-The Democrats In the House
uere in a and ugly humor today after the vote
m the motion 10 request conference on the Postal
Subsidy BILL ana they evnced II by resOrting to most
"a unreasonable and nexcusable llbustcTing against
gotIon TO send the SundIy Civil Appropriation BILL
xith its 200 Senate amendments, TO committee OF
conference. Mr.. Crisp. Of Georgia, was the Demo
cratic leader for the OCCASION and he waxed eloquent
an his denunciatons of the proposition TO send this
agreat bins TO conference committee before the
House In Committee Of the Whole had spent rev
davs in debating and considering the Senate amend
ments lie admitted before he sat down that inc
opposition was inspired by fear or belief tha' ~
was the purpose Of the majority, In case tie ApprV
pnaon bill could be disposed Of to bring In ana oioo
through political measures TO WHICH the minority
opposed. Mr.. Crisp declined. although repeatedly
asked 10 do so, TO specify what particular
measures tho minority feared iii,
The "poticsl measures" to which Mr. Crisp WIZ
such an afiectation OF mystery, referred "o'' ~
pendng contested election cases, ana IL Is d''e.'
that his bold declaration Of the Democratic purpose
preyent the unseating OF Democrats whose t'es al.
tainted by fraud even at tie cost OF speciai scs
Congress would have been less bold II nc h"u NV
received proGers of sympathy and supper, no"
number of tnid Republicans who had been aarheu W
Foremost among the Republicans who thus encourage"
The minority to fllbuser against an important aPPo
pration bill within four days OF the eNpHa"o" 80
Congress- in order that who were eiecteu " '''o
House shall be deprived of their rights ana prVheses,
II asserted good authority, was Mr. beiaeit VI
New York. who IL is also asserted on the same auof
Ity, had been busy drumming up Republican recruits
10 act temporarily as allies Of the Democratic army.
II is said that enough recruits thus obtained 10
transform the minority into majority ior inc t'ihc
being: at any rate, the Committee on Elections "s
compelled to abandon its intention of calling up 'hc
election cases, and afterward Chairman cannon
Of the Appropriations Committee found no difficulty in
obtaining unanimous consent for the reference OF the
sundry Civil BIZ to a conference committee.
When the House met at IL O'Clock this morning
the speaker stated that he had been Informed
nv the clerks that it had been physically
impossible 10 prepare Journal of yesterdays proceea
ncs In view of this statement the reading OF that
document was postponed, and the House immeuiaeen
proceeded TO the motion TO ask the senate LOT
conference the shipping bill, as amended by the
House last night. The motion was agreed to-yeas'
113; nays, SO.
Mr. Cannon of Illinois CIR. Crisp, Of Georgia, having
objected to the action being taken by unanimous con-
sent moved 10 suspend the rules and agree 10
motion that the House nOn-concur in senate amend
ments 10 the sundy Civil Appropriation bill ana ac-
cede to the request of the Senate for conference
Mr.. Cannon 1nVelgneu against tnc dCtOh Va uV
In obstuctng the passage OF the appropriation bls'
declaring that that action resulted in an extra session.
the minority would be responsible for II.
Mr. Crisp said that it seemed possible for the other
side despite any apprehension of an extra session. 10
obtain as much time 1t wanted for the speeiho
measures it desired TO pass, outside the Appropriation
bills The majority asked for unanimous consent Tor
the passage of the appropriation bills, in order that
might call up measures which the minority would re-
sist to the utermost.
Mr.. Cannon inquired what specific measure the gen
tleman was abiding to. To what did he refer
Mr. Crisp replied that the gentleman contended for
the right Of the majority to control If had that
right land he did not deny it,, why did the gentle
man ask for unanimous consent7 II the House de-
voted its time from until the 4th OF March TO
the consideration of the appropriation bills thee
would be no necessity for an extra session.
Mr. Cannon inquired whether the gentiemap thought
that the only business that should be considered dur
ing the remainder of the session should be the APP
preparation bills.
MIR. Crisp replied that he never assumed to die
tate to the gentleman.
Mr.. Cannon pressed his query as to what the
measure was to which the gentleman objected. II
the gentleman answered some agreement might DO
reached.
Mr.. Crisp replied that he knew the gentleman too
well TO suppose that he could get an agreement with
him.
Mr.. Cannon thought that the gentleman did not
intend to make that statement. Had the gentleman
ever known Of any agreement made by him (Mr.
Cannon that had been brolsen7
Mr. Crisp disclaimed any intention Of so suggesting
He lheant to say that he knew the gentleman too
well to assume that he would make any agreement
that would prevent blinded and partisan majority
from passing what 1t wished to pass. democratic
spplause).
Mr.. Cannon once more reiterated his question as to
what measure the gentleman objected 90
Democrat-The election cases.
Mr.. Crisp did not yet give direct answer: but re-
Piled that the gentleman in asking for unanimous
consent asking the minority TO grant favor.
Mr.. Cannon-I ask no favor Of your side.
Mr.. Crisp-You ask for unanimous consent TO vlo-
late the rules. You are the gentleman who is tho
suppliant for favor. Democratic appause1
Mr. Cannon-I am suppilan. for nothing. except
the grace Of God. Naughter.)
The speaker-The House will please confne itself to
business. Qaughter)
Mr.. Crisp said there was no necessity for the motion
TO suspend the rules, far az me appropriation bills
were concerned.
Mr.. Cannon responded that il necessary.
Never before in his experience had there been such OBJ
sruction to the passage of appropriation bills as had
been placed there by the minority OF this House lie
accepted this public notification. and. for himself.
would say that, II the rules could not be suspended
and the ordinary pursued the majority would
lay the appropriation bills aside and proceed under the
rules to dispose of the business which 1t believed ought
TO be DONE
Mr. Crisp said that this last statement illustrated the
purpose Of the gentleman. From the beginning of this
Congress until the end, whenever IL necessary the
majority, In order TO accomplish IT'S purpose, disre-
garded justice. and brought in special rules. 1t had
destroyed the character OF this body and held 1t up TO
the Just and merited contempt and rdicule Of the
American people. Democratic applause.
me moNon 70 suspend the rules was rejected on
ROWell on his n I'm "a
and nays. The motion was defeated@yeas. las NAYS
100. ''
The Speaker laid before the House communication
from the family Of General sherman, thanking the
House for the resolutions adopted in his honor.
Mr.. Caswell, OF Wisconsin, submitted the conference
report on the bill TO define and regulate the iurs.
dcton Of the courts OF the United States and after
Q short debate il was adopted.
The conference report on the bill establishing a
private land claim court also agreed TO-
In the meantime there were confcrences held no