Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-31
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was never more plainly demonstrat-
ca tnan during the present week wban
Inc democratic members have boon I;++,.
De''er 0han a mob of hoodlums. in both
'0'. hammers and their language. IT
naS oeen openly acknowledged by such
rv"'oordelc leaders as Representative
flower that it was their intention 70 A.
lay Inc necessary business in the Horso
such as the regular annual annro,u;.
ZION bills, in order to make If ;,n,,os.;,,I.
Ior the House to act on the amendnon+s
10 The federal election bill. after that
measure passes the Senate, before tbe
session expires by limitation. This i
1ne hrst time that the leaders Of = no
i''icai party have had the audacitv TO
publicly state that they were endoovor
ing to force an extra session of Cororoo
upon the country, and the fact is not
iiAeiy 10 be forgotten when the people
again get a chance, through honest
oallo' Boxes at the democratic party.
When Speaker Reed in the exarciso.
OF his legal authority under the rnlas Of
tne House moved in opposition to the
democratic program of senseless OBJ
structlons, it produced a scene that
would have disgraced ward meetinc
held IN the toughest ward of the toDeb,
est city In America Representative
Mills, who, from the fact that he 10 tho
leadlng Southern democratic candidate
Ior speaker of the next House sbonld
nave some Idea of the respect due to the
presiding officer of the House. showed
himself to be both bully and a black
guard by acting like man crazed from
drink; he rushed down the center aisle
OF the house shaking his fists and shout-
ing oaths and blasphemy that would
nave caused his arrest, if INDUCED in up
on the street. He personally abused and
Dlackguarded the speaker in language
that ought to bring a blush of shame to
the cheeks of any gentleman. Amid it
all Mr.. Reed was calm and digniied.
The next dayLMr Reed said: 1.-The chair
desires to say to the House that one
reason why he expects in due time that
his services to this country will be an
preclated is because of the viruIant at
tacks that have been made upon him.
the personal nature and character of
which this House can understand. The
chair has endeavored at all times to adj
minister the rules Of this House as he
understood them; and as the House has
sustalned'his decisions, the chair will
continue so to do as long as he occupies
the exalted position to which he has
been elected by the house of representa-
tives." This little speech furnishes as
striking an illustration of unruffeled
dignity as was ever exhibited under
like provocation The democrats have
resumed their tactics of leaving the
House in body to break a quorum.
The republican senators are making a
manful fight, under great parliamentary
difficulties, to reach a vote upon Senator
Aldrich's resolution authorizing a
change in the rules that will enable the
majority to cut off debate, whenever it
has lasted a reasonable time. The fact
is recognized, after making a trial
breaking down the democrats by con-
tinuous session, that it will be impossible
to reach vote upon the federal election
bill unless this resolution can be adopt
ed. 1t is believed by the republicans
that they will win, but owing to the pc
culiar rules under which the Senate
works; rules which give the minority al
most unlimited power in the matter of
debate, it will depend largely upon the
rulings of the vice president as to how
soon a vote can be taken. The demo-
Gratis openly boast that no vote will ever
be taken. They should remember that
" he who laughs last laughs best"
Senator Vest has testified before the
committee engaged in investigating the
alleged silver pool that Senator Cameron
informed him that he had speculated in
silver and had thereby made some money.
Mr.. Cameron says it is true that he
bought and sold some silver, but that 1t
was not until after the silver bill of the
last session had passed the Senate.
1t is not believed that the free coinage
bill will be reported to the House until
after the election bill has been finally
disposed of by the Senate, in fact l have
been told that majority of the commit
tee has decided not to even attend d
meeting of the committee while the
election bill is pending in the Senate
This will remind some gentlemen of the
old saying, "you hit my dog, I'll hi
your cat"
The election of Governor Hill to sue
coed Mr.. Evarts in the Senate has ex
cited very little comment here, and tina
little is not favorable to the Senator
elect.
A number of prominent republicans
in the House are in favor of an amend