The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-01-29
Washington Letter.


holding, was never more plainly dem
onstrated than during the present
week, when the democratic members
have been little better than mob of
hoodlums, in both their manners and
their language. 1t has been openly
acknowledged by such democratic
leaders as Representative Flower
that it was their intention to delay
the necessary business in the House.
such as the regular annual approprl-
alton bills, in order to make it lmpos-
slble for the House to act on the
amendments to the Federal election
bill, after that measure passes the
Senate before the session expires by
limitation. This is the first time
that the leaders of political party
have had the audacity to publicly
state that they were endeavoring to
force an extra session of Congress
upon the country, and the fact is not
likely to be forgotten when the peo-
pie again get chance, through hon
est ballot boxes, at the democratic
party.
When Speaker Reed in the exer-
else of his legal authority under the
rules of the House moved in opposi
ton to the democratic programme Of
senseless obstruction, it produced a
scene that would have disgraced a
ward meeting held in the toughest
ward of the toughest city in America
Representative Mills, who, from the
fact that he is the leading Southern
democratic candidate for Speaker of
the next House should have some
idea of the respect do to the presid-
ing officer Of the House, showed him
self to be both a bully and black
puard by acting like man crazed
from drink; he rushed down the CEN
ter aisle of the House shaking his
fists and shouting oaths and bias
phemy that would have caused his ar
rest, if INDUCED in upon the street
He personally abused and black
guarded the Speaker in language
that ought to bring blush of shame
to the cheeks of any gentleman.
Amid it all Mr., Reed was calm and
dignifed. The next day Mr.. Reed
said 1.-THE chair desires to say to the
House that one reason why he ex-
poets in due time that his services to
this country will be appreciated is be-
cause of the virulent attacks that
have been made upon him, the per
sonal nature and character of which
this House can understand. The
chair has endeavored at all times to
administer the rules of this House as
he understood them; and as the
House has sustained his decisions,
the chair will continue so to do as
long as he occupies the exalted posi-
to which he has been elected by the
House of Representatives" This
little speech furnishes as striking an
illustration of unruf1ed dignity as
was ever exhibited under like provo
cation. The democrats have resumed
their tactics Of leaving the House in
body to break quorum.
The republican Senators are max
ing manful fight, under great par
liamentary difficulties, to reach a
vote upon Senator Aldrich's resolu-
ton authorizing a change in the
rules that will enable the majority to
cut off debate, whenever it has lasted
reasonable time. The fact is recog-
nized, after making a trial of break
ing down the democrats by contin-
uous session, that it will be impossi
Bile to reach vote upon the Federal
election bill unless this resolution
can be adopted. 1t is believed by
the republicans that they will win,
but owing to the peculiar rules under
which the Senate works; rules which
give the minority almost unlimited
power in the debate, it will depend
largely upon the rulings of the Vice
President as to how soon vote can
be taken. The democrats openly
boast that no vote will ever be taken.
They should remember that she who