Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-20

Poverty" Perkins, of Iowa, printed five
columns from the Sioux City Journal on the
tariff question.
Not Enough Chances to Talk.
These last straws broke the back of en-
durance, and the Committee on Rules re-
ported rule, which was promptly adopted,
resembling all orders heretofore made in re-
gard to leave to print, thus stopping the
present abuse of the privilege and provid-
ing against future abuses No one will
henceforth have the privilege of extending
his remarks in the Record except by
unanimous consent of the whole House. 1t
is greatly to be regretted that q rule could
not have been adopted prohibiting the
printing of any words not spoken on the
floor, but it is thought that this would be
too drastic a reform in body where every
body wants to speak and only few can get
the floor, and they by the grace Of half
dozen men.
= A "maiden speech will be delivered to-
morrow in the House by Hon. Eugene P.
Gillespie, of Greenfield, Mercer county, in
behalf of Rockwell, the Democratic con-
testee in the Noyes-Rockwel contested
election case of the Elmira district in New
York.
Mr.. Gillespie Able to Stand Alone.
UllleSplC enjoys tuo ulSbluCtAoA VA
being the only member of the Election Com
mittee to stand by Rockwell, the sitting
member, and he has been roundly criticised
for not going with his fellow Democrats Of
the committee, He has been accused of being
Influenced by Senator Hill, who has notori-
ously interfered for Rockwell on account OF
the latter being from Hills Congressional
district. But Mr.. Gillespie silenced this ac-
cusation few days ago at the Mercer
County Democratic Convention, when he
made speech for Cleveland, and offered
resolutions indorsing Cleveland as the Dem
ocratic candidate for the Presidency.
Mr.. Gillespie admits that Senator Hill
talked with him of the case, but declares
that the Senator's theory is entirely differ
ent from his and one which he thinks could
not for a moment be upheld from legal
standpoint I cannot see why Mr.. Giles
pie should be censured for refusing to vote
for Noyes, with other Democrats Of the
committee. I know from personal observa-
tion and discovery that members of this
committee indulge in some very peculiar
independent" freaks at times, and the
support of Noyes by the Democratic COM
mitteemen may not arise wholly from a
clear and unanimous understanding of the
evidence.
The Pennsylvantan Is Sincere.
At least Mr.. Gillespie is as sincere in his
position as they are in theirs, and will
probably give good reasons for his course
in his speech tomorrow. The action Of
the House can hardly be anticipated, but
the prospect is that the majority will take
the view of Representative Gillespie.
This will bring out the Mercer County
Congressman with flying, colors and leave
the other Democrats of the committee in
very peculiar "hole."
Rarely, if ever, has the verdict of the
majority of the Elections Committee been
set aside by the House, and it would be
curious, indeed, if precedent for sustain
ing the verdict of the minority should be
set at this time when the minority consists
of the young, first term member from
Mercer county. LIGHTNER