New-York tribune., 1892-01-30
IN THE pI,rFS OF THE LAST CUN"NI@>o

Nr Holman O. Indiana rejecting upon the Increase
I'm the expenditures for the postal service lie Mr'
HlounO denied thut there had been any eXu8VaS'hce
in that service. The increase OF appropriations had
grown out Of the prosperity Of the Republic. ZAP
p!ause). ~
Mr.. savers Texas was opposed 10 Mr.. llcmphps
propoduon. While Mr.. Savers was speaking he was
freqnently Interrupted by Mr. Hcmphill and by hr
Heard OF Missouri but there was SO inuch CONFUSION
I'm the hal that their voices did not reach the distance
OF ten yards In vain did tho Speaker appeal FOR The
restoration of order. lie finally compelled to call
npon the Sergeant alarms to aid In the preservation
Of some degree Of quiet Mr.. IIemphl In advocat-
inc his amendment criticised tie Committee on Ap
nronraions for endeavohDg to hold on t. everything
n could get and idcnled the idea OF economy enVT
tancd bv some people, which consisted IN nhlne ohoy
from the people and keeping it as long as they
Mr. Drcckinridgc OF Arkansas argued thu the
policy Of the distribution Of the appropnauoN oiis
had not contributed TO economy.
Mr. Dynum Of Indiana said that he had vo'cn IN
favor OF distribution OF the appNpnauoh'pis anu "o
,rould not change that vote now If hc lad the oP
,o-tpnitv NJ doing So But Mt the same time he WIS
nnaItcrablv opposed to giving the appropriations lot
the District of Columbia TO the District OF Columbia
Committee. A.
Aner further remarks by several members Mr.
Hemphil OF South Carolina closed the dcOa'e III iao
Of hi, amendment lie warned the House asif'o 'i'o
danger Of giving The Appropriation Comm'tee p'"c' "
lcgslate upon appropriation bills ana 10 Soe'N 'N'
other legislation that might be caico up
The amendment rejected
MIR Norton OF Missouri, offered an amendnent TAX
Ing from the Committee ON Rivers ana larbofs JuAi'
dicton over the appropriations Tor tho luiPVVec' "
the Mississippi River The amendment WAS rc!eo'cu'
In suoaJng TO an Informal amendment, Mr. Morse
- Massachusetts, turned his attention to Massachuse's
noltc,. That state was represented IN tnc house "
Hov hv 0vc Republcans and seven DemocSts lhe
pcmocraflo members were all gentlemen OF hgh 'har-
actor and ability Massachusetts, sent no otDer men
here uAughterJ lie had not Word 10 say aeiN's'
any OF those gentlemen, but truth coHlFi4eN MN ~
saw that Massachusetts was at present Maep'cscH'.
an thl; door Governor Russell had been elected oF
turec reasons: Frst his personal popularity Seo"iu'
the Prohibition vote third because hc denied on INC
unn every Democratic doctrine The election OF Gov
.rror Russell had been due, 10 Il certain eA'ch'' l"
OF the Mckinley bill. and ne Ht"l
soo instances Of how that misrepresentation was niad''
aludine 10 fish pcdlers. who never sold uer sh oul
fed tl,orn 10 the pigs. but who always put up 'HeF
nr,c and declared that the Increase Tas due TO Tue
Mckinley law.
Mr. Hutler. OF Iowa SAID that there was circus IN
,ryn The grand royaI combination, tho great ana
onlv mouopo!lsto grcyaion, the allied union oi pro
.ectlv4 operatvce had sounded is fshhosn declared
It's grand opening with moro Pharsecs 10 VIC "o|c"
than ever ent forh thdr p-ase In tho sirc'9 OF ".
od Jerusalem daughter The Republicans oIaihed
thst they alono were patriots when their every act o
alton relative % foreign countries Had been 40
Insult 10 tho Amenoan flag. Tho Democrats looked
unon America a. tho leadg, and not the mere COM
n4ttor Of the other nadons OF rc world The Eepub-
l,cans consistent in their laws. had driven onr sup5
from tho occau but Inconsistent now. It undertook to
robuid by subsdici the ve1J commerce tIey hhh uo-
stioyed by their taxes.
M,. tcforr,t. OF Connecticut fnveighed against che
and
thcrn. and approved of The proposed code Branching
OF to short discussion OF the silver question: 20 ae
clare that II fIoo-eonage bill wero passed by tl'
Conrrcs, II would not 60 out with Tie stamp OF In
dor.emcnt OF the Democratic party upon It,
Mr. Dlngley, Of Maine, said that the gentleman nom
illinois (Nlr. Springer. In Il speech delivered IN "e"
York hnd declared that this House would not pas u
free silver bill lie also undcrst I'd that Tie gentleman
from Texas Mr.. Lanhan) had withdrawn Bis amend
,ncpt diving the Committee Coinage. Weights ana
Measure. leave 10 report at any time. on the asSur
oucc of The gentleman from Missouri (ir. Blnnd that
il was unnecessary. There seemed TO be some mis-
npdcrs tacdng somewhere, and he wished to call tho
attention OF the gentleman from Illinois 20 tho matter
MI .iprngerI did not make the statement that THIS
Hou,e would not pas free c@inaec blIl.
Mr. Dugley-I understood tho gentleman 10 be 10
reported. Win the gentleman please Stale "NaV nc
did say
Mr. Springer made "A reply In a low tone which
rendered to words naudiblc, but he subsequently sud
that his reply Il stated that free coinage bI'l
would not bccomc law during the present Congress-
Mr. Iio.hcr OF Mississippi. moved To strike from
the rule The provision making It always In order to
call up for consideration report from the Committee
on Rules and preventing diatOry motions tchS inh1c
pending such considerations.
Mr. springer, Of IlAoo.s earnestly opposed the
mouon and gave lbs hearty approval 10 tae rllo re-
ported by the Committee Rules. This House was
here 10 do business aud. though he wa. an advocate
q, tIc rigtz Of the minority, he was not In favor of
giving "A dangerous power TO one man who 10y recourse
to the rules aud by nbusterins motions might nulliy
TIE VIII Of the House.
Mr. RaIley, Of Texas the youngest member of the
House who came 10 Washington with reputation for
orltory then took the door aUl he fully justified that
reputation He has commanding prcsencc, II hand
some clcarcut face, n powerful voice and graceful
delivery The greatest attention WAS paid 10 his
marks, which were directed ~ an advocacy of Mr.
Hoolurs motion. lie opposed the rule reported, be-
cause IL was an essential departure from the tadtOns
u the Democratic pary-a departure which he
unwilling 10 see become the law Of the House except
over his rcspectfll protest. The American people
were to-day living under surveillance unknown to the
Constitution because they were living under system
Of committee government. The proposed rulc gave to
the majority Of the tiiumvirnte of tho Committee on
Rules the power to decide what Affirmative action
should be taken by the House.
such - power ought not TO be delegated except In
cases Of absolute and pressing ncctssity The Demo
crats had a majority Of two thirds, and with that
majority L could safely aua properly suspend all
rules should noccssi,y require II. II the Democrats
adopted tbs rule hcy were cstopped hereafter from
crtcis.ng tho List Congress ana ne distinguished
gentlemen who presided is deliberations. zap
plausc Republican sidc) IL embedded the very
essence of his MIR Reeds philosophy IN the transIc
lion OF pnblc business. The List Congress proposed
TO stop fbnstcfng by empowering ltN presiding officer
ia decide what were and what not dilatOrv mo
tons This Congress proposed to give the iIne power
to the two men composing the majority OF the Com
the House would simply change the master and not the
task ~ between tho speaker and the Committee on
Rulcs il was an open question IN his mlnd whether
II was not better to confer power upon tho Speaker
alone. ,
SIR. EnlOe Of Tennessee. preferred thar me business
Of Tie House should be regulated - toWinluet on
OGcr Of business: but II that cOud not be done, ~
In favor Of the prOpo-o1 rue lic rules Ot tlr
Lth Congress were dO-nOtllng rules: 1Dcre Was some
Thing good IN the rules Of tine List Congress. tap
plau,e md laugtcrD There lot II bnd IN them,
' 81. ,,'v r,a,ad A., nroat nv experience and IN.