The sun., 1892-02-07


and confusion at ono time. Gentlemen ex-
pressed themselves against It with great vehe-
II tRst tS1asSn IN ans n.proachu
way no added. in very sarcastic manner.
may s %Ss e ssa Se S se Ss Prs the Ssons HS
RemosraSc partS Sail every s '"s asvSsce @ q q tie
because pa sincere believer IN he doetne
sas to the n must Il as Be esassa s to se
tyranny. fol, the Committee on Rules TO pre-
sent bills for the, consideration OF the House.
sidc-tracked when the Committee on. Rules
presents 2 proposition with regard TO pro
Sedaars Sa In this M9pse. That is right 1t is be-
Mr.. Reed said that It left the minority TO rule
tic nn ha
the majority rule. Tho eX-speak or made one
sS hS noher n t
Virginia offered nm amendment to the rules
proyding for the counting as Part ,'ians Of the
tho call OF tho House. whether. they voted or
not n, Mr. Springer and Mr. Bhlaickbn5Ip stood So
no doubt that the Supreme Court would sane
tion 1t. Mr. Reed acknowledged that he him.
sH to s II wbe M S
attached to appropriation bills provided they
diminish expenditures.
A SILVER AND GOLD FIGHT.
Then came the surprise. Of the day. Judge
florid speaker. advocated the passage OF an
amendmcmnt n that would give tho Committee on
time to report bills relating to tho coinage. Of
TEN hesa had t1rotfH the SIsF ISsF S in ons th
DO no successful trilng with or evasion OF. a
great and vital question. Retribution would I'D
Men!. 'iS The @ peopis I believed thst the denons-
s S sySr HSS
look to the Democratic party to right the
This brought out Tint fiery orator from Balti- vi
Lanham's proposition mercilessly: =, ,
BALANCES must be paid in gold. II not actually
@ measured M By the stand ard OF gold. because
sSa shss standarS WITH tie consent
would be a. eiarlng slHnder. Tor it would be
What next floWea e from Mr.. Rayners lips is
worth recording. because 1t comes from one
W ins % to b.
In 1855, continued the eloquent Baltmo-
great issue OF tariff reform. with more than
Roman courage cut the bridges down. when
sacrifice Of honor He was Struck dow down facing
the enemy. Far better is an honorable defeat
e Il oasey
against him: n VIII rjSs Ss,1 above ths machinery
ana In nperil peri the the leadership Of him who. after
triumph and who shall again. by the intelii,
| gent suifragcs OF our countrymeD. be called
upon to shape and guide the destinies OF the
Mr. burrows of Michigan followed. He drew
away from the silver question and confined
himself to the discussion Of the rules: Like
| all of Burrows's speeches. this was emincntly
practical and md arr MaTgumentative He , held ti, that
could not be prevented.
ROGER O. MILLS TO THE FRONT.
Roger q Mills reGlied d. i was the frs first
IN 1873 sas FTe!FpS IN py said
"MaJorities are supreme within the limitations
of Of tie power granted an to them-within m the HELM lin;
g. fam s MaIssa ar sas M Ns
sumed eight or ten days in resisting q, meas
ure that the majority wanted to pass Yes. he
when the Republicans wanted to pass public
and they did r the Of the
| an intraction Of the, constitutional rights Of
Isthe States and Of the people. They passed
that ourargumentss against it were right. and
| that it was a nulity. Yet you think we had
constitutional invasion Of the rights Of the
Mr. Mills spoke in an impassloned manner.
| sending home his arguments with vigorous
| gestures. and vas warmly applauded.
CALIFORNIA JOE AWAKE.
Joe McKenna, thin and wiry. with a voice as
shr @ as the pfhng h S OF csadb replied to Mr.
made in the House. 1t showercd with sarcasm
the rule giving the Committee on Rules power.
ths, minority of its power. Mr. McKenna said;
declared in this House that the surest euaran.
tee OF good legislation was .vlgilant minority
legislative majority. And did he not. with
entertaiIning and Instructive history. tell US
in the hands Of patriotic men. to defeat corrun;;
tlon and check extravacancH? Did he not tell
defeat the reduction of the Government mort
gage on the Pacific Railroad to q second place.
hHT M haa e Ma H
used BY Mr.. Douglas ana how Nj. Fsssenden
Anderson of Kansas. in active virtue, nibus-
terng g hign,inst the refunding the debt Of the
Where. oh! where. is tho gentlemen from
ter" Has he. oh: has he. iqitate d the gentle
man f from Kansas already HIS he folded his
| think l know where he is. l was once n
iIihnstering patriot myself. and I know how
nority. know how virtuously they do not
always act when they nrm in the majority;
| Such virtues cannot be pcddled around on oil
occasions. AS for me. since the gentleman
| from Indiana and the Democratic party are
running away from virtue. have u temptation
| to return to it." lGreat laughter.l
| NEW MEMBER SURPRISES TIE HOUSE.
| After McKenna's speech the House was sur
| prised with an outburst OF sense from new
| member. 1t was an exquisite maiden speech.
| delivered by Mr.. Do Armand Of Missouri. He
is the successor Of William J. Stone a quaint
| and eloquent orator ilr. Dc Armand argued
| the. case from the fears Of anew member. He
had become. confused. Ito thought, however:
| that it was better to follow the philosophy Of
ttLo Democracy than The philosophy oi mqdern
heRubS%nl as ufttea tna IN tne aty
on kuless; he could :, not see =, that
under these rules. Tho House determines
whether it will or will not accept their recon-
| mendations. Tho Republican rules lodged an
extraordinary power in the hands Of one per-
| son. and he wanted to get AWAY from n power
| whicn brought about such scenes were