St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-30
The House Majority Decides
to Settle All Differences
in Caucus.
Strong Objection to a One
Man Clause by Several
Democrats.
Mr.. Bailey, Of Texas, Hits Some
Telling Blows in Good
Style.
Filibusterers Complimented
by Breckenridge--Capital
Epitome.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29-The Demo
Gratis of the house of representatives
will appeal to caucus decree in order to
secure unity of action in the adoption
OF miles for the government of the pro-
ceedingS of the house. 1t is matter of
some Significance that the subject of
disSension in the Democratic ranks is
that clause of the proposed code which
enables the committee on rules at any
time to call up for consideration a re-
port of that committee, and preventing
dllatory motions being made pend
ing such sideratiOn. To give
the speaker power to recognize
and prevent dilatory motions at
such particular time, and not
clothe him with like power at all other
times seems to many Democratic mem
bers great discrimination in favor of
the committee of which the speaker is
ex-officio chairman, and whose delibera
tions he naturally directs, and the pro-
posed rule was most bitterly attacked
by various members of the Democratic
party. So little attention, however, was
paid to party lines during the debate
that one of the strongest supporters of
the rule was Hon. James Buchanan, the
we'll known Republican representative
from New Jersey.
The Rules Again.
After the reading and approval of the
journal the house proceeded to the fur.
Their consideration of the report of the
committee on rules. The pending amend
ment was that offered by Mr.. Hemphill,
of South Carolina, withdrawing from the
Jurisdiction of the appropriation COM
mittee the appropriations for the sup
port of the District of Columbia.
In speaking of this amendment Mr..
Blount, of Georgia, who hadimany years.
experience as chairman on post roads,
replied to some remarks made by Mr..
Holman, of Indiana. rejecting upon the
increase in the expenditures for the
postal service. Mr.. Blount denied that
there had been any extravaganza in that
service. The increase of appropriations
had grown out of the prosperity of the
republic.
Mr.. Hemphill. in advocating. his
amendment, criticised the committee on
appropriations for endeavoring to hold
onto everything it could get and ridi-
culed the idea of economy entertained
by some people, which consisted in
taking money from the people and
keeping it as long as they could. After
some further debate the amendment
was rejected.
Mr.. Norton, of Missouri, offere an
amendment taking from the committee
on rivers and harbors Jurisdiction over
the appropriations for the improvement
of the Mississippi river. Mr.. Blanchard,
of Louisiana, believed that the interests
of the Mississippi would be best sub
served by leaving the appropriations for
the improvement in the hands of the
committee which now had charge of it.
The amendment was rejected.
Bay State Politics.
ment Mr.. Morse massachusetts turned
his attention to Massachusetts, politics.
That state was represented in the house
by five Republicans and seven Demo-
Gratis. The Democratic members were
all gentleme of high character and
ability. Massachusetts sent no other
men here. Laughter. He had not
word to say against any of those
gentlemen, but the rules compelled him
to say that Massachusetts was, at pres
ent misrepresented on this floor. Gov.
Russell had been reelected for three
reasons: First, his personal popularity;
second, the prohibition vote; third, be-
cause he denied on the stump every
Democratic doctrine.
Mr.. Butler. of Iowa, said that there
was circus in town. The grand royal
combination, the great and only monop-
oliStic aggregation. the allied union of
protective operatives. had sounded its
fish horn, declaring its grand opening
with more Pharsees to the dozen than
ever sent their praises IN the streets of
old Jerusalem. Laughter. And sucn
men to speak about the duties of true
claimed that they alone were patriotic,
when their every act of legislation rel
alive to foreign countries
Had Been an Insult
to the American flag. They had COM
pared our country with other nations,
and for shame had declared our inabil-
ity to compete with them in the ordi-
nary affairs of life. Mr.. De Forest
Connecticut inveighed against the
rules of the last congress and the de-
cisions made under them, and approved
of the proposed CODE.
Mr.. Dingley (Maine) said that the
gentleman from Illinois, Mr.. Springer,
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| declared that this house would not pass
free silver bill. He also understood
that the gentleman from Texas, Mr..
| Lanham. had withdrawn his amend
ment giving the committee on coinage,
weights and measures leave to report at
any time on the assurance of the gen.
tleman from Missouri, Mr.. Bland, that
it was unnecessary. There seemed to
be some misunderstanding somewhere,
and he wished to call the attention of
the gentleman from Illinois to the
matter.
What Springer Said.
Mr.. Springer-I did not make the
statement that this house would not pass
a free coinage bill.
Mr.. Dingley-I understood the gentle
man to be SO reported. Will the gentle
man please state what he did say?
Mr.. Springer-I said that free coin
age bill would not become law, because
your president would veto it.
Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi. moved to
strike from the rules the provision MAX
ing it always in order to call up for con-
SideratiOn report from the committee
on rules and preventing dilatory motions
being made pending such consideration.
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, earnestly op-
posed the motion and gave his hearty
approval to the rule reported by the
committee on rules. This house was
here to do business; and though he was
an ad vocate Of the rights of tie minor
ity he was not In favor of giving dam
gerous power to one man, who by re-
course to the rules and by filibustering