Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-02-05
HEED IhJERVifWE
Almost WilliGs 10 Thank Democrats for
Some Progress MHd0
Withdrawal of Demand for New Lottery
Charter Triumph for 5lst Congress

WASHINGTON. Fsb a After the House
oiay agreed L. the new code Of rules ex-
Speaker Rcd WAS sskrd ty an Associated
Press representative to tHlk upon the sut
j.cI Mr X ed said "rhe Ni'hirawsl OF
the Lou'sgns .oi,esy OF is demand foy a
9as charter Is gNr CT the igIumpRs Of III
81 4 Congress. 11e cau1Iy ~ / r,msE--
ber the pFoupbess w.ta wiiCh The HOus1
committee On post flee and post T0ats
undef The ChairDslshlp q Gen Bingham, ,
even before the Pr, f,slden''s m, sssge was
corsder, d and on July 2s h reported = bill
10 deprive ;be lottery VI the u'e Cf The
United States msi4s,
The committee On rUles very g5CA after
set apart August ~ for its cOnld4-
stion by ths Hpust, sn1 TIE bill pswed that
BODY on tast day Now that The Suprrme
Court bss sustained the COuttiiutjonslty ut
thu, even 'he lottery company recogn.z y
the fuiihIy ~ i,s III ufe exist nee. Ine
acts of The 5lsl Congress are all Standing
wei' most u tie iure'
W"h rtgsrd 10 the rules jast adopted,
Mr.. II cd iu-:htr said lhe puncipte of re-
sp1hsIhle government in Ne Hguss vss
more Iuth'eseiy recpgriZ'd IA hat part Of
the new regulations relating 10 the power
OF the committee ou ru'Je, than ~as tvrr
dreamed Of in ihe 5lst Congress. The
power 10 enforce at will wss LOGGED iu I'M
pur,Eu, foeaturet in that committee. so that
party Legislation c I'D have iu sws! &,
v hIle the oil Of sn i.civiiusi melnuer.
ever if approved Of by the House, vac isit
to the m .rcy Of he fuhus'err
The nigh. OF tue pTet, ni quorum has en
6enleG end the farce ~ II member present
for he purpose of oelng absent has been
revive d. All .ti5, lime and the 'uprsmr
court would tske Il. Mrsne hi!e i. voald
be q source Cf regret to ihe country That
more iiperal measures Tor the lr9m ton o.
Innocent, useful, nor partisan, Necessary
legislation bhd not been adopted. | might
have been done. fDd the Hcuse reSlly
wanted to do II, but she ms j)riiy, hAv'yg
I Ught c. mlsiV' SomeU bal on ihe abn,e
Of The rutes # he jls Copgre 3, il was t o
much 10 expect Of poor, jailer, human NJ
yurs 10 n.ske euch confession Of error
Mr.. Reed continued: THE detae has
shown d good example # that tle isst &c
yesrs has not been entirely lost. What
used 10 be cslleo ryysnny and il now on
the road to bs csili good sense hss been
established in the great snd unsxsmpled
power conferred on the committee on rules.
The folly Of vast Dg the me of he Hou-e
in reference Of bli- las b en- forever done
| sway Nth. This, With the sound expressions
as to the folly Gf the doct'i es Of the r'ghs
Of mieo'iI"-. which fell from the lips ni
prominent D. mocTs'a during the debate,
shows cot uciustvtly hn~ sure reason sad
sense is to assert itsslt in some measure
even sfer the Bercss. conflict.
Il sm disposed o thahs tie Dam crate
for spue p;ogrsss sno hope rhs- dnrn Y III
| session fut,her sis1Vm may C inc to ihen..
In the new regnIsuon the cid member whg
know fhe ropss has preservsd much Of tie
opst'uctive pOvtr, srd the vr;0 p "er Ia.
been Conferred ~ esch member wno kn0a
how. except where the committee on
| rules sha intervene. But IBIS will do ies,
2 ann iba1 formerly I'bsuks 10 lie *
ole get b. tbe tssJ Congress, the country
knows he II 1use Csa 10 ali il wants &c
Whs; Il dll't 4 , now It i letp1ns be for
The osiricl has left q ConcesiI' { tiE
iei' 6y pusunz his bead IN tbe ssnd.