Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-09-07

of the Wilson bill for the unconditional
repeal Of the purchasing clause OF the
silver law Dy a twc-ibirds vote Of the
House has siluDliiied the situation in
the Senate. but your correspondent con-
fesses that he is unable. after the most
thorough investigation, to see any
evidence Of any eject in the Senate OF
TIE action of the House. II is now
claimed. and no longer seriously dis
puted, that a majority Of the Senate as
it now stands with three yacancies-one
each from Montana, Washington and
Wyoming-would vote for uncon-
ditioual repeal. if the bill could be
brought to a vote freed from any en-
tanglements: but no man has yet sug-
gested any reasonable method Of
bringing bill to vote in the Senate
that is seriously and determinedly
opposed by nearly oue-half Of the
Senators. The FEDERAL election bill
was one Of that kind
Had Speaker Crisp been wiser man
he would have remained 10 his seat,
instead Of going on the hoor OF the
House ard attempting TO answer ex-
Speaker Reeds criticism Of the new
Crisp rules and defense Of the Fifty
first Congress, and thus having escaped
the humiliation which always falls to
the lot OF the democrat who attempts
to cross ora,orical swords with Big
Tom Reed, the republican leader Of
the House Having III the new rules
adopted the spirit of the republican
rules used il the Fifiy-frst Congress,
although the eDd aimed at is 20 be
reached in a somewhat roundabout way,
it is not surprising that MIR Reed 5
sarcastic questions Us t. why the re-
publican llcs had not been openly
adopted should have goaded Speaker
Crisp into making an exhibition Of
hin sali Like most democrats, Mr.
Crisp mistakes personal abuse of MIR
Reed Tor argument og2inst the rules Of
The House over which be presided Mr.
Reed discussed the matter from a public
point of view. declining to notice
personal abuse of himself and if Mr..
Crisp did not feel ashamed of himself
he must be peculiarly constructed. The
"shoo III don't bother me with winch
Ben Butter once crushed Sunset Cox
ON the floor Of the House was recalled
to che old timers when in answer to an
interruption by Amos Cummings, Mr.
Reed asked sarcaslicaly. as he strded
down the aisle towards where Cum
mings sat, "Mul You get in here? Oh,
must you get into ihis?' The infection
in his voice making his meaning eve
palmer than bis words
The democratic leaders in the House
appear to be acting entirely iudepen-
IDENTITY Of each other While senator
German was using his most persuasive
language in an executive session of the
Senate to bring about an agreement
that mo- other legislation than that re-
ported from the Senate Finance com
mitiee should Ne taken Up al the extra
session the House Ways and Means
committee. or ratler The democratic
majority thereof me republicans on
the comm.,,ee are not informed Of any
thing until it has been fully determined
uponwas laying ont the plan Of new
tariff bill from which protection is to
be eliminated. Sena.ar Hawley voiced
the republican sentiment when he
replied TO Senator Germans proposition
10y saying that as the representative Of
a State more largely devoted to manu-
featuring than any other industry be
he desired the democratic tariff bill to
be prepared and announced as soon as
possible, in order that his constituents
might be relieved from the present I'M
certainty and for that reason be was
to conhning the business of the
extra session TO silver legislation The
House committee will begin tariff hear.
ings next Monday and continue them
until the 2oth inst
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