Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-09-08

would vote for unconditional repeal, if
the bill could be brought to vote freed
from any entanglements, but no man
has vet suggested any reasonable
method of bringing bill o vote IN
the senate that is seriously and deter
minedly opposed by nearly one half OF
the senators. The federal election bill
was one Of that kind,
Had Speaker Crisp been a wiser man
be would have remained in his seat, in
stead of going on the floor of the house
and attempting to answer ex-Speaker
Reeds criticism of the new Crisp rules
and defence of the rules of the ffty-tirst
congress, and thus have escaped the
humiliation which always falls to the
lot of the democrat who attempts to
cross oratorical swords with "Big Tom
Reed" the republican leader of the
house, Having in the new rules adop
ted the spirit of the republican rules
nsed in the Fifty first congress, although
the end aimed at is to be reached in
somewhat roundabout way, it Is not
surprising that Mr.. Reeds sarcastic
questions as to why the republican rules
had not been openly adopted should
have goaded Speaker Crisp into making
an exhibition of himself Like most
democrats, Mr., Crisp mistakes personal
abuse of Mr., Reed for argument against
the rules of the house over which he pre-
sided. Mr. Reed discussed the matter
from a public point of view, declining to
notice personal abuse of himself, aud If
Mr. Crisp did not feel ashamed of him.
self he must be peculiarly constructed
The 'shoo fly don't bother me" with
which Ben Butler once crushed Sun
set" Cox on the floor of the house was
recalled to the old-tim when in an
swer to an interruption by Amos Cum
mings, Mr.. Reed asked sarcastically, as
he strided down the aisle towards where
Cummings sat, "Must you get in here?
OH must you get into thls? The in-
Election in his voice making his meaning
even palmer than his words.
The democratic leaders in the house
appear to be acting entirely independ-
emily 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
no other legislation than that reported
from the senate finance committee should
be taken up at the extra session the
house ways and means committee, or
rather the democratic majority thereof
the republicans on the committee are
not informed of anything until 1t has
been fully determined upon-was laying
out the plan of a new tariff bill from
which protection Is to be eliminated
Senator Hawley voiced the republican
sentiment when he replied to Senator
Germans proposition by saying that.
as the representative of a state more
largely devoted to manufacturing than
any other industry he desired tue demo-
cratic bill to be prepared and announced
as soon as possible, in order that his
constituents might be relieved from the
present uncertainty, and for that reason
he was opposed to combining the business
of the extra session to silver legislation.
The house committee will begin tariff
hearings next Monday and continue
them until the 20, inst.
A large delegation of department of
the Potomac G.. A. r. men will leave
here Sunday OIL special trains for Indi-
annapolis, to take part in the annual en-
campment. Present indications are
that more will go then have ever gone
from here to any previous encampment,