New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-20
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HOW THE BILL WAS PASSED.
PEN PICTURES OF THE SCENE.
MR. REEDS DRAMATIC ATTACK AND HOW
THE DEMOCRATS RECEIVED 1T.
NOTICE SERVED on THE COUNTRY THAT IT -
TO HAVE NO REST But THAT NEW WAR
ON ITS INDUSTRIES is TO BE BEGUN
AT ONCE-DEMOCRATIC DISCIPLINE
TOLERATEs NO DISTINCTIONS
is THIS TO BE GOv-


TOLERATES NO DISTINCTIONS
Is THIS TO BE tiov-
ERNMENT OF TRUSTS?
Washington Aug. l9-From spectacular point
of view the House OF Representatives on notable
occasions is thought by many TO be vastly moro
interesting than the Senate. That. possibly, 10
true. for Senator's are presumed 10 be persons OF
great dignity. who speak with deliberation ana
with an unfaing show of respect for one another,
and whose appearances calculated to produce
reflection rather than sensation. This Is the idea
they have Of themselves. and they seek. without
doubt TO impress II upon others The House. on
the other hand Is mercurial It's members are
not required 10 be dignihed, and 1t is lucky they are
not Within certain bounds they can be as mill
tant as they like. Their large number, too' creates
OF itself constant confusion, and amid the con-
fusion things are said and done which never
would happen in a body so small as to Keep each
member under constant and particular lnspecton'
When under great excitement the House presents
n bewdering scene Of swift and sudden move
ment. and the antagonism Of factions ana parties
finds expression in uproar which creates az
much excitement In the behoder as in those VINO
have caused it or trying TO control IT,
And vet oddly enough. it Is in the Senate ana
not IN the House that the unexpected happens l"
the Senate there is liberty OF action. IL Is as
wabstar said "a Senate Of equals" Experience
and ability count there as elsewhere, but unques-
toned leadership Is never tolerated on either side
y, tho chamber The absence OF a rule limiting
debate or OF enabling 1t to be cut off and vote
compelled protects every Senator in his equality
and that Is the real reason why such rule IS
impossible Of passage. A majority OF senators
can never be brought TO agree 10 put themselves
under the domination Of that leading spirit whose
Judgment sooner or later, would control the de-
mand for the previous question.
PERSONAL GOVERNMENT IN THE HOUSE.
In the House. however there is a severe system
Of personal government. The Speaker governs.
There are 356 Representatives. but practically II
is the Sneaker who legislates. OF course he IS
affected by the sentiment Of individuals and OK
his party as a whole. but the ultimate decision Is
his and when he makes the decision the event
follows with almost unfailing certainty. There
may be incidents and variations, but 1t comes OUT
his way in the end This circumstance detracts
II not from the spectacle Of great OCCASIONS az
least from Us general interest In the Senate you
don't know what the end will be until IL comes.
In the House the proceeding is a travesty on de-
Lucrative legislation by representatives or tne
people.
The Democrats have vindicated the assurance
they gave to Mr. Reed IN the List Congress when
he put an end to filibustering that he was OPEN
ing the door to dangerous guest They have
taken his idea, which was that Of enabling tho
majority 20 perform its functions. and have dis
tor.ed 1t 10 render the Speaker supreme. s2Fs
tariff bill which appeared in the House last MOI"
day contained 600 provisions that had never been
considered IN any committee Of the House nor
vkalv affa was rad
70 change the character Of the Dill which the
House had passed. They affected every impors
tant schedule and don't believe there Is any risk
In saying that OF the s56 members Of the House
not an even dozen had any clear apprehension OF
how they were calculated TO oparate on the in-
dustries Of the country the revenues OF tho
Government But the general rules OF the House
contain a Democratic invention, intended orgi-
nallv az a shutting device 10 escape the necessity
NJ adoptlng the common-senss Reed rule pro-
viding that the Committee Rules may report
M anv time a special rule which the previous
ouestion NAV be called at and the vote
taken after half an hours debate. fifteen minutes
on q side so that the Committee on Rules may
thus bring up any business and force II through
bv any procedure which suits their convenience.
This is a power unheard Of in the history OF par
liauents and utterly offensive to free govern
ment
DRASTIC NATURE OF THE SPECIAL RULE.
Under this device the Tariff bill was brought
I'm last Monday and the particular rule that was
,,var,ed for the occasion furnishes perfect Illus
traitor, Of the lengths to which partisan tyranny
con o., when II wishes TO and has the chance.
II said that after half an hour Of debate upon the
rule the vote was TO be taken on Its adopton' no
motion OF any kind except that motion being
permissible: ther.. after two hours debate inc
vote was TO be taken on the Senate Iariff Dill
no member having TIE right TO propose 70
amend II In any manner whatever: theh' ai'er
thirty minutes debate on each or Tour separate
bills wip.ng out four OF the schedules OF the Dill
inst voted on the votes were 10 oe '"Ne" VIZ
,hsr, and nothing could intervene to anect or
stop the programme.
Of course when the rule was reported every
hodv knew that the end Of the great tar'n hs"'
had come. The fact that the END was cunning
swiftly was apparent on the FRIDAY his"' p'e
cedine On that day Senator Hill hao "'o'eu ."
the Senate that the Senate cohierrees DE
ouired to report. and 1t was wen "'ue,
thar II the motion prevailed IL "ouio oe ioi'o"e~
onoo nv another indefinitely to postpone the
consideration OF the Tarin DILL anu ''a' 'e
,.o,os we're in the Senate to pass that resolution
r,.,. ,oouedrs brought SPEAKER Crisp to the
rror, and the next day. while the senate was
attn considering Mr.. Hilrs motion, the fact was
communicated to the Democratic Senators 'na'
the Speaker and MT Wilson had called caucus
~ tho House Democrats and that If the senate
would vote down the motion to instruct its con-
,.rroes 70 report the House would probably ac-
cont the Senate bill at once
TUE HIGH FUNCTION OF THE CUCKOO
When the House caucus met on Monday "ior"'
,,g the Sneakers purpose had become the irre-
s,stihle impulse OF his partisans. The truth OK
the matter is that there never was majority In
the House. any more tnan in the Senate SIM
carelv IN favor Of Mr. Wilson's BILL Party as
cipline had carried It. and party discipline might
have carried something even worse But II was
oxtremclv dstasteful 10 a good many more than