New-York tribune., 1894-01-07
SPEAKER CRISP WAS ANGRY
Ills UNJUST AND UNCAILEDFCR BLAME
OF THE EEPUBIICANS
THE IMPOTEXT MAJOHITY'S PLIGHT AS Dis'
TREssIyG AS EvER-uOPE oF

Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRlBthrI
Washington Jan. eff the Speaker o' 'iie
House OF Representatives would only pause ~
refiect-and this remark is By no means ihtehueu
as a reelection upon hm-he would remeli'De'
that the Republican minority in that Douy Is III
M sense resnonsible or cupa5le for the emDar-
rassments which envelop and harass the ma
ioritv and so remembering. would refra'h
from saying dscourteous ard unparlaNne"''Is
things while presiding over that assemblage' vi
corrsa II is natural that Speaker Crisp should
feel annoyed. impatient and even ahsi! vi az
rount oc the failure of his party. with majority
of ninety votes, 10 muster quorum ai'er u"s'
Of wasted effort. but that is no reason or excuse
for his venting his distenper upon Mei''oe'' Vi
the minority as he did to-day
Eoth Mr. Boutelle and Mr. Burrows were uo-
Ing. or trying to DO, no more than simply anu
respectfully 10 assert their rights, as the Speaker
,veu enough knew and it neither seeinly
,,or discreet for him to fly into passion WIN III
them because members Of his own parry laleu vi
refused % vote TO make quorum Oh ~ li''I'
Tho Housc was in great disorder and confusion,
and for this it's presiding Oihcer was CnIVh! ~,
sponsble, to the regret OF all thoushtiui anu ,
self respecting members, irrespective oi pa, =.
And vet they could not wholly RESTRAIN sit'l
sympathetic emotions when they thousii' oi .li0
party trbula,ion- cf the majority ana us nh M
potent leaders. and remembered the Ni'.'' iVu'
suffering which the Speaker is coInpeiied 10 en-,
durc as the nominal leader of demoralizeu
,artv in the House of Representatives,
The clouds seemed TO be closer ana more ioi-
bidding to-day than ever before. MOI ohIy was
A. iulIOss:Dle to muster a quorum! Dut 'ii'ic
wer.. strorg and unmistakabe indications tnai
The Democratic revolt against the wilson ON
was spreading and gaining strength me
'.sense'' OF last nights caucus mad IalIeh 20 pe
'.pers,tasivc' and good resolutions adopted III Il
v'hir of en-; h;Isiasm last night had aircddy Deci
forgotten or ruthlessly trOidcn under loot. Ana
piled upon this burden of party woes was con-
flrr,at;on Of the Hawaiian intelligence OF yesier,
dnv which The "cucloos' had tried SO nara
TO discredit That Was a heavy straw FOR the
back of the Administration camel in the house
az Rcnresentatives ana ii is no wonder that the
sylnpathies Of many Republicans were aroused
ard remained active until they discovered
disposition on The part of some OF the cuckoos
ID attempt TO make scapeSoat OF MINISTER
Wits Everything taken into consideration
this has been the worst Saturday that the lli-
potent Democratic majority in the House OF
Representatives has experienced III q lohs tiiile
Whether the sage suggestion or eN-Judge Moht-
so,nery OF Kentucky, that the committee Oh
Iujes bring in a rule to pass the pending RUE
will be approved and adopted. remains 10 ne
seen but il IS already apparent that ueSlfia'e
measures must be resorted to If the taWaiiah
resolution Is to he suppressed and the House
con,nellcd 10 enter upon the consideration or an
inchaa,e revenue bill The champions or the
latter measure are hopeful that quorum VIII
be obtained on Monday. but they nave no as,
surance that it can be kept until the Dill shah
have been passed