New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-20

tween the President and the Speaker. whether
Mr. Crisp's resolution 10 pass the Senate bill was
come at with the Presidents consent. reluctant
or otherwise is subject on which you can Cd
tain a great deal Of conflicting information. |
don't place much reliance in the Cuckoos' chirp,
for they are q innocent flock. and sometimes they
get the wrong key without knowing II. In the
religion Of the Cuckoo. the more he is fooled
the more he is favored and that Is exaltaton TO
him which would be insult 10 another. 80 you
can't always tell what the Great Mind really in
tends by what the CuckOos give OUT. and as Tor
the Speaker he keeps his counsel pretty WELL
Proba bly there was an understanding. II there
was II is 10 be hoped that Mr.. Crisp VIII ma
that he has understood MIS- understanding some
what better than Senator Jones understood MS.
EX-sPEAKER REED AT HIS BEST
Mr. Reed never appeared to better advantage
than in the debate on Monday Nothing suits
him we'll "a surprise. His mind ana MS
method are both peculiar but Ike all great
orators who carry men with them or before them,
he has TO be aroused DO his best. His de-
structve powers tremendous. Brief as the
time allotted 10 him was, fer on all Inc no'loHs
put together he had only two hours ana quarter
and the greater part Of that had to be Jet out to
certain Of his cOlleagCes-he spoke with immense
effect on the feelings OF his hearers The limita-
tons would have paralyzed most men Ills main
speech occupied twenty minutes. He had TO
speak for his party and the country ana 10 suG-
gest in that time the essential points that We're
to be taken up by Republicans throughout the
land. 1t was a task that well required the I'M
pulse Of great intellect. and that he supplied IL
is the testimony of all He has the advantage
Of stature. lie always demOraizes his opponents,
for they know that If they make single false
movement he will be sure To eaten them and to
punish them fearfully. The result is that they
rar. trust themselves to say any but the OBJ
enough. There is no man on the other side of the
House except Mr.. Cochran who can engage. even
Credi,aby. in encounter with Mr.. Reed, and
unfortunately for the Democrats they have made
IL impossible TO avail themselves Of Cockrans
extraordinary ability AZ speaker. His effort
to keep In line with his party here has had some
rather ptiful aspects. and when the 2l7 Democrats
rushed into the arms of the twelve Populiss
Cochran gave II up.
MIR. GORMAN FORBEARs TO APPEAR
Mr. Reed spoke under much excitement. The
details Of the action o; the Democratic caucus on
the morning Of Monday had come to him, and he
was intense with contempt and Indignation They
were not only going TO commit an act which they
had tumultuously agreed with the head of their
party in describing as an "act OF peridy and dis-
honor" but in order 10 do IL they were gong 10
commit act Of larceny also The tariff bill.
withOu; any doubt whatever. was in the rightiui
possession Of the Senate Mr.. Reed explained TINS
fully. The House had passed the oil ana hal
sent it to the Senate. The Senate had amended
it and had asked a conference. The conference
ordered. and the Senate conferrees had
brought the papers into the conference. II there
had been an agreement. the papers would have
gone to the asserting house, the reason being
that the asenting house IS supposed To he the
reluctant body. and, therefore, the body that
should act first the conference report Tor II
their action should be adverse. the matter coua
go no further. The proposing house mas NJ oc-
cason To do anything until the reluctant house
has declared its position. In the advent OF dis
agreement however, the papers 60 10 me mouse
which requested the conference on the theory
that that house is the more DESTROYS Of accommo-
dating the difference. This movement OF me
papers accords with the nature IF things Tor an
parliamentary law fav0rs an agreement
Now in the case If the Tariff bill the senate
had the papers. and It's conferrecs took them 10
the conference. There was disagreement, ana
the papers went back 10 the senate. WncA was
The body that had asked the conference. ~ re-
pcatea It's request and the conference met aR.,il
and was engaged upon its Work when upon All
Crsp's sudden resolution, the House caucus de-
cided TO end the controversy
MR. REEDS INTELLECTUAL ISOLATION.
Mr.. Reed spoke to a crowded and excited
House The attendance of members had not been
So large since the Tariff bill passed originally.
The galleries were packed Many Of the leading
Senators occupied seats on the floor from which
they could advantageously observe the proceed
ings. In one group sat Mr.. Chandler. that master
Of irony from whose quick perception and subtle
suggestion the Democrats Of the Senate had SUI
fered frequently and SO acutely during the iaSl
six months: Mr.. Aldrich whose thorough lnior-
anatiOn has illuminated the discussion IN inc sen
10 whom the people are indebted FOR such ~ the
facts as they have been able 10 obtain concerning
the ugly relation Of the Sugar Trust 70 me con
structiOn and passage Of the Senate bill; MI Al
lison and Mr. Hale, whose contributions 10 the
debates have been especially instructive. MI;
Dubois Doctor Gallinger, General Hawey ana
Mr. Carey were among the other Republican Sen
atOrs who listened intently 10 the great kepubh-
can leader Of the House. The Democratic sen
ators did not honor the occasion with their pres
ence to anv great extent. No Democratic MEM
Der of the Senate Finance Committee was present
Neither was Mr.. German. whose stopping away
was an act Of gracious forbearance winch ought
20 have been more appreciated than 1t probabiy
was. Mr.. Gray. who has been somewhat DIS
placed in his eminence as a Cuckoo by the IN
1rusion OF Mr. Villas just General Tracey has
found himself somewhat edged of by the more
willing Mr.. Isidor Straus. sat on the Democratic
side and maintained demeanor If extreme, =
dficnlt amiability throughout the afternoon. Mr.
Lindsay secretary Carsle's successor in tn 5 n
ate and General Palmer aided Mr.. Gray in lend
ing dignity and good cheer 10 the Democrats.
ANXIOUS TO BOLT THEIR BITTER NEAL
Mr.. Reed began with his objection as to pro-
cedure In nothing does he more excel than In
lucid and in accurate statement. He made II per-
fectly clear that the papers in the case were
rightfully In the possession of the Senate and he
showed by several decisions that the House couid
not act on papers not before it. The Speaker did
not argue the point He said simply that as
matter of fact the papers were In the House, ana
that as a matter Of la" a special rule super
seeded all general rules. That settled 1t, ana the
question was on the adoption Of the special rule.
The feeling Of partisanship ran high and as MI
Reed arose again the Republicans cncered MN
loudly and the Democrats answered with loud
and derisive cry. They called out, Vote! Vote!
What's the use Of talking? Vote. lie said, with
grim irony. that he didn't blame them for Deihs
In a hurry The meal they had set before them
selves was one which the least sensitive palate
should wish to get rid Of as soon as possible:
But they might well stop their disorder ana
submit 10 the punishment he had In store for
them. They brave troop. surely one
month before they had come in here utterlhg Ioud
defiances TO their partisans in the Senate val
family declaring that they would die for their
heaven-born principles, but never surrender.
But they didn't seem 70 want 70 dle Tor anythlhe