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WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK 81 A YEAks
CRISP CALLS DOWN THE CAR.
REEDS DICTATORSHIP IN THE
HOUSE SHOWN UP.

The Incident Occurs During the
Fight TO Strike Out of the Indian
Appropriation Bill the ApprOpria-
ton OF $4,000 for the Salaries of
the Indian InspectOrs-The Point
Made That Most of the Inspectors
Are Georgia Friends of Secretary
smith.
Washington. Feb. 21.-Ex-Speaker Crisp
struck a popular note in the House to-day
when he silenced Representative Quigg
OF New York by stating a well known
fact. that Speaker Reed is the dictator
OF that body so far as legislation is con-
cerned. 1t was during a protracted dis
cussion Of a point Of order made by Mr..
Crisp against striking out OF the Indian
appropriation bill an appropriation of
$1,000 TO pay the salaries of five Indian
inspectors Throughout the debate the
insinuation was frequently made that a
majority OF the Indian inspectors are cit
liens OF Georgia, and are personal friends
or Secreary HOke Smith. The PROPOSE
tion was afterward modified so as to- pro-
vide for the reduction OF the compensa-
ton or Indian inspectors from s., 600 to
S2,OOO. That amendment was contested
and finally overruled. In the meantime
the debate took wide range and politics,
religion, free silver, tariff reform, protec-
ton, economy and numerous other sub
jects were injected into the proceedings
with that freedom so often seen in con-
gressional discussions. 1t was noted tha,
l' dl' cannon the chairman OF the commits
zee on appropriations, Mr. Dingley, chair
man OF the committee on ways and means
ana many or Speaker Reeds lieutenants
i,, inv,iualns Mr. Quigg, struggled hard to
n hn fINra Ir.s4N
inspectors. From the amount OF elo-
quenCe that was expended by Mr. Dinghy
Mr. Grosvenor and Mr.. Barrett OF Massa-
ehusetts, one might have imagined thar
speaker Reeds supporters were trying
20 save the government 5000. .0OO Instead
already fixed by law for more than twenty
years past.
The principal significance of the contest
was the revolt against the dictatorship
or the speaker and his ironclad rule. that
al expenditures Of public money must be
mhde IN accordance with his idea of what
ls just and proper. Ordinarily, but little
attention is paid to the consideration Of
an Indian appropriation bill, but to-day
mere was more interest displayed in the
consideration of that measure than has
ever been seen before. Members remain-
ed IN the House and watched the proceed
lngs with apparent enjoyment, and a ma
Joflty OF them seemed pleased when the
sham economists were overthrown
There was burst of applause Oh both
sides of the House, when Mr.. Crisp, in
I = r.
| Quigg, said with great effect that when
the gentleman from Georgia was speaker
or the House he conceded that the COM
mittees OF the House could conduct their
| own affairs without dictatlon or sugges-
| tion from the speaker" This retort was
| made az such an appropriate time that
/ the fun force of ii was appreciated bv
al present. Mr.. Quigg did not attempt
/ 70 reply, for II was evident that the gem
| tleman from Georgia had voiced the SEN
| tments OF not only the democratic mi
nority. but also OF a large number OF
the republicans.
There are many prominent members of
/ the House who contend that the Reed
policy OF trying to 'starve out" the pres
ent administration will react upon the
incoming administration, be Il republi-
| can or democratic. BY holding back ap-
| propriatlons for all works OF public i'm
| provements and boiling down current ex-
| penditures below the living line which
means the amount fixed by the existing
| law, the republicans will render necessary
| doubly large appropriations next year
There Is growing sentiment that the
| republican party In the House and Senate
| should go ahead and transact the public
business so far as IL is able to do so, and
| not let the record OF the present congress
/ be to do nothing.