The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-18
Bailey Denounces the Statement That
He Wears Reeds Collar.
Republicans Carry Their Point to Adj
j0urn Over Until Wednesday,
Bland Makes a Vain Attempt to
Bring Up for Consideration a Reso-
luton of Inquiry Concerning the
Governments Policy in the Union
Pacific Foreclosure Suits.


day, and We're threshed over again, to
the evident edification of the Republic
ans.
Bailey of Texas produced a newspa-
per article accusing him of wearing
Reeds collar and acting under Reed S
suggestion in acquiescing in the Re-
publican policy of inaction. Denouncing
the statement, Bailey repeated the rea-
! sons for his action
De Almond of Missouri, in reply to
Bailey, declared that the verdict of the
caucus had been an Endorsement of
his policy to fight the Republicans at
all points.
| Burket of Texas offered a personal
| explanation similar to that made by
Bailey. The expected alignment of the
| Democrats by vote on Dingley'S mo-
ton to adjourn until Wednesday was
averted because all of the Democrats
opposed the motion on account Of Ding
leys refusal to yield for the considera-
ton of a resolution of inquiry concern
ing the policy Of the Government in the
| Union Pacific foreclosure suits, which
| Bland of Missouri vainly attempted to
bring up.
Much feeling was displayed by the
Democratic factions, and after the
House had adjourned fruitless attempts
were made to have their troubles con-
sidered in another caucus.
| Bailey, during his remarks, said: Il
am a partisan, but 1 had rather have
Republican prosperity than Democratic
| depression" Republican applause)
| Every lobbyist, every claim agent,
every representative Of special interest,
was fighting him, Bailey asserted, be-
cause they desired general legislation
| They had subsidized against him all the
| bought Thousands who had voted for
Republican prosperity last fall We're
trembling in the balance, ready to de-
sert that party if it's policy failed, and
the Democrats should give every OPP
portunity for the trial of this policy
believing that they would fail, and that
the Democratic party would gain the
doubtful votes.
| Speaker Reed then recognized Ding
| ley, who stated that the appropriation
| bills could not come to the House from
the Senate before Wednesday, and
moved to adjourn to that day.
De Almond CD of Missouri called
! for the yeas and nays on the motion
| that when the House adjourn it be to
| Wednesday and it seemed as If the
Democrats might be put on record as
supporting Bailey or De Almond, but
| Bailey cleverly averted display or
party differences by declaring that UNI
| less Dingley would withdraw his mo-
| ton until Bland could present a ques-
| ton relating to the Pacific Railroads,
ne would be obliged to oppose the mo-
| ton.
Dingley refused to yield, and a roll
call on the motion was had. The vote
was practically a partisan one-yeas
| 10G, nays 81, present and not voting,
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There was something of rustic on
the Democratic side when De Almond,
who has recently headed the opposition
to the leadership of Bailey, arose to a
question of personal privilege.
| De Almond made the declaration that
a large majority of the Democrats ex-
pected their representatives in Con-
gress to oppose Republican policies.
They had not contemplated that there
would be any considered or accidental
concurrence of Democrats in policies
| born in Republican councils for the
| overthrow of the Democratic party. He
asserted that it had been heralded
abroad that there was a. disposition on
the part of certain Democrats to rebel
against established leadership agreed
upon by the caucus. What had been
done and what had not been done in
the last caucus had been published by
those who were dead to it's obligations
| Int oil Of
caucuses was known no one could say
| that there was any rebellion against
| the desire of the party expressed. II
claim that what l have done, and what
those who have acted with me have
done, is in exact accord with the de-
cision in the last caucus
| De Almond said he had the greatest
| respect for the abilities of the distin-
guished gentleman from Texas, but
doubt his judgment in these matters"
| De Almond said he had no desire to
flibuster, only to make legitimate oppo-
sition But the Democrats would pres
ent pitiful spectacle, travelling around
the country saying that the Republican
policy of conducting Congress was a
| good policy. They are your policies"
he concluded, addressing the Republ
cans. 1--WE don't want them to become
ours by adoption or otherwise. The lines
were drawn at Chicago, and they will
stay drawn"
| Dingley said that all the Democrats
could possibly do would be to force the
House to meet every day to adjourn,
| instead of every third day. He con-
| cluded with motion to adjourn, and
at 1:40, Bland endeavoring to get re-
cognition for his resolution and sew
eral other members trying to catch the
Speakers eye, the House adjourned un-
| til Wednesday.
| BLAND'S RESOLUTION.
| WASHINGTON April 17.-Following
! is the resolution which Bland tried UNI
successfully to have considered by the
1 House to-day:
| Whereas, There are number of suits
| pending in the courts of the
United States to foreclose the first mort
cages in the Union Pacific Railroad
| Company; that said foreclosures may
| endanger the rights, equities and liens of
| the Government as second mortgages;
therefore, be it. s.
| Resolved, That the Attorney General
be and is hereby requested to furnish
| this House as speedily as practicable
all the information he has as to the num-
] Der of suits brought to foreclose the