New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-07
MORE FUN IN THE HOUSE.
THE DEMOCRATIC CIRCUS GIVES AN
OTHER PERFORMANCE.
rsonAnIy THE LAST OF THE KIND. HOWEVER,
FOR A RULE DESIGNED TO STOP SUCH
EXHIBITIONS IN THE FUTURE

fpy TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBuSEl
Washington Nav G-Well the wings OF the
pou,ocrattc party in the House Of Representa-
lives dapped together again to-day, as Samuel
7 Randall used to say on similar occasions
when the factions were able TO uni,e on some
nroposition In opposition to the Repubhcans
To-day's performance. however onered TWO
features which that strong Democratic leader
never witnessed. In his time there were only
two wings, one composed OF protection Demo-
Gratis so called, and the other or rree-traoe
Dor,ocrats Now there are at least three wings
the free-trade e. free silver Democrats. whose
leader is Bailey the ree-silver-free-trade Demo-
populists whose afiuence Of leadership is In
mart denoted by McMiln, Richardson, Bland
and De Almond and the Populists, whose chief
leader Is the unspeekable but always speaking
Jerry Simpson. The other point OF dissimilarity
was that in Randall's day the wings Mapped
,oqetber in seeming unison at least, whereas
to-day a portion of the crew mutinied almost as
soon as the ship was brought into action, and
some Of them swan ashore and fled to the WOODS
under cover of the smoke of the last broadside.
The performance had been we'll advertised and
desnite the fact that there was another three
ring circus In town giving performance at the
same hour. the attendance of spectators was
large. That they enjoyed the performance goes
without saying because it had been nosed
about that this would be absolutely the last ex-
bibition given by the three-ring aggregation in
the hall OF Representatives for some time TO
come.
To MEET TWICE A WEEK HEREAF Ten
Mr.. Dalzel reported from the Committee on
Rules. Of which he is member, resolution
which in substance provided that hereafter and
hx
should be held only on Monday and Friday OF
each week. After few words of explanation
he Welded the floor to Bailey, who detained
loudly and vehemently against the proposition,
which. he declared, was designed to prevent ac-
tion at this session on his pet measure the vol
untary Bankruptcy bill. at is non-partlsan
measure" he exclaimed land shall resolutely
onpose any and every proposition which II
adoDted would prevent the consideration OF that
or any other nom partisan measure at this ses-
sion"
And then the Democrats and Demo-Populsts
and Populists rewarded him with such an OUT
burst OF applause as he had not before received
az this session. 1t was sweet music 10 MS ears
and inspired him TO still higher flights as he
went on TO discuss the alleged merits OF 'he
Senate substitute for the Torrey BILL which ia'
fer in the course of the debate. ne denounced
os IAN Infamous measure" and one designed TO
nernetuate the servitude of the debtor class 10
the creditor class"
But that not the question oeiofe INC
House. as Mr.. Dalzell and General drosVehoi
olaor,, nointed out in their brief and effective
REPLIES which outlined the porcy Oh 'he III"
ioritv in regard to general legislation.
After General Grosvenor had nnlsheo poi'e'
said: IT yield such time as ne may ~
the gentleman from Tennessee
,r>,11J1N THREADS ON BAILEY'S CORNs.
And then up rose McMillin. the Carthasiiiia"
statesman who Immediately began 10 peio"'
We &c nerhaps the most lurid ana at the sa'e
.io rnost inconseouential Demo-Popuist ora
TOR in the House. He is no AJAX oel!ins 'i.
1,gbtnInr No. indeed He considers hlmseh
.oroa,bine Of a lightning producer. but MS
clashes are of the limelight order. anu MS mum
,u,,os op the sheet-iron variety, which amuse
o.r,.hodv and brighten nobody. He was at HIS
-. or uorst-to-dav With clinched hand up
,,s,ad he strobe UP and down the aisle ana 'rou
or Rauev's corns so to speak, until that STATES
no, WINGED and finally suggested that Oh 'His
rare occasion Of harmony II Hleh' oe
thing 70 omit the discussion OF part!
roants" This good-tempered suseestioii
tho statesman from Carthage, anu 'ne' Az
q, the mercy of the Texan, VINO eNhipi'eu INV
@, 1a,,out,es Of q successful leader by keeping
ner He was as cool as cucumber anu
,,ays as a Chesterfield, and the Cartha
1,n,ans excitement and anger grew hot'ei ~
bot,er Nothing less would do theh IMAM "
49,, 20 reneat some of the choice passages from
one OF his old speeches in the List Congress- w
.orrc,ne Speaker Reed a "tyrant' ana
..,,surner." After Mr.. McMn had exhausteu
himself he sank into his seat ana moppeu la"
0f
NOT SHOT FROM AN ILLINOIS CANNON.
80, ro,zeu then brought the Illinois Cannon
,,.o cotton. Somebody once said that Joe can
are a hundred rounds in one time anu MY i''o-
-, ,Yorever that may be. his shots are u.s.
49,. Elective and they were never fired win
49,. a;x, Nv greater precision than to-day. he
.'s,, .aLea the underbrush Of false pretences
~, .,,o boldly and clearly defined and expouno-
ad the Motley Of the Republican MAJORITY WI
,rou,or ~ Massachusetts, in a two minutes
sroacb then dashed Mr.. Bailey. VINO had ue
,ourcea the Torrey bill as IAN infamous meas
mo I" and incidentally disposed or MT McNii'i'i' 8
attach, on reeds rules and rulings py rec"ii
ting the fact that those rules had Deeh uhfi'i'
,oouslv adopted by the Democrats "heh '"o'
controlled the House in the Lilo ana Lila Noh-
crosses. and that both the rules ana rulings nau
been sustained by the supreme court u '"e
United States.
Bailey then resumed the floor ana qu'chiy DC
came engaged IN an amusing coAoquy WIN
liam A. Stone Of Pennsylvania, when ias'eu III
some time. and until the Texan yieideo h'e mn
-, .. ,,baun Clark Of Missouri, who. as usual
h,rad the vernacular at great rate, and be-
oor,a almost as excited-but by no means 81
anarvas Mr. McMillin had been at an earlier
o,ooo ~ tho performance.
Mr. Bailey then closed the debate FOR MS sue
and Mr. Dalzell did the same In behalf or the
raiortv in a plain. common-sense speech
Among other things he called Afternoon 10 'he
fact which everybody else must nave ho.eo'
=. 30. sinple member OF the minority mao