The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-07
HOUSE TAKES IT EASY.
Will Meet Only on Mondays and
THURSDAYS Hereafter

Thursdays Hereafter.
Washington, May THE Republicans
of the house yesterday followed up THEN
recent endorsement of Speaker Reeds
policy of postponing the appointment Of
committees by esta blshing the policy OF
bi-weekly meetings through the adoption
of a resolution reported by the commits
tee on rules providing that the house
shall meet on Mondays and Thursdays.
On this resolution the Democrats and
Populists were soldly against the Re
publicans and it was adopted by a vote
of 101 to SO after a partisan debate. The
opposition led by Mr.. Bailey Of Texas.
was based on the ground that che pro-
gramme would prevent consideration of
the bankruptcy bill Mr.. Bailey said that
since the Republicans had been IN abso-
lutte control of the house he had believed
it proper for the Democrats to 10 moth
ing to hasten party legislation.
There could be no excuse for refusal 10
consider the bankruptcy bill. 1t would
bring relief to thousands OF worthy men
throughout the country and infuse new
activity into many communities. Mr..
Bailey predicted that if the Republicans
brought forward any bankruptcy lall it
would be the Torrey bill and ended by
declaring that he would never vote to
adjourn except from day to day until the
Mr.. Henderson notified Mr.. Bailey mat
Il e Republicans were respodsI3ia for Tie
bankruptcy bill Mr.. Bailey reminded
him that the hfty-third. a Democratic
house had passed a, bankruptcy bill,
which he considered better than the Nell
son bill. Mr.. Bailey asked if Mr. DalZelI
could give assurance 1Il1t the Repub.i-
cans would give any opportunity 20 con
slider the Nelson bill, to whit.,l Mr.. Dali
pol Van saI Ia .rix-
ances fer re rarity.
Mr. Bailey offered to support the reso-
luton if the Republicans would promise
that the bankruptcy bill might be CON
sidered.
Mr.. Grosvenor CRep., o., questioned
the good faith of the Democrats in eX-
pressing a desire to pass the Mason bill.
Mr.. McA1illin (Dem., TENN. made a
short but fiery speech against the reso-
luton addressing the speaker, he said:
1.-The country remembers how you revo-
lutionized the practice of this govern
ment in the ffty-first congress by new
rules that you might do business, and
now, having secured the rules by which
to do business, you refuse to let the
house do business"
The discussion drifted into an infor-
NAL one in which Mr.. Bailey Mr.. Stone
N1cNIillin and Williams took part.
Mr.. Clark dem. MOI, in an amusing
speech inquired why, if the Republicans
never shfrked action, as Mr.. Grosvenor
had declared they did not pass a money
bill, as they had promised in the cam
paign, and answered because you dare
not"
Republicans had prated about Demo-
cratic incompetency because the Demo-
cratic house had COB amendments to its
tariff bill rammed down its throat.
Sweet is revenge, you'll have to swal-
low thousand" he shouted. LAS SOB is
to a thousand and odd, so is Democratic
incompetency to Republican incompe-
tency."
Mr.. Cannon (Rep., lid, said that the
tariff bill had been sent to mo mans
land" referring to the senate and he
was in favor of doing nothing, not abso-
lutely necessary to carry on the govern
ment until that measure was disposed of.
motion was made by Mr.. Wheeler
Dem. AIa.), to commit the resolution to
the committee on rules.
Mr. Bailey offered a substitute pro
viding for the consideration of the bank
ruptcy bill on May "A which the speaker
declared out of order A motion to re
commit was lost 49,, to los, the Demo-
Gratis and Populists being solidly array
ed against the Republicans. The resolu-
ton from the committee on rules was
adopted by a party vote of 101 to SO.
Present and NOT voting