The morning times., 1897-01-13
FEEL UGLY TOWARD REED
Members May Rebel Against the
Gar Of the House.
WANT PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Seventy of These Measures Now on
the Calendar and Not One Can Be
Called Up-PetitiOn to the Com
mittee on Rules Now Being Signed.
What 1t Means.

The House is growing restive under
some of the restrictions of the Committee
on Rules and Speaker Reed.
SO restive are some OF the members
growing that mutiny is being limited at.
The younger, and some OF the senior mem
bers, are threatening TO take the bit in
their mouths and run away with the
House. All this comes from the fact that
they have not had a chance to get some
of their private bills through.
This is especially true in regard to
public buildings There are over seventy
of these now before the Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds, and they
embrace nearly every State in the Union.
Now the chairman Of the committee has
been directed to call up all these measures
at the first minute possible.
The Bills Now Up.
The seventy bills now on the calendar
have all been reported since the meeting
OF Congress. The committee have still
before them q number of bills for the
erection of public buildings and they viii
probably be reported later on at the last
meeting OF the committee the chairman
was authorized To call on Speaker Reed
and endeavor to secure two or three days
for the consideration Of public buildings.
AT the first session OF the last Congress
Speaker Reed was unwilling to allow
any bills for the erection OF public build
ings To be considered. In fact, he would
not permit any bills carrying appropria-
tiens OF money, great or small, to re-
ceive any consideration.
Consequently there were no public build
ing bills or bills of any other character
which appropriated money out of the
Treasury that had any show whatever.
Up to the present time Speaker Reed
has not Indicated what course he intends
to pursue concerning these matters
Last session he informed all the mem
bers who called on him to secure recug-
milton that they mig pass some pet
measure that affected their districts, that
he could not recognize them for the rea-
son that If he should comply with their
requests in one instance, it would open
the doors for every bill or scheme on the
calendar He resisted every appeal that
was made TO him, and some of them were
very warm personal friends Of his. In
adopting this course he made many enc
mics
4 Petition Signed.
Now these memb bcrs are appealing to the
House for assistance. A petition is being
circulated asking the Committee on Rules
TO give public buildings show for day
or two. The petition already has over 800
signatures and it is expected that all the
357 members, or nearly all OF them,
viii sign 1t. II is thought that this pres
sure Will bring the desired result
1t is with this in view that the friends
of these measures are keeping quiet just
now. They want to see what the Commit
tee on Rules VIII do when this petition
goes in. They want to be sure OF their
ground Once knowing just exactly where
they stand they viii be able 10 move with
confidence.
II the Speaker should attempt to adhere
to his policy of last session, and persist
in preventing the consideration of the bills
for the erection of public buildings, and
other important measures on the calendar,
the friends of these different measures may
combine and take the matter out OF his
hands Before any definite determination
is reached, conference Will be held by
those members who are Interested, and
a plan of operations VIII be agreed upon.
They are determined that this Congress
shall rot adjourn without action On the
bills in which they are interested.