The Saint Paul globe., 1897-04-11

prayer, and the clerk was about to
begin the reading of the jour
nal of the last meeting, when Mr.. Simp-
son shouted: Mr. Speaker
For what purpose does the gentle
man rise" Speaker Reed inquired
ITO make the point that there is no
/ quorum present" Mr.. Simpson replied.
/ The speaker thereupon proceeded to
count quorum. There were quite as
many members on the Democratic side
of the house as on the Republican and
several Democrats who came in late
asked to be counted.
The speaker announced: There are
1S1 members present, a quorum" and
the Republicans applauded.
Then Mr.. Dingley rose to move that
when the house adjourned it be until
! Wednesday next.
Mr. Bailey Dem, Texas inquired the
purpose of the motion.
THE gentleman is we'll aware" Mr..
Dingley replied, "that there is no bust
! ness to come before the house until the
appropriation bills are returned by
the senate"
I'VE are not inclined to insist upon
the Republican party legislating," said
Mr.. Bailey 1--WE feel that the country
suffers when the Republican party leg
islates. We have contended this all our
lives, and we sincerely believe it. We
| have no desire to urge the Republican
! party to make laws, but we desire to
understand their policy.
Mr.. Dingley said that the session was
| called for a specific purpose, to pro-
! vide sufficient revenue to carry on the
! government. The house had acted on
| that suggestion. AS the committees
had not been appointed, there seemed
| nothing else to do.
! Mr.. Simpson wanted to know whether
! the Republicans intended to have the
| committees appointed this session and
| Mr.. Dingley replied that he had no
authority to answer the question; the
matter rested with the speaker.
1 Mr.. Bailey next took the floor. He
! said that, if the Republican party
! thought it could bring prosperity by
/ increasing taxes and expenditures Of
| public money, it acted wisely and pa
triotically to do no more. If that was
all the Republicans proposed to do
/ the Democrats were ready to adjourn
! as early and as often as the Republi-
cans desired.
Mr.. Simpson did not indorse Mr..
Railey's views. The country, he said
was demanding financial legislation,
and the Republican party should be
/ given a chance to show what it could
! do and should not sit idly for two or
! three months. He then repeated his
recent attack on the speakers power.
declaring that the members Of the
/ house, by giving him autocratic power,
disfranchised the constituents who had
! elected them.
After Mr.. Simpson had subsided, the
house drifted into somewhat per-
functory political discussion. Mr.. Can
non (Rep., Ill) denied the idea that
/ legislation alone could bring prosper
/ ity. The country wanted congress to
| provide revenue, then to adjourn and
| allow private business enterprises to
/ have full sway. 1t was an open Sc
cret that the senate, as it was organ
lied could not agree on any finan-
cial legislation. The country did not
want to hear the stale platitudes Of the
last campaign thundered forth in con-
gress.
The debate for the Democrats was
concluded by Mr.. Bailey. The Demo-
Gratis, he said. should help the Repub-
lican party to save the country from
the consequences Of what that party
would do if it was at work
There was a short passage between
Mr. Boutelle, of Maine. and Mr.. Hop
kinS, of Illinois. Mr.. Boutelle desired
to have read to the house Secretary
Longs letter regarding bids for arnor
plate, but Mr.. Hopkins objected Mr.
Boutelle appealed to the speaker to
know If there was no method by which
a subject Of great Importance could
be brought before the house. Printing
in the Record was suggested, but Mr..
Hopkins objected to this also, and at
1:10 p. m. the house adjourned until
! Wednesday.