The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-02

the ocean. was abandoned for tho day 10
avoid the point OF no quorum.
The conference report on the sundry civil
bill was adopted
MIR. Richardson opened the attack on the
inaction OF the house and protested yigor-
Dusty against the present method OF doing
business
Here we are" he said, with our bands
tied with no committees. none OF the con-
vcniencos or necessities Of legislation;
nothing except the committee on rules,
which dictates what We shall DO and shall
no, do, Tho house was never before IN
such a dilapidated state for such a length
OF time
"lIow long was It before the committees
were appointed In the Forty second con-
gressg" asked MIR paizell Of rennsylvenR.
Congress met on the 18th Of March aud
the committees wcrc appointed IN Deem
bcr," replied Mir. Richardson. but congress
was only in session four days
THAT Is the fact wanted to bring out
said MIR. palsell.
Mr. richardson then proceeded TO recall
the time which had elapsed In each con
gross before the committees were appoint-
Cd. showing. as he said, that the period had
varied from fifteen to thirty DAYS
MIR Simpson (pop., Kan) remarked upon
tho spectacle presented hy the house be
cause OF the refusal OF the speaker 10 obey
the rules and appoint the committees.
'.We must come" he continued. 70 Tue
committees on rules as suppiicauts. Con
,inuing Mr.. simpson SAID; over s9vv
bills have been introduced at TINS se'sUo"
ana ,l66 for the relief of old soldiers,
"Th, republicans" said he claim 60 be
tho esnocial guardians OF the soldier. Why
don, they consider these measures There
| Ia Tho bankruptcy bill. for the passage OF
which there is n great demand throughout
the country" -
Us there any greater demand now 'heh
there was in the last congress- interrupt
cd MIR. w. A. stone (Rep. PAL.
"Thcre is,' iNtorted Mr.. Simpson, De
| cause the prosperity You promised has not
| matcrlnligcd and the people now seek me
relief YOU promised the tariff would give
them throueh the bankruptcy courts
| (LauEhtor.)
| brief remarks TO the debate, in which lie
| described the majority as having latn down
and been "buckcd and gagged by the
J speaker.
Mr.. Henderson then came forward with
| a rather elaborate defense OF the spe"Nr
| and the course OF ths majority Fohela''g
| lie said that the majority stood ready 10
| finish tho work II was called here 70 PER
! form whenever II came from the other end
| Of the capitol.
| Gentlemen seemed 20 forget. he said, that
| A. new congress Assembled March 4. called
| together ny patfloNC pSiuthN 70 i"N'' nv
| conditions In the treasury. In nine days
| the house had sent 10 the senate b'l
| which would furnish ample revenues. five
| ample revenue annually. The majority mad
discharged its duty.
why this hell in a teapot he asked.
| "this boiling over from the realms OF Kan
sas?"
In rorly to the criticisms OF Nj simp-
| son h, said IT was In a sense true uat
| the rules Of the committee on rules were
| the sneakers rules. but, said he, every
rule was submitted TO the house 'or ts
! sanction II the house was "bu1ked fni
gagged" 1t was bucked and GAGGED by
itself
MIR Grosvencr CRep,, ohio) followed In
A similar strain, putting the republicans
In excellent humor by his witty comments
on the minority leadership Tho other side
Mr. Grosvenor said was treating the ma
iogity with great unfairness Every now
and then" he said they spring something
new on MS in the shape Of a now leader, '
| U.aughter.)
when tho talented young Texan
CBailoy. who inherited his leadership
rather than earned it, was In command a
little nattcry and few Kind words suf-
feed. and we got along very we'll" N.augh-
teri
"of conrfe" he continued "wc had
some trouble with the disappointed leader
from Tennessee. who STUMBLED good deal
But we got used to that. But when the
great leader from Kansas tSimpsonl sud
denly flashed upon the horizon aud swans
the minority Into n solid phalanT,
thought, perhaps, God Almighty had de-
cided to wreck the democratic party IN.
der his leadership. But no dropped ont
never knew exactly how Perhaps his
time was out. G.aughtcr) Then came
the gentleman from Washington tLewis)
do not know whether he had support