The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-10
SIMPSONS ATTACK ON REED
LEADER BAILEY DEFINES THE At
TITUDE OF THE DEMOCRATS.

ne aays They Will Not Try TO Goad the Speaker
into Appointing tho ~Committss's Nor
viii They Jotn In the Cinmor for General
ler-,sintion-James G. Biaine's Precedent.
WASHINGTON, April 0.-Mr. Bailey Of Texas,
Democratic leader in the House OF Representa-
tiyes, says TINT, so far as the party with which he
is connected Ia concerned, no effort will be made,
after the fashion OF Populist Jerry Simpson, to
goad Speaker Reed into appointing the com.
mittecs OF tho House. and thus opening the way
for general legislation. THAT would DO both
unwise and unpatriotic from our standpoint"
he says.
Our position" he added. has been that
whenever tho Republican party leeislates tho
country suffers. Therefore, for us to Join In tho
clamor for general legislation would convict us
OF being either fools or hypocrites. Another
thing: the Republican party has undertaken to
demonstrate to the country that the remedy for
existing evils and the method Of restoring con-
tdenco and prosperity Is to pass a protective
tariff law. We do not believe that that is what
Is needed, but inasmuch as tho country gave q
commission to the Republicans last fall to put
is remedy into operation the Democrats feel
that the people should have the opportunity to
test the matter at tho earliest practicable oppor-
tunity. Therefore we favor the speedy passage
OF the tariff bill as being the surest means Of &c.
tulihb WI fS"SA as eAbhS eAo tAe
Executive
The previous occasion in tho history OF tho
House. to which Speaker Reed referred, when
committees were not appointed at the opening
OF the session, was in 1871. The Forty-sccond
Congress assembled on March 4. pursuant to
the law Of 1867, then in operation, but the delay
in announcing the committees was not nearly
90 extended as at present. On March z Mr..
Niblack. q Democratic Representative from
Indiana, rising to a question Of privilege. just as
Mr.. Simpson did, offered q resolution that the
Speaker at once proceed to name the commit
a matter Of privilege. Speaker Blaine ruled that
It was not, and, after n short desultory debate,
addressed Re the House s as f9 fhS
lied. 1t was eleven days after the organization
before the Chair was ablet to announce the stand
the announcement was in many respects some
what premature. He would have been glad to
n nSpS shS 1PpS so besSms Set ssSua %assdns WITH tn t TN,
antecedents. positions, characters and tastes OF
the various members with reference to commit
which possibly. he committed. The present
almost any Of, It's predecessors Of new
members, and the Chair has been unable
sire With the characteristies, antseedents cS&s SC. Of
members which he would wish to know before
making up the committees. Taking into view
NnC uCNAuCu LAuAAAi vi tuo A4oubC III
Of an early adjournment, 1t was not the purpose
Of the Chair to announce the standing commit
tees until the r~eassembling Of Congress in De-
cember.. Should the House adjourn within any
time which members would now expect, say
S S,'h ssa .aS aSns fG Pesasa i t ss G assids SHql fss sE1%
dent to announce at this session the permanent
standing committees, although, of course, he
will cheerfully acqpiesce In any plan which the
House may adopt"
Nothing was done with the resolution, and the
session closed on April 20 In the moan time ct
intervals the Speaker appointed the Committees
on Elections. Mileage, Printing. Accounts.
Up to date ATS bills have been introduced In
the House and separated for reference to tho
several committees Immediately upon their
being announced.
Mr.. Simpson repeated to-day his declaration
Of Wednesday that he should permit no legis-
lation to be done by Unanimous consent" not
even tho approval OF the Journal. He admitted,
however, that he did not expect to accomplish
anything, for the reason that O quorum would
doubtless DO In attendance, and his objection
therefore unRvafing.