The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-04

| The House was then ABOUT 10 adjourn
when Dingley and other Republicans
began to inquire for the resolution, and
! Mcmillan and some of his Democratic
colleagues protested that debate was
not in order, which gave the Republi
cans an opportunity to laugh.
Speaker Reed again invited considera-
ton of the resolution, saying: The
Chair thinks it desirable, in justice to
himself and the House, that the coun-
try should know that opportunity has
been given for the consideration of the
subject
Opportunity being thus given, Lewis
presented his resolution directing that
the Speaker appoint the committees Of
the House Lewis expressed regret if
the resolution should not be in har-
mony with any part of the party to
which he was allied Speaking only
for himself, he believed it to be the
duty of Congress to give the country
the relief it demanded The delega-
ton which had recently called on the
Speaker had represented Ghe American
Federation of Labor that POO, 900 peo-
pie were starving. Any man who
shirked action on any policy of expe-
diency was a traitor to his duty
After he had finished his speech Lew
| is attempted to shift the conduct of
the resolution to Bailey by yielding to
him the control of the time, but Bal
| ley declined to take control and at
tackled the resolution in a speech which
was frequently applauded by Republi-
cans.
Il am heartily sick and tired of ex-
hlblting to the country the dissensions
and division that unfortunately exist in
the Democratic party he began. 1T
would seem that the minority might
without friction unite on some policy
| When we see our great opponents
united on all great questions, sometimes
against its judgment, and turn to see
our own side hOpelessly divided on a
mere question of parliamentary pro-
cedure, it is pitiful sight we present
to the country"
He had striven in every way an hon
orable man could TO prevent dissensions,
Mr. Bailey continued. He related how
the Democrats had fought over the
method of considering sixteen amend
ments to the Indian appropriation bill,
when it had afterward developed that
the amendments We're of so little i'm
vision on only three of them. To-day
the Democrats had quarreled over the
| bankruptcy bill, SO the Republicans
We're in haste to allow it to be consid-
cred. When he had almost secured an
agreement to take up the bill the Dem
ocrats had stirred up this unseemly
discussion.
Mr.. Bailey had wondered, he said,
| -1a,, h. o.I IA
from day TO day, that he had not
sooner invited a resolution which would
shift the responsibility from the Speak
er to the House The gentleman from
Kansas (Mr. Simpson, had refused to
introduce such a resolution when the
Speaker invited him to; but he did
not want the committees appointed.
There is not a man on this side of
the House who wants the committees
appointed" Mr.. Bailey asserted.
Messrs. Lewis, Barlow of California
and Simpson declared they did.
Then there are more unwise men on
| this side than 1 thought" Mr.. Bailey
replied.
Mr.. Simpson interrupted to say that
Republican legislation was no worse
than Democratic, whereupon Mr.. Bailey
said, with a wave of the hand to the
Democrats, Il commend that to your
followers on this side of the House"
Incidentally, he said, the country would
never take the gentleman from Kansas
seriously.
Mr.. Lewis had said, Mr.. Bailey con-
tinued that he desired the free coinage
of silver, yet he knew there was no
more chance of a committee of this
| House reporting a free silver bill than
for an infidel to enter the kingdom of
| heaven. Prosperity was what every
one wanted; if the Republicans gave
prosperity they would be given a vote
of confidence; if they did not, return
to bimetallism was assured.
Mr.. Cochran CD of Missouri spoke
BRIEFLY in favor of free coinage.
Simpson put in a few more remarks
The adoption of resolution he deemed
unnecessary, because the Speaker
would defy that as he had the rule of
the House. He had thought when the
Democratic party kicked out the gold
bug gang, Whitney, Hill and the 9TH
ers who had come to Chicago on a
special train, that it had reformed, but
when he saw it acting as a trailer to
the Republicans he despaired of its re-
formation. Republicans would vote
against the resolution, because they
feared that if they did not the Speaker
would not give them good committee
assignments Nero could have said
that the Romans had the power to di-
rect him to change his policy as we'll
as the Car of the House.
A substitute was presented by Flem-
ing CD of Georgia for the resolution,
reciting that under the rules already
adopted it was the Speakers duty to
appoint the committees.
The only speech made for the Repub-
licans was by Dingley THE issue if
it was to be presented at all, should
be frankly and squarely stated" he
said. 1.-THE resolutions presented made
it uncertain whether the Speaker was
directed to appoint the committees at
once" He took issue with the conten-
ton that the Speaker should do this.
An extraordinary session had been
called for the one purpose of provid-
ing revenue for the Government. The
House had accomplished its work, and
| was waiting for the action of the SEN
ate He did not believe it was wise to
enter upon general legislation, or do
more than take up such incidental mat
tiers as might arise connected with the
revenue.
To make the issue clear, Dingley of
fered a substitute amendment for the
resolutions, which was as follows:
Resolved That the Speaker be di-
rected to Immediately appoint the COM
mittees of the House.
Lewis, in closing the debate, ex-