Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-04

me off my feet by remarks peTsl naaly | offensive even though uttered in spirit
 of levisy and badinage."
 | After Mir. MCLgan had disl-usee1 the meiI.e of his amendment MT. Tiilman se- | cured the floor ard dlsGlaimed any pur- l pose to speak f1ippantly or discourte- l ously to Mr Morgan or to take him off l hiss feet This closed the incident which 1 had been followed with much interest by sen9tous and spscta DTS.
 MT. Morgan finlliy withdrew his l amendment fin o:der not to embarfass l tine biI An agreement was then reached | that final vg'te on the bill be taken at l 3 p. m. lomorrw. The senate then, at 310 1 D. m., adjourned.
 IN THE HOUSE.
 l The issue was made os Speaker Reed I put it, in, the house today on the speak l CTS policy of po5hponfng the appointment l of committees. MT. Simpson, Of Kansas, | brought it on by another attack upon | the speaker, which moved MT. Rsed to | challenge him to propose a resolution in l stluctbag the speaker to appoint the com 1 init aes. After a lively debate, partici- | pated in by the lsadsas On both sddes, the house, by vote of 124 to 52. refused l ta direct the speaker to name the com | mitteen. There was an ineffectual a.- tempt by MT. Bailey, of Texas to secure l an agreement for the considera tton of the l Nelson bankruptcy bill oa May 10. It l was then that Mr. Simpson, of KanEas,  l and sent ito the clerks desk 10 be read an 1 extract from the New York Mail slald l Express, accusing him of being an i,io- l stTuctlon1st and predicting that he would | be pu1Yerized under the speakers trip 1 hammer.
 I There was a sack of newspaper clip l pings on Mr. Simpsons desk. which, it l appeared he wl1s determined to have | read, bth MT. Dingley protested that MT.
 simpson had not raised any question of 1 privilege.
 | Speaker Reed said that it would be an | unsatisfactory doctitne that a member l could consume tlle tfme of the house with l innumerable newspaper clippings, und in l eIdenb1Lly remarked that it was evident l the newspaper quacks ''o1 not impair the | gerIeleman's usefulnese." This comment 1 ysamed 10 anger the Kansan, who began 1 to declare loudly that lle was not o5- struuting legislation nnd that he proposed 1 to show who was obstlucting it. Again MT. Dingley sought 10 GU. him off, and l MT. simpson characterized the Maine leader as 'orie of the dependents of plu- I 'oScracy, who was "hastening to defend the interests of his fr.ends.'
 LMr. Reed warned the KanSan that he could not fend himself by aItta cking an-
 other, to which MT Simpson replied that | he must defend himself, however He | proceeded to assert that the speaker ob- l structed legislation by refusing to ap- | point the committees when MT. Reed
 
 | MI the gentleman will present to the 1 house a proposition that the speaker has been dereaic- in duty in n1t appointing the com mfttees,' safd the speaker, seem- ing TOT the first time thas session to be angered by Mir. Simpsons s attack. 'or if ne WIFI even put it dn the shape of a re- quest that the chair appoint the com i mdttees, nri1 the house sus stains the con-
 tentlon, the ch!alr will appoint the com mittees."
 Mir. Reed said that since the matter had .taKen such form he would put 1t to the house whether MT. Simpson had raised any questions of personal privilege The
 house decided by vote of 37 to 94 that Simpson subsided. The democrats who follow MT Bailey, voted with the repub- hcans on this question.
 While MT Dingley's motion was pend- ing, MT Lewis, new democratic mem Der from Washington, rose to announce | that "irlA response to the kindly sugges- ton lof ths spe ak.ar," he would present | resolution forthe app ointment of the com mittees. The resolution was cut off, | however, by the vote on Mr. Dingley's was then about to adjourn, when Mr. Dingley and other republicans, began to inquire for the resolution. Speaker Reed again invited considcra tion of the
 resolution saying, "The chair thinks it desirable, in Justice to himself and to
 the house that the country should know that opportunity has been given for the consideration of the subject"
 Opportunity being thus given, MT. Lewis presented his resolution directing the speaker to appoint the committees. Mr.
 Lewis expressed regret if the resolution should not be in harmony with any part of the party to which he was allied. Speaking only for himself, he believed 1t to be the duty of congress to give the country the relief it demanded. ' After he had niShEd his peph MT Lewis attempted to shift the conduct of | the resoluuca t., MT. Bailey, by yielding to him the control of the time, but Mr. Bailey declined to take control and at
 lacked the resolution in a speech which was frequently applauded by the repub- lic1t1s. "I am heartily sick and tired of
 exhibiting to the country the dissen-
 sions and divisions thst unfortunately
 exist il the democratic party" he began.
 "Tt, would seem that the minority might,
 without friction, unite on some policy.
 When we see our great opponent united
 on all great questions, sometimes against
 it's judgment and turn to sec our own
 side hopelessly divided on mere ques- |. tiou of parliamentary procedure, it is a
 pitiful sight we present to the country" He had striven in every way an hon. opable man could to prevent dissensions, Mir. Bailey continued. He related how the democrats had fought over the method of considering sixteen amendments to 's the Indian appropriation bill when it had aftcrward developed the amendments were of so little importance that there
 had been division of only three of them. If the democrats thought the republicans
 would report good bills, continued MT.
 Bailey they should urge them to go to work, if not 1t was midsummer mad
 ness to guad them to action. The sen
 ate had passed 8 good bankruptcy bill so that republicans hastened to allow
 it to be considered. If it had been the Torey bill we would hasten to take it up. Prosperity was what every one wanted;
 if the republicans gave prosperity they
 would be given vote of confidence, if they did not, a return to bimetallism was assured. a
 ! "A substitute was presented by MT.
 Fleming, democrat, of Georgia, for the
 resolution, reciting that under the rules already adopted, it was the speakers duty. to appoint the committees within a reasonable time unless otherwise or dered by the house. The only speech
 made for the republicans was by MT. Dingley.
 JJe sdiid mt believe it was wise at 'thds