Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-10
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, April 10.
SENATE.
The Senate was not in session to-day.

SENATE.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
HOUSE.
The chaplain had just finished his
PRAYER in the House of Representatives
to-day and the clerk was about to be-
gin the reading of the journal OF the
last meeting when Mr.. Simpson (popu-
list, Kansas) 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
ISL members present, quorum" and
the republicans applsuded.
Then Mr.. Dingley rose to move that
when the House adjourn it be until
Wednesday next.
Mr.. Bailey inquired the purpose OF
the motion.
"The gentleman is well aware" Mr..
Dingley answered, "that there is no
business to come before the House un-
til the appropriation bills are returned
by the Senate"
1--WE are not inclined to insist upon
the republican party legislating," said
Mr.. Bailey. I'VE feel that the country
suffers when the republican party legis
lates. 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 or
that suggestion. As the committee:
had not been appointed there seemed
nothing else to do.
| Mr.. Simpson called attention to the
fact that the House was proceeding by
unanimous consent, and added, Il vii
demand the regular order unless l car
be let into this"
The Speaker remarked oarcastically
Perhaps the House would prefer the
regular order"
MIR. Simpson wanted to know wheth
er the republicans intended to have The
committees appointed this session ant
Mr.. Dingley replied that he had nc
authority to answer the question, the
matter rested with the Speaker.
"If the republican party thought i
could bring prosperity by increasing
taxes and expenditures of public money
it acted wisely and periodically to dc
no more" Mr.. Bailey asserted. II
that was all the republicans proposed
10 do the democrats were ready to adj
journ as early and as often IS the reput
licans desired. We are here ready tt
discuss any measures you desire t.
bring up but believing that nine out O
ten of them would be bad we are ready
to help you if your policy is to do moth
ing" he concluded.
Mr.. Simpson did not endorse Mr.
Baley's views. The country was de
handing financial legislation and the
republican party should be given 6
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, declar
ing that the members of the House By
giving him autocratic power disfran.
chised the constituents who had elected
them.
After MIR, Simpson had subsidized the
House drifted into a somewhat per-
functory political discussion, which con
tinued till Ito p. No., when the House
adjourned until Wednesday.
The democrats of the House held 8
caucus Immediately after the session tc
decide upon their policy. The caucu:
call was the result Of differences among
the democrats which developed in de-
bate to-day.