The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-02
REED RULES THE HOUSE
Cots His Face Against APP
propriations.
..,,rny He RECEIVES CRITICISM.

Nan Got the Best OF nj" ny
B'' v and Endurance = The Speaker
r ra the Members Would Loot Loot the
in ..n,y IL They Were Not Checked
r,.uIsoroS, Feb. Especial las
"A s.son of congress draws nearer ana
the Se's' an end the pressure upon speaker
nearer " a,.,nission to call up and place
Reed lor p. public building and other
on their Pas eh members are directly inter-
bills u, VINES so great the wonder Is that
eted w." .or ,yithstands it. The speaker has
the span cor his face against all such
rsOlu.o' Nv his position as speaker ana
mehsui.' chairman of the committee on
eSom0lv, - able TO say what measures shall
rules ~ :. shall not come before the house.
and wia aIa;nt Is made that the speaker IA
NsSisf friends. He turns down al coiners.
w Vulo his friends go to him, almost WIN
WIZ IN their eyes, begging TO be permit
les ear . cali mo their little bills, the speaker
sT u. ~ th ' II is hard to deny the requests OF
lels S sS' and that their appeals only make
irlen ,,,t, the harder to perform, but that
his u"% perform it, "If let the bars
10 ne Gov Won l." he explains, Il will have
WV wv them down for all the others, ana
70 ~ a.. s, tbing we know there will not be
dollar left in the treasury
The Bill suppressor.
u,u, +tore is n great deal of muttering
=, ,his autocratic suppression Oh Dlils, the
'soarer's friends defend him. Ihey say
.tot some one must stand between the
..o"snrv and the desire of congressman to
uv .A ,itt,e bills for public buildings and
r,''nor nnrposes, every one taking money.
SiS AZ Reed were not one of the most
a,aroons and determined men in public
,sa said one of his friends to me, "the
,r would be looted before March 4.
In tbe words of Captain Tanner, God help
the surplus"
In connection with the speakers cam
raion against extravaganza appropriations 1
have heard some good stories. One OF
these relates to the man who served two
roors IN the house without ever being rec
oUnized by the speaker and without once
taking the floor. He was Judge DE Ravens
a. California. Early in his congressional
career he called on the speaker and asked
remission to call up his bill for some pur-
pose in California.
@What is your b-i-l-lY" asked the speaker
In bis Characteristic drawl.
ooh. it is little thing 1t doesn't take
much money out of the treasury, a very
small sum-" replied the congressman.
HBut | must know what your bill Is.
Unjust know all about 1t" retorted the
speaker
Whereupon the California member lost
his temper He damned the speaker to his
face He said to him that he (the member
from California; had been elected to the
house of representatives in the same way
that the gentleman from Maine had been
elected, and it was beneath his dignity and
the dignity of his constituents who had
sent him thither for him to explain to any
one the terms of the measure which he
wished to call up The big speaker only
smiled at him, and the angry congressman
bolted out of the speakers room, slam
ming the door after him. He was never
recognized on the floor for the purpose OF
calling up that bill or for any other pur-
pose and to this day enjoys the distinction
Of being perhaps the only man who ever
served two years in the house without once
getting his name in The Congressional
Record, save on roll call.
Wanted to lie Recognized.
Another California member, and, a.
chance would have it, the successor OF
Judge De Ravens, came to congress deter
mined to pass a certain local measure OF
die trying. One day he called on tn,
speaker in that gcntleman's room.
"Mr. Speaker he said, 81 wish to b'
recognized for the purpose of calling up 1
bill Of great interest to my people"
what your b-i-l-ls" asked the speaker
The member explained that it was bill
TO create life saving station on the coas
Of California.
1--WE are not in the life saving bushes
this session" said Mr.. Reed.
VERY sorry, Mr. Speaker" said tn
congressman blandly. GOOD morningv
Next day he was In the speakers room
again.
Mr.. Speaker" he said, 81 have com
70 see If you will recognize me for the pur
pose Of calling up bill'-
us that the same bill you were her
about yesterdayS'
Yes; it Is the same BILL"
We'll, told you could do nothing TO
you. meant 1t too. say the same thin
now"
Il am very sorry, Mr.. Speaker. Goo
morningp'
But the third and the fourth day he wa
,nere again making the same request 1
MS blandest tones. The speaker finally e1
claimed the fourth day:
Bring me copy of your bill"
IN ten minutes he had copy Of the bi
on his desk. He looked 1t over and the
said:
I'll see the department. about It."
ingp'
=, That very day the congressman went
.ne treasury, secured letter recommend
ing the life saving station and next morI
time
Mr.. Speaker" he said, "here is a lett.
"oout that little bill of mine.'
He Finally Relented.
Inc speaker looked at the letter, glance
'Pae the congressman and then drawled
tion.u
ingp' N""'
Inc. Inc next day was Sunday, and nothir
soulu DC done. But Monday morning,
Cs yn as the house met, the member fro
Siornla was soon on his feet. IN