The times., 1897-04-18
a MR.. MORGAN ON BAILEY.
The Senator Asserts His Utter Co
dcmnation of Reed Policy.

The Senator Asserts His Utter Con.
dcmnation of Reed Policy.
During the proceedings in the House
yesterday, incident to the declaration OF
independence by the Democratic minority
against the repression Of the body by its
Speaker, aided by the alleged minority
leader, Mr. Bailey or Texas, endeavored
to avert the revolution against his as
sUmed authority over House Democracy
by alleging the agreement with his posi-
tion, OF such party exponents as the At
lanta Constitution, and such statesmen as
Senator Morgan Of Alabama, and Senator
Jones Of Arkansas The Times has the
explicit authority Of Senator Morgan, to
state that he not only has not indorsed
the attitude of Mr.. Bailey in trying to
commit the minority to the policy and
purposes OF Speaker Reed, but that he
always has and does regard it with un-
qualified disapproval and condemnation.
In an interview with representative of
this paper last night Senator Morgan stated
that the only thing upon which Mr.. Bailey
could have based such charge against
him, happened during the Fifty-fourth Con-
gress
Preparatory to the Presidential canvass
strictly campaign dodge, Dingley meas
ure, In the nature OF an emergency bill TO
raise revenue, was introduced in and
passed by the House. 1t proposed to tax
WOOL sugar, and a few things like that,
and notoriously was conceived and formu-
lated for the single purpose of catching
Western votes. 1t was the scheme OF
Speaker Reed and was constructed for use
on the stump, and for no other purpose.
ItfulfIiled its mission, and then is friends
lost interest In IT.
In perfunctory way 1t was reported
and recommitted in the Senate last winter
Just before the opening of that session
Senator Morgan was interviewed by
newspaper correspondent to whom he said
that 1T was his Intention to call that
measure up and get II before the Senate,
In order TO put the Republican party on
record If they could be induced to
back 1t, it would be easy to show that 10
would produce sufficient revenue TO cover
any requisite OF tariff revision that the
needs of the Treasury demanded II they
refused to support it, that would demon
strate TO the country that ft was the pro-
lection Of trusts and monopolies that the
party Were aiming at; not revenue, and
that therefore the bill had been q sham
from the beginning.
In pursuance or this purpose, Senator
Morgan did force the bin before the Senate,
and 1t was discussed to some extent until
one day Senator Frye declared that 1t
was useless to waste time ovcrit, as every
body knew 1t could not pass and that there
was no intention OF trying to passit So it
was allowed to die; and this, Senator Nor
gan states. is the only ground that he can
conceive upon which any one could con-
struct theory that he ever was willing
to promote the legislative desi gns OF the
Republican party
He says. furthermore, that before Mr..
Bailey received the minority nomination
for the Spcakership he told that young
gentleman in explicit terms that, If the
Speaker proposed to run the House upon
any one wheel, one-man basis Of sup
preston and obstruction to the business
of the country. it was the manifest dut OF
every Democratic member to join In fight
ing such usurpation by every conceivable
means to the bitter end That usurpa-
tion,'' said the Senator last evening. II
regard as the most audacious blow at the
rights of the people under the Constitu-
ton Of the United States ever before at
tempted II means that one man can seize
and exercise all the rights aud preroGa-
tives vested in the whole House of Repre-
scntatives by the Constitution. 1t deprives
States of their representation in the Con-
gress,
The House is direct, independent crea-
tion OF the Constitution. 1t is empowered
to make its own rules without the con-
currence OF any other body or power.
When made they become the direct ex-
preston Of the Constitution, One of them
makes 1t mandatory upon the Speaker to
appoint the standing committees at the
commencement OF each Congress When
he neglects or refuses to do this he yto-
lates the Constitution, which he has taken
an oath to observe and support"
In a paper. published a short time ago,
on ''Usurpatiou of Power" Senator Morgan
places himself impregnably upon record in
indignant protest against the unconsttu-
tionai subversion Of the House. In it he
says: "A situation that is as dangerous
as any in which the civil government has
ever been placed is now threatening the
country with absolutisn, in the form OF
what is known in the United States US
the 'one man power" He observes, that
the apportionment equally among the
people, of representation In the House, is
the safest provision for the right Of self
government enjoyed by the country
Every member OF the House is the equal
of every other member, and no man can
usurp any authority or have any power
delegated to him that could enable him
to become the absolute master of his col
leagues. or any of them. ''No rule can
be constitutionally adopted in either of the
houses that would empower the presiding
officer, or any committee, TO deny to any
member the privilege of voting, or Of being
heard upon any measure, or of offering
to amend the same
One point in the Senator's argument
is exceedingly pointed and striking. He
shows that suppressed House of Repre-
sentatiyes entinguished all rights of terri
tories and Indian tribal dependencies for
the time being They are withoutsuffrage
and direct representation. The Congress,
as whole, is the only body. tribunal or
power to which their appeals can lie for
Justice or mercy When its doors are
closed TO tneH tnelr rlShes, IL tney nave
any, are suspended. $50 far as 1T con-
Germs legislation, all government of these
people is virtually abolished by the re-
fusaI OF a committee or of the presiding
officer of House to perform duty
plainly enjoined by the Constitution.
There is much more of Importance TO
the general subject OF the current usur
patton In Senator Morgan's paper; but
for the immediate purpose OF illustrating
his position in relation to Tie Times