The herald., 1897-05-04

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he did not want the conmittees ap-
pointed.
.There is not man on this side Of the
house who wants the committees ap-
pointed" Mr.. Bailey asserted. Messrs.
Lewis. Barlow of California and 6imp-
son declared they did.
Then there are more unwlse men on
this side than thought" Mr.. Bailey re-
piled.
4 Mr.. Simpson interrupted to say that
Republican legislation was no worse
than Democratic, whereupon Mr. Bailey
said, with a wave of his hand to the
Democrats: 'I 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 contin-
ued, that he deeired the free coinage of
silver. yet he knew there was no more
chance of a committee OF this house re-
porting free silver bill than for an in
fidel to enter the kingdom of heaven.
Prosperity was what everyone wanted;
If the Republicans have prosperity they
would be given vote Of confidence; II
they did not q return to bimetallism was
assured.
Mr.. Cochran OF Missouri, (Dem.. } spoke
briefly In favor of free coinage.
Mr.. Simpson put in few more re-
marks
7 The adoption OF a resolution he DEEM
ed unnecessary because the speaker
would defy that as he had the rule of the
house. He had thought when the DEM
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gang, Whitney. Hill and the others who
had come to Chicago on a special train,
that it had reformed. but when he saw 1t
acting as trailer to the Republicans he
despaired of it's reformation. Republic
ans would vote against the resolution
because they feared If they did not the
speaker would not give them good COM
mittee assignments. .4f
i Nero could have said that the Romans
had the power to direct him to change
his policy as wen as the czar of the house.
A substitute was presented by Flem-
ing, Democrat. of Georgia. for the res
olution reciting that under the rules al
ready adopted 1t was the speakers duty
to appoint the committees.
The only speech made for the Repub-
licans was by Dingley The issue. il it
was to be presented at all, would be
frankly and squarely stated, he said
The resolutions presented made it uncer-
tain whether the speaker was directed
to appoint the committees at once. He
took issue with the contention that the
speaker should do this. An extraordin-
airy session had been called for the one
purpose Of providing revenue for the
government. The house had accom-.
plished its work and was waiting for
the action of the senate. He did not be-
lieve 1t was wise to enter upon general
legislation or do more than take up such
incidental matters as might arise con-
nected with the revenue. To make the
issue clear, Dingley offered a substitute
amendment for the resolutions, which
was as follows:
Resolved. That the speaker be direct
ed to Immediately appoint the commit
tees of the house.
Lewis. in closing the debate, expressed
surprise that Bailey. after approving the
resolution when it was presented to him
personally had seen fit to oppose it in
debate. This aroused Bailey to hot re-
joinder that the resolution which Lewis
presented to the house was not the same
he had shown him.
The Dingley substitute was adopted.
The vote was taken by roll call and re-
suited: Ayes So. nays 1924; present l3.
those answering present being paired
The vote was chiefly interesting because
1t displayed the division in the Demo-
cratic ranks and that division was near
ly equal. thirty-three voting against the
resolution under Bailey's leadership and
| Iivtxy -trr,o axrv;~ fnr
The only Republican who voted for
the resolution was Low of New York
All the Populists and Fusionists voted
for the resolution, and the Silver Repub-
licans refrained from voting. The Dem
ocrats who voted for the resolution
were: Myers. Norton, Ogden, Pierce,
Rhea, Richardson. Rixey, Settle, Terry
Zenor, Allen. Benton. Brundige. Burke
Cochran. Cowherd. Davey, De Almond,
Dockery, Fleming, Fox, Handy, Hunter
Kitchen, Lamb, Latimer, Lentz. Lewis
Love, Mcdowell, McMillin. McRae. The
Democrats who voted against the reso-
luton were: Adamson. Bailey. Baird
Bell, Bankhead. Brenneck. Brewer
Campbell Carmack, Clark. Cooney.
Cooper, Crawford. Davis. De Graffen-
reid, De Vries, Hayes, Henry Of Texas,
King, Kleburg, Lewis of Georgia, Nc
Clellan, Mcclure, Meekinson, Meyer,
Robinson, sayers. Slayden, Stephens,
Sullivan, Tate, Wheeler Of Kentucky
Williams.
Cannon, Republican, of Illinois. called
up the senate resolution to appropriate
$50, 900 for the expenses Of the congress
Of the universal postal union, which
convenes in Washington this week, and
1t was adopted.
At 1928 the house adjourned until
Thursday.
FEMINIST THE TREATY