The times., 1897-04-22
SPEAKER REEDS DILEMMA
The Committee on Rules Sum
mened TO the Rescue.
SENATOR HOAR'S TAUNT
A Revolt Thoroughly in Evidence,
with It's Extent QueStion-An
Insistent Lobby Restless at the
Accumulation of Dry Rot at the
Capitol.

The House Committee on Rules will
meet this morning at IL O'Clock at the
instance OF the Speaker. This is rathef
important statement, because IL VIII De
demonstrated very early what DISPOSE
ton is to be made of the stack OF busi-
ness sent over from the Senate ana by
the President, the majority OF winch
calls for immediate attention 1t is sad
that it will be marvel if after all the
Democrats Shall not be able to get IN III
some way SO as TO present further views
on the Republican methods OF acti0h or,
as it is called now, inaction.
The Indan appropriation bill went over
to the House yesterday. The Presidents
invitation 10 action ON the Paris Expo
sition has been practically snubheu, anu
although the Committee on Rules is sup
posed at this juncture to be an omnibus
committee with the functions of them all
combined, dry rot and mildew have taken
place already on great many Dlis'
resolutions and messages
A rather curious outcropping from the
situation within the last day or TWO IL lhat
the Republican party is not u unit on SUD
seIyiency to the tariff. Senator Hoar, lof
instance was quoted last night as saying
that il came with i'll grace from the House
To twit the Senate with delay Whcn the
House was fiittering away time ana eler-
uity in three-day periods. Democratic
Senator, commenting ON this speech last
night, said that it was very Significant hS
| II showed that Mr Reed IL really carrying
out his individual views If that were not
so, and there were party agreement 10
his plan, Republican Senators would not be
making such statements
Another strong point showing that Ar
! Reed ; opinions are not regarded as Su-
premeiS that a respectable minority oI the
! Republicans are reStive already, The Times
nubIishcd Yesterday substantially an hd-
| dress to Republicans out of harmony with
| the Reed band, which address was SltH'iar
| in terms TO the views heretofore expressed
! bv the Democratic minority when 1t got
/ itself together and demanded work from
the House The leading spirit in this de-
lection was stated TO be Mr.. Mahany, who
is now in Buffalo.
The Republicans who are In entire ac-
| cord with Mr.. Reed take no stock In TINS
reported revolt, or they, too, would DC
changing front. On the contrary, the state
ment was made last night to reporter
of The Times at the Metropolitan Hotel, III
| presence of a United states Senator, a
member OF the House and several other
| gentleInen, that there Is a letter signed Dy
| Mr.. Dingley in this city in which he IN
| forms the person to whom 1T was written
| that the committees would positively uo
nc apn0inte ed until the last day Of the extra
session
one OF the members from Arkansas said
TINT there was truth in the Republican re-
volt, but he did not believe, notwithstand'
ing the published reports, that IL had gon.
so far as meeting or conference OF those
in opposition He does not believe thai
Mahany is leading any such secession But
said he. that there is respectable minority
entirely out of gear with Mr.. Reed does not
admit OF doubt This is not accounted for
he said, by any desire to antagonize Mr.
Reed. but to make the protesting member
solid with their constituents, and to satiSr.
the lobby for private bills. AT the beginning
of the session the lobby was not inSIsten
as the various interests represented di'
not anticipate any such delay in getting
down to business as hasOcCurred.
H. is now inCessant in it's appeals t
nembersto force action by the House, whicl
means neCess arily the appointment o
| committees. This pressure. many lie
puhlicaus will not stand much longer, anI
some of them, as reported, he said, ma
have considered the advisahility OF ait
ing the Democrats in their fight. So IA
as he knew, there had i"en no overeure
looking to a combination Of this particula
issue 1t was, however, one OF the intei
csting possibilities of the situation o
Will observe, also" he said, that TIT
Committee on Rules has heen summoned
meet It is not unlikely that II MIR. Rec
fears at all the threatened detection, tha
fact will come out in the matters which
the committee may recommend to th'
House from time to time, possibly be
ginning today"