The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-08

Un1sw rae sxisxhng russ % me nne1s~
% representative isz ooza<rens. TIE power
OF the speaker Over matters q yeglsszEioa
s. aansest soessata He esa pTevens any
rsszs1rs from eornssg b@fors Ire ssggse
cor consideration. II he chooses. b r'sts2.-
lTsg % rsxssgasze a nernhar who desires %
hEfrT IL up. srd IA t2se other hard. lae can
easily proesxe Ire passage ~ any EHeas-
IRE which eou1Esxssasis sor ~ supIscrs a
mrs Ssssty. notwithstanding aa 1he Efforts
o. the nn1gs8rfty ~ D.o<-posre action.
10 prsVfgSx sEssaker % the B11s< has
evew s~.toyssi tfse powers whh-a sre cor
ferwea on Dir. Beza. sos certainly TO
essssr mr. who has ever aat 10 TIE chair
hzs had the streagth and courage 20 use
th@En a. tgso pr@ses4s spsakeF bass done dur
inE ~ present sesssosa-
Acsxrdszax 70 wesl-szfozrsss Washington
correspondent. th-re is h sfruzag feeling
% resssstErsezat -xlsnIsews~.a ~ large sssagn-
Der q nzaznoszsz 81 oo<srr-es over the man
Eer In watch tire SPEAKER k using his
power. Ar. Eseed has made IL manifest
that he iasesS1z 20 have approsris siols
kept sowrn TO the lowest ps0ssEtss Azslit.
lie has eesewmsanes3 upon policy OF the
rnomx rigid eronoEny In pubic sxp-rai
slzes IN yisw q the present couseitsos q
the puzzle r~vsnssss ard shs increasing
d-act. As al abstract proposition the
sseat majority y ths nsssnbers of coz-
sr@s agree vita hsm. Bst. nowsseF.
sassaxsy e@x-sa ozs OF these sasrstieGEsssz has
some p-s, uzsnssre. requiring an aporo-
tsriaihoga % pusltc EIsoglsy. wascs1 be thinks
sspozsa be excepesss from this ssxsersl rlils
o. euttln; OF Unnecessary Appropriations
There sra akso ualErsx,oz4 bills oa ths
oal~ndsr wnich. while not carrying appro-
prtafiorss are largely scsssi in thear char
scser None % these bills win Mr.. Red
permit 10 - oonsiss<ssa. His position is
that nut tasree weeks reznaia % ire ses-
sson. ana the tire ix too ilznisssi for the
confederation NJ suy bills except tlsoSo
Cor the ss~wpssal pablio we1ars.
Naturally there IL considerable restiyss-
ness ufp,iew t1ls treatment. and there Is
tax Of an os@n revolt against him Ia the
nsxt house. Cor tas puETAos~ q deseatinsr
his rxs-elszsslon 10 the spzxakegshiP
wlsatever ob3ccatoas may - urssd 70
the present systsxn, wiArh gives saach
Larxe ard practically dssT.otio powers %
the speaker. IL certainly hss rasaltsxi In
making the toNcr hostss AZ oonsress
more Of a legislative tsoay and iess - =
esgsssinx society than Is was hsaaTe the
rules wera akioptss. Individuals may
-
ssosna~s course. bat the public has n-ean
t,essesits~s No one can dsny fhat = policy
OF rigid s~sogazny 10 pgh1ic expenditures
should - pursued 10 fo9G as tha goTeTn-
Egssaat Is InearrlnE a heavy daily deficit
In revenues Every ore must admit that
Nitisgs1t tha decisive eheck gsvesa b. the
s.eako~ many upp~uss-astioas. MOI absso-
Estely uescezsary az this time. wosid have
bean nHazs., ~ the familiar proves q 'Aos
rolling" b whleh the advocates ~ a
snnnhes OF diGercsat bills csTrytng a1ch
EXPENDITURES ''pool tisesr Issues ard vote
aa~rether "a each bsli-
Sp~@ker R-si's cpurzs ln me matter is
ore watch ir.IAoates courage sD1 strong
god ~s-se, 90 both ~ which qualities ~
has an aRxlnsiant sspply. These, togeshrr
win an iruYsarslsr8shie sesai natszre. waich
no cpponsaf hsz ever sszSce~i-d In raj
nsrx. make hfsn an IDEAL speaker 50 EN-
earcss ssesa rules ss tsscsse slnsic~ whAah Ire
house 1. Now ~urklng. There may sss "A
good sieal % FFssusgss frr3tatAo8 against the
nrsnkasr. lgat thevss s. aiue do1ot that
reelection wit SHOW The eEEvieved mem
hers that Mr. Esss's Course in me umtgor
IL ere rx.sssr CSC. ta view - al ths cir
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