The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-20

vices were in great demand at the last
Democratic National convention. He
won encomiums there from everybody
for his alertness and fairness as a pre-
siding officer.
Jerry's attack was deftly prepared.
He took advantage of a privileged re-
port from the committee OH rules. This
report was made by Gen. Henderson,
Of Iowa. It provided for the consid-
Grafton of the joint resolution author
izing the secretary Of the navy to
transport contributions for the relief
of the famished poor in India. II
the congressional record is correct, the
resolution was handed to the clerk
by Gen. Henderson on the day that the
report was made. 1t was referred to
the committee on rules so quickly that
it popped into the house from that
committee without a number.
Gen. Henderson, in presenting it to
the house, made a remarkable state
ment He said that in the absence Of
Mr.. McMillin, of Tennessee, and Mr..
Bailey, of Texas, the Democratic mem
bers of the committee on rules, Mr..
Richardson attended the session rf
the committee that morning; conse-
quently the general gave him control of
the twenty minutes allowed to the nj
nOrity for debate under the rules of the
last congress, which are still the rules
of the present house. He did not dis
close how under the rules MIR. Hendar-
son could become a temporary member
of the committee on rules. He did not
say whether he was asked to attend
by the speaker, or whether he broke
down the door and participated IN the
proceedings as amicus curiae. AT al
events, Mr.. Richardson became for tbs
time being the Democratic leader Of
the house, and dOled out the time 10
the minority. Jerry Simpson, however,
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five minutes, while not visibly disturb
ing the equaninity of the speaker, he
aWoke the indignation of Gems. Hen
dersOn and GrOsFenor, Of Ohio. He
said that the house could have no leg
islation as it stands today, except by
the pleasure and viii of the committee
on rules. That committee resolved it
self into oneman power, and this one
man sat in the speakers chair. 1t was
these words that aroused the indigna-
ton Of the two generals. They took
up the fight for the speaker, evidently
fancying that it would be dignified in
him to leave the chair and reply to
the Kansas sailor from the floor Of the
house. But they placed the response
bility where it belonged, upon the
shoulders of the majority of the house
Jerry's second inning for that day
came when Gen. Henderson reported
from the committee on rules a cesolu-
ton for the consideration of Joint
resolution making appropriations to
supply a deficiency in the public print
ing office. He secured ten minutes
from Gov. Sayers, Of Texas, who dis
tributed the time allowed to the mi
nority. In this ten minutes he returned
with interest the compliments which
Gems. Grosvenor and Henderson had
showered upon him, and pricked the
marrow of the man in the gap. Gen.
Henderson has powerful voice 1t
deafens ones timpanUm. It resounds
throughout the corridors. and can be
heard even in the senate chamber. In
his speech he alluded to the time II at
it took to ascertain the adaptability
and capacity Of men for the different
committees.
Take for instance. my friend, from
Kansas" roared the general Tina CINE
a speaker trying to pick out com
mittee where he would be useful to his
country. Every time he opens his
mouth he makes the problem more
difficult for the speaker
The house rOarded with -1nerriment.
but Jerry. peering through his specta-
cles, with a half smile on his face
appeared entirely imperturbed. His
turn came at last. and he improved it.
when l heard the voice of the gen.
tleman from Iowa today l was sur
daily papers that some Indians in
British Columbia had got off their
reservation and that Almighty Voice
the leader of the band, had been killed,
1t seems that the papers were misled.
Almighty Voice has not been killed.
He is on deck here today
This caused great laughter. and
pleased Jerry immensely. The reply f.,
Gen. Grosvenor was fully as singing.
The great statistician from Ohio had
tWitted the minority over their lack of
leaders. Jerry, in reply, said that tbt.
minority did not need a leader. They
understood the questions before the
country. They read and thought for
themselves. Waving his hand toward
Gen. GrOsvenor, he continued: They
do not have to jump over the fence
behind the leading billy goat"
After this Mr.. Simpson made a dash
at the man in the gap. He referred
to the grave attack made upon the
house by Senator Morgan. He was
when the man in the gap said in
voice stern, grave and deliberate: ''If
is not in order to read that"
Jerry questioned the speakers ruI-.
ing, but it was repeated twice and
thrice, without explanation, until the
expiration of the ten minutes allotted
to the gentleman from Kansas On
an appeal the majority of ths house
would undoubtedly have sustained tha
speakers ruling that it was unlawfuI
to read that particular paragraph of
the senate proceedings to the house.
And the man in the gap is still here
stern. grim and defiant Lightning
may flash in the house and there NAV
be reverberations of thunder in the
senate, but his position remains un-
changed. He is in the gap by the ex-
pressed will of the majority of the
house. This expression was drawn
from the house by Democrat, and it
is safe to say that the man in the
gap will remain where he is until the
house reverses it's decision and recog-
1iiZes the declaration of rights made
by Jerry Simpson and his conferes.
Amos ]. Cummings.