The times., 1897-06-02
WARMOEBAT[ IN THE HOUSE
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and march 10 his music. Hesays what shall
and what shall not pass We sit here and
| wait his own sweet Will, and this is sup
| posed"
The gavel banged ut this juncture.
- TO be the popular branch OF -"
Bang went the gayei again, accompanied
| by the statement that Mr simpsons time
| had expired
- Coagres,'' shouted Mr.. Simpson.
1.-The time of the gentleman has ex-
| pired,'' third time urged the Speaker.
ana Mr Simpson sat down.
Subsequently, however Mr.. Simpson
again got the fioor and again began his
irrepressiAe attack on the Speaker and
the House. "Under the present magnifi-
cent management of the House, said he,
''the Speaker refuses to obey the rules,
anJ the House is compelled 10 suppiicate
the Cornmittee on Rules when 1t wants
legislation enacted
There were, he said, 3,22e bills pen.i-
ing i'm the House, OF which 1855 were for
the relief OF old soldiers, and 696 for the
correction OF military records. fhe Re
publican party assumed TO be the guardian
OF the old soldiers and Mr. Simpson wait
ed TO know why IL did not appoint the
committees and consider and report on
these bills, One OF the most important
measures before the House was the bank
ruptcy bill, which was on the Speaker q
table, and all efforts to bring it up had
been defeated. There were 10000 bank
rupts In the United States, all crying for
relief.
lis there any mere necessity row for
bankruptcy bill that there was in the Fifty
second or Fifty-third Congress-" asked
Mr.. William a Stone, OF PENNSYLVANIA.
"Yes, there Is" retorted Mr.. Simpson,
because you have not brought 10 the coun-
try that prosperity you promised them.
The people know they won't get this pros
perity either with or without your tariff
hill, and they tuIn to the bankruptcy biz
as the only measure that will or can give
them relief
Mr.. Terry, of Arkansas, referred TO the
mild and gentle ,ule" of tie Speaker and
suggested that MI Reed had kindly sub
nitted 20 the House the question whether
it should lie Down and he bucked and
gagged The House had agreed to the
proposition. and now seme oil the Reputli-
cans would hike to have the gag taken
out of their mouths.
You ought, MI. Speaker said Mr
Terry, Ito have this question submitted.
The House appears to be restive." Mr..
Terry was just proceeding to the Cuban
question, but a terrific bang of the gavcl
announced that his time had expired. He
plead for two minutes more and the House
granted it. Going back 10 the House
situation Mr.. Terry said it was au ouc-
rage en- American citizenship, a shame AMI
disgrace that tins House submitted 10 the
gagging process To Mr. Terry's m'nu
the refusal Ia take up general subjects was
an illustration Of the fact that a guilty
conscience had made towards OF the Re
publicans
The statements Of MessIs Simpson aLd
Terry called Mr.. Henderson or Iowa TO
his feet, in defense of the Republican
party and the Committee on Rules Mr..
Henderson has been absent for some
time on account of Illness, but he seemed
to be in sound and healthful condition
yesterday, and physically able to display
that cGmbativencss that chaTecterizes ;lim
In debate.
Referring to the fact that Congress was
not expected to assemble until the first
Monady in next December, Mr. Henders On
proceeded as follows:
"a great, patriotic President, looking
into the Treasury, found that it was
nearly empty, and that, under Democry. tic
laws and Democratic administration, our
receipts were running nearly $50 0o0, 900
annually behind our expenditures. He
called Congress together In extraordinary
session to meet tina condition If gentle
men VIII refer to the message assembling
US they viii find that we We're called
here for the sole purpose OF providing
the necessary revenues to run the Gov
ernmcnt"
''Will the gentleman allow me?'' asked
Mr.. Richardson, but he got no further
No retorted Mr.. Henderson. 81 VIII
not yield for anything at present. 1
want to pursue my line OF thought. Ycu
gentlemen nave been Internally Industrious
when you had nothing TO do. Laughter
Now I want to have a little opportunity
myself"
Mr.. Henderson then related how they
had met and passed the tariff bill in nine
days upon which months of labor had
been previously exhausted"
Taking up the rule, and the statement
OF Mr.. Richardson that there would be
Gen. Henderson continued as follows:
IF we arein the right. andthe gentleman
admitsit. then why this HELM teapot. boil
ing over fOrcibly from the realms of Kansas?
daughter Why, sir, this proposition now
brought in from the Committee oa Rules.
were there the usual Democratic side. with
any ordinary Democratic leadership-not a
Democratic side under a leadership that
has neither gender nor politics would be
| considered by unanimous consent, without
an objection from the Democratic side
These are extraordinary things that have
come up here; and, with patEiots and states
men seeking to do the%business of the
country, these little. sa1attets coming up
would be attended to promptly.
''.ih, but the gentleman from K ansas and
| The gentleman from Arkansas are 'bucked
and gagged l do not believe the gentle
man from Kansas believes that. l have
seen l regret to say, some bucking and
gagging done years ago 1t is an In
fernalIy unpleasant thing TO contemplate.
/ have seen since the war occas sions for
it that / did not see during the war
| daughter and applause) Yet | do not
| believe in the 'bucking and gagging prin-
ciple. B ut 20 a certain extent 1t is ut tim les
needed
Now what is the accusation OF the gem
tleman from Kansas? II is that four OF is
on the Committee on Rules are creatures
! OF the Speaker. | suppose that is equally
| true OF any committee that has ever been
appointed by any Speaker OF this House