The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-04
SNOW UNDER, FOR SIMPSON.
SPEAKER REED SITS DOWN ON THE
SOCKLESS STATESMAN.

| sure the speaker Tor Ills thlAuFc 10
Appoint the House Committees
Brings on the Debnte--Recd Comes
Out ON Top.
Washington. May S.-The issue was
made, as Speaker Reed put IT, in the
| House to-day on Speaker Reeds policy In
the postponement of appointing commit
| tees.
Mr.. Simpson of Kansas brought 1t on
| by another attack upon the speaker which
moved Mr.. Reed to challenge him TO pro-
pose a resolution instructing the speaker
TO appoint the committees.
| After a lively debate, participated in by
the leaders on both sides, the House, by
a vote Of 124 to 81, refused to direct the
speaker to name the committees.
There was an Intellectual attempt by Mr..
Bailey of Texas to secure an agreement
for the consideration of the Nelson bank
ruptcy bill on May 10.
1t was then that Mr.. Simpson of Kan
sas rose to a question of personal privi-
| lege and sent to the clerk desk to be
read an extract from the New York Mail
and Express, accusing him Of being an
obstructionist and predicting that he
would be pulverized under the speakers
| trip hammer.
There was a stack of newspaper clip
pings on Mr.. Simpsons desk which, it APP
peared he was determined to have read,
but Mr.. Dingley protested that Mr.. simp-
son had not raised any question of privi-
| lege.
! Speaker Reed said that 1t would be an
unsatisfactory doctrine that a member
could consume the time of the House
| with innumerable newspaper clippings,
and incidentally remarked that it was
! evident the newspaper attacks "do not
! impair the genueman's usefulness"
| This comment seemed to anger the Kan
| san, who began TO declare loudly that
| he was not obstructing legislation. and
| that he proposed 70 show who was CD.
| structng it.
Again Mr.. Dingley sought to cut him
| off, and Mr. Simpson characterized the
| Maine leader lone of the dependents
| of plutocracy" who was Fastening TO
defend the interests of his friends"
Mr.. Reed warned the Kansan that he
! could not defend himself by attacking
! another, to which Mr. Simpson replied
that he must defend himself. however he
could He was proceeding to assert that
| the speaker INSTRUCTED legislation by le~
| fusing to appoint the committees, when
Mr.. Reed threw down the gauntlet TO
| him.
IF the gentleman will present to the
House a proposition that the speaker has
been derelict in duty in not appointing
! the committees" said the speaker, SEEM
| ing for the first time this session to be
! angered by Mr.. Simpsons attack, cor "
he will even put it in the shape Of re-
quest that the chair appoint the commit
I a.. a.
! tees"
Mr. Reed said that since the matter had
! taken such form, he would put 1t TO the
| House whether Mr. Simpson had raised
any question Of personal privilege. The
House decided by vote of 81 TO 81. that
Mr., Simpson had not, whereupon Mr..
Simpson subsidized.
The democrats who follow Mr.. Bailey
voted with the republicans on this ques-
| ton.
While Mr. Dingley's motion was pend
! ing j. Hamilton Lewis a new democratic
member from Washington rose to an
! nounce that lin response to the kindly
suggestion Of the speaker" he would pre-
! sent resolution for the appointment OF
the committees. The resolution was cut
| off, however, by the vote on Mr. Dingley's
motion, which was carried.
/ The House was then about TO adjourn,
when Mr.. Dingley and other republicans
/
Speaker Reed again invited consideration
OF the resolution saying "the chair thinks
| it desirable, IN justice to himself and to the
House that the country should know that
opportunity has been given for the con-
| sideration Of the subject"
Opportunity being thus given, Mr. Lewis
presented his resolution directing the
speaker to appoint the committees. Mr..
Lewis expressed regret II the resolution
should not be In harmony with any part OF
the party to which he was allied. Speak
! Ing only for himself, he believed It 10 be
the duty Of congress to give the country
| the relief II demanded.
After he had finished his speech Mr.
Lewis attempted to shift the conduct Of
| the resolution to Mr. Bailey. by yielding
/ 10 him the control Of the time, but Mr.
\ Bailey declined to take control and at
/ tackled the resolution IN a speech which
was frequently applauded by the republic
/ cans. II am heartily sick and tired Of
exhibiting to the country the discussions
and divisions that unfortunately exist In
| the democratic party" he began 1T
would seem that the minority might. with
out friction, united on some policy. When
/ we see our great opponent united on all
great questions, some times against It's
| Judgment and turn 10 see our own side
| hODelessiy divided on a mere question OF
| parliamentary procedure, 81 rs "A pitlful
sight we present to the country"
lie had striven In every way an hOnOra-
BILE man could TO prevent dissensions, Mr..
| Baily continued. He related how the
democrats had fought over the method
OF considering sixteen amendments TO the
| Indian appropriation bill. when Il had ar
terward developed the amendments were
OF 80 little Importance that there had been
a division on only three Of them. III the
| democrats thought the republicans would
report good bills" continued Mr. Bailey,
they should urge them 70 go TO work. II
not II was midsummer madness TO Road
lfthem 10 action. The Senate had passed
n good bankruptcy bin 80 that the repub-
| licans hastcned TO allow II 20 be consld-
| cred. ~ ithad been the Torrey bin, they
would hasten 20 take Il up Prosperity
was what every one wanted; " the repub-
ilcans gave prosperity they would be given
"a vote OF confidence, II they dld not, a
return 10 bmetallism was assured.
substitute was presented by Mr.
| Fleming dem, OF Georgia, for tho resoiu-
| ton, reciting that under the rules already
adopted n WAS the speakers duty 10 APP
point the committees within a reasonable
time unless otherwise ordered by the