The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-04
THE HOUSE.
Democratic Observation-Disclosures of
appointment of Committees


woshinoto, Mo-. ..,u,. -
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"s '"e Hpe"he' put IL III 'he mousse
touay on the speakers policy OF postponing
the appointment of committees MIR. Simp-
son of Kansas brougbt a. an hy o,o,,or
o,,,o, -, +,,, ,,,oa,,a. ,,h,o,, NJ, D.,
"'N"e n v" '"' spe"N''' "i''" -h'' ne'u was
to challenge him to propose a resolution
instructinr tho snoal,er "a onnoin, ,he com
,,i,.onu ryho ,,o,,so, ,.,,.I mt oh,,,.r,o
in'''ees' i"e h"'isa" eN"ue' '"'s 'n"''e"se'
but Mr.. Lewis, democratic intmoer from
Washington, took up the gauntlet Which
,ba ,n,,,,,r had ,bro,,,,, do,r aud r,oved
'n' Si'"''e' ""u INV 49,
the adoption OF reSoiuuoh Oh Tue Tenor
suggested by Mr.. Reed.
Then Mr.. Fleming CDsmO OF G ,orgia, Of
,,,,,, s,,,.,it,,,o a,,ho,.,,,, +ho irs+rrc-
'SisN d 80 -,
tons In diherent terms AMI !1r' l'hsieE
the republican leader to make tho ..aue
,,o,. 90 40 .at., -rossrtoa arotbor srn-
,it,,ta d,ra,,i,,g 10 snaai,e,. 10 ar,oltr
s..."'o 80, ..,,,,,,ji,sniv " Nvhnn Tho
Wv, 1911 -, ~, ~ nronosit.on the
. 80 W." .''s,oinaa law ,,r,,tIchllv tho
III ,,,to ar Mic ,,ari,. assisted nv thirty
soIiu Wy vi ..S 20. L. do Ioadcrsnin Of
~. M 'u 49, r.ta resoI',.i1n w1s defea,,d:
MY pail'! Nv ~, '',,..,o,.t ,,,6 ,,ot vain
se''s' 80 H''S' 1919
10, .,. .t.,.o ,,is saseio, tho fac
ror 'ne my 'l'Ns IN r,nls ,v,rn forced
''oHs oi Une u. NV ,.,oarJ aud t,irty two
" pu' tt,' an nf ,he nonullsts sup. at
deInucrats Wilu ~ Va WV - Nav yorl, ,yps
| ed MT. Lewis NJ! l>oM VI , ,i,,sa,. an
| the only repuniieai wv i,,,inn -, iin
fccoru IN SuPpo'V VI 81. on,,tstia,r. nm
eight democrats i"u nav
a"ered present to,r,s tho
MI -u'Ies ~ .iti, u,ironr,ts >ynre pre-
| spectacle wnich me o'Inoo'"'s ''
sel'ils os r - .rS Missouri and Wheel
er of Alabama, OF the ueihoernls, Sr'M. i',,
the resolutions WINE WI. 'ta ,oso,1tion
| the republican IoiC3' ~ ~ o,,,,sr.ss Of
approprating S."'vg ,,i ,1r , ,n sdonted and
| the Universal fohrl eh'"i 80 49,, Of i,
Mr. Showalter. the repupliea" S',' ,rnan nj
| special election 10 represent Wv ,,,orn In
| tlty Iehns9iNs IA rrasantnd a resolu-
Mr.. Bailey of Texas present. Ny 70
ton that the Nelson panN'"p w., taken I'M
Gently passed by me senS'e ,,d conaiderei
by the house on Mohu tI os,,a1 unanimous
consent for immediate coisiuS "a. 49, Nav,
resolution buI MI, 81 NJ, c,n,nson Of Kan.
York @h'ec'eu. ,,l,,, ' ~ pcrsonal privilege
sas rose TO question Oh pGi '.nn ,o ~ rcad an
and sent TO the e,elh uuJ" Nal and Ex-
extract from the Ne~ ,,',f az, hsiruction-
press accusing a ~, ,hat he would be pull
list. and predicting INA. hs trirbammer
verified under the speaker " pdHi.l,iings
| There was stack Oh hewSp"p. nnaornd
on Mr. Simpsons desk. whieh' ~ '. NJ
he was determinea 70 huE Nv sinSnson had
plhsNS p'''.,s,,as, lion of privilege Speak
not raised any question oi piiNit.h, ,iSac,ory
er Reed said it would ne an ,,',.,,,ne The
doctrine that member couiu a,,t, zane,
time of tho house WIN i,,i'od ,bat II
clippings and lncldeu'AiiS I',,n,. ottacI,s
WAS evident that tine he%sprpS,l Ssot,,l1
90 not iA'p''t
ness .,,,,s IN AMER the Kan
This consent seemed 10 ALL, Lit, that n,
san. who began to Gec,a,u ia ,hat n,
was not obstrucuhE ieslsln.'oii co." trio,in,, it
proposed 10 show VINO was "os 1,'t tim of
Again MIR. Dinghy sousnr w. IN mo Main,
ana MI. '!lI ,l't ~, danendents of plutoc-
leaders as one oil Inc aept nS ~ defend tn
racy." who was Aaslen'hs "
interests OF NE - A.. sin,nson that h
Mr.. Reed walns ,i, lie Nv attacking AN
: could not defend hlmseli ~ ,a mat de
, other. 10 whicI nv ivr' Wa could He wa.
fend himself, hoMc.o. .,,at tbe sneaker oh
proceeding to assert thut .,,,sire 10 appoin
strucled leE'sla'io Mir Reed threw
the committees. men "''
down the gauntlet TO mn; .,,or+ IN the
"If the gentleman VIII ,'nea,tor I'm
house a proposition lhaC wy at annoint
!, been derelict in his duty III n.y. srnnroed
ing the committees 'tno 1891 Inv Mir
for the hrst tline W usii, even nut
.,,,,t chat
in the shape of a request ~ ,n,,se .us
appoint the committees ana me . nH" aopoin
tains his contention 'ne ''N''
Z the committees. nd rotorts flew
For a moment challenges anu l rtar and hi
thick and fast between 'he o spd hotly
opponent. The passage cunr,'i we snealy
the irate populist charging upon tne SP y,;tI
o err Mir. Rec puneiuated the au,a'n nrs set
the demand: wv III Uno
the resolution .,o matter ha
Mir. Reed said thaI elIlee 40, n 10 III
S taken such form ne Wou'u e. raised an
cues question Of personal privilege the hS Tr
= decided by vote OF 81 TO VI INA. .,,rn nsr
Simpson had not. whereupon MI '''''p''
: subsidized. a,o-,t
+ Mr.. Bailey inquired whether me maj fro,
: did not intend 10 secure an eapi ,,os ~ cor
It the house as to whether IL ussi'eH W
&c slider The bankruptcy bill, ,,,, re