The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-05-06
BAILEY TALKS TO THE POINT
THE DEMOCRATS IN THE HOUSE
UPBRAIDED FOR TRIVIAL
DIssENsIONS.
THE Speakers POLICY SUSTAINED.
A Resolution Instructing the Speak
re to Appoint Committees De-
feaied-Jerry simpson Caused
All the Trouble.

Washington. May 3.-."The issue was
made" as the speaker put il, in the house
today on the speakers policy OF pOstp0n-
ing the appointment of committees. Mr..
Simpson of Kansas brought it on by
another attack upon the speaker, which
moved Mr.. Reed to challenge him to pro-
pose resolution instructing the speaker
TO appoint the committees. The Kansan
cvaded this challenge, but Mr.. Lewis,
n new democratic member from Wash
ington. took up the gauntlet which the
speaker had thrown down and moved
the adoption Of n resolution Of the tenor
suggested by Mr.. Reed.
Then Mr.. Fleming (dem.) of Georgia
offered substitute embodying the in
structons in different terms, and Mr..
DiDgley, the republican leader, to make
the issue plain, as he said, presented AN
other substitute directing the speaker TO
appoint the committees Immediately"
When the vote was taken on the prop0-
siton the speaker was sustained by
practically the solid vote of his party,
assisted by thirty-thrce democrats, under
the leadership of Mr.. Bailey. The reso-
luton was defeated-yeas, 50; nays, "a;
present and not voting, IL.
For the first time this season the fac
tons of the democratic ranks were
forced to put themselves on record, and
thirty-twO democrats, with all of the pop
ulists. supported Mr.. Lewis. Mr.. Low
of New York was the only republican
who put himself on record in support of
the resolution. while eight democrats
and five republicans answered present
Mr.. Bailey denounced in strong terms
the spectacle which the democrats were
presenting by their dssensions.
Mcssrs. Cochran of Missouri and
Wheeler of Alabama. Of the democrats,
spoke for the resolutions, while Mr..
ningley voiced the republican policy.
A senate resolution appr0priating 500,
600 for the congress Of the Universal
Postal union was adopted and Mr..
Showalter, the republican chosen at n
special election to represent the TWEEN
tietli Pennsylvania district, was sworn
In.
Mr.. Bailey of Texas presented Il reso-
luton that the Nelson bankruptcy bill,
recently passed by the senate, be taken
up by the house on Monday. May 10,
and considered until disposed of. He
asked unanimous consent for immediate
consideration of the resolution. but Mr.
Brewster Crcp) Of New York objected.
Then MIR; Simpson rose to a question
Of personal privilege and sent to the
clerks desk to be read an extract from
the New York Mail and Express, accus-
ing him of being an 0bstructionist and
predicting that he would be pulverized
under the speakers trip-hammer. There
was stack of newspaper clippings on
Mr.. Simpsons desk, which, it appeared,
he was determined to have read, but Mr.
Dingley protested that Mr.. Simpson had
not raised any question of privilege.
Speaker Reed said il would be an I'M
could consume the time of the house
with innumerable paper clippings, and
incidentally remarked that it was evident
that the newspaper attacks ''do not i'm
pair the gentleman's usefulness"
This consent seemed to anger the Kan
san. who began to declare loudly that he
was not obstructng legislation and that
he proposed to show who was obstruct
ing it.
Again Mr.. Dingley sought to cut him
off, and Mr.. Simpson characterized the
Maine leader as zone of the dependents
of plutocracy,' who was "hastening to
defend the interests of his friends"
Mr., Reed warned Mr. Simpson that
he could not defend himself by attack
ing another, to which he replied that he
must defend himself however he could.
He was proceeding to assert that the
speaker INSTRUCTED legislation by refus-
ing to appoint the committees, when Mr..
Reed threw down the gauntlet to him.
IF the gentleman will present to the
house n proposition that the speaker has
been derelict in his duty in not appoint
ing the committees" (the speaker seemed
for the first time TO be angered by Mr.
Simpsons attack, cor if he will even
put il in the shape of request that the
chair appoint the committees and the
house sustains his contention. the chair
will appoint the committees"
For a moment challenges and retorts
flowed thick and fast between the speaker