The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-20

the House could have no legislation. as 1t
stands to day. except by the pleasure and
will Of the committee on rules. That COM
mittee Tesolved itself into one-man pow
eT, and this one man sat in the speaker :
chair. II was these words that aroused
the Indignation OF the two generals. They
took up the fight for the speaker, evil
IDENTIFY fancying that it would be undigni-
fed in him TO leave the chair and reply to
the Kansas sailor from the floor of the
House But they placed the responsibility
where Il belonged, upon the shoulders OF
Tie majority of the House.
Jerry's second innings for that day came
wien Gen. Henderson reported from the
committee on rules a resolution for the
consideration of a joint resolution max
ing appropriations to supply a deficiency
in the public printing office. He secured
ten minutes from Gov Savers of Texas,
who distributed the time allowed TO the
minority. In this ten minutes he return
ed with interest the compliments which
Gems. Grosvenor and Henderson had
showered upon him, and preked the mar
row Of the man In the gap. Gen. Hen
derson has powerful voice. 1t deafens
ones tympanum. 1t resounds throughout
the corridors, and can be heard even in
the Senate chamber. In his speech he al
luded 70 the time that Il took to ascertain
the adapta5ility and capacity of men for
the different committees.
Kansas" Toared the general. Imagine
a speaker trying to pick out a committee
where ne would be useful to his country.
Every time he opens his mouth he makes
the problem more difficult for the
speaker"
The House roared with merrlment, but
Jenny, peering through his spectacles,
with a half smile on his face, appeared
entirely lmpertuTbed. His turn came a
last, and he improved It.
When 1 heard the voice OF the gentle
man from Iowa to-day I was surprised"
he said. Il had read in the daily papers
That some Indians in British Columbia
had got off their reservation and that AL
mighty Voice, the leader Of the band, had
been killed. 1t seems that the papers
we're misled. Almighty Voice has not been
Killed. He Is on deck here to-day"
This caused great laughter, and pleased
jerry immensely. The reply to Gen. Gros-
venor was fully as singing. The great
statistician from Ohio had twitted the
minority over their lack of leaders Jerry.
in reply, said that the minority did not
need leader. They understood the ques-
tons 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 about to read
what the senator said, when the man In
the gap said in a voice stern, grave and
deliberate: ut is not in order TO read
that"
Jerry questioned the speakers ruling.
but it was repeated twice and thrice.
without explanation, until the expiration
Of the ten minutes allotted to the gentle.
man from Kansas. On an appeal the
majority Of the House would undoubted-
ly have sustained the speakers ruling that
it was unlawful 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 NAV
flash in the House and there may be re-
verberatiOns Of thunder in the Senate, but
his position remains unchanged He is in
the gap by the expressed will of che ma.
jority of the House. This expression was
drawn from the House by a democrat, and
1t is safe to say that the man in the gan
will remain where he is until the House
reverses its decision and recognizes the
declaration Of rights made by Jerry Sirnp-
son and his conferes.
Amos Il CUMMINGS