The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-07
REED STILL RULES THE RooST
THE REPUBIICANs IN THE HOUSE
UNDER HIS THUMB.

Wakes a Futile Effort to Have
rhine Fixed for the Consideration
Of the bankruptcy Bill-Mr. Clark
of Missouri Fires Hot shot Into the
RepubIicans for Their NOn-ActiOn
on the Money Problem.
washington, May 6.-The republicans of
.ba House to-day followed up their recent
.,5orsement of Speaker Reeds policy of
ros-poning the appointment of the COM
-,i+teez by establishing the policy of BIZ
r.ssklv meetings through the adoption OF
II rasolution reported by the committee on
rules. providing that the House shall
meet on Mondays and Thursdays until
further action. On this resolution the
damocrats and populists were solidly ar
rayed against the republicans, and it was
adopted by vote of 1O1 to SO, after par
tisan debate
The opposition led by Mr.. Bailey of
Texas. was based on the ground that the
n programme would prevent consideration
4 of the bankruptcy bill, and Mr.. Bailey at
tempted to substitute a resolution for rak-
ing I'D the Nelson bill on May "a, which
Fl the sneaker ruled out of order.
Mr.. Bailey said there could be no eX-
ouse for refusal to consider the bank
ruptcv bill Every republican in the Sen
Fl ate who had voted on its final passage had
voted for the bill. 1t did not interfere with
e the republican policy of relief to the coun-
trv Ii could be claimed as measure OF
e that party. although it was in no way due
To that party 1t would bring relief to
q thousands of worthy men throughout the
81 country and infuse new activity into many
communities.
~
licans brought forward any bankruptcy
bin it would be the Torrey bill, and ended
by declaring that he would never vote to
3 adjourn except from day to day until the
bankruptcy bill had been acted on.
1t was denied by Mr.. Dalzell that the
rule had any bearing on the bankruptcy
bill He explained that the republicans
proposed to await the return of Gen. Hen
derson. who had charge of the bankruptcy
bill in the last congress.
Mr.. Bailey offered TO support the reso-
luton if the republicans would promise
that the bankruptcy bill might be con-
A sidered.
Mr.. Grosvenor, rep, of Ohio, questioned
the good faith of the democrats in express
ing a desire to pass the Nelson bill. Il
hope the gentleman from Texas would not
vote for the thing which came over from
the Senate as a bankruptcy BILL" he said.
Il would vote" replied Mr. Bailey,
with the distinguished senators from
Ohio, Mr., Hanna and Mr.. Foraker, for the
bill"
Il would vote with the distinguished
Old lawyer from Kentucky, who had
charge of the matter in two congresses,
against it, said Mr.. Grosvenor.
Mr.. Mcmillan, dem, of Tennessee, made
short. but fiery speech against the res
olution. Addressing the speaker, he said:
The country remembers how you revolu-
M uonized the practice of this government
e." the FIftV-firSt ~
that you might do business. and now hav-
ing secured the rules by which to do bust
ness, you refuse to let the House do bust
81 ness"
The discussion drlfted into an informal
81 one, In which Mr.. Bailey, w. A. Stone
rep, of Pennsylvania Mr.. Mcmillan and
81 Mr.. Williams, dem, of Mississippi, took
part.
Mr.. Bailey explained that he did not
want the bill referred to the judiciary
n committee, because he was sure that COM
mttee would report the Torrey bill In
cldentally he remarked to MIR. Mcmillan:
Since we agree in opposition to this res
olution, why should we not adjourn our
other disagreements to another timer"
81 Mr.. Clark, dem, of Missouri, in an
amusing speech inquired, why, if the re-
lublicans never shirked action, as Mr.
Grosvenor had declared, they did not pass
money bill as they had promised in the
campaign, and answered: because you
dare not Republicans had prated about
democratic incompetency because the dem
ocratic party had SOB amendments to it's
tariff bill rammed down its throat. Sweet
is revenge. you'll have to swallow a thous-
VI and" he shouted. LAS COB is to a thousand
and odd, so is democratic incompetency
10 republican incompetency. The republi-
can House puts hides on the free list
the republicans of the Senate put heavy
DUTY on them. In '9S by the grace of God.
81 We Will put your hides on the fence / will
give you battle cry, harmony and hides
GU are sending three men to Europe on
Wild goose chase to tide you over the
tIections this fall and to return Marcus
Aureius Hanna to the Senate. Next fall
You Will have monetary commission to
tide you over the elections"
Mr.. cannon, rep, of Illinois, said that
the tariff bin had been sent to mo Mans
Lana, referring to the Senate and he
was IN favor of doing nothing not abso-
lutely necessary to pass any financial oil
= untl the coordinate branch of congress
was republican.
A motion was made by Mr. Wheeler.
DEM, Of Alabama, TO recommit the resolu.
ton TO the committee on rules, with in
structlons to report whether IL was NOT
4 IN violation of the section of the constitu-
uon governing the adjournments of con-
gress, but this was lost
AS Mr.. Dingley was about to move to
adjourn. Mr.. King, dem, of Utah. be-
tN"S a. MN W ueldy tndi ne might ask
Tor the Immediate consideration of a res
olution which he was waving in his hand.
What is the resolution" Mr.. Dingley
inquired
For the annexation of Hawaii" was
the reply
Whereat the House broke into a shou,
OF laughter, and Immediately, at POS
O'Clock, adjourned until Monday.
MI. Kings resolution declares that citi-
zens Of the United States, some of whom
reside upon the islands. have extensive
financial interests there; that many of
the citizens were formerly citizens of the
united States, and by the ties OF affinity
ana consanguinity are indissolubly bound
70 TINS government that the rights and
hDerlles OF the Hawaiian people are guar
anteed by It's constitution. bur tbaf tbe
peipetuity Of the republic is not assured
by reason Of efforts to secure European
eontrol or Asiatic domination The resolu-
ton declares that the territory NAV be re-
ceiVed INTO the union whenever the gov
eminent Of Hawaii shall cede II 20 the