The times., 1897-05-07

was served with pam notlce Sesteiud5
that it need expect no favors from the
brutal majority as 1t wa recently char
acterizel by Mir. Simpson. 1t was the
irony of fate that this notice was served
personally on Mr. Bailey, who, since the
converting OF the extra session, has fig
ured before the public as temporizIng with
instead of fighting the opposition. There
was al 50 a sarcasm as keen as i Spanish
stiletto in the reminder TO him by a shrewd
Republican that as he had voted for no
committees 1t was not consistent thing
60 be insisting Oh legislation by the Re
publican party in some things and ignor-
ing il in others Another Republican, pos
sibly annoyed 10y the Inconsistent position
of sorle OF the Democrats OF the Bailey
school, told the Democracy that the Repub,
Iicans were elcted to power TO run the
Government and they would do it as il
seemed best to them.
Mr. Bailey was also unfortunate in bis
endcavor to publish to the country that
there was a personal disagreement between
himself and Mr.. McMillin. who is regarded
as one of the foremost men standing against
the lolicy which Mr.. Bailey represents.
Mr.. McMiIln disclaimed any such disagree
Inent. theeffectleft on the House being that
he did not care to dignity the differences OF
policy as personal matters, or perhaps TO
preclude the possibility of Mr.. Bailey eN-
piainiug his mistakes as differences OF the
Democratic party and the personal dis
agreements ofthose who have been looked
TO for advice.
Mr.. Bailey joined yesterday, with the
grace born of necessity, the general at
tack on the Republican positions. The
whole Democratic vote was cast for the
first time against Republican measure,
and one which, in effect, had been adyo-
Gated by Mr.. Bailey himself.
AT one time the Republicans mustered
as many as los votes. The Democrats,
however. had also got wind through the
publication in The Times of the general
call for the Republicans, and they, too,
responded numerously, the vote at one
time reaching SO, so that it was not SO
great a numerical crush after all.
As usual, the proceedings opened with a
surprise. Mr. Dalzell, Of the Comtnittee on
Rules, offered a resolution that the House
meet on Mondays and Thursdays until
further notice.
without committees whenever the Repub-
icans desired, had evidently been for
gotten for the moment, or, perhaps, the
Republicans had come to the conclusion
that certain Democrats were too ire
trievably committed to the position of
voting against the appointment Of commit
tees for their protest at this late day TO
have any saving grace, even to their con-
stituencies in the far Southwest. The
Republicans certainly showed that they
had no further use for their late allies. 1t
was day of black eyes, and one which
accentuated The truism that political po-
tentates should not put their faith in
other political princes, and especially from
Maine and Pennsylvania.
Mr. Bailey wanted to go on with the
bankruptcy measure in the committee ofthe
whole, and made pretty much the same
speech that has been reported frequently
in The Times
Mr.. DalZell replied that the Republicans
desired to assume responsibility for the
Bankruptcy bill, and that they desired to
wait on Mr. Henderson, who had charge Of
the bill in the last Congress, and who would
probably he the chairman of the committee
which would have the bill under oonsidera-
tion He cid not want to discuss it be-
fore 1T was reported from the proper COM
mittee.
Mr.. Grosvenor admitted that the consider
alton of the bankruptcy bin would be q
good thing. but the Republicans wanted
it considered by the Proper committee
first. The Republican party, he said, was
responsible for legislation.
Mr.. Bailey, he said, had hitherto voted
against the appointment of committees,
and very properly Republican and Demo-
cratic laughterl, and he ought not now TO
want discussion without committee action.
Mr.. McMillin here took the floor in re-
ply as member Of the Committee on
Rules. He said: 1.-The Republican party
is today shirking a responsibility by keep
ing this House in a state of disorganiza-
ton. 1t is afraid to legislate. applause
On Democratic side)
''Why do they not provide for the ap-
pointment of the Committee on the Judi
ciary and let that committee consider this
question without further delay? The gem
tIemsn from Ohio says that the Republican
ma iority are responsible fer the appropria
ton bills. and they are. Why not, then,
appoint the Committee on Appropriations
snd let those bills be considered In the or
dinary method, instead of forcing through
as you are doing without due deliberation
or any opportunity TO amend?
81 am one OF those said Mr. McMillin,
''who have believed from the beginning
that the way to run House Of Repre-
sentativcs is to organize that House Let
the Speaker take the responsibility of
organizing the House now, instead of re-
fusing to do so. Let the House take the
responsibility of legislating for the country
in the ordinary and accustomed ways, in
stead of the present chaotic fashion Mr.
Speaker, we remember, when in the Fifty
first Congress, you raised that gavel and
revolutionized without authority OF the
rules, the rulings OF this whole Govern
ment on the question OF the government
OF the House We remember how, "a little
later on, you had code of rules adopted
the most stringent that have ever been
known in the history of the Government
And all this was done on the pretense that
you wanted to enable the House to do
business What will the country think
of you when you now confess, as you are
confessing daily, that, having the power
to do business, you viii not let the House
DO any business? (Applause on the Demo
cratic side. }
MI Speaker, there is nothing better
than the proceedings of this morning to il
iustrate the fact that the House ought to
be in a state of organiza ton 1 have
never beIieyed-I do not believe yet that
by anything we can do-by refusing to
urge the orga niZation OF the House-we can
stop you in the ultimate passage OF the