Arizona republican., 1899-04-06
Powers Of The Speaker to Be
Curtailed.
house RULES TOBE CHANGED
r1r. Reed Can Again Be EiGCIed Pre-.
siding Officer IT He Desires DuI
He Will Be Compelled TO Bow 70
the Will of the F1sjOTitY and
Not Dominate as of OId-Sher-
man Not a Candidate.

Washington, April 5.-The decision
of Representative Sherman of New
York to remain in congress, instead OF
accepting the general appraisership at
New York is not due to the efforts that
were made soon after the adjournment
of congress to induce him to decline
the appraisership and to be a candidate
against Mr.. Reed for the speakership
of the next house. Mr.. Sherman
would not consent to enter contest
against Mr.. Reed, and this fact, with
the attending condition that the New
York delegation could not be lined up
in opposition to Mr. Reed, is very dis
couraging of any attempt to oppose
Mr.. Reed with another candidate if
he desires to succeed himself as speak
er when congress reassembles.
1t may be that the big Maine man
will not care to occupy the speaker
ship again. If he is again chosen
speaker the conditions surrounding
him will be different from those under
which he had exercised his great au-
thority in the past.
houses being republican. will have to
sustain the administration in its entire
policy. However disposed to do so,
Mr.. Reed cannot successfully resist
this. He will have/to bow to the in
evitable or else be overrun. In either
event he will be in the attitude for the
first time since his rise in power of
y i !, +I,O
house, instead Of himself absolutely
dominating it. His dominating in
fiuence in the house has been the dis
tinguishing characteristic OF his career
as speaker For him to preside, yet no
longer dominate, will be a come-down
which he may not care to face.
If he were disposed to maintain his
attitude of hostility toward measures
approved of by the administration he
could give a great deal of trouble in
spite of the inevitable necessity of the
President being supported by his
party in congress, but in the end he
would be in a losing fight and would
have to yield. The most he could ac-
complish would be to hamper and en-
1t is very generally believed that Mr..
Sherman, while he refused to stand in
opposition to Mr.. Reed, hopes at some
time to become speaker Of the house.
After Mr. Sherman said that he would
not oppose Mr.. Reed, and it was eX-
pected that he would accept the gen
eral appraisership. Mr.. Sherman and
1oJa ?
Mr.. Reed at dinner in New York, sand
there is a suspicion that something
was said there that has induced Mr..
Sherman to reconsider his determina-
ton to go out of congress.
Itlooks now as if the opposition to
Mr.. Reed were pretty we'll satisfied
that if he desires to be speaker again
it will not be worth while to make a
fight on him, running the risk of fail
ure, or at best of serious division in
the party in the house; but they be-
lieve that he realizes, as they do, that
he cannot manage the house on anti
administration lines.
1t is asserted that one of tine first
things he will be confronted with if
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of the rules in a manner to place
greater power in the house itself and
less in the hands Of the speaker and
the committee on rules. Thisw will hard
ly be agreeable to Mr.. Reed, after his
long period Of power, nor is it believed
that he will like to figure as an assist
ant in carrying out policies which he
has been free in criticising, and has re-
sisted up to this time. There has been
no understanding or attempt at a har-
monizing of views between him and |
the President. They both understand. |
however, that republican policy has |
got to be carried out. and that the pol
icy emanating from the White House is
the one most likely to bear the party |
brand.