Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-22
SPEAKER REEDS ATTITUDE.
Refusal to Discuss Reports of Hos
ulitN 10 Administration.

Washington Core poudence New York
TmrsJ
a day or two ago o. newsp per support
me the administration published "a story
about mr. Reed. which fepre ented the
Speaker as having ssumed an attitude
0f opposition to every measure favored
by Che administration and as having de-
ciared at dinner table 300 the presence
of member OF the Cabinet that he
would defeat the Nicaragua canal bin
and the twenty milion-doiar dIpruprld-
tuu GO satisfy spain Tor siti- up ihe
ihlupIinrr. Within a. day pr TWO thrir
has come from Mr Reeds own state tAe
announcement That Mr. Reed had deter
mined Co retire from political life 90
enter upon Che practice OF law, and to
remove from Maine to New York o. carry
out that determination.
MIR Reed would not talk about either
of these reports when The subject was
suggested t1 him tonight With tu ga
preston of fatigue aud disgust De- brush
ed Che question aside and referred 90
other matters
y Do NOT wonder that Mr Reed de-
..int- io discuss that matter 0f DIS al-
legged revolt against tne admin. trltlUn.
said Cd close friend OF The Speaker ESQ
one who nas had three years familiarity
with the House. and Who undef- lands
the rules 40 au. would expect ans body
tu believe such "a yarn as that Sir
Reed 90 De- sure. has not sympatnizrd
fully with all az the undertaking. of the
administration. lie ull noe approve Oh
the annexation ~ Hawaii. he did not
See any necessity Tor going o. war with
spain. be does NOT favor annexation "
the islands wrested from spain. but be-
has not opposed the policy Of the admin
israuOn m making war. II De- was OPP
posed 10 That policy. the very course
pursued by the House in making appro-
priatiops ana ina rquipping the admins
tration make all The stories about his
bullying and 'tyTsnnizlng seem absurd
did the Speaker hold the House lu his
hand on Thursday when the appeal or
Mr. Hepburn from the decision of The
Speaker that the NICaragul canal rider
on the sundrN civil tll was out % order.
was laid upon the tablet II the House
had been disposed % insist upon the
rider. 10 had the power 20 add Dr. just as
10 had the power % reject, aud the
Speaker would have been poweriess %
oppose thar action. as 81 was our az The
power of the minority 90 insist upon the
acceptance OF the amendment.
The action of the House to-day Is an
other complete rffltation OF the story
that IN Speaker had resolved % stop the
Philippines Appropriation. 10 was 90 little
purpose that The Speaker did not approve
Of the policy Of the administration in ac-
quir.ug the islands The House was in-
clined % carry out the terms Of the
treaty. and The Speaker knew H. l doubt
whether IL would have made r dozen
votes difference if be- mad been known 20
De heartily IN sympathy with the pur-
pose ~ the appropriation"
Another friend OF the Speaker who
knows something about his business az
fairs said that there was no real founda-
ton for The report that Mr. Reed was %
retire from public lie and resume the
practice OF lAw. Indeed. he doubted very
much whether Mr.. Reed would attempt
10 practice law II he should retire from
political life. which he certainly would
not 90 for two years. But he mas had a
LONG exlcriSlce IN Eolit!cs. AMI Le has