Arizona republican., 1899-02-24
Declares He Will Defeat All
 Administration Bills.
DISGRUNTLED OVER DEFEAT
Cannot Forgive Mckinley Because He Defeated Reed for President. DenOunCeS Army Reorganization, Inc Nicaragua Canal and Hawa- ian Bills Because fhes Pre sident Desires Their Enactment.

Mail and Express, which has always been an ardent supporter of Speaker Reed, publishes the following from it's Washington correspondent:
 "The remaining ten days Of this ses- sion of congress will be chiefly devoted to a fight between Speaker Reed and the administration. It is a contest as to how many hills favored by the ad- lninistration Speaker Reed can kill. For some time the speaker has jet it be known that he is opposed to almost every measure favored by the admins tration, from the carrying out of the policy of expansion to measures ap- Propriating money fer the actual run ming expenses of the changed condi- tions of the government. Speaker Reed has gone into the fight with the determination of humil:ating the ad- ministration, of showing his absolute control over the house and venting his bitter disappointment at his failure to get the presidential nomination in 1896.
 AS the session has progressed MT. Reed seems to have grown more bit ter, until he has now arrayed himself against the president. He won his first victory on the Nicaragua canal, when he whipped a sufficient number Of republicans into line to defeat the amendment to the surdry civil bill. He has avOwed he will kill the army revision bill if he has a chance, and his course toward the twenty million dollar appropriation to pay Spain un- der the treaty is another instance of his determination.
 These would be strong assertions were they not borne ous by statements made by MT. Reed himself within the last fortnight and made at 3 place and on an occasion when he knew they would be conveyed directly to the president. It was not thought, how ever, that he would go So far as to at tack treaty obligation. The occa- sion referred to was Q dinner party, at which a cabinet member was the guest of honor, and MT. Reed enc of the invited around the table.
 The speaker gave vent to his feel ings in remarkably candid and en- phatic manner, and his Wc4 ds startled those who heard him. MT. Reed Gla been careful about accepting social in vitations this season and his appear ance on the night referred to was re- marked. It was evident he came for purpose, and that was to notify the president through the cabinet member of his intended programme. During the evening MT Reed publicly de- nounced the presidents policy of ex pansion, of army reorganization and the campaign in the Philippines. He declared that the necessary apprOpTia tions to carry cut these policies were eXtravagant, and that the house, he evidently considering himself major ity, would never consent to the adOD- tion of the measures looking to the carrying cut of these plans.
 He is rapidly carrying out his threats. The house, under the speak CTS leadership, has defeated the Near aguan canal bill; Reed is doing his bass to prevent the passage of bills for pub lie buildings; is on record against car rying out the treaty obligations, and is doing everything in his power 'to pre- vent the passage of the army reOrgani- zaticn bill. He laughingly announces that he has only started his fight, and that he intends te continue it until March and hopes to have many moro administration scalps hanging at his belt.
 All these have stan ted a new topic of discussion in congressional circles. This is nothing less than opposition to the reelection of Nr Reed as speaker of the next house. Of course, if an extra session of congress is called there will net be much time to organize such opposition, but if congress does not as- semble until next December iJ is safe to predict t1la. MT. Reed will not be elected speaker witkou. a struggle. The administration is not party to this move, but the administration lead CTS on the floor of the house are taking the matter up md are queht-lning the policy of elecuing a man speaker Of the house and putting such power in ais hands as the speaker holds, when that man is opposed to everything the ad- ministration advocates.
 ''To be under the ban of the speaker is not desired by members who have favors to ask or measures to pass, and they therefore bend to his wish a5 the critical time. Yet there is Q snoJhe cred revolt, and if . leader cones Up before congress meets again t1e opposition to EIr. Reed will be formidable. General Grosvenor gave 2 higt Of this in h-5