The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-18
HUMILIATION THE RESULT
Sensational Attack on the
 Rules Now in Force.
The Republican Leaders Propose to Take Final Vote on the Cuban Reciprocity Bill Before Ad-
 journmsnt Today.


 Washington. April r. General debate on the Cuban reciprocity bill will close tomorrow at 8 o'clock, and 1t is the inten- ton of the House leaders if possible to- force final vote on the passage of the bill before adjournment tomorrow night All day long the leaders were counting noses and preparing for the final struggle tomorrow The Democrats are badly split on the measure,
 The opponents of the bill occupied most of the denate today, the feature being a vigorous speech by MT. Cushman (Rep. wash.) against the measure MT. Cushman araigned tho Committee on Rules and the House leaders in breezy and at times sensational fashion. A portion of his criticism was in semi humorous vein, but some of it was de- cidedly caustic.
 MT. DeArmond one of the leading Democrats of the House, delivered forci- ble speech In favor of tarin reduction on trust articles.
 The other speakers were Messrs Pierce CTenn), Douglass (N. Y.). and Lacey (Iowa) for the bill and Messrs Jenkins. J, VI Garner tMich.), Jones (Wash), and Loud Cab against it. MT. Loud declared that directly and -indictiy Cuba already had cost the United States si0o.oOoooo.
 Cushman's Arraignment.
 In his speech Mir. Cushman said:
 T make the statement on this noor now that no member who introduces Dill noe a private bill, scan get 1t considered un- less it suits the speaker, and if any one wants to deny that, l am in personal position and in a peculiarly happy frame of mind right now to give little vaiua- ble testimony on that point. Applause and laughter.) Who is the Speaker of aahis House? Is he mortal like the rest of us? Who is the Speaker of this House, that he sets up his immaculate judgment on every bill that Is introduc- ed" When member introduces a public bill in this House what happens? It is referred to a great committee or this House. They pass their judgment on 1t. recommend it for passage and then 1t goes on the calendar. Calendar! That IS a ri1isnomer. 1t ought to be called cemetery (laughte) for therin lies the whitening bones of legislative hopes ua,ighter.) When the bill is reported, what does the member who introduced 1t and who is charged by his constituency 
 himself about his desire to call 1t up! No Does he consult the committee that recommended it?. No. Does he consult the will of the majority of this House? No. I will tell you what~he does. He either consents that that bill may die on the calendar or he puts his manhood and individuality in his pocket and goes trot- ting down that little pathway that ieads to the Speakers room.
 Like Twenty-nine Cents.
 All the glory that clustered around the Holy of Holies in King Soiomon's temple ioked like thirty cents fprolonged laughter and spplauseo Yes, looked like twenty-nine cents compared to that tobbing department of this government (Applause and lsughterD
 Mr. Cushman then quoted Cassius's silusion to Caesar the colossus or the world and continued: Il make no on- slaughter on the individual have high regard for the Speaker of this House per sonally and for him politically, but the fact is that we have adopted set or rules in this body that are an absolute disgrace, to the legislative body of any republic tapplause on the Democratic side.1 They are un-repnnhcsn. ihey are undemocratic they are un- American (arnlause on the Democratic side.
 we need to restore this House to the great patriotic plans. on which the fathers of the republic placed it. where every individual on this floor stands on an equal and an exact plane with every other We operate here under set or rules confessedly designed to beiittle me homes and dwarf the ambitions Of the jrdiyiduaJ members of this body and at ihe same time to vest more power in the hands of one or two men than was ever enjoyed. by oriental despot or ten but ton mandarin. say to you my friends, that the system is rotten at both ends It is rotten at one end because lt rops the individual members of this House or the power that the constitution Of the Tinted States and his credentials as a member on this floor entitle him to; 1t is rotten at the other end becaues it vests power in men that have no right to It, and oft times places on them duties that they have no capacity to fulfill. (Laughter.)
 Not After the Party
 MT. Chairman. let no man charge me now with trying to tear down the Repuo- Iiean party. 1 am not trying to tear down the Republican party. but confess that I sometimes feel that I would like to put my hand upon the throat of one or two men who conceive that they are the Re publican party. Applause and laughter). ram a believer in the Republican party. The true friend of his party is the man marty drift into disrepute and toward de- struction but the man who rises up and calls attention to the evils that exist. Nero sat on the hill tops and fiddled while Inc Eternal City rose in smoke and sank fl, ashes. and we are sitting here idly and unconcerned while the great power of this ancient house is being invaded. be- uttled. detcuched and destroyed. (Ap- piause). There are people in Washington city today who are going down to thea tre and paying out 50 cents each in order what a sinful waste of money when they can come up here and watch this house perform six days in the week for nothing Laughter)
 Now. MT Chairman. as member Of