The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-18
PARTIES ARE BADLY SPLIT
Cushman Attacks the Power of the
Speaker.
MORGAN MAKEs'A SPEECH IN THE SENATE
For -Four Hours He Talks Of the Great Canal
Project and StenuousIy Argues For
the Selection of the Mica
raguan Route.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, D. c., April 1.-THE gen.
eral debate upon the Cuban Reciprocity
Bill closes tomorrow at three O'Clock and
it is the intention of the House leaders
if possible to force final vote upon the
passage of the bill before adjournment
tomorrow night.
All day long the leaders were count
ing noses and preparing generally for
the final struggle tomorrow. The Demo-
Gratis are So badly split up on this prop
osition that caucus was held tonight.
The opponents of the bill occupied most
of the time of the debate today. The
feature being vigorous speech by Mr..
Cushman (Washn), Republican, against
the measure. Mr.. Cushman arraigned
the Committee on Rules and the House
leaders in breezy and at times sensa-
tional fashion. portion of his criticism
was in semi humorous vein, but some
of it was decidedly caustic.
Mr.. DeArmond, one of the lead
ing Democrats of the House, de-
livered forcible speech in ia
yor of tariff reduction on trust articles.
The other speakers were Messrs. Pierce,
(Tenn.), w. W. Kitchin On. c., Douglass
IN. ", and Lacey Qa.), for the bill
and Messrs. Jenkins (Wis.), Gaines CIV.
Va), Warner UIls), Gardiner (Mich.),
Jones (Washn.), and Loud (Cala.),
against it. Mr.. Loud declared that di-
rectly and indirectly Cuba had already
cost the United States one thousand mil
lion dollars.
Mr. DeArmond, of Missouri employed
his vitriolic comment upon the attitude
of the members with his accustomed
freedom. Calling attention to the fact
that members on both sides. whether
they opposed or advocated the measure.
justified their course by an appeal to
their party principles, he remarked that
viewed from these divers standpoints
the measure was indeed remarkable
departure in legislation. He comment
ed upon the statement of Gen. Grosve-
nor @ few days ago that later the hign
rates of the Dingley law would be re-
duced and revised by the friends of that
act. if the rates were too high he saw
no reason why the reduction should not
occur now and in this connection re-
ferred sarcastically to the Babcock bill
W pldce SleSl OH the ITee llSt- It's du-
thor had voted against the bill in COM
mittee and he intimated broadly that
the purpose of its Introduction was to
hold up the steel trust and other kindred
trusts for the benefit of his party in
the coming campaign.
Mr.. Cushman, of Washington de-
clared that a majority of the Republi-
cans of the House were today opposed
to tie bill, although a majority were
undoubtedly today convinced that it
would be better for them to be in favor
of it.
THE SPEAKER A CAR.
He intimated that the Speakers posi-
tion was responsible for the change of
attitude of many of the members and
followed this statement with very
Outspollen and almost sensational criti-
cism of the power administered by the
Speaker. Flesdeclared that he was pre-
pared to make the statement that no
bill, public or private, could be consid-
cred without the Speakers approval.
IF there is any one here who desires to
deny that statement said he, pausing
Il am here to bear valuable testimony
for his benefit. Who is the Speaker of
this House who sets up his immaculate
judgment against that of the membcrs?"
he asked, and then proceeded to de-
scribe, amid the applause of the Demo
Gratis and many of the Republicans, how
a bill after its introduction was finally
worked through committee to the cal
endar. calendar, that is a misnorier.
1t ought to be called cemetery. |
daughter) For therein lie the
whitening bones of the legislative |
hopes. Uaughter.) When the bill is |
reported, what does The member who IN |
trcfuced it and who is charged by his |
constituency to secure it's passage do? |
Does he consult himself about his desire |
to call it up? No. Does he consult the |
committee that recommended it? No. |
Does he consult the will of the majority |
OF this House? No l will tell Won
what he does. He either consents that |
the bill may die on the calendar or no |
puts bis manhood and his individuality |
In his pocket and goes trottipg
down that little pathway that leads to |
the Speakers room. aye, the Sneakers
room. All the glory that clustered
around the holy of holies in King Solo |
mons temple looked like 80 cents. CPro- |
longed laughter and applause) Yes. i
looked like twenty-nine cents. com !!
pared with that jobbing department of |