The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-18
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DOUGLAS, Of New York, and Lacey, OF or
Iowa, for the bill, and Messrs. enklns, -.
wisconsin; Gaines OF Meses,, - M,chf.
Warner. Of Illinois; Gardner, OF Micn-
gan. Jones. OF Washington, ana Louu'
Of California, against It. ,...4,,, and
Mr. 7 .o1ld declared that dlrectly ano
Indirectly Cuba had already cost 49,. ~
united States one thousand million uoA-
lars. ..o,r,,E,rr
Mr.. DeArmond, Of Missouri, niaue q
speech which attracted much atte llh
lie employed his yitriollc comma. c upon
the attitude Of members with ms acc .,
TONED freedom. Calling attention 70 tne
tfact 4 hat members Of both sides, whether
the, 5onnosed or advocated the measure,
siustihed their course by an appear 10
their party principles, he remarked stlsle'
viewed from these diverse stanopotnts'
the measure was indeed re1naiha .
denarture in legislation. He commented
5nnnn the statement of General Grosvenor
a few days ago that later the hiSh rates
of the Dingley law would be reduced ana
revised by the friends OF that ACT II
the rates were too high he saw no reaS st.-
why the reduction should not occur now
and in this connection referred sal a.as,
ticallv to the Babcock bill to place steel
on the free list.
proceeding, Mr.. DeArmond explained
that later on motion would be made
TO amend the bill to take the diherent1ai
off of refined Sugar-the differentlat put
in the bill for the benefit OF the trust.
Then, he said, would come the :beautl-
full spectacle we have witnessed SO oiten zen;
The rules would stand in the way, ana
memb ers would hide behind the rules.
b But Mr.. DeArmond warned members
that they could not justify themselves
with such a. plea.
Mr. Cushman, OF Wyoming, made
breezy speech against the bill. he de-
clared that a majority OF the Republicans
OF the House were opposed to 1t, although
a majority were undoubtedly to-day con-
WINGED that It would be better for them
to be In favor of It. He tnttmated that
the Speakers position was responsible
for the change Of attitude Of many OF tho
members, and followed this statement
with a very outspoken and almost SEN
sationala criticism Of the power exercised
by the Speaker. He declared that he was
prepared to make the statement that no
bill, public or private. could be consid-
cred without the Speakers approval.
N1..If there is anyone here who desires 10
deny that statement" said he, pausing,
.I am. here to bear valuable testimony
for his benefit Who is the Speaker
late Judgment against that Of the mem
bers?'. he asked, and then went on to
describe, 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. ..It is called the calendar, said
he. "although, it should be called the
cemetery, because it is strewn with the
whitened bones OF legislative hopes.
!,
til the Speaker was ready to have it
considered He disclaImed any intention
OF rejecting upon the Speaker personally
or politically, as he had for him the
highest regard It was the fault OF the
members themselves. he said, that they
were powerless before the machine that
controlled the House.
"a 1--WE adopt set of rules, said ne,
(which are an absolute disgrace to this
House They are un-Republica un-
Democratic and un-American. Oem0-
cratic applause.) They are rotten at
both ends. They rob the individual mem-t
bers Of his rights and place upon some
members duties which they Aores no ca.
pacity to fulfill. daughter and applause)i
Amid general laughter, he quoted Cas-.
sius' speech to his sco-conspirators. de-
scribing Caesar as a. Colossus and 3blam-:
fng the conspirdtors themselves for be-.
ing underlings. He announced that ne
proposed to devote his attention to put;
ting some spokes$ IN the wheel Of the ma
chine which It's designers had not or
dered and promised later to deliver a
speech on the rules $50 hot that it would
have to- be printed on asbestos paper.
Then, turning to tho sponsors for the!
pending bill, he paid his respects TO MI,
Payne, r.sSDalzell and Mr.: Grosvenor,
ridiculing each in turn by contrasting
that