The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-26

BY A STAFF CORRESPONDENT.
Springfield. ILL.,. Feb. 25.-By the first test
vote in the House since the appointment of
committees the ~herman forces and the
Democrats smothered the organization
forces under a majority of 50 to Ga.
Speaker Miller's followers had enlisted n
few renegade Democrats from Cook County.
and. excepting these. the vote showed that
they had gained no strength over that mus
tered in the speakership fisht-fcrty-
The issue came upon the report of the
Appropriations Committee, recommending
for passage n joint resolution requiring
itemiZed appropriation bills as a substitute
for that offered by Judge Sherman. Rna-
ker, Sherman man. moved an amendment
to tbs joint resolution, striking out the
words, ''the Senate concurring therein
Here lay the cruX of the question. The
joint resolution was trick to evade the
adoption Of the rule stipulatng itemized
bills 1t was considered that slight chance
and. therefore. slight chance of a rule which
might be exceedingly inconvenient for the
administration. taking effect. The lump
sum appropriation method is an available
asset to the Republican machine. since it
leaves margin upon which goodly num-
Der of employees may be added to the pub
lice service pay roll at campaign time.
DEBATE IS WARM.
The debate upon the point was the warm
est of the session. The leading members
spoke at length. for and against Indy.
ShanaEan. and Wilkerson; and Chippafield
opposed the amendment. Sherman, Rinaker,
Bundy and even Shurtleff-the latter usual
ly an administration man-stood out for
Independence in the House.
THE gentlemen who opposing this
amendment said Shurtleff. ''if they carry
this House, and this resolution is defeated
In Inn the e Senate then they ,,si and they alone
that aims for economy and straight dealing,
and which the people of this State want,
AS coming from man strong in the Mil
Ter ranks. chairman of the most important
House Committee, these words had effect.
In the progress of debate. bitter words
Were passed between Judge Sherman and
ShaTahan. The latter declared that two
years ago, and four years ago. when the
gentleman from McDonough (ShermaD was
of appropriation bills.
But the gentleman from McDonough, then
Speaker shouted Shanahan, told me that
it was impossible that it could not be done,
without the concurrence of the Senate"
SHERMAN CAUSTIC.
Judge Sherman arose TO question of
personal privilege. and asked shanahan to
repeat his words This shanahan did
'Mr. Speaker, wish to say that did not
say anything of the kind and that, it is
from Cook understands what / mean
what l say
adopt Marquis of Queensberry rules" |
shouted a member. who was expecting a |
5ellicose demonstration But war was moi. !
Lindly again took the floor to move that |
the amendment be tabled. but was not |
recognized. The Sherman men and the |
Democrats rose in mass and cried out for |
4 roll call.
Shanahan and Indy then made bee |
line for the Speakers chair and confer |
ence followed. Their counsel was that 1t |
was a good time for a test vote. as 3. NJ. |
Cook County Democrat had |
to deliver sufficient Democratic |
votes with the administration to carry. !
Mitchell openly admitted that he wished |
20 curry favor with the faction that had |
'avors to give: that nothing was gained by |
voting with the Sherman men. He frankly |
confessed that he deserted his party stand |!
ard for such gains administration influ- |
snce in the committees and committee ap- !
continents.
The clamor for the roll call was still con- |
fnuing, when Speaker Miller as.onished |
everybody. who was not aware of the un- |
state of affairs.
ALL he said
The vote was taken with the result as |