The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-06-02
SPEECH OF CONGRESSMAN NYE.

Resolved, That the rules of the
House of Representatives be amended
as follows:
"'1. In Rule x, paragraph 1, strike
out the words ION Rules, to consist
of five members"
add new paragraph to Rule x, as
follows:
paragraph 5. There shall be a
Committee on Rules, elected by the
House, consisting of 10 members, 6 of
whom shall be members of the ma
jority party and Of whom shall be
members of the minority part. The
Speaker shall not be a member of the
committee and the committee shall
elect its own chairman from its own
members"
"'Resolved further, That within ten
days after the adoption of this reselu-
ton there shall be an election Of this
committee. and Immediately upon its
election the present Committee on
Rules shall be dissolved
Mr.. NYE said:
Mr.. Speaker: am obliged to the
gentleman from Nebraska for his
courtesy, because my conscience and
my judgment impel me to vote against
his resolution. applause on the Re-
publican side.) There are decisive
moments in the history of human af-
fairs, and destiny seems sometimes
to hang upon the result Of moment,
I have no fear Of the individual con-
science, but so far as passion rather
than patriotism actuates us in such
moments, so far we and the country
will reap disastrous consequences
from it.
What have to say is addressed to
Republicans. I have not always been
in perfect accord with the leadership
of this House. I am inclined to be in
dividually Independent in various mat
tiers; but I am willing to take respon-
sibility, and il this is a vote against
a system, as we are told it is, I am
willing to say that we, as Republicans,
are responsible for the system and
should share the consequences of it.
Applause on the Republican side.)
But fear, Mr.. Speaker, this is not
fight against a system. I fear that
passion and personal feeling have
stirred the men who are moving in
this matter to-day, and feel that the
country as well as the great party to
which we belong may regret it, and
regret it bitterly. Parties are a neces-
sity, and the great power and ef-
fectiveness of the Republican party
has been largely its cohesiveness. It's
followers have stood shoulder to
shoulder and fought the battle against
a political foe. And as for me, I am
willing to take the consequences. 1t
looks too much like mutiny against
captain and crew in the face of storm
and night. cloud applause on the
Republican side.) will stay with the
ship and 60 down If necessary. I
will not hold my seat at the cost Of
conscience and heap personal in
dignity upon the chosen leader Of the
Republican party. cloud applause on
the Republican side.) have not been
close to our Speaker. have no init
mate acquaintance with him, but for
forty years not only his party but the
Nation has honored him, and to-day
you seek to butcher him, Ito make a
Roman holiday" cloud applause on
the Republican side.) will not stand
for it. Let the storm come, man the
old Republican ship again. and let her
face the storm, and as Holmes said
In his Ironsides:
Nail to the mast her holy flag,
Set every threadbare sail,
And give her to the god of storms,
The lightning and the gale!
Cloud and long-continued applause on
the Republican side)