| Show Doings n the HouseS House-S GTOX Aug 4The House went into committee of the whole on the general deficiences appropriation bill Henderson of Iowa explained that the Pacific railroad claims were provided for in the bill While he believed the time was near at hand when these claims would have to be settled the committee were practically unanimous in refusing to provide pro-vide for their payment when they are still pendingin the courts of the country Roger of Arkansas attacked the speaker and his rulings The code of rules he said under which the House were proceeding give the speaker power to stifle debate gag the House force the passage of bills avoid exposure outrage and maltreat the minority and bulldoze the majority He had degraded the majority with the full assurance on the part of the Republican Repub-lican members that if this should breakdown break-down under the judgment of libertyloving people they would perish like Sampson under the ruins but i it succeeded that he alone should reap all the glory Their want I of patriotic courage was exceeded only by their suicidal stupidity and among them all there has not been found one man with the courage of a Jackson patiotism of a Henry and love of liberty that inspired their fathcrs wjio could say This is our country and these are our liberties these are our countrymen and you are our servants serv-ants and we will not have one trodden down under foot or either wronged No I He concluded May I tell you Mr Speaker that they curse you and despise you and hate you and when you are assailed as-sailed in private and in public are silent Henderson of Iowa defended the speaker against tho attack made upon him by Rogers He referred to him as a mighty man from Maine and declared he stood today to-day as the towering historic grand figure of this age of legislatiuo victory and reform re-form Commenting on the legislation of the session Henderson touched upon the tariff bill saying that although some Republicans i Re-publicans might have desired to amend it I the time had been so consumed that these amendments could not be made I seemed as though the minority was bent preventing all amendments amend-ments This House had passed the silver bill whereby silver was already marching forward to take its place beside gold This House had been the first one with sufficient courage and patriotism to pass the anti treasury bill it had passed the election bill and not the force bill as its enemies took pleasure in calling it The House had passed the original package bill marching march-ing boldly forward to the demands of the best thoughts of the people 01 the nation north and south Tho Republicans of the House had erected a pyramid of legislation Breckenridge of Arkansas criticised the code of rules and proceeded to contrast the personal and political relation which existed ex-isted between Speaker Carlisle and tho members and that which existed between them and Speaker Reed In the last Congress Con-gress members of the minority had always been treated courteously now a member of the minority rising for recognition did not know what treatment he would receive at the hands of the speaker He then proceeded pro-ceeded to make an earnest appeal against the force bill concluding as follows Gentlemen Gen-tlemen of tho north why shall we not como together Why cannot we lay aside these suspicions You cannot take your rotten barringhs from the south you cannot hold power here by mercenaries mer-cenaries put at the polls you cannot keep political power by debauching the ballot box or the jury box you cannot make the country one by turning out members who are elected by the people and seating the nonelected by your votes What you cano can-o by your votes What you can do is this You can aid the people of the south to buildup build-up that country you can heln us t keep inline in-line so your sons may come and live among us throw in their lot with us intermarry in our families so that while there will still be a north and south it will be a loving and rich north and prosperous and productive south This is what wo Democrats who on this side of the chamber pr tezt against your rules desire to have done by the people wLho are behind you at home I appeal to Massachusetts of Plymouth I appeal to the western reserve settled by the men who came from New England I appeal to the living soldiers who met us in battle array I appeal to the Christians who kneel with us at the alter we ap peil to the brave men who recognize the sincerely and craving behind you I appeal to the people of the earth Give us your confidence We well deserve it we do deserve de-serve it and he who says otherwise does not know us does not speak the truth of us I speak today insight of God and this body and of those people who have known me at home since I was a little boy when I say from the fullness of my heart these is no reason why thot north and south should be apart There is every reason rea-son why the brave and true men of both sections should believe each other Loud applause on Democratic side Bontello said he had no desire to attempt any defense of the speaker from the kind or remarks which had been made from certain cer-tain sources today He then commented upon the ClaytonBreckenridge case taking as his text tho press report of the majority of the committee on elections Upon this text he built a strong Denunciation of the election methods in the southern states Breckenridge Kentucky said his relative rel-ative gentlemen from Arkansas had not sought an easy escape by his cowardly resignation of hisseat in Congress It did not compare with good conscience The gentleman from Arkansas knew he had done nothine to be ashamed of and he knew that the truth when fairly found would not effect him Pending action on the bill committee rose and the House adjourn fid i |
