The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-01-20

ahlulous consent, amendments may be
offered.
Randall. havo not heard anybody
object to my suggestion. The speak
or is thero. Any objection to tho ro-
quest?
! Garfield. With tho privilege of Of
fering amendments, do understand?
I Randall. Tho gentleman does not
understand any such thing.
Garfield. Then, without the privi-
logo, 1 object.
Blaine. l desire to say single
word
Randall. You may have thirty
minntes if you like.
Blaine. Tho indications of tho vote
are plain that the bill, in its present
shape, cannot pass. If it fail to pass
shalt Immediately, if the Speaker will
recognize mo for that purpose, movo
that the rules be suspended and the
bill brought before the House for con,
sideration. l shall then move as
substitute the amendment which l
endeavorod to offer, and tho House can
choose between thcm. 1t is only to
have fair vote. Thoro is no DISPOSE
ton on this side to dodge the question
or to evado it; but wo must have
opportunety to make record on this
question. The gontlomon must evident
~ SEQ that ho would save time, and
probably create @ better feeling and
moro harmony by allowing that course
because this side of tho House has the
power to enforce that course.
Randall. This bill is exactly tho
samo, word for word almost, as the
ono which the last Republican House
passed without even tho yeas and
nays. Twice have Republican Houses
passed this bill, and twice has it boon
strangIcd in tho Senate. | do not
know what has "comc over tho spirit
of the dream" of the Republican par>
ty or the gentleman from Maine.
Blaine. Tho gentleman will not
allow mo to state it..
Randall. | asked unanimous con-
sent, and objection was mado on that
side. do not know why tho gcntlo>
man should want to change this bill
in any particular from what it was
year ago when he was speaker and
his party in tho majority.
Blaine. | want the opportunity to
tell what has "como over tho spirit of
my dream"
Randall. | ask unanimous consent
that you may have thirty minutes.
Blaine. | do not want to talk ex-.
cept for somo particular purpose. l
want to talk issue. L want to talk IN
favor of an amendment, and l do not
want to be confronted with the state
ment that that amendment cannot
even havo the poor privilege of being
voted down, as l suppose it would be
voted down. [ want it TO go on the
journal Of the House.
Randall. L havo permitted the
amendment TO so en- ojournal of the
House.
Blaine Not at all.
Randall. 1t is in tho record of tho
House
Blaine. But not in the journal.
Randall. Tho gontlcman's object is
already accomplished if he wants to
go before the country as an obstruc-
ZIONIST to amnesty.
Blaine. The gentleman is obstruct~
ing amnesty. He is holding down
ovcry man in tho South, and keeping
off amnesty because he will not allow
us to vote on excluding Jeff Davis.
Randall. Did you allow the minor.
ity of the House to offer amenmend,
ments to the civil rights bill. IMur-
mers of No! no! nor to tho forco bill
either, from the Democratic side, and
calls for tho regular order from both
sidos.1
The question was then taken and
the bill was rojcctod--yoas 172, nays
81, not the requisite two thirds in tho