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

TO tho Dill gong through under q
gag.
Randall. I do not propose to put
it though under n gag, on the con-
trary, [ propose to put it through
after debate. If that side Of tho House
objects to debate it will be itself res~
ponsiblc. 1t is for that side of the
House to say whethor thore shall be
debate or not.
Blaine. The gentleman from Penn.
sylvania knows that Mr.. Benton loft
on record tho saying that the very
csscnco of legislative powor is amend
mont, and the gentleman from Ponn-
sylvania confcsscs tho weakness of
his cause whom he attempts to de-
privo the minority of tho House of
tho parliamentary right TO ofer
amendment.
Randall, (tauntingly.) I am glad
that you 500 light, for during many
years you wore blind to such consido
ration. Laughter on the Democratic
sido and in the gallories.1
Blaine, (defant.) The gentleman
will search the Globo for the last
twelve years in vain for case whore
bill of this magnitude was attempt
cd to be put through without discuss
sion and amendment. Never, sir. /
defy him to give an instance.
Randall. Was not this very bill
passed last year, under tho previous
question on report from the cons
mittuc on rules of which you were q
member.
Blaine. And to which I objected.
Randall. Never either in or out of
tho committee did you object to it,
Blaine. Being in the chair and un
able to object myself, L got several
gentlemen to object. Laughter at
tho expense of tho late Speaker l
asked the gentleman ii ON South Caro-
lima (Mr. Rainoy) TO object to it, but
he, with deIicacy which did honor to
his position and his race, said that he
would be misunderstood ii he did so,
although hc thought that tho bill
ought not to go through.
Randall. | say this bill is almost
identical with the bill reported last
session from the committee on rules
without any objection on your part.
Blaine. L differ with tho gcntIcman
on that point. | did object to it, al
though tho gentleman does not obs
servo parliamentary rules when ho
refers to what took place in the com.
mttcc.
Randall. [ repeat that a precisely
similar bill came, last session, from
tho committee on rules, and that
neither as q member of the committee,
nor as member Of the House, nor
as presiding officer, did you object to
it; on tho contrary, as far as you wore
ablo, you facilitated the passage OF
that bill.
Garfield. l malEo the point of order
that the rules require the gentleman
to address the chair, and not to ad-
dress tho gentleman from Maine as
yon.
RancaIl (contcmptuously) Tho
gentleman from Ohio is getting very
fastidious. Laughter on the Demo-
cratic side and in the galleries
Banks, of Massachusetts, demanded
the yeas and nays, on ordering the
main question, and tho yeas and nays
wore ordered.
Blaine. | desire to it to be distinct.
ly understood that tho effect of order.
ing the main question is to cut off all
debate whatever.
Randall. And | dcsiro to havo il
equally understood that it is not tho
purpose of this side of the House to
prevent debate, and that If dobato is
cut off it will be tho fault of tho other
side of the House. This side will
accord to the other side Of tho House
all the time that il wants for discus
siou.
Buchard, of Illinois / ask whether.