Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14

viOas Question then I wall allow half
an hour, which tile rules give me- Tor
discussion 10 the other side of the
House.
Btane-The gentleman p teposes not
to allow any amend p,5;.t.
Randai-I eili listen to auy am nd
ment.
Biaine-Tle gentleman knows very
welt that 5he previo Is question cuts
off the amen iIn~nt .--..-..
R4ndait-i am qnita aware of the
If CT Of It. I have for tSetva years
learned It's Eff ct ia adver- ;tv eiud =
your direction and that OF your sldaof
the House. NHrmnrs Of uaplsus :
0n tnA DYmuc: ate side The prevI-
,,u4 was seconded hv 159 to 95
Ra, dali. II Ev"n- -ylv4uia-As [ have
one hour fr ,lebat,, [ propooe-
Garfield iut,rtuptirg g-Uuder what
ru;, ? 4 his bill is uOt r,.port from a
e, III .uit.ee aud therefore there is no de-
bate allowed aftar tine previous, qurs-
tlor tri,s been seconded.
Btina-i insisted on tire sume poiut
tud said that tie rn!e as IL allowing
a. hour for t3elsat,. after the previous
question, applied only TO reports from
,:,mmiGtePs. Ehe Drevinn~ Question
. tnis ease r1ts of absolutely every
moment IF debate.
t.ANpALf- --l>c.,, tiat side of the
H.., ( Object to d,,i:uie.
NLAIS&. 1t does not, unr does this
i3e OF tns hon - d,tir4 amy unr,'asDu-
.'}ie time fnr dt-:,,5r ;.ltitnucn. as Cnn-
gcA~~ las BEEN n session i've WE, is,
;''1 as the sessions % the Houst have
.Neraged only about two days per
= Eek. it IN ghf I've considered that an
Lpur ur two 1f debate would not be
E." n.uch to allow on bill of this
kind.
kAiDALL-( (Persistently) [ want
L, Know ii anybody Oh that side OF
H:uso oni cts 10 debate.
HALE No, sir, but we want debate
nd amendment both.
GAKFILD. We want consideration
II tie subject, which means debate
a4d amendment.
RAND LL;-I propose that we give
nj lou S Consideration 10 il.
GARFIELD. - S5recr:ugly Aye,
.s-',sl,. ration w.tnout amendment
BLAiNE E.-t lo.d 'he gentleman Kan
j ali. ii good f;uih, ti,at It was Abso-
ute y rlro- t!e f.G him 10 pass his
eIti uY'trr thtt kjud of tactics. The
Fote O.. ;he previous question has re-
goale q Tie fact that considerable more
aunn one third of the House objects
20 fho biz go!rg through under gag.
RANDALL, I do not propose to put
: Ihroi.9n under gag, on the con
rary, l propose to put it through af-
Ger debate, if that side of the house
objects to debate, it will be itself re-
1nb
1t is for that side of the house to say,
whether there shall be debate or not.
BLAINE. = The gen leman from
Pennsylvania, knows that Mr.. Be atom
left Oh record the saying. that the very
essence of Legislative power is amend
nent, and the gentleman flom Penn
sylvania confesses the weakness of his
cause when he attempts to deprive
the minority of the House of the
parliamentary right to offer amend
ments.
Randall, (tauntingty.) I am glad
that you see light, for during many
years you Were blind to such consider
alton. Laughter on the Democratic
side aAd in the galleries.
Blaine, (deiant!y.) The gentleman
viii search the Globe for the last Il
years in vain for case where bill of
this magnitude was attempted to be
put through without discussion and
amendment. I defy him to give an
Instance.
Randall. Was not this very bill
passed last year under the previous
que 'tion oa a report from the commit
tee op rules, OF which you were a
memberp
B.aIne. Aud to which I objected
Randall. Never IN or out Of commit
tee DID you object TO it?
Blame. Being lii the chair and uE-
able myself [ got several gentlrmen to
object. Laughter, at the expense of
the late Sreaker.l [ asked tie gentle
man from Suutl Carolina, Mr. Ruiney,
to object to it, bat he, with delicacy
which cid honor to his position and
his race, said that he would be misun-
derstood II he did sc, although he
thought that the bill ought not to go
through.
Randall, I say that this bill is al
most Identical with the bill reported
last session from the committee on
rules, without any objection Oh your
part.
Blaine I differ with the gentleman
on that point. l did object to it, al
though the gentleman does not observe
parliamentary rules when he refers to
what took place in committee.
RANpALL.-I repeat thai precisely
similar bill came up last session from
committee on rules, and that neither
as a member of the committee, nor as
Il member of the House, nor as presid-
ing officers, did you object to it, on
the contrary, as far as you were able,
you participated i'll the passage Of that
bill
GARFIELD make the point of
order that the rules require the gen
tleman to address the chair, and rot
to address the gentleman from. ". @.
as you"
RANDAL1.-[ Contempto sly. The
gentleman from Ohio, Is getting very
fastidious. Laughter or the Demo
cratic side AMI in the galleries.
Banks, of Mass.. called the yeas
and nays. ordering the main gustien.
The years and nays were ordered,
Biaine.-I desire It to be distinctly
understood that the EFF, ct of ordering
the maiu question is to cut off all de-
;.atc whatever.
KardaIl-And I desire to have it
equally understood that it is not the
purpose Of this si1e Of the House to
prevent debate, and that if debate is
cut off, it vii. ba the fanit Of the other
side of the House Thls side will
accord to the other SIDE of the House,
al the time that 1t wants for Discus
SION.
Burchard.-I ask whether und th;,
tues, the minority can have that
privilege.
Randa?l.-It can by unanimous COZ
TENT (sueers on the republican sid Of
the Ho1Se) and the objection, # IL
come 1T oil, must come from that side
The main question WAS ordered,
yeas l63, nays 80. u strict party vote.
Randali.-I how ask unanimous con
sent for an hours debate prior 10 the
vote Gu the final passage.
Gnfeld-I join with the gentle
man, and add to it the request tba;
by unanimous consent the amendment
may be offered.
RandalI-I have notjcatd any body
OH ,.af tN-