Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-02

tAAs ANuNt-Auu L udNt mONtu IN
adoption Of the substitute.
Mr.. Good-Are you for the substi
tute now?
Mr.. Young-Certainly; | was in
structed by the committee TO report il
and | shall vote for it, though certain
of its provisions do not meet my ap
proval, and | notified you in commit
tee OF my purpose to oppose them il
the house. | give this bill my sup
port, not that | approve it, but be
cause | think it is the best we can do
Mr.. Goode-Mr. Speaker, l demanC
the previous question.
: Mr.. Young-I have charge of thii
MI. Goode-The chairman does moi
represent the committee. He has
made a speech in opposition to the re.
port OF the committee.
Mr.. Young-In opposition to yours.
not the bill. | have charge of the
bill, and decline to let the gentleman
take it from me.
Mr.. Tucker-I wish to offer an
amendment to the substitute.
Mr.. Goode-There is no objection,
so far as | am concerned, to an amend
ment being offered.
MIR. Young-I decline to admit any
further amendment. There is a mis-.
understanding in the house in refer
ence to the attitude of this bill. If
the house will bear with me a moment
or two | think we can come to an un-
derstanding by which we can agree
upon the passage of some bill. This
is a very important measure. | think
gentlemen misunderstood the posture
OF the question, or we would have had
no difficulty in the passage of the bill.
According to the view entertained
BY some of my colleagues on the com
mittee | am put in the attitude of op-
posing the bill which | reported as a
substitute. That is not true. There
were some features in the house bill
that did meet my approval in com.
mittee, but [ was entirely willing
Mr.. Wood rise to a question Of
order. Is this question debatable?
The Speaker-Undoubtedly.
Mr.. Dunnell-I hope the gentleman
from Tennessee will be allowed to 90
IN.
The Speaker-The motion is to con.
slider the vote by which the house re-
fused to order the bill to a third read.
ing. That question is debatable.
Mr.. Young - If gentlemen will
allow me to go on it will expedite
business very much. | was entirely
willing that either of these bills
should be passed. | believe that the
senate bill would accomplish all that
we desire. | believe that the house
bill would in all probability do the
same thing. There are some features
in both bills hat do not commend
themselves entirely to my Judgment.
My hope was that we would pass the
house bill as a substitute for the sen
ate bill, and that in the committee of
conference We would adjust these
differences to the entire satisfaction tf
both sides of the house. | still think
that if the house will pass the bill |
have offered as a substitute for the
senate bill, and let the question 60 to
a committee of conference, there will
be no sort of difficulty. l am exceed
inly anxious that a bill of some sort
should be passed. This is too impor.
tant a measure to be passed over
without action until this session ad-
Now, | am advised by gentlemen on
the other side hat they will resort to
ilibustering, perhaps, to defeat ono of
these measures. | trust that no gen.
tleman on either side will resort to n
such method to defeat any bill that
may be agreed upon by a fair majority
Of this house.