The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-03-24
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Washington, 23.-Conger said the
bill relating 10 tariff had yesterday
been referred to the committee OF
revision of lave, instead of the COM
mittee Of ways and means, as the new
rules required.
ToWnshend held tia! the bill wss
properly referred.
Reed intimated that the bill had
been smuggled into the House. which
term ToWnshend eaid would have
been a falsehood, if used, and men
OF honor knew Whst that E11e ont
Garfield moved to amend the
journal and refer the bill to the COM
mittee on ways and meaus.
Nichols moved to table this m0.
ton. Agreed to. rs to III. Cannon,
Field and Robinson voting with the
democrats in the affirmative; Buch-
man, Bellzhofier, Clymer, of Wiscon-
sin; Cofrath, Morse, Phelps, Smith,
OF New Jersy; Wilborn and F. Wood,
voted nay.
Townshend moved to reconsider
the motion laying that motion on the
table. Rejected-123 to ia, this
time the republicans securing several
recruits.
Townshend then wished to with
draw his motion to reconsider. but
the chair ruled that it had passed
from his hands.
Townshend appealed from the de-
cision of the chair that be had lost
control of his motion.
Garfield moved to ley the appeal
on the table. Agreed to, 152 to 90,
amidst great and increasing cries.
The motion to reconsider The vote
by which Garfield's original motion
had been tabled was agreed to, 122 to
III.
The question recurring on the me-
ton to lay Garfel1's motion On the
table, ToWnshend ezcitedly declared
that those who desired to repeal the
duty On printing paper, salt, etc,
would vote to table the motion. The
House, by vote of 123 to Ill, Ye-
fused to table the motion.
There was long technical debate
between Garfield, Knott, Phister.
Townshend and others, respecting
the correctness of the record and the
extent OF the journal clerks authU-
ritY.
Garfield declared that Townshend
had deceived and defrauded the !
House in the title of the bill, and had |
gotten it, by this means, referred to a
committee, which. according to the
rules, had no Jurisdiction in If.
ToWnshend asked If Garfield nieantl
to insinuate that he had attempted, /
as a representative of Illinois, to prac-
lice deception or fraud upon the
House.
Garfield do not intend to insipu-
Its anything, but say to the gentle.
nan that he did deceive the House.
Applause on republican side). lam
iere with perfect means in nv mower
o correct his deception, aud / do not !
hink he will try It again, or any Z
Their man; that is my meaning oil i
MS whole business. Has any other 0
entleman any question to ask? lar o
iause on the republican side
IoWnshend than stated that he had
lie title of his bill distinctly read; :
lst it provided for a provision in
10 statutes in respect 10 Ger.
In things that any intel
gent man could have understood:
J purport from its title, especislIV Z
ose vlgilant agents of prohibition "
s who oecnpy seats on the other be
ie. Ii Garfield, a member of the NJ
mmittee on ways and means. va. ri RI
ling to confess his ignorance, that Pa
IS a question for his constituents -
10 sent here man of such iguor-
ce. (DeTisive laughter By the re-
blicans). He wanted the bill re.
red to the committee on revision
laws because the ways and means III
nmittee would have smothered it
j prevented an expression of opin-
!. He again asked Gsr6eli if be
ended to assert tia. he Gowns Cha
adj attempted to deceive the n
use. stea
fairfield said the House had reneat. dec
:, this session, refused to refer bills is
this to other committees, and by
recently adopted a rule sending BY
such bills n the wavs o,,6 ,,ooo--ss Apr
lmlttee, and Townshend knog wing CoSu
!. introduced q bill with a mean LAX
Less title, and did not ALLOW the c sse
aSer to know It's contents. shou
oWnshend reiterated the question, -
called for direct answer. LII
arheid sad the English language -
pretty plain and his voice was D.