Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-13


that noble army from tho South was not incon-
sistent in voting for rule No. l2O.
Mr.. Conger-But if it should appear as have
stated, then the gentleman will admit that he
had the power to lead the whole army OF brig
adiers.
Speaker Randall dou't want to lead a bet
ter army than that army of the Forty-fourth
from, independent of economy. (Applsuse on
the Democratic side.)
Mr. Conger-We all know the pride with
which the Speaker leads that army against the
North and against the people.
Speaker Randall have no answer to make
to that statement.
MIR. Goode reminded the gentleman from
Michigan that all now lived under the consti-
tuition of the United States, and that the con-
stitution provided that every House should de-
termine the rules of its own proceedings. He
spoke in support of rule No. 120. Occasions
might arise when the public liberty might be
SO imperilled that the House might have need
of the rule. If there vas bad legislation on
the statute books which it was impossible to
repeal in any other way 1t was the right and
duty of the House to stand and withhold ap.
preparations.
Mr.. Robinson-Under any circumstances, to
usurp the rights of the Senate and executive.
Mir. Goode-No, sir. But under the consti-
tuition the House can determine the rules OF
Its own proceedings. He inquired whether the
majority would have ever succeeded in repeal
ing the laws which allowed The use OF troops
at the polls, or the laws excluding from the
ballot box nearly every white person in eleven
States if it hadn't been for that rule That
much abused rule had not only been the means
of Congress to save $50, 600, 600 in one year,
but had also been bulwark of defense from
behind which Congress had been able to keep
away the army from the polls and break down
A. !, bod Ind fol I'D I'M.
partial Jurors from the jury.
Mr. Reed reminded the gentlemen from Vir-
ginia that in his admiration of the Varied bene-
fits which had resulted to the country from
that rule, he had forgotten to euumerate the
greatest benefit which had accrued, namely,
the extirpation of the Democratic party, which
was to occur the next time that the people of
the United States had an opportunity to pass
on it. Applause on the Republican side.l 1t
showed the people what that party WAS so
eager to do, and what it would do whenever
it had the power, and the result of the erring
of the Democratic party before the country was
always great ard interesting benefit to the
people.
House to the fact that the gentleman from
Ohio (Garfeld) had, few years ago. been at
the head of the committee on appropriations.
and to the further fact, that when he had that
position one hundred and fifty sections of
legislation had been passed upon appropriation
bills There had never been a tine when legis-
lation haIu't been placed upon appropriation
bills, and be thought that it was a Just and
righteous way of legislating. The House
couldn't give up this rule. 1t must not give it
I'd. 1t had saved MILL ms of dollars to the
people, and if the House held on to it it would
save millions more.
MIR. White Withdrew his amendment Cor the
purpose of permitting MIR. Speer, of Georgia,
to offer one which he had prepared to the third
clause of the rules (the old rule 100. Mr..
Speer then offel ed his amendment to strike out
of the clause the provisions that allows the
placing of legislation upon appropriation bills
of indirection, OF retrenchment, and insert In
lieu thereof the following: "But it shall be in
order to strike out any sum of money and IN
scrt a less sum-" He protested that he was
no. in the slightest degree influenced by parti
san feeling. He took 60 interest as to who
began to tx legislation on appropriation bills.
If it were possible at any time 10 rise above
sordid considerations of party it should be in
the discussion of the rules for the guidance of
the House. Had the gentleman considered
what the failure of appropriation bills meant?
He didn't mean a temporary failure, but he
meant a refusal on the part of the peoples
representatives to appropriate money for car
ryin: ON the government. 1t meant anarchy.
L. meant paralysis of every department. 1t
meant reputation of the national debt 1t
meant destruction of the judiciary. 1t meant
virtual abdication of the executive. 1t meant
the dispersion of Congress. When the APP
preparations were refused red-handed revolu-
ton or the iron grasp of despotism would seize
on and ravage the unprotected heritage of free
dom. applause on the Republican side.)
Mr.. Hawley quoted from different State
constitutions for the purpose of showing that
in twenty-five out of the thirty-e,ght States
legislation appropriation bills was prohib
tied.
Mr.. Cox supported rule 120. While he
would not give loose construction to that
rule, while he would not place upon the Indian
appropriation bill whole codes of legislation,
he would nevertheless use that rule for the pur-
pose of repeating laws that had been enacted
by riders. He would use it in a way to strike
down bad statutes Let the Democrats stand
by that rule. The gentleman from Maine
(Reed) had said that when the Democratic
be beaten. He Cox didn't know about that.
He didn't crow until he was out of the woods
One thing was sure. There had risen economy.
There had arisen the lily of Democracy.
daughter and applause on the Democratic
side)
Mr. Speer here withdrew his ame idment and
Mr. Lowe offered an amendment prohibiting
any amendment of partisan character to be
placed on any appropriation bill and spoke in
favor of his amendment.
Mr. McLane opposed the amendment.
Mr. Speer here again offered his amendment
as substitute for clause three and spoke in
support of il.
MIR. Blount opposed the amendment. He
undertook to say that the time would never
come when the government would perish in the
way his colleague had pictured.
Mr.. Mills would vote chcerful!y for the
amendment.
MIR. Whitthorne expressed himself as in favor
of modification of rule 120. It was by rider
that omnibus bills were made. 1t was by omni-
bus bills that the legislation Of the country
was corrupted, and it was in the interest of the
people that he opposed giving the appropria-
ton committee the right to incorporate legis-
lation on appropriation bills.
Mr. Garfield offered an amendment as sub
stitute for MIR. Speers amendment, providing
that it shall be in order to strike out any sum
of money appropriated in bill and insert a
less sum. He offered the amendment without
the slightest feeling Of any other interest than
the good of the House and the good of his
party not only as minority but as majority
the good of any party, whether in majority or
minority-and for the purpose of scaling up as
far as the House could the fountains of the
bitter waters of strife and potting it in the line
go FOL v,lo;p husiuess work