National Republican., 1883-02-06

was Objectionable, as conflicting with existing
treaties.
Mr.. Kasson explained that it was simply a
charter bill.
The motion to suspend the rules and adopt
the resolution was then lost-127 TO 76-not
the necessary two.thirds In the affirmative.
The negative vote was cast by democrats
and four or five republicans.
TO FORCE TIE TARIFF.
Mr.. Kelley moved to Suspend the rules and
adopt the following resolutions;
That on the twelfth Of February, or on any day
thereafter. the committee Of the whole house on
the state OF the union, having consideration Of
the tariff bill, Is hereby empowered TO order the
bill and amendments thereto reported to the house
for It's action with such recommendations as may
be determined upon by majority vote Of said
committee, and on Feb. 10 n motion made In COM
mitlee the whole TO rise and report tho bill TO
the house shall take precedence OF motion to
amend. The motion was seconded-i2O to- 50.
Mr.. Kelley said that tho country expected
this congress toreviso the revenue system and
to reduce the excessive surplus income. Tho
tactics which had delayed the internal revc-
nue. bill until near the close of last session,
and had forced down its proportions, were
now being resorted to in connection with the
pending tariff bill Lot members recall what
had happened in committee of the WHOLE the
immense number of amendments, tho debate
ccssivo votes on each by voice, by rising di-
vision, and by tollers. Who had not his MEM
ory stored for life with an extract or two of
the Presidents message, read on successive
lines of the bill, when no argument
could be mado against tho reductions
proposed by the committoe2 If tho house
was to pass q tariff bill it must have power
to escape from the distinguished leader
ship on tho other side-not the legitimate
leadership, not the leadership of tho dis
tinguishcd gentleman who represented that
side ON the committee on ways and means,
but that leadership which proposed amend
ments to that to which no man on the floor
wanted amendments, which called for
division and tellors, and which unhappily
found support enough TO obtain them; that
leadership [roferring to Mr.. Wheeler, of Ala
bama which would have rallied the cotton
states in favor of putting cotton seed oil ON
the free list that leadership referring TO Mr..
Springer, of Illinoisl which has made memoir
able to every one forever portions of the
Presidents message; that leadership lsLill re-
ferring to Mr.. Springerl which on a joke
mistook a specimen of American ceramic art
as cuspador, and lectured the house on the
extravaganza of American woriingmen in
providing themselves with such costly spit
toons. Laughter and applause on the re-
publican side. The house must escape from
that leadership, and bring tho bill under the
control of its friends.
Mr.. Morrison said that the one paramount
duty of congress was to revise the tariff and
so TO revise IL as to reduce taxation. This the
bill prevented. Tho bill was TO deprive the
government of revenue by increasing taxa
tion, and it was thus proposed to forestall any
reduction of the tariff. 1t was u sham and
once passed it would be claimed by the gem
tleman from Pennsylvania and his friends
that it was revision of the tariff, and there
fore settlement of tho question, and that
the question must not again be agitatod lest
the business of the country be disturbed.
Mr.. Carlisle said that the only step which
congress had taken in seven months in the
direction of revising the tariff was the bill
a commission to instruct tho rep
resentatives of tho people as to their duty
in the matter. The house had only been con-
sidering the tariff bill for one week, and now,
at the first opportunity, it was proposed to
limit its consideration to one week more.
The house had not rs yet completed two
schedules, and they by no means tho most
important. BY the end of week tho metal
schedule would have been passed, but the
committee of the whole would not have
reached those schedules where large increases
of taxation were made. In the cotton and
woolen schedule there was an increase of
taxation to the amount of millions He stood
here as anxious to see the passage of proper
measure as any gentleman could be, but he
stood here also to demand for the representa-
tives of the people that right which had al
ways been enjoyed by them-the right of free
speech for the interest of the taxpayer of the
country. Applause on the democratic sde,l
Mr.. Haskell, of Kansas, commented on the
fact that the country had waited six years,
and had waited in vain, for n revision Of the
tariff at the hands of the democratic party.
Now that tho republican congress had brought
;,, 10 1Ny to
cratic side Of the house said nay. lApplause
on the republican side.l
Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio, said that every
member had made up his mind on the tariff
bill, and that two weeks or two months dis
cussion would not change single vote. lie
believed that the democratic side had made
up its mind deliberately that, if 1t could be
no tariff legislation should be en-
acted by this congress.
Mr.. Springer. That is not so.
Mr. Mckinley. have no doubt oft. When We
proposed the commission bill, you were crying
for n revision of the tariff declaring that this
proposition was "an affidavit for Il cOntinuunce;'
but we passed ii, aud II is gentlemen the other
side who arc making an affidavit for II contin-
uancc now. Applause and laughter on rcpu0-
iican slde.l have heard repre,ssntatiye .s men on
this bill until the fourth Of March, and that they
would do it rather than that the republican party
should pass II tariff bill. lGreat confusion aud
side
Mr., Mckenzie. Name your men. 1 defy you to
Mr., Mckinley. Does the gentleman want me to
name them?
Mr.. Mckenzie. Yes.
MIR. Mckinley, can nnmo them by the score.
Mr.. Mckenzie, You can't name one.
Mr. Mckinley can name men OH tho very
committee on which / serve who were honest
enough TO say that rather than have tho bill re-
ported by the committee Oh ways and means they
would sit here until the fourth of March before
the bill should be passed, tDorisve laughter on
the democratic side, and cries OF "Ohl that Is an.
other thlng,"l
Mr.. Mckinney. ask Tint we pass n tariff bill
because the business interests of the country
demandit The business interest, want rest and
ceTtainty,and above all, they do not want demo.
cratic congress TO make for them free trade bill.
Applause on the republican, side.
Mr. Reed IL seems that aftcr all this iS getting
to be rather n decent world. Even the democratic
party pays that homage to virtue which Is implied
They have, In the face and eyes of this country
for the last week or more, by dilhtory motions, ~
resort to every parliamentary tactic derived from
their fertile knowledge of such subjects 10y the
enunciation of every trlle they could think of ON
pOiuls, indicated their disposition 10
beat this bill by any means rs was said hy the
gentleman from Missouri lMr. Bandl ilir OF
tOul - but they have not the courage even of
their preJudces. They do not to-day dare
to come here and say 50. When there IS
debate like this, when things must put on their
(Mr. Springer and Mr. T"wnseuu), VINO arc put 70
the front, 1t is the gentleman from Kentucky (Nlr
Cnrlisle), and he talks u us about the sacred
liberty of sneech, while the gentleman from Ilii-
nOis (ir. Springer, IN his own proper person.
illustrates the license Of speech. LLlughturl The
gentleman from Kentucky says no has not prO-
posed any mctiOus amendments. No. That Is
not his role; II would not ST tiuugy upln HIN;
he is Of too high character % do that work. But
others are set To do it before his very flcc aud
eyes, and lhe country knows that these gentlemen