Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-27

Da1nUy lnCludeQ the lesser. rule mlghE
have been reported from the committee
properly, which would suspend or repeal,
or annul or set aside every rule of the
house, standing or special, and if the house
chose to affirm that report it would GER
tainly be competent for the house to do so.
In this case, though the report might ap-
ply to but a single great and important
measure, it seemed perfectly clear to the
chair that it would be rule to the extent
of which it went, and perhaps the gentle
man from Kentucky (Mr. Blackburn
might see that in this one special case it
went to the end The chair overruled the
point of order.
Mr.. Blackburn appealed to the house,
and it was moved to lay the appeal on the
table. On this the yeas and noes we're Or
dered.
As it now wanted but five minutes to the
hour for recess, that time was consumed
in a confused and unsuccessful effort to
obviate the night session.
Recess.
On reassembling, the senate amendments
to the naval appropriation bill were non
concured in, and conferrees were ap-
pointed.
order, to vote on tabling the appeal taken
from the decision of the speaker, which
overruled the point of order raised by Mr..
Blackburn, against the Reed resolution.
The appeal was tabled-yeas 116, nays So.
Mr.. Reed demanded the previous ques-
ton.
Mr. Carlisle inquired whether Mr.. Reed
would permit an amendment to be offered
which would give the house an oppor-
tunity to vote to concur or non concur in
the senate amendments on internal rege-
nue..
Mr.. Reed-No sir.
The previous question was then or
dered-yeas, 112; nays, 105.
Mr.. Carlisle opposed the resolution in a
brief speech. In his opinion it was a
monstrous proposition and it seemed to
him the friends of the measure would at
least accord to the gentlemen who
differed from them the poor privilege of
casting their votes according to their hon
est convictions. With that VOW he moved
to rscommit the resolution to the commit
toe on rules. with instructions to that COM
mittee that if again reported to the house
it should be so amended that the house
might be permitted to vote to concur OF
non-concur in the senate amendment.
Mr.. Reed raised the point of order that
there was no provision in the rules which
looked to recommittal with instructions
of a resolution for a change of rules. He
called attention to the fact that rule No
II, under which when Tecommitted, was
allowed used, the word chill" said nothing
about resolution"
Messrs. Carlisle and Randall commended
that the word ''bilr' was used in general
sense and included resolution" Mr.
Carlisle quoted from the proceedings
which occurred in the house on the 10TH
of January, 1882, to show
that motion to recommit
had been entertained by Speaker Keifer up
on resolution OF the committee on rules
changing the rules of the house.
Mr.. Calkins called attention
to the fact that no point
had been raised against the motion tc
recommit.
Mr.. Reagan, in opposing the
point of order, read rule II, stating he
would apologize to any other assembly thar
! this for reading the rule, which
was SO plain in its provisions
Mr.. Hammond alluded to the
motion made some days age
| by Mr.. Haskell on the HOUSE
tariff bill on the ground that now the sec
ton embraced in some cases an entire bill
The decision on the question remained
secret because the majority dare not ask tn
speaker torule on it,
! Mr.. HASKELL want to sa!
that if it would result in tariff legisla ton
would force it tonight.
Mr.. Hammond-where is your bill
Put it to a test.
The speaker said no precedent had been
cited which sustained the right to recon
NIT resolution. The case cited by the
gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Carlisle
was no precedent; first, because the pre-
vious question had not been ordered
second, because no point of order hat
been raised against the motion to recon
NIT. Quoting from rule II he held that i
referred in terms to bill, and only sus
tanned the point of order.
An appeal taken by Mr.. Carlisle wa
laid on the table. Yeas, 1875; nays, 80.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, then took tn
floor in opposition to the resolution. Fl
denounced it as fraud on parliamsntar.
law and fraud on all that was just ant
fair. 1t was revolutionary. The hous
said the report by the committee on rule
was crime against American people, VIII
would hold that party responsible which
dared commit it. 1t was an unblushinl
attempt to concoct in tn
secret chamber of q Pecke
conference committee tariff bill. Neve
before in the legislative halls of this FREE
country had such an outrageous effort bee
made.
Mr.. Kasson quoted ironically from MI
Houses remarks, "A crime against tn
American peoples" What was the crime
Taking $6O,O0O,0OO off the peoples taxa
ton and restoring freedom to the bushes
of the country? Applause on the Repub
lican side. That was tn
crime, and God grant that tn
Republican party would never attempt t
perpetrate a worse crime than this. FL
said that if this resolution should be &C
complished-if this outrage was to b
effected, the representatives would alon
be responsible. He wiped hi
hands of all responsibility and would re
frain from voting. Mr.. Reed admitte
that the proceedings tonight were unusua
in their nature. Uuless there was grse
emergency he should not be in favor of tn
passage of the resolution, and ne though
the state of the country wa
such as would Justify the actor
of the majority. The gentlemen on tn
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