National Republican., 1883-02-27

= The house then proceeded, as the regular
order, to vote on tabling the appeal taken
from tho decision Of the speaker Overruling
the point Of order raised by Mr.. Blackburn
against the Reed resolution,
The appeal was tabled-yeas 11G. nays 95.
Mr.. Reed demanded the previous question.
Mr.. Carlisle inquired whether Mr.. Reed
would permit an amendment TO be offered
which would give the house an opportunity
| to vote TO concur or non-concur in the senate
amendments to the internal revenue BILL
| Mr.. Reed. No, sir.
The previous question was ordored-yeas
| 12l, nays 105.
! Mr.. Carlisle opposed the resolution In
briefspeech. In his opinion it was mon
strous proposition. IL seemed to him that
the friends Of the measure would at least ac-
cord to gentlemen who differed from them
tho poor privilege of casting their votes ac-
cording to their honest convictions. With
| that view he moved TO recOmmit the resOlu-
| tion to the committee on rules with instruc-
| tions to that committee that If IL were again
reported to the house, IL should he so amended
| that the house might be permitted 10 concur
or nOn-cOncur in the senate amendments.
| Mr.. Reed raised the point of order that there
was no provision in tho rules which looked to
| the recommittal with instructions of reso-
luton for the change Of rules. IIo called at
tentiOn TO the fact that the rule No. IL, under
which recommittal was allowed, used the
/ NDAN phii HhN F''N hNthAhb NpOub
| ton"
Messrs. Carlisle and Randall contendcd that
| the word "bill' was used in general sense,
and included resolutions"
Mr.. Carlisle quoted from the proceedings
which occurred in the house on the nineteenth
of January, 1882, TO show that motion TO re-
commit had been entertained by Speaker
| Keifer upon resolution from the committee
on rules changing the rules of the house.
! Mr.. Calkins called attention to the fact that
| no point of order had been raised against the
motion to rccomnIit.
Mr.. Reagan, in opposing the point of order,
| read rule IL, stating that he would apologize
to any other assembly than this for reading u
rule which was so plain in its provisions
! Mr.. Robson argued that rule IL only pro-
vided for the recommittal of bill, and that
Its provisions did not refer TO resolutions.
Mr.. Hammond contcndcd that In both the
! spirit and the letter of the rule IL was compe-
tent to recommit u resolution. In the course
of his remarks he alluded TO the motion made
some days ago by Mr.. Haskell to close debate
on the house tariff bill ON the ground that the
word "section embraced in some cases an
entire bill. The decision on the question re-
NAMED secret because the majority dare
not ask the speaker to rule upon it.
Mr.. Haskell. / want to say that IL 1t would re.
suit In tariff leg Station would force it to- night
| the test,
/ IuC SDCuhGT bNlu lldl no pTGttutnl nUu
been cited which sustained the right TO re-
commit "A resolution. The case cited by the
| gentleman from Kentucky was no precedent
| first, because the previous question had not
been ordered; second, because no point of
order had been raised against the motion to
recommit Quoting from rule H. he held that
| IL referred in terms to u bill only, and sus-
tanned the point Of order,
An appeal taken by Mr.. Carlisle was, on
motion Of Mr. Reed, laid on the table-ycas
| 125, nays 30.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, then took the floor
in opposition to the resolution. Gentlemen
| on the other side wanted an unfair vote on
the senate tariff amendments. The demo-
Gratis desired to have vote to concur. The
pending resolution--this lopsided undertake
! ing-outraged every principle of parliament
ary procedure 1t was sinister mode of
conducting proceedings. Ii was no rule, ex-
cept gag rule. For himself if he stood
alone he would not vote on this matter to
give power to the house only to non concur.
! [Applause on the democratic sidel. He would
vote on the old rule-to concur or non-con-
cur. Never should one vote of his be given
here ON this mode of procedure. IL was q
fraud on parliamentary lava fraud on all
that was just and fair. II was revolutionary.
Mr.. House began with the quotation,
"Whom the gods wish to destroy, they first
make mad" (Dcrisive laughter on the rcpub
| lican side The report made by the commit
tee on rules was u crime on the American
people, who would hold that party responsi-
BILE which dared to commit 1t. 1t was an un-
| blushing attempt to concOct in the secret
chamber of a packed conference committee %
tariff bill. Never before in the legislative
halls of free country had such an outrageous
effort been made.
Mr.. Kasson quoted ironically from Mr..
Houses remarks, "a crime against the Ameri-
! can people," What was the crime2 Taking
! from, pkn ono ODO N Az ono OOD nf faxo of
the people and restoring freedom to the bust
ness of the country? Applause OH the re-
publican side.] That was the crime, and
God grant the republican party would never
attempt TO perpetrate worse crime than
that. He charged the democrats with incon-
sistency in clanoring against the senate orig
mating revenue legislation, and in the next
breath complaining because they could not
get an opportunity to concur in the senate
legislation. He read, in conclusion, n letter
from the "Parsee Merchant to the effect that
the passage of the senate tariff bill would be
| almost u commercial calamity.
Mr.. Blackburn inquired if Mr.. Kasson
! claimed the credit of relieving the people of
| $75,000,000 of taxation by refusing TO their
representatives the right to vote for a concur
renee in the proposition for relief. The re-
publicans might pass this rule Gf rule it were),
but they would never do IL with his assist
ance, either by an affirmative or q negative
vote, for they meant the same thing. They
had their majority. Other gentlemen might
| do as they deemed best, but for one in the
face Of the vote on the passage Of that rule,
| he wiped his hands of all responsibility. If
this revolution was to be accomplished, If this
outrage was to be effected, the republicans
would alone be responsible.
Mr.. Reed admitted that the proceeding was
unusual in its nature. Unless there was n
great emergency he should not be in favor of
| the passage of the resolution, and he thought
the state of tho country was such as would
justify the action of the majority. The gem
tlemon ON the other side had, step by step and
day after day obstructed tariff revision. The
majority had desired revision and q proper
revision, because the business men OF the
country dreaded to fall into the hands of u
democratic house. which in Il moment of mis-
take they had elected. Applause on the re-
publican side and derisiye laughter on the
democratic side.
! The vote was taken ON the adoption of the
resolution, and resulted-yeas 100, nays 20
the democrats generally refraining from
voting The following is the negative vote
NAYS.
| Bayne, Hardenbcrgh, Richie
| Beach, Harmer. Speer,
| Campbell, Ha2eltine, Walker,
| Ermentrout Ladd, Mhuhorne,
| Darrell Miller, Wilson,
| Fisher, Morse, Wise OF Pa.
| Ford, Rice of NO.,
The point of no quorum was raised.
A call Of the house was ordered, and, dis