The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-06

StrucC business. Iney were asserting tnat
the peoples representatives had right to
challenge the wisdom OF the committee on APP
Preparations. This motion was the expiring
throe of repentant party; it was the death
bed confession by which the Republicans
sought to save lot of political souls. The
Republican papers to-day said the time had
not yet come to apply the whip and insert
the gag. The majority, of the party had
shown itself ready and willing
to resort to revolutionary meth
ods whenever necessity compelled or
drove them. Let the Republicans go on with
their revenue legislation and appropriation
bills. The minority had borne manacles
often enough at the hands of arbitrary
power but thank God there were but four
weeks left in which Republicans could EN-
ploy and practice that abused and prostituted
pgwer Applause on the Democratic sidel.
II you do it, continued Mr.. Blackburn 1 tell
you row, trust that the tyranny you teach
rs We will execute, and il will go hard, but we
Will letter the example. We ask you now
for an opportunity to amend and debate this
bill. We challenge you to come to its con-
sheraton, not under gags and fetters, but
~ open debate, and let the governments
Interest be fairly and justly considered.
l4pplause on the Democratic sidel.
Mr.. Cannon said he would not attempt to
rlply TO the eloquent declaration of the gem
tFman from Kentucky. This was propo-
siion for the welfare of the interest of the
t5Hntry. 1t was n proposition 10 dispose of
fpfmal business, and the gentlemen on the
other side oppose it so as to render impos-
Sbie any legislation touching the revenues of
lhe country.
The motion to suspend the rules and bring
lhe bill up for consideration was lost
feas 1876. nays 10S-not the necessary two
birds in the affirmative
ANOTHER PROPOSITION.
Later in the day, proposition TO suspend
tie rules and adopt a resolution to the effect
hat tie House would, on the 18th day of.
february, order the tariff bill to vote, was
i,jected by reason of failure to receive the
hecessary two-thirds in the affirmative.
In the course of debate, Mr.. Carlisle said
he House had only been considering the
hriff bill fdr one week, and now, at the first
opportunity, it was proposeGfD limitits con-
liberation 10 one week more. The House had
BOT as yet completed two schedules, and they
bv no mems the most important By the
end of heweek the metal schedule would
have heen posed but the committee of the
whole wolild not have reached those sched-
aes whe;e large increases of taxation were
made. l cotton and WOODEN schedules there
vas an iicresse OF taxation to the amount of
millony He stood here as anxious to see
NIle pdSdRG Oh II proper measure as any gen.
leman could be, but he stood here
also todemand for the representatives of the
peoplethat right which had always been en-
jOyed by them-the right OF free speech
tU the interest of the tax payers of the
ountry Applause on the Democratic
tdel He should protest against any meas
ire calculated to stiae the right of the peo-
les representatives on a bill which pro-
bosed 10 tax them to the extent of at least
500, 000. 600 [Applause on the Democratic
sidel. Ii Congress were to pass measure
making any insignificant reduction of reve-
nue and at the same time increasing taxa
~. 1t would be claimed n year after that
she question was settled, and If the Demo-
erafs undertook to reopen il they would be
subject to the accusation of being simply
agitators and disturbers of business interests
Mr. Hatch though it came with bad grace
From the gentleman from Pennsylvania to
ask the House in five days to passa tari Fl bill,
wien, during a session of eight months, the.
sane gentleman mad declared by bill which
he had brought in and championed. that
hfier thirty years of delving in this tariff
question, lie was unable to manage it, and
wanted to relegate his high trust to a tariff
commission, vet, having raised that commits
sion, he swept its report aside and brought
before the country bill which increased the
rates recommended by il.
I Mr.. Haskell commented on the fact that
the country had waited six years, and had
waited in vain, for a revision of the tariff at
the hands of the Democratic party. Now
q Republican Congress had brought in a bill
largely reducing taxation, the Democratic
side of the House said Nay" [Applause on
the Republican side
Mr. Mckinley believed the Democratic
side bad made up its mind deliberately,
that if it could be prevented no tariff legis-
lation should be enacted by this Congress.
Mr.. Sprilger-That is not SO.
Mr. McKinley-I have no doubt of it.
When We proposed the commission bill. you
were crying for the revision of the tariff. de-
clarng that this proposition was can affida-
Wit for a continuance" but we passed 1t, and
it is the gentlemen on the other side who are
making IAN affidavit for a continuance"
Applause on the Republican side.l have
heard representative men on the other side
of the House say hey could amend this bill
until the 4th of March. and that they would
do it, rather than that the Republican party
should paas a tariff bill. [Great confusion,
and cries of "name your men," from the
Democratic side.
Mr. McKenze-Name your men; defy
you to name them.
Mr. McKinley-Does the gentleman want
me to name them?
Mr. McKenzie-Yes.
Mr.. McKinley-I Rn name them by the
score
Mr. McKenzie-You can't name one.
Mr. McKinley-I can name men on the
very committee on which l serve who were
honest enough to say that rather than have
the bill passed as reported by the committee
on ways and means they would sit here until
the 4th of March before the bill should be
adopted. [Derisve laughter on the Demo
cratic side and cries of "Oh, that is another
thing"]
Mr. McKinley-I ask that we pass the tariff
bill, because the business interests of the
country demand it. The business interests
want rest and certainty, and above all they
do not want Democratic Congress to make
for them a free-trade bill [Applause on the
side.
Mr.. Reed in brief speech, charged the
Democrats with an intention to defeat the
bill, and then the motion to suspend the
rules and adopt the resolution was lost
yeas 139. nays 102-not the necessary two
thirds in the affirmative.