The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-03-01

d 1nestions raised, and then said after on
p sullaiiDn, the democrats had consider
that The republican side would not hny
4 The hafdiho1d 90 dIfcgafd tho principles d
4 the con .uiion.
. BlacRbufn-"D Does the gentleman say IN
, resolution Is the result Of q conference ol
! ! this side"
n Hammond---'T told certain friends fel
10 my duty 10 raise the question, nd thci
said 10 wait and see whether tho other sid,
/ will do the wrong or not"
Hammond then quoted from the debates
, III the former congress against an Infringe
ment OF the senate on tho right Of the
he argued that the senate was
Obliged TO limit its tariff
legislation TO specific subjects;
that il was submitted by the house, and
had no right to tack tariff legislation on the
internal revenue bill.
Kasson offered as substitute for Ham
mond resolution, the following: THAT
this house insisting always on the privilege
20 originate bills for raising revenue, and
waving no right in respect to house bill
No. 553S, with the senate amendments,
hereby declares disagreement. with the sen
ate amendments TO the same, and asks for q
committee Of conference thereon, to be
composed of five members or the part Of
the house."
Carlisle raised point of order against the
substitute, as the bill was not before the
house, and gave notice, if it were in order,
he would offer an amendment TO agree to
the senate amendments.
The speaker said the resolution of the
gentleman from Georgia presented CUES
ton Of higher constitutional privilege,
and nothing could be done
| by way of amendment, other than such
| as grew out of that constitutional question.
| tnI To IL Ia gtniT nd
| the point of order.
Kasson then argued against HammOnd's
resolution, contending that when the house
sent to the senate the revenue bill, no mat
ter whether it related to taxation, internal,
or external, or both, the power attached to
| the senate to amend that bill in
respect to the subjects germane to the con-
! stitutional suhjaC matter. The conStitu-
tional subject matter was revenue, not rev.
enue derived from schedule A or b, or from
| Cincinnati or New York, but revenue
coming from the people. That made it
revenue bill, and the senate might add
on two or twenty amendments to it.
! Belford inquired whether if bill re-
| duced the tax on tobacco the senate will
add an amendment entirely revising the
tariff.
| Kasson replied, the question was whether
| the house had sent the senate revenue bill.
If so, the senate should amend it. How tar,
that was not constitutional question. 1t
WAS question for the senate first, and for
the house afterwards H9sklll offered, as a
substitute a resolution reciting the consti.
tutional question substantially as raised
| by Hammond, and declaring if the bill
shall be referred to a committee of confer
enCe, the constitutional feature shall also
be confided to the committee, which shall
submit its finding to the house.
! Carlisle raised point OF order against
! the substitute.
Haskell began his remarks by state
ment that the house tariff bill was dead,
killed by delay and obstruction.
| The speaker-''The chair desires TO hear
argument on point Of order"
Haskell said there was another bill on
the speakers table, and on that bill Funo
the hopes and faith of the people; tha'
fore congress adjourned they should have
tariff legislation. When Haskell closed his
remarks he stated he would yield his time
to the gentleman from, Ohio
mckinley. But the speaker held that on
discussion of point OF order, time could
not be so yielded, and recognized Ham
mond. Mckinley, however, made inquiry
of Haskell, who rose to reply but was
called to order by the speaker. He endeay-
ored to hold the floor long enough TO
answer the question, but repeated rapping
of the speaker gavel, and cries of order"
from the democratic side, drowned his
words. In an indignant manner Haskell
rose to question of personal privilege.
"Oh that is desPerate" exclaimed Black
burn, sarcastically.
The speaker-"Thc gentleman Will state
his question of privilege"
Haskell-"My question of personal priv
iege is | am denied my rights on this floor
under the parliamentary laws of the house"
The speaker-"The chair will state in the
fret place, the gentleman is sadly IN error,
because he had the floor to debate a
point OF order, subject at any tine
speaker recognized another, and tEr |
gentleman from Kansas is not entitled 10 |
8eGpng IN ,haS' fGIson the genJpmah riElTt |
to debate is not intringed." [Applause On
democratic side Il
Haskell-"I rise to a question OF
privilege ferries Of order Gentlemen on
the other side will not take me oil the lioor
by scogls. Let that be understood"
1.-THE speaker cannot take him OIL the
floor" suggested Blackburn,
Haskell's inquiry was, whether ne hau
no right TO ask unanimous consent 10 reply
to Mckinley There was objection.
The Speaker-"The chair simply asserts
its own right in respect to the conduct OF
this debate, and the gentleman from Geor'
gia Is recognized lapplause oh 'no
democratic side. ,-
The discussion of the point Of order ran
IN for some time, and in sustaining the
noint. Blackburn said the substitute was
an assumption Of power after the iashlon
of the electoral commission or tarlli COM
mission. 1t was a direct, flat and palpaDle
violation of the rules OF the house detected
as this had been declared.
The sneaker said he was satisfied the sub
stitute would not be in order II 1t under
took TO do anything more than to PROVIDE
for a disagreement with the senate on the
subiect OF the constitutional right OF the
two houses; but this was not done, and the
chair ovcrruled the point OF order.
Klott opposed Hammond's resolution;
Hammond said the country wouln uhueI-
stand that the majority was running over
the rules: that it was surrendering the
privileges of the people; that 1t was march
ing through the constitution IN oruer 10
take care Of monopolists. - ,u,.
Morrison contended, the house having
originated the revenue bill and sent II 10
the senate, it was in the power oil the sen
ate TO amend IL as 1t saw mt.
Robeson made a constitutional argument
against the right Of the senate TO originate
revenue legislation, whether undet Tue
guise of amending a house bill or not
blackburn thought he haza-ded nothing
in the assertion that though the RECORD dlu
not show'it, everybody knew ms tarln re-
vision was destined TO die, and IL was dying
NOV in tbe house OF Itself; asserted It's
friends. who did not intend that either the
senate bill or a conference bill should De en-
acted into a law.
Reed-"Does the gentleman mean 70 as
sert that he Is a friend OF the bilE
Black5urn-"He means 10 assert that
he would accept the senate bill in prefer
hpce TO anything likely to come from ne
committee of conference; and he WOULD
not concur in the senate ameDdments II y
was the only means 10 save us from the re-
suit Of the star cham Der inquisitloh IKE ~, ~
gbicb ii il prooosed to insugurate. We
sand here clammoring and demand
/ inc the poor privilege OF voting
10 concur or non-cOucur, ana We
L -. 49, "a We cannot even have a