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eSiscsSuts Wf utiuutnE the people.
hasson, in reply, laid the blame Of delay
log the bill on the democratic side, which
statement was receised with derisive ex-
| carnations from that side.
Haskell immediately moved that the
committee rise and the motion will be
agreed TO. He also moved that all debate
on We pending and succeeding schedules
OF the bill be closed In an hour.
Carlisle raised the point Of order that the
motion was not In order.
The discussion on Carlisle's point Of or
der Is progressing amid a good deal Of cor
Fusion and excitemeut; Carlisle, Hammond.
o GeoTgia, and Randall, being the promi-
nent spcs ers on the democratic side; and
side.
Hammond asserted that Haskell,s motion
had been made in the heat of passion, and
called attention TO the fact that Il would
not expedite action on the bill, for a thon-
sand amendments nigh. be offered aud ten
thousand votes might be had.
Haskell inquired whether he meant to
state that ten thousand amendments would
be offered. ~
Hammond replied, with much warmth,
that sooner than have such an outrage as
was contemplated consummated, he would
stand on his feet and offer million amend
ments himself.
speech, but protested agAins1 ~ wrong
which was to be perpetrated, and he warned
the republicans that unless they wish to
push the democrats to the condition OF OBJ.
struc'ionists, they should hesitate, or they
the democratsl would assume that atti.
tude.
Just after Hammond's remark, Dunnell,
member OF the ways and means committee,
expressed his surprise at the unabated in.
m tal In h.. ls,... An
view Of the fact that there was no earthly
hope Of its passage. Members have been
debating the provisions Of the bill,
mtted 1t was not to be- passed.
Referring to the appointment OF the tariff
commission, he said he had opposed the
appointment because, he said, he saw Just
what was to be a fact in the history Of
tie ihs, iorsy.seyenth congress. What
done had not been done.
but had been turned over TO the commits.
sion. Now, within few days Of Gnai
adjournment, with one,third OF the
enormous bill passed over, every
body was impressed with the conviction
the bill could never pass. II was utterly
beyond the expectation OF It's most san
gnine supporter that the bill would pass.
The house had been deluding itself, dclud.
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business interests OF the country. Tho
secret fiat had gone forth that the bill should
not pass the congress. Already steps had
been taken to pass through tho house next
Monday the internal revenue bill taking
oil from capital what labor demanded
should be taken oil. Therefore, Dunnell
continued, I'VE are here debating bill
disowning ourselves on this side, as the
dominant party" [Applause on the dem
His speech revived the interest irf the de.
bate, and knot OF members who SUR
rounded him during its delivery, moved ,lp
the aisle to listen more attentiycly 70 Kas.
son, who rose to reply. Ifthe house, he said.
had confined itselfto proper consideration
ot the business questions embraced In the
bill, the measure would have been passed
before. this 1t was not on the republican
s,de oi the house the responsibility rested.
| lDersive laughter and cries Of "oh l'' from
the democratic side. He had advocated
the tariff commission IN order to bring
the house IN contact with the people and
not leave the lobbyists TO give Information
10 the committee OF ways and means: that
com mission was appointed aud its report
made. The ways and means committee
took 1t as the basis OF action, made moditi-
cations " ~ promptly as
possible, and brought 70 the houss bill,
4 VI
nelll had not been present with the com.
mlttee as he ought to bave been. helping
to facilitate It's examination. (Appauss
republican sidel He wanted debate closed.
lie wanted the bin passed ..but
you, he concluded pointing to the demo.
cratic side, stand here obstrnctlng II.
Immediately the house was In great con.
fusion, Morrison, Carlisle aud Tucker. be-
ing on their ieet In emphatical denial OF
IL "a = tiNn and la.
ing 70 be recognized to make privileged
motion,
Comparative quiet then being restored.
Haskell moved that the committe, rise and
report the bill to the house, as suggested BY
kasson.
CarIisle--"The gentleman knows that Il
is not q privileged question: Haskelps
motion having been agreed TO-
, lne speaker l,..sr resumed the chair
so into committee of the whole, and mend.
ing that, moved that all debate on the
pending section OF the bill be closed In
one hour.
Not comprehendlng the wide scope oftlis
motion, which would cut an
debate on tho pending schedue
and all remaining schedules, Carlisle
exclaimed, We will accept that, . but upon
iaskells explaining what he inten ief by
his motion, Carlisle raised the point Of
order that the motion was not In order.
II you will will give us bill making
20 per cent. reduction exclaimed Morri.
sou, I'VE will pass IL before night" [Cries
of"Vote, vote" on the republican side.I
Carlisle then took the floor in advocacy
Of. his point OF order, He said
this vas proposition to do
what had never yet been done
IN the house since the organization q the
government, so far as he knew, and II the
gentleman from Kansas could cite a single
instance in which such a motion had been
entertained, he would have nothing TO say.
Haskell, in opposition to the point
OF order, planted himself on the fair face
OF the rules of the house He knew
perfectly well II had been the habit OF Tie
house to close the debate on paragraphs as
they were reached in committee, but he
also knew 1t had the power to close
aeoa,e ae ane IN @ section, as he proposed should
begun on tho pending section Of
the pending bill, which Was
all that was required BY the rules.
The house had the power to consider y by
paragraphs but, over and above all. by n
plain law, which any common man might
read as he ran, " had that power altcr
five minutes debate had bsgun on
that section. II understand this motion Is
NV o"o H""c every uhy, out tue
great emergency that now exists In thin
house Is not one that comes every dsy.
IDeIisive laughter on the democratic side
We have been CHALLENGED by men on the
other side that We were derellct In our
duty"
Blackburn-"I don't understand that as
an argument on the point OF ORDER"
Haskell completing his sentencc) And
Will put the matter to q test here and
now Applause on republican sidel
Blackburn said he was not surprised that
the gentleman from Ksnsas wandered from
APPOINT Of order. Neither he or any ono
else could sue out warrant and hnd prece-
dent for the motion which he made.
Never before had II been attempted 10
close debate upon the provisions Of the rsv-
enue bill, the subject-mattero Of which had
never been considered In committee Of
whole. Forty-four pages Of this bill had
been considered, and the motion Was 10
close the mouths Of members until