The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-02-28
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Rry twist Of the wrist, and would have
reached the inside tof the limitations OF
the law.
The Speaker sal he had nothing to do
at present with tfIe question Of the Con-
stitutiOnRl prerOgktiVes Of the House 10
the matter OF OT inatlng tariff bills.
That question did bot enter into the de-
cision Of the point order made by the
gentleman from Kentucky (Blackburn(.
That gentleman rested his point solely
on the claim that his resolution, IL ad-
opted, would not y rule. The Chair
OVerrnled the point OF order.
MIR. Blackburn appealed, and Mr.. Reed
moved to lay the appeal on the table.
On this the yeas a ID nays were ordered.
As IL now wRnte1 but Ave minutes to
the hour for recesa that time was con-
sumed In confused and unsuccessful
effort to obYiate Hight session. Recess.
The Senate amendments to the naval
appropriation bill lWere nOn-cOncurred
In and q conferences appointed.
The House then proceeded, as the re-
gular order, 10 vote on taking the appeal
taken from the decision Of the Speaker
Overruling the point OF order raised by
Mr.. Blackburn against Mr.. Reeds reso-
luton. The appeal was tabled-ayes 1l6,
noes 90.
Mr.. Reed demanded the epreviOus ques-
tion.
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 nom
concur In the Senate amendment in the
internal revenue.
No, sir.
The previous question was ordered
yeas 1877, nays 1O5,
Mr. flnFltnlA nnnnaah thn EaanlufInVN In,
brief speech. In his opinion 1t was q
mOnstrOus proposition. II seemed to
hlm the friends OF the measure would at
least accord to the gentlemen who diff
cred from them the poor privilege Of
casting their votes according to their
honest convictions. With that view he
moved to recommit the resolution to
the Committee on Rules, with instruc-
tions to that committee that II 1t were
again reported to the House, 1t would
be 30 amended. that the House might be-
permitted to vote to concur, or non. con-
cur, in the Senate amendments.
Mr.. Reed raised the point OF order
that there was no provision 10 the rules
which looked to a reeOmmittal, with in
structions, OF resolution for q change
Ofrules, He called attention to the fact
that rule No. IL. under which q recon-
initial Was allowed. used the word
"bill," nothing sboltcEesOlution."
Messrs. Carlisle and Kalaal4eO1tens
ed the word bill" wfs used In general
sense, and included ''resOlutions."
Mr.. Carlisle quoted from the proceed
ings which occurred In the House on
the 10Th OF January, 1889, to show that
q motion to recOmmit had been enter
tanned by Speaker Keiier, upon a Teso-
luton 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 reeommit.
Mr.. Rsgan, in opposing the point of
order, read rule II, stating that he
would apologize to any other assembly
than this for reading arule when 1t was
so plain in it's provisions.
Mr.. Hammond 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 em-
braeed in some cases an entire bill. The
decision on the question remained q
secret, because the majority dare not ask
the Speaker tOTule upon 1t.
Mr.. Haskell-I do not want to say that
IL 1t would result in tariff legislation l
would foresee 1t tonight.
Mr.. Hammond-Where is your bill :?
Put 1t to the test.
The Speaker said no precedent had
been cited which sustained the right to
recOmmit a resolution. The case cited
by the gentleman from Kentucky Gar
lisle) was no precedent; first, because
the previous question had not been or
dered; second. because no point ~ order
had been raised against the motion to
recommit- Quoting from rule No. II,
he held that 1t referred in its terms to q
bill only. and sustained the point OF or
der.
An appeal taken By Mr. Carlisle was
laid on the table--yeas l25. nays 80.
Mr.. Cox, Of New York, then took the
hoOr In opposition tOithe resolution. He
denounced 1t as a fraud ON Parliament
ary law, fraud on all that was just
and fair. 1t was revolutionary.
Mr.. House said the3report made by the
Committee on Rules was crime against
the American peOple who would hold
that party responsible which dared to
commit it. 1t was An unbIushing at
tempt to concoct In the secret chamber
Of packed conference committee a
tariff bill. Never before In the Legisla-
tive halls of free country had such an
outrageous effort been made.
Mr.. KRssOn quoted ironically from
Mr.. Houses remark: "a crime against
the American people," what was that
crtmeT To take Sb0DUV,OOO taxation on
the people and restoring freedom to the
business of the cOuntryp fApplause on
the Republican side.l That was the
crime, and God grant that the Republi-
can party would neYBr attempt to per-
petrate a worse crimA than that.
Mr.. Blackburn said that II this TeVolu-
ton was to be accom- blished, If this out
rage was to be effected, the Republicans
would alone be responible- He wiped
his hands OF all responsibility aud wo Ild
refrain from voting. ri
Mr.. Reed admitted the proceeding un-
usual. Unless in great emergency he
should not be in favor OF the passage Of
the resolution, and he thought the state
of the country was such as would justify
the action Of the majority. The gentle
man on the other side had, step by step,
and day after day INSTRUCTED tariff re-
vision. The majority had desired g re-
vision and a prOperi revision, because
the business men of lhe country dreaded
70 fall into the hand4 of the Democratic
House which In q IhDment Of mistake
they had elected. Applause on the Re-
publican side and ddrisiYe laughter on
Democratic side-l Il Ae vote on the adop-
tion of the resolu tionffesulted-yeasI I2O,
nays 20, the Democrats generally re-
framing from voting. The following Is
the negative vote: Aessrs. Bayne, Camp
bell, DOrrell, Ford, Hariner, Beach. Er-