The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-27

make any threats, Tor De nAu no pun pOse VI
putting them into execution; but he came
TO ask that the house Of it was 10 be strip
ped of its constitutional prerogative
10 originate tariff legislation should at
least have the privilege OF cOncurring IN
what the senate bad originated. IL par
.izan prejndices could be laid aside he
could not but believe that the
unbiased Judgment of every intelli-
gent man would force him
To the conclusion that this proposition was
make-shiit to meet party exigencieS, AID
could not be fairly Incorporated into the
system OF the rules Of the house. II the
proposition we're agreed TO, the majority
would have adopted process of indirection
by parliamentary twist OF the wrist, and
would have reached the inside of the limita.
tions of law.
The speaker said he had nothing to do at
present with the question of constitutional
prerogatives OF the house in the matter OF
originating the tariff bill. That question
did not enter into the decision OF the point I
OF order made by the gentleman from Ken
lucky blackburn. That gentleman based
his point solely upon the claim that this
resolution, If adopted, would not be rule.
Ii would be rather early for the chair TO de-
eide wha, it was. 1t was reported as q rule
and was before the house; but, passing
that, it was perfectly competent for the
house, when the subject was properly
before it, to change every rule and
all rules which had been adopted. Early
in the session II resolution had oeen
adopted authorizing the committee on
rules TO report at any time any change OF
rules or u new rule. That right OF this
committee had been exercised, perhaps, IN
this case, aud this rule had
been reported rs a substitute
for various propositions referred TO. II the
chair could look TO that, it might be, IN this
an exceptional case, TO put aside other
rules, even for that providing for suspen-
sion OF the rules, bu. the greater certainty
certainty included the lesser. A rule
might be reported from the commit
tee properly, which would suspend or
repeal, or annul, or SGT aside every
rule of the house, standing or special,
and If the house choose to affirm that re
port, IL would certainly be competent for
the house to do so. In this case, though,
the report might apply TO hut a single great
and important measure. IL seemed clear
to the chair it would be Z rule to the extent
to which 1t went, and perhaps
the gentleman from Kentucky
blackburn might see this. In
this one special case il went to the end.
The chair oyerruled the point Of order,
Blackburn appealed, and Reed moved to
lay the appeal on the table, On this the
yeas and nays were ordered.
AS il wanted but five minutes to the hour
for recess, that time was consumed in
confused and unsuccessful effort to obyiale
night session. Recess.
EVENING SESSION.
The senate amendments to the naval APP
preparation bill were nOn.concuTred in, and
Il conference committee appointed.
The house then proceeded, as the regular
measure, to vote on tabling the appeal of
Blackburn against the speaker overruling
the point OF order raised against Reed by
Blackburn. The appeal was tabled--yeas,
ll6; nays, 95,
Reed demanded the previous question.
Carlisle inquired whether Reed would
permit an amendment to be offered which
would give the house opportunity to vote
to concur or non-concur in the senate
amendments to the internal revenue bill.
Reed-"No, sir !"
The previous question was ordered-yeas,
III; nays, l05.
Carlisle opposed the resolution in brief
speech. In his opinion il was monstrous
1t seemed to him that the
friends of the measure would at least accord
to the gentlemen who differed from them
the poor privilege of casting their
votes according to their honest convictions.
With that, he moved to recommit the reso-
luton to the committee on rules, with in
structions to that committee that if it were
again reported tie the house, it should
be 80 amended that the house might be
in the senate amendments.
Reed raised the point Of order that there
was no provision in the rules which looked
to q rec"mmit'al, with instructions, of
resolution for change of rules.
He called attention TO the TACT that rule
No. II, under which recommt tai was at
tanned, used the words "bill" ard said
nothing about resolution"
Carlisle and Randall Contcnded that the |
word bill was used in a general sense |
and included resolutions.
Carlisle quoted from the proceedings |
which occurred i'll the house the 10Th of |
January, 1882, to show that the motion. |
10 recommit had been entertained by |
Speaker Keter on the resolution from the |
committee on rules changing the rules of |
,he house,
Calklns called attention TO tue fact that |
no point of order had been raised against
The motion to recommit.
Reed again spoke against opposing |
the point of order aud again read rule II, |
md said he would apologize to any other |
than tins for reading a rule which |
was so plain in its assertions
Hammond alluded TO the motion made |
several days ago by Haskell to close debate |
on the house tariff BILL on the ground that |
The word section" embraced in some |
Eases an entire bill. The decision on the |
question remained secret because the ma.
ority dare not ask the speaker to rule on it. |
Haskell-"l want to say that if it would |
result in tariff legislation ! would force it
tonight"