Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-09-03

committee.
Mr.. Haskell--Let me say word,
for think it may be of some service
TO our friends on both side Of House.
However desirable it may be to cut
off pro forma amendments and de-
bate thereon, if my friend from Penn
sylvania Mr.. Miller will think
moment he will see that this bill is so
peculiar in its nature, almost every
line of it being a separate and distinct
Item, that all member has to do i'll
order to get an opportunity to
speak for five minutes is to
make some substantial amendment OF
the rate of duty proposed. There
fore, it will amount to the same thlhg
precisely as what is technically term
ed pro .forma amendment.
Therefore, / believe it is the best
not to raise any point of order OIL pro
forma amendments or to attempt to
yet fine ruling of the Chair on the
pro forma idea, and so attempt TO
hold men closely to the rule as to con-
Gning them in argument to the sub
hereinafter of the amendment, for
the simple reason that all member
has to do when checked on that line
is to move some substantial amend
ment by way of changing the rate of
duty proposed. That is the reason
why members of the Committee on
Ways and Means have made no OBJ
lection To such amendments.
Mr.. Miller-I shall insist upon the
Chair ruling on this question of Or
der. Unless some such action is Ia
ken this bill would not have passed
this Committee of the Whole before
The 4th day of March next.
Yesterday l observed that amend
ment after amendment was offered to
each line of this bill as we reached it,
and often, too, by persons who did
not seem 10 understand even the form
or substance of the amendments they
were offering. The prOprietY of tax
ing beeswax, soap, and castor oil was
discussed at length, and the time OF
the House taken up, as though the
people of this country would be crush
ed by such legislation.
If it was the intention of the oppo-
nents OF this bill to offer and discuss
amendments which were germane l
would not raise this point of order.
But when observe that such amend
ments are offered for the sole purpose
of retarding the progress of the bill,
for the sole purpose Ofpreventing the
action of the Committee of the Whole
upon it, then l raise this point of Or
der and | ask the Chair to rule on it.
Mr.. Atkins-Mr. Chairman
The Chairman-The Chair is pre-.
pared to rule on the point of order.
Mr.. Atkins-I rise to a parliament
} arv inquiry. 49,
The Uhairman-The gentleman will
, state it.
Mr.. Atkins-I desire to inquire if the
gentleman from Kentucky Mr.. Nc
J Kenziel did not withdraw his amend
ment by unanimous consent and i
, the gentleman from Texas Mr.. Rea
Q ganl did not thereupon renew 1t ant
yield the time, to which he was emit
, tied under the rule, to the gentleman
+ from Kentucky? If so, is not the gen
: teman from Kentucky in order!
The Chairmau-The Chair under
4 stands that what the gentleman from
t Tennessee MIR. Atkinsj states is tn
G fact. The gentleman from Kentuck.
+ Mr.. McKenzie] withdrew his pr
forma amendment, and the gentle
It man from Texas Mr.. Reagan the
o took the floor, renewed the amend
1t ment and yielded his time to the gel
II teman from Kentucky. The Chat
1t therefore rules that the gentlema
Is from Kentucky is in order, and wi
d proceed.
= Mr.. McKenzie-All these irrelC
IS want remarks which have been mad
s. OH point of order are somewhi
II damaging to the continuity of IN
k speech. Laughter.
10 Mr.. Miller-I rise to parliamer
IF tary inquiry.
% Mr.. McKenzie-I decline to yiel
a. to the solemn gentleman from Penn
l. sylvania [ Mr.. Millerl
The Chairman-1he gentlema
he from Kentucky declines to yield, al
K will proceed.
Mr.. McKenzie-The remarks of Il
pc cool headed, mild-mannered, unfrel
We zled gentleman from Pennsy Ivan
Mr.. Miller have added great sc
e. emnity to these proceedings, and
= therefore proceed with my remar
mt with great misgivings.
want to call the attention of t
We House to the fact that last year,
r. members will possibly recollect, l o
be jccted to the delegation of the POI
he ers of the Committee on Ways al
of Means to that association of middl
lie. aged and highly unprejudiced spe
all ialists known as the Tariff Comm
sion. Laughter. Ibid not then |
cal lieve that the Tariff Commission h
ia. any more ability to revise our systC
ire of revenue than had the Commit
lx- OH Ways and Means. But after rea
is ing the bill reported by that comm
Il 1 tee, and comparing 1t with the
ted port of the Tariff Commission and
Use. recommendations, l desire publ
to retract every utterance | made
will that occasion. Laughter.
IAN Now look at the free-list of t
on bill it is full of goodness and wisd
lin and benevolence. OF see here, 9
thank God for it, that the Commit
on Ways and Means haveput "blo,
out on the free-list. Laughter. Sir
you were to levy tax of only c
the gallon on all the blood which ,
have extracted, through the me
cky of your infamous tariff, from
mt? American people, you could pay
national debt in twelve months
ield have large surplus in the fed
.en- treasury. Considering the enorm
amount that you have heretofore
!, l tracted, you need not levy any |
xas. hibitory duties on it, nor need
and permit it to come in free. 1t il
ready drug in the market.
of Then l find that the committee
That put "bone-dust" on the l'ree-list.
God, gentlemen, you are manu-
of turing bone-dust in pauper gri
yards whenever you propose to
t of quinine, and you are making it
nent fast. Laughter.
bate You have put "muSk and civet
ther the free list. Now, when | com
par contemplate this bill, looking at
its altitude and its pulchritude, il
the concayity and It's convexitY, il
G Oh obliquity and its iniquity
like exclaiming with old King
uhan comtom MA tine thn iuUratil