Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-13
withdraw one snendnen. to make way

withdraw one amendment TO make va
for another.
Mr.. B-eckeDricgc-"Is was, IS the gen
tlemsn very we'll understood, done onl!
on unsrimoug consent"
Mr. K-lly-"And protest essins: be
iFg Occurred by you while am here inRJ
Cncisi capacity Gs teller Nj. Chairman
! will you call that gentleman to order?'
Applause sne laughter.
Mr Scott ssie be was willing materis
amendments Should be fully and fairly
discussed, tut when amendments CT q
dilatcIy character were offered he would
object TO their Withdrawal, and he would
stay here until the 4th of March and vote
upon them. Applause
| Mr.. Reed OF Maine, suggested that the
gentleman having sesn absent at the con-
Tentisr, was Lacking in knowledge ss to
Whist had been going on in committee.
TIE gentleman said he Was opposed to
formal, Amendments for the purpose Of
delay. Thera sever had been any such
amendments MADE, nor was the purpose
| Of sn7 formal smezdment to cause delay,
but for bona sde discussion. Thsra had
never been any attempt to induce zen to
talk, nor any disposition manifested to
cause any UNNECESSARY discussions. Il
aea ell been as Spontaneous 81 the action
Of ths last Penhsylvasis convention.
Mr.. Breckenridge Of Arksnpas IL CURED
whether the gentleman from feans! lvania
&r. Kslly) wss wiling that it should 20
Uut to the c9sntry that the Republicans
are a.ibuetering against the bill.
Mr.. Kelly expressed his willingness
thse the coaatry ssould know that ne was
resisting az attempted tyranny.
The vote then proceeded, but no quo
rum voted, sld another roll call YVES or
deIed.
a quorum havirg appeared, Mr. Scctt
attempted % state mis- view OF the si:us-
ioD, but he Wss INST vita critics OF "reg
ulcr order' from The Republican side.
Mr.. k5llv sid while the gentleman
CGr. Scot) WAS absent CREST courtc sys
osd prevailed IN the COMMITTEES
IL regard to the off5rlng Of
amendments on the other side,
When he (K4-ly) had aris5n to makeM
request the gentleman (ScotN had ariBfh
sud siienced linn as dilstory, as if4Hs
K ;fer G lsw was already e1scted.
Sons wErmth WAS sh1wn throughout
tRe cole qly, but by earressefJrts made by
the Chairman sud CaEnoR OF Illinois, aud
Mcmillan Ct TeuDetsee, good nature WAS
restored, ind the s0Gr w4B accorded 10
Mr.. Scott who discldined Any int.n+Iop
Of being iscIi9uS in Ms OIL C
ticn 70 the Withdrawal f Er
Kelly's BotiJa. But when the
formal Gmendalouts were pasje simply for
the purpose Ct ttl.y h9 believed it to be
hi5 du'Y N the ia'erest Ct tbs MN CT the
country 1h0sg iG .etegts we're mare or less
ie9pa dizad even by discus sion q tRo aill
Ia enGetyjr 30 secure v3te upl- the
Re2suse, 50 Tbs. III h2si2ess y a I the
country would know YTlaI theV bad 20 DO
ii Crdsr &c rlsa,g4 their tfltrs. He
had nc o'her OIL c. il vieH, Df cause, as
8 bai es5 uGl hinsei', he kew
that wnether this bill might be
for the best interests CT the country, II it
should pass, CT whether il might rot be
to the best interest Of the county curing
its sgitatioD. no merchant, no nl2nl!sc-
turer, no business man could Tell from
ore Gay 10 another wAAt he could do or
what he CH.ht to DO IL orter to mausge
mis- bRliress- Applause or The r publ |
CAL side He oelievsd thss both parties |
could meet the issue Involved in the bill |
The r 3pu 0licsas could meet it by saying |
shat they h2d dens nothing TO obBtrac! il, |
and then # il did not pass they could holc |
the ms 25ity responsible for the fixture.
Mr.. Kelly then eff red his formal |
amendment 10 strike out the last word, |
snd h6 protested that he had CHared NO !
amendment during the ten or twslVs days |
Of TIE discussion from ssy other thaz q |
credi'a5le end patriotic motive. Hs hsd !
s right TO Infer that il the gentleman had |
oeeH In his seat dsrlps the lest few days |
9h would not have assumed that his |
(Kolls's) Purposes wers not frank and
patriotic. He withdrew his formal
sRendnsn'. aud his motion TO striks juts
quits from the free list wss defeated.
The committee rose and the House ad-
burned.