The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-04
as BAGS.
The Delays in the Tariff Debate.
The Ignoble Methods Adopted by
the Republicans.
The Excuses They offered for the
Five Minute Speeches.
Ostensibly to Give Every Opponent
an Opportunity to Speak,
But it is Noticed That the Same Men
Who Engaged In tho General
Discussion Are the Ones
Now Talking.
Special Dispatch to The Appeal.

Special Dispatch to The Appeal
WASHINGTON, June 3.--Tho House has
now spent three whole DAYS In the consid-
Grafton Of the Mills tariff bill by sections,
under the five minute rule, and when il
adjourned yesterday afternoon the ninth
line Of the bill had just come up for con-
sidcration. The first five lines are occu-
pied by the cnacting clause aud the date
at which the bill should 20 into effect 10
that in reality only three lines OF the bill
proper have yet been considered. They
provide that timber, hcwn and sawed,
and timber used for spars aud in building
wharyes, >" and "timbcrsquarcd and sided"
should be exempt from duty. Mr.. Iaul-
bee, Of Kentucky, moved an amendment
striking these lines out, and Friday
and yesterday were consumed in debate
ON the amendment. That Is to say tho
speeches were ostcnsibly on this amend
mcnt, but rs q matter OF fact, with one or
two exceptions, they had no more relation
to the pending question rs 60 Whether or
not the amendment should be adopted
than they had Ia the man Ia the moon.
They were simply speeches on tho tariff
proposition Yesterday Mr. Baync, u
Pennsylvania stated ia the House that tho
reason 80 much time was required hy tho
Republicans for speech making during this
five minute debate was that there were a
number Of members ON that side who
had not an opportunity a. speak during
the general debate, aud who were de-
sirous Ut expressing their views on this
question. AZ iirst sight this appeared 10 bo
an honest statement, but astimc prl srcsscs
and the same old speakers who occupied
hour after hour during the general debate
continue 10 explain their views a. the gil-
lerics. IL becomes apparent that Mr..
Baync's statement WIS merely feeble at
tempt Ia cloak the pll object oi the Re-
publcans, namely, 90 prolung the debate
M much "a possible. There has not been
q single Republican heard on this subject
since the nyc.minute rule was adopted in
relation TO the pending bill Who MAS not
| heard nj length during the general dcba,e.
! Probably morn candid aud truthful ex-
] PLANTATION Of their action WIS the one given
| by Mr.. Reed during little culloqny
which onsucd between Mr. Mills aud
himself II was O'Clock aud
the greater part Of the session Of
yesterday had been devoted 10 the debate
on the motion IN strike out line eight. Mr..
Mills rose aud moved that the debate
should boz closed in ten minutes. Mr..
Raync suggested that Mr.. Mills need not
try 81 apply the g1g Law To the House
since II was not fair tn the Republicans.
Mr. Mills replied by referring 10 the TACT
that three DAYS hal already been pasged
In consideration II the iiut few lines II
the bill. lie thought the Democrats had
been liberal enough. and lac wanted To
know how long Il would take ~ finish tho
hill nc the present rate OF prUgrHs. Mr..
Reed suggested that progress would 10
lust ns rapid u the House was allowed
a. go on In is way The present ratio
Of progress was not IN be- taken as an
indication of what II would bc later. AZ
present. Mr.. Reed said, member, hayo
the general proposition fresh In their
minds aud In the discussion oi the inst
few clauses In the bill % vas not s1rpds-
ing II they discussed the general pfopo-
sitions, together with the general timber
feature hciprr the House. This was con-
sidcrcd aB an intimaiinn that Nh Reeds
followers were at present delivering them
selves 1T u upyuluUus load 0l wind, aud
when they bal got ri 81 it, would scitlo
down and make no murn uuncrD sIry de-
lNNA lUtfe were HFNffh| lulfiNHIlUN ltAt-
ufps in the debate Of yesterday, not tho
least IT which was tho TACT that Mr..
Randall voted with tho Democrats on
every occasion but one. The exception
WIS when be- Offered nu amendment io tho
bill. Tho following Republicans 800 voted
with ihe Democrats ipr lUu lumber
Mcfsu Anderson, Morrill, aud RYAN, II
Kansas. Nelson and Lind. Of Minnesota,
FELTON,. IT California, and Fuller, ot Iowa.
Mr. Taulbcc. Of kentucky, isa Democrat,
but be- Gays that his constituents arc
against free lumber aud that be- vill there
fore rndoayof Ia have that portion II tho
hIll amended liut be viz careful also 10
say that oven II his amendments ar not
accepted hc will vote iur the hi.l Every
amendment that has been offered IN lar
has been voted down. The Democrats
have presented a solid front aud express
their determination a. carry ihC bill
through In ~ present. shape nnl 10 seems
very likely that they will easily succeed.
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