Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Housa AgsIa Takes up It's Pro
Ieussd WrsngI@iGVer the Diree!
Tax Bill.
The Matter Gncs Over TIL Monday In
About lhs srnae Shape it Has Been
for soma Tins.
Fiftieth Congress.
TIE HOUSE.

this morning at 1880 IN continuation O
Wednesdays session. Mr.. K. b. fayioi
of Ohio having dem snded the regular OF
der the Speaker stated that the pending
question was upon the motion OF hr' lay
lor that the II use resolve itself into com
Iuittee of the whole on the direct tax Dill
M. Oates Of Alabama was Immediately
on hand with q motion for recess unu
& O'Clock, which was supplemented oJ
Mr.. Weaver OF iowa with motion to sue
stitute o'clocz, sHd further supplement
ed bV Br, ckenrIdge Of Arkansas with
molten substituting O'Clock. the 10
day of the lntest was thereupon formal
opened without signs OF weakening Oh
either side.
At the conclusion Of one roll call, MT
Oates of Alsbsm1, inquired whether toe
friends OF the bll would permit ie"
hours debate upon IL without conditions
In reply Mr.. Red OF Maine, said that
the friends of tue measure were ready to
grant any time which might be required
for full and Complete debate, desiring
sImoly that the previous question shall
be considered as ordered, vote De
taken oa The passs &c Of the bill st some
definite time.
MI. OAkt6 buSeSohSO HbNN -
stantia.ly the same proportion WHICH HSu
previously been { hered
Mr.. Reed admitted that 1t WAS SUB
stsntialIy the same and said thst he Wss
hsppy to state that the friends of the Dill
had been perfectly willing to DO the
reasonable Ihing from the htst TO last.
Mr.. Oates SAID that the gentlemen on
the other side were conscious OF their
power to vote down any amendment and
pass the bill, leaving the opponents no
opportunity to compromise. All leglsla
ton proceeded on the idea OF compro-
mise, and il he agreed that the previous
question should De ordered on
the hill in advance all the ma
i,rIty would have to do would be to
slt still and vote down every amendment.
They plumply asked the opposition to NIX
an hour wnen 1t was willing to strike Tvs
colors and surrender.
Mr.. r led replied that uL Ter the coDstl-
tuition tue m,j Iriry was compelled 10 de-
eide what amendment 1t would ADOPT,
what bills it would pass, and what ollls II
would refuse 10 pass. HIS proposition
siEp,y exercised that Constitutional right.
Under the constitution, legislation was
the result Of the action OF the nal lTiy,
and not the result Of the yield
ing of l66 members to sixty Two
ueub ars On q quesi n which the House
was peri ctly Competent 10 ceal with.
The msiority WAS eager to allow any
amount Of debate aud any number OF
amendments. II the amendments were
adopted the matter would 60 INTO con-
ference. II not the bill would pass as 1t
stood and would pass oy virtue Of having
RmsiJrltV # ne repre- sentatives of the
people Of the Unite o!Ststes in favor CT l..
He had made his proposition and II
seemed to BIN that . ayfGring man
could apprehend it.
MIR. Oates said 1t WAS perfectly clear
that under the constitution the House had
the right to maxi its rules Of procedure
and 1t had done iso under those
rules. The regular course was
that until the general debate was entered
upon in the Committee Of the whole the
bill should be read paragraph by para
graph and debated un1er The FIVE minutes
rule. When consideration Of the bill was
completed, the NJ rity could report il
to the House, ana the previous question
could oe ordered upon 1t. Instead OF OPP
posing q general Question, the opponents
had to ngTes to 1t IN advance. The general
question should be ordered IN particu
lar time.
Mr.. Reed suggested that the mi >rity
was eud3nvoriEg t0 proceed in regulsr
order, and h4d motion pending To 60
In committee of the whole, but the pro-
cedure was Interrupted by the gentleman
and his friends.
And again the attempt to compromise
having Jailed the battle was resumed.
After roll call MIR. Taylor prop Used that
afeFN hnx Jhf,lGl
general debate ON the direct IT, oil TO
limited to one hour, but no limitation to
be tixed upon the debate unter the i've
minute rule.
MIR. Oates said he would maxi an an
gwerl 10 IN It prop Jsitlon In an hour or SO
MIR. TAYLOR suggested that the gentle
msn might have until Monday TO consider
the propOs lion II ne wished TO make
motion Tor recess until that day.
Mr.. Oates 1 val let you know In
short while"
although q compromise WAS not i'm
mediately agreed 10, the prospects are
Frightening for = It mOorary break Of the
deadlock. By unanimous consent the
House took recess unit ll:45 Monday.
Notwithstanding the apparent willing
IS of ihs oEponents OF me
direct tax bill 10 accept MIR.
Tsylor's proposition, that the House go
into committee of the whole upon inst
measure without ary limitation being
placed upon the five minute debate, snd
without any agreement as TO d, tnite
time when the previous question shall De
considered as ordered, the pa me 1tary
status Of the bill remains uEcnAl ged. Ga
Wednesday last Mr.. Taylor MADE mo-
ton TO go into committee Of The whole
(wlthout any reference being made to the
time Of ordering the previous question:
and 1t was against mis- motion
that the opposition Of the bill
proceeded to resurr to obstructive meas
ures. Subs. quently, in various compro-
misses submitted by Mr.. Taylor, there was
slways 3 stipulation that the hnnl vote on
the bill should be taken at q specified
time. To this stipu alton Mr.. Ostes and
his followers uniformly obi .cted. While
the proposition, low submitted and WhiSo
probably will DE accepted does not con-
tain this stipulation, 1t practically briggs
the House back to the situation 1t occH-
pied when MIR. Taylor submitted his fist
m1tion.
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