New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-05
THE HOUSE IN AN UPROAR.
REPUBLICANS DEFEAT A PARTISAN TRICK
MILLS AND MMILIIy TO THE Fosg-How A DAY
WAS WASTED.
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electrified tho House by another exhibition oil
those powers of leadership for which no has be-
come somewhat famous, and Speaker pro tenn
NcNilIin made for himself reputation Tor parti-
son unfairness which he will long regret Not
beinp ..illfns apparently, TO trust the committee
on Rnles Of which he Is member, Colonel Mills
ot,omnted 70 usurp the functions OF the COM
m;ttec IT, was suspension day. and he arranged
with Sneaker pro TEN. McMillin to be recognized
in order to offer resolution setting apart seven
sessions of the House for the consideration OF
business rcported by the Committee OF Public
lands Territories, Military Affairs, Pacific Rail-
roads and Commerce, of which two SESSIONS each
,,,ouo +o no allotted to Commerce and territories
Ono If the sessions was to be given to the latter
oonuittoe with q provisO that the OMNIBUS
hi, bonId be voted on after three hpurs OF debate
That hill ostensibly provides for the admission
of Dakota Montana, Washington ana
NcwMexico but is really designed to keep Dakota
ont of the Union as long as practicable No pro-
ris;on was made in the resolution to give the
Committee on Invalid Pensions DAY IN court anu
II ,vas not subject TO amendment except by consent
An onnortunity even to ask this was denied 10 MI
Mr. buchanan, of New-Jersey, and others I'M
mcdatcly warned the Republicans that the scheihe
ms ono IN smother all pension legislation. Inc
minority resented this attempt TO deprive 1 INC
Veterans of a hearing and refused 10 vote. Inc
Premier got % votes for his resolution anu WV
wore recorded against it-66 short OF q quorum
Then. after call of the House, when discloseu
the presence of n quorum, he moved that uepatc
~, the pending amendment to the 1arli PHI nc
TINTED 10 ten minutes This motion was already
ont of order, for the day, under thc rucS, sh2ulu
have been devoted TO motions 10 suspcnu lln r1Iso
moreover as Democrat had necn recoSnlHcu lol
eucb n motion parliamentary custom, heretofore
HnhroLen, required that Republican should be
recognized for like motion
,,,,1r1JN APPLIES THE GAG" TO THE MINORITY
Az soon. therefore, as Mills submitted his propo-
sition Mr.. Reed was on his feet, demanding TO
know whether it would not be IN order 10 move
to suspend the rules and set apart a Gay lor .he
consideration of pension bills. III speaker Gar
Isle had been in the chair he would nave IT,
sponded in the affirmative, but, as usually happens
when the gag is to be appned 20 W. NE nnd oons
was absent and McAiiln, of the ways ana Means
Committee was i'm his place. lie held that Mills
motion was in order and that hGeu qucs.i9oi'
could not be answered because the House was 1i
viding Both sides were in tumnlt, ana me ne
nuhlicans were very angry, while good many
democrats were Disguised with the lack OF lqdg-
ment shown by their leader, who had led them
Mr., Reed sarcastically observed: The House IS
dividing because the presiding officer has over
ridden parliamentary law , Anil Al,
The division showed no quorum, ana MINIS theh
came down peg and moved that the House go
into Committee OF the Whole to consider the Iar-
iG bill. Again there was no quorum, for the kc-
publicans who were thoroughly angry, again re-,
fused to vote And then, finding that he could
not bulldoze the minority, but being determined
that no resolution to give an opportunity ior , ae-
ton on pension bills should be considered MILLS
moved that the House adjourn.
The Republicans voted against APPOINTMENTS
but the motion was carried. If the Democrats
would have permitted vote on the pension res 0
linton or on the Senate Dependent Pension Dill,
the Republicans would have been willing TO go
en- with the Tariff bill afterward as the majority
would not agree to fair play and just admins
tration Of the rules, the minority was iofccu 10
maintain its rights as best it could: 1t is mat
ter of general regret on the Republican SIDE thai
Speaker Carlisle, who is fair and Impartial as "a
nresdinr officer and who is familiar with the rules
should be absent from his post so often and so
much of the time as he has been this session.
A HOST OF BILLS PASSED BY THE SENATE
Washington, June AIN tho Senate to-day Mr.
FACE, from the Committee on Appropriations, re-
ported back the Consular and Diplomatic BILL and said
he would ask the Senate to consider 1t tomorrow
Mr. CHANDLER offered resolution calling on the
Secretary of the Navy for copies of records OF the
various trials of the Naval steamer tennessee
Adopted
The House bill TO make the Department of Agr
culture an executive department taken up, and
arguments were made by Senators MORGAN and
PLUME against the amendment TO strike out the see
ton which transfers the weather service OF the Signal
Service Bureau to the Department OF Agriculture, ana
by Mr. PLATT against the bill Itself on the ground
that II such a new executive department were to be
created 1t should embrace the interests also Of man
uactures, mining, commerce. transportation and labor
The bill recOmmted
The Senate considered bills on the calendar and
passed, among others, the followng
House bill to make Inauguration Day holiday in the
District OF Columbia.
Senate bill appropriatlng $4,000 for equestrian
statue Of exPresiden Zachary Taylor in Washington.
Senate bill approprlating 100000 for public build
ing Waterbury, Conn.
House bill authorizing the President to appoint and re-
tire Alfred Pleesanton. with rank and grade Of Colonel
with amendment .oducng the grade to that OF Major
bills approprlatng $4,000 each for public build
ngs at Nashua, n. II. and Altoona, Penn
Senate bill refund TO william Schaus, Of New-Yorl;,
s12 $50 collected from him oil painting OF Rem
bfandt's painted in 1910 and not subject to duty.
Senate bill to increase the endowment Thy grant Of
Of public land in Louislana OF the Louisiana
State University and Agricultural College.
The Senate bill authorizing the President TO place
tho retired list with grade OF Major, Major General
- an w. Averill.
The House bill approprIatlnG 100000 for a public
ruding at Hobokcn n. J.
House bill requiring American Consus abroad 10 make
monthly reports on agricultural and horticultural subjects
The House bill TO prevent tho employment Of alien labor
upon public buildings other public works In the various
departments OF the Government having been reached MI
TELLER moved amendment requiring public buildings
TO be constructed wholly OF materials prepared
within United States and limiting contracts resi-
dents and citizens OF the United States The bill went
over without action and the Senate adjourned having
passed all seventyeght bills forty OF which pen.
sion bills.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
In the House to-day, under tho call OF States the
following bills and resolutions introduced and
referred:
BY Mr. BOUND, OF Pennsylvania, a resolution d
rcotlng the Committee Foreign Alralls to inquire
into the alleged action of the Brazilian Government
in imposing an export duty on coffee nearly equal
to tho duty formerly imposed by the United States
that commodity, and In aiding British capitalists to
establish -four mills I'm Brazil while maintaining an
excessive duty on American Hour.
by Mr. BLANCHARD, of Louisiana. to amend the
Interstate Commerce law, that any citizen making
complaint of violations OF the law, Will receive the
fines and penalties Of such violation