The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-06-07

soldiers had q very bad day Mondsy. As We
explained last week this com 9fnatton of lz-
rebels and British trade advocates b6sworEed
itself into Il dilemma. NaturaIIr sac friends
. oC tlc veterans have taken no step to relieve
lie situation. but promptly applied tae
clamps al the first opportunity.
Iscame about in this way As explained
last week. since the petition 10 the Com
mi,tee on Rules asking ceaasin time for the
consideration Of general pension bills was
filed. that committee has not dared to sub
mit q report Of am order Of business, for fear
Of amendments which would either secure
the days demanded in the veterans interests,
OF put The opposition on record. IN fact the
Mills faction having lost control Of the Com
mittee on Rules, because Mr.. Randall re-
fused to be a party to the proposed chicanery
ofthe ex-rebel cabal. Speaker Carlisle would
not even cali a meeting Of the committee.
They thought they saw way out of the
box by taking advantage Of the rules of the
House. Monday was individual Suspension
day, and all that was necessary was COLLISION
between the Texas premier on the floor
and the presiding officer, As usual, when
any nasty piece of business is to be gotten
through with, Mr. Carlisle called a Moss
back southerner to the chair. This time it
was 1IcAIillen, of Tennessee. Under the
rules, a proposition put upon its passage
under motion to suspend the rules is not
+ subject to amendment
1t was a simple scheme. Mills was recog-
nized by MclIiIlen, who offered a resolution
setting apart certain days for the considera-
+ tion Of the business Of various committees,
including Public Lands, Military Affairs,
Pacific Railroads, Territories and Commerce.
4 The program was arranged to consume every
minute Of time till July 10, aside from what
IS to be devoted to the tariff bill, and al
lowing for the National Conventions of
both parties, during which no new matter
+ Of importance is to be brought forward.
Dir. Mills demanded the previous question,
and the battle opened
Cannon and Burrows were on their feet
in moment. The former demanded that
Mills allow an amendment to his resolution
providing time for the pension bills. Mr.
f Burrows was singularly obtuse, and was not
clear 2 whether Mr. Mills did really in
tend to cut of all pension business. He
insisted upon explanations upon this point,
and forced the reluctant Speaker to explain
I that such was the fact The Bourbons were
+ ezasperated beyond measure at the failure
+ to smother all debate, but with Cannon,
4 Reid. Mckinley and Burrows gaffng them
with parliamentary inquiries they had to
take their punishment. and 90 on The Reeord
stripped ofmask and domino.
when M;Hs refused to entertain any
I proposition, 5lc1Iiien, in the clair, under
took to force the House to a division at once,
the ether side refused to vote. and no quo
rum was developed. The eoercian party
had discovered that there must he fair play
81 nothing. and Mr. Mills withdrew his
resolution.
Ee then moved to 90 into Committee Of
the Whole to consider the tariff bill. This
did not suit the Republican leaders, whose
caucus had declared in favor of time for
pension legislation, and who did not want
to lose the opportunity offered by suspension
day. Mr. Mckinley rose to a question Of
inquiry and pandemonium broke loose. The
Mills combine knew what was coming,
and they proposed to howl it down. They
hate the mention Of Union veteran as
woman hates mad dog. It gives them a
cold chill
MAJ Mckinley desired to know, inno-
Gently enough, if, after the pending matter
were disposed Of, the Speaker would recog-
nize some one to move the consideration Of
a pension bill
Amidst discordant yells Of Irregular
order from the Southern side the Speaker
decided that this was not parliamentary
inquiry
The cauatic Reed then took the acting
Speaker in hand, and Mcmillan began to
sweat Little could be heard except the
constant hammesing Of the gayel. Mcmillan
kept at work with it like blacksmith.
while he made an Intellectual effort to col
lect his thoughts.
4 brief extract from the Record at this
point wiz show the straits to which the
Southerners and free-traders were reduced.
said Mr. Reed:
If this proposition Of The gentleman from Texas
10 20 into Committee Of the Whole is voted down
viii il then he ia order for Tie Chair to recognize
some gentleman for a motion to suspend the rule.
and tx days foE the consideration Of pension egis
lalion?
The Speaker pro tempore; The reeognitions O
this day within the discretion Of the Chair tht
subjects upon which the recognition will be givcr
and The time Of the recognition, and the Chat
states that this day il is IN order under the rule
to move 10 20 into Committee Of the Whole which
motion is now pending.
Dir. Reed Win il be ia order for the Chair If tn
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