Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-28

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islafiOn into practical effect?
! Mr. Reed said il vas an utter impossibiliti
for the minority of the House to present q
bill which could pass. because As it was the
minority, and there was no method known to
science by which five foot plank could be
made to span seven foot chasm. Now
gentleman it is proposed that q time be fixed
for vote on the bill. Was this the purpose
and the object of debate? Was it to get
overtime or to discuss questions fairly
Upon what principle of fair discussion could
IT be proposed to compress the entire discus
sion of the great business principle like this
within ten legislative days, without any
knowledge of what argument might be urged
| for or against il. WheR gentlemen on the
other side had been charged with the sup
preston of the discussion and with having
shut the doors against the business interests
of the country, they replied there would be
ample time for discussion in he committee
of the whole. Yet hardly had the House
got into the committee, when these gentle
men exhibited every symptom of impatience
at the discussion there. They wanted to
crush out the republican minority in the
same manner that they crushed
out the democratic minority in the House
but would find out the people had business
interests and these interests demanded full
and complete discussion of questions which
affected them. and that the republicans pro-
posed to give. They didn't intend to adopt
the tactics adopted in the 47th Congress
when the respectable gentlemen who man
aged the affairs of the democratic party man.
aged to consume time as far as respectable
and then put up gentlemen to do the rest.
All the discussion on the republican side in
the future will be solely for the purpose of
calculating the principles and questions in
volved in the measure. There has never
been an effort on the republican siie since
the beginning of the discussion to induce
any man to speak. Whatever discussion has
been was spontaneous, arising out of the i'm
perilled business interests of the country.
Mr.. Springer of Illinois asked unanimous
consent for the present consideration of the
following:
Resolved, That the committee on ways
and means be instructed to report to the
House rule for the tariff bill providing for
stated times for votes on the more important
provisions and fixing the day on which the
bill will be reported and put on its passage.
Kelley objected.
Breckenridge of Kentucky said that one
of the reasons why he made the suggestion
was because it had been first made by the
gentleman from Maine and ais colleagues.
who, with their report, stated that as last
resort they would present substitute. What
he was proposing today was simply to offer
the opportunity which those gentlemen laid
they would seek as last resort, SO that
when the gentleman charged him with good
many adjectives on acting unfairly he
(Breckenridge) was simply offering the gem
teman an opportunity to do what he and his /
colleagues had publicly pledged to the coun-
try they would do. (Applause on the demo-
cratic side.)
Demands for the regular order cut off
further discussion.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the tariff bill, McComas of Mary
land moving to strike GU; line s7'coai tar
crud." This was lost, as were the motions
to amend other lines relating to coal tar
products and dyew ood and decorations.
At the instance of Russell of Massachu-
setts. alizarene colors were added to the free
list.
Mills offered an amendment which was
adopt ID, striking out line 9G-"bOne black,
ivory drop black and bone char"
Breckenridge OF Arkansas offered sub
stitute for lines 80 to lob inclusive relating
10 essential oils, etc. The substitute, which
vas adopted, names specifically olive, salad.
cotton seed, whale, seal and neats-fOot oil as
entitled to free entry. China, clay or COO
line was stricken out and the line was re
placed by another putting on the free list
glass for use in manufacturing
optical instruments. spectacles and eye
glasses.
Buchanan of New Jersey moved to strike
out brick and other fine brick.
Dinylpy of Maine favored the anne ndment |