The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-19
The House of PROFESSIONALLY, cs.

House met this morning After prayer
by the chaplain, Mr. Fmquhor OF New
York rose and called the chairs attention
to Ruo Of the House, which directs the
speaker TO cause the journal to be read ON
the appearance OF a quorum. lie was
unwilling that certain members should
absent themselves while others, like him
self, had remained here since December
There had been one or two motions 10
adjourn, which had been treated some
what cautiously, and it WAS time that the
House should como To some reasonable
arrangement rs to whether members
should be parties 10 q political game, or
whether they should adjourn properly
and in order. lie believed that the
speaker OF the House, whatever his
engagements might he elsewhere,
aud there was no reason Tor hls
absence ON account ul sickness, should
preside over the kclclon house rs long as
members were willing TO stay to transact
skeleton business. lie tclt that 1t was not
only disgrace but nm oiIunt to the intel
liggucc II Congress b. have two iuslg-
ulhcun,ly attended bodies waiting pm
ticutly the movements OF political parties,
Mr.. Richardson, of Tennessee, de-
mlndyl the regular order aud the speaker
pro tenn. directed the clerk 20 road the
journal
Bu, Mr. Farluahr Objected, and called
attention io the tact that there was no
quorum present Tho speaker pro tom.
sand that the chair had not counted the
House. and could not tell officially whether
there was a quorum present or not The
present occupant oi the chair did not like
10 rule ON the question 90 as 10 change the
universal practice.
The journal WAS then read and the
speaker pro tenn. sud that without obirC-
tiDn. the journal would stand approved.
T. H. Taylor OF Ohio object
The speaker pro tenn. The question Is
ON approving the journal, the question
having been put, Mr. Taylor raised the
point of no quorum.
The speaker pro tenn. said that on cN-
animation hr discovered that it was the
duty ul the speaker, and not the HOUSE To
approve the journal.
The journal WIS therefore approved.
M lludd, ol Iowa, called mp bill
granting the right 1T way ~ water COM
p1nv acr1g the Indian rc cruton In All.
IONA and asked consent a. uon.,urrcncu IN
senate amendments. Agreed 20.
In motion ui Mr.. Foruyy oi Alabama,
a resolution was adopted authorizing the
, committee ON appropriations To st during
/ the vacation.
The speaker pro- tenn. laid hciorc the
] House the adjournment resolution ol the
| senate.
Mr.. McMillin, oi Tennessee, briefly ~
| yipvsd the work ol what lac termed the
present extraordinary session Of 'ongir..,
| dryotinr himself especially 81 the Cunsid
| Grafton oi action on The tariff The House
! b1d rasspd tariff bin, anil the Senate bad
now one under consideration. Each body
| had pupuS,l what each claimed tu be- q
/ uli,i m,l.uu. The Senate bill changed
rate, ni duty aud clas,iicliiuns ~ vNivus
! iyrly thai 1t wasu very difficult matter lu
| mako calculations us to what its operations
/ would Lr on the revenue. From the beet
/ data that could hc made, Il appeared that,
based un the impurlaiiuns ~ lat year. 81
| the fourteen tariff schedules, eleven would
bc increased by the senate bill
Ilo then proceeded io examine th,
senate bill In detail, and declared that on
the metal schedule taxation WIS increased
~ IfifN Nl'lNaH NNNN ANNNNN wv NNNfNNhf ".''f
hr Increased n juu. 900. The sugar schcd
mic. lac cnnicndrd, WIS ipr the benefit u
the manufacturers Who composed Toe
sugar trust
On the total importation LAST year o
! s1U,, $4,000. duties Of sii2, lbh,uO hnl
L.rn maid. Under the senate hill $3.50,
| 2pI 900 would be- paid. Including thu
ir,r alcohol used ~ The arts, the reduction
made in the hill would not amount II
mora than .D.uuO.Ulu. while the Nruli
finance committee in its report uil Tia
IT, people were entitled Ia q reduction %
frum sGj, 10000 ~ s7j.OOO,On
Mr. Ilync, oi Pennsylvania, nfgnc'
that the reduction In ihc Mills bill WIS b.
tween 10 and 80 per cent, although th
argument on the other side WIS that Oh
/ | reduction was only about q per cent III
lid not know how the gentleman irpf
/ | Tennessee tNlcMillnl mHlc the cnlcula
/ lion that the senate metal schedule was
! ~ prr cent. increase unless Il was iha
4 | sDd steel anil cotton ties having bee
fnisrd to a level with kindred articles III
! | rpnsod tho per cent 10 that extent
. | Otherwise Their, WIS no increase in ill
: metal schedule. Cotton ties wnH un arlic
consumed IN "a certain section ol the couI
. try and therefore II WIS put on the ~
. la in the Mills bill. The Senate did u'
d src III tp discriminate IN favor oi the s'u'
T. nj the expense Of the consumers NJ boo
. iron IN the north and west. u sought I
q draw no line Of domarrali"n between u
= consumers Of the country.
II Passing on ~ discussion Oi the tng
Is feature OF tho Mills bill. be- nycucd M
q that bilI. o. ID passed the House, Was u
8 prptpctinn nnd inspiration ui the Eug
II trust. A leading Democrat II New lUi
q tlp president ui thc trust, had appear
" either directly or indiUrtly before u
WAYS aud means committee and sccun
Y from that comtntice such protection
i would enable the trust ~ flourish.
T. Mr. Turner, Of Georgia, said that u
\. gentleman had probably forgotten that
u. statement made by him had bDrn dem
" NV all the gentlemen Who constituted {
- vays and means committee, and ns
gentleman persisted In the statement
~ MIR. Turner would be- obliged II The ~
ut tlcman would state the evidence ~
TX | which be founded u,
Mr.. Baync replied that u was dcnl,d
IN gentlemen here that Mr.. llaycmcycr
ir prnred before the ways and means GO
&C uittce officially, but II WAS admitted
motnben, of the committee that Mr.. la
n. meyer and his attorney had conycraii'
Ito with them respecting the duties on sug
les Mr.. Breckenridge, Of Kentucky I
Vt, statement the gentleman has made is
nj solutcly untrue. That must 20 on frcp
nd Mr. McMillin--lt isa statement VII
". cannot 10 subsianlialcd In any way In
m world, for II Is absolutely devoid Of
fact.
Ia Mr.. Bayno remarked that whether
committee I'D IA ram ri0ualy or uut