The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-12
In the House OF Representatives.


WAsniNOroN, July IA conicrcnc,
was ordered ON the land forfeiture bill and
Mr. Holman OF Indiana, Mr.. Stone o
Missouri, and Mr.. Payson OF Illinois wor,
appointed conicrres.
Mr.. Hatch, Of Missouri, submitted 10
port Of disagreement on the agricultural
appropriation bill, stating that the point o
disagreement was the senate amendment
making nn appropriation Of 100000 fOI
sorghum sugar experiments.
MIR Ryan moved a concurrence in the
Senate amendment and after debate his
motion was agreed to-ycas l2G; NAYS ~.
This completes The consideration Of the
ball and II stands ~ finally passed
Mr. Clements, OF Georgia, submitted
the conference report ot the District Of
Columbia appropriation bill and It was
agreed Ia.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the tariff bill
The pending amendment was that Of.
Tered 10y Mr.. Phelps, oi New Jersey. fixing
al 40 cents AL yalorcm the duty ON lax OF
linen thread, aud all manufactures of flax.
lie did not, hc said, expect that anything
hc could say would change tho vote upon
his amendment. lie recognized the TACT
that lac was speaking 10 court which had
already made il decision. Tho commit.
tee had refused a. let any lahorrr or any
manufacturer tell them about the facts.
they hal refused 10 let any representative
Of the people make arguments, aud then
the majority members had gone into the
dark aud prepared a bill, cod1 uf do.
oisions which, like those Of the "Alcdcs
and the fcrsians, altcfcth not" That
was the first step Ia this great drama,
which, II successfully carried To the end,
would bc destructive OF the interests
OF American industry. The next
step, which parliamentary necessity
required, was the taking ct the hill out
OF the dark and into the sunlight ID was
taken into the House and presented 10 the
whole OF the Democratic majority. Ther
WIS a step left in their desperation, and
they had the nerve 10 take IL. 1hcy sum.
moncd the majority and imposed an oath
on every one Of them that no Democratic
member should vote la favor ol any
amendment, NO matter how glaring wcrn
the mistakes or the iolliCs which might bo
discovered ia the bill.
Mr. Wilson. Of Minnesota 10 | under.
stand YOU 10 saw that this side oi the
House Imposed either an oath o. prom.
isc on tn Democratic members that o,cry
ono Of ibom would favor the Mills bill
n Il Hopdl
Mr.. Phelps cannot say how binding
caucus resolution may be- ON the run.
sciences oi the Democratic gentlemen Who
attended. but | AIN here to say and
deity any gentleman tD contradict I'D "A
resolution was introduced and q resolution
tas ] am informed aud bclirycdl WAS
unanimously passed that no amendment
offered Ia tie House should RECEIVE the
support OF Democratic votes unl,,. Il Vas
an amendment inst PASSED upon and an
proved 10y the Democratic caucus. Am
nght2 nuCs the gentleman DENY that a
resolution vas introduced IA a cauru, and
unanimously passcd2
Mr Wilsun-'lhat II b. simply untrue.
stand on my personal honor 10 say that II
IN not true.
Mr.. Phelps / am glad To hear that a 10.
port, tclCgfaphcd by the Associated ptrss
nil ovur the United States which has
never before been contfadirtcdN h contra.
dicied today by the gentleman, aud, how.
ever hard Il may be- 10 believe u, / accent
the contradiction, though | am filled with
wonder and amaErmout that resolution.
which existed only IN the Imagination of A
reporter, has hvyu ohrycd hy nirmbrr,
who never heard OF H. Laughter
Mr.. Weaver, OF Iowa, expressed his sur.
prise Ia find the gentleman from New Jcr.
rey advocating nm increase of duty ON
thread and oNcIaiming In the noSt hrrath
that he WIS the friend of the Norkinguap
He then sent 90 the clerks desk aud had
read portions Of the interview which MIR
Phelps published soon after the Chicago
convention, In which Mr.. Phelps stat,s
that Il was not polite 20 select a granger
candidate lalluding Ia Senator Alison
MIR. Weaver commented on the interview
and said that the farmers ol Iowa had bccn
bpurned In the convention, aud they
would not, IN November, ratiiy their own
humiliation. The Now York candidate.
bad also said In an interview that Allison
had not been indoScd because ho was
from State whose legislation was un.
friendly 10 railroads
Mr.. Wilson, OF Minnesota, said that he
desired 20 qualify his statement 10 the gen.
teman from New Jersey, In regard 10 the
caucus resolution. Laughter on tho Re.
publican side. When hs mad. the state.
ment he thought that he had been present
II all lie oaucuscs. lie now remembered
that there was one at which he had not
been present One while he WIS present
such resolution Was brought up, but Il
was not agreed TO. That Was all he knew
about II.
Mr. Phelps, In reply 10 a question by