The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-23
RANDALL HAD HAS WAY.
HIS COMBINE WITH THE REPU B.
LICANS KNOWN 70 ALL.


Resolution Goes over.
WASHINGTON, Feb 22.-All the members
of the House committee on rules were pres
ent at the meeting called for this morning
to consider the Randall resolutions. The
first resolution providing for the meeting
of the House daily at 10 o'clock, with the
allowance of an hour for consideration Of
bills by unanimous consent, was agreed to
by all of the members. In the seco Id reso-
ton. making tae Cowles internal revenue
bill the special order and requesting its con-
sideration a conclusion, the democratic
members divided, Speaker Carlisle and
Mr.. Mills voting againt it and Mr. Randall
with the republicans; Messrs. Reed and
Cannon for the resolution. 1t was to be
reported Immediately to the House with the
blank date filed in SO as to require the bill
to be taken up next Monday. The speak er
has refused to recognize Mr.. Randall at
any time before the end OF the session to
make a motion or go into committee of the
whole to consider revenue bills.
NO ONE SURPRISED AT RANDALL.
Randalrs announcement last night that
he would noJ abide by the decision of the
caucus, which he himself had called, be-
trayed beyond the power OF explanation his
coalition with the republicans. The tariff
reformers knew that he was acting WITH
the republicans and in the republican inter
est, but he might have kept up the sem
blance Of a connection with his party, if
he had not formally refused to act with
it. No one was surprised, therefore, when
In the COMMITTEES on rules TODAY Mr..
Randall voted with Messrs. Reed and Can
non, republicans, against Messrs. Carlisle
and Mills, the democrats, in favor of the
rule desired by the republicans. No one
was surprised afterwards to see Mr.. Mills
at the head of the democrats Of the House
opposing Mr.. Randall and his hackers, allied
with the republicans.
THE ONLY SURPRISE.
The only surprise was at some of the
names which appeared on the Randall list
1t seemed very strange to the tariff reform
leaders that aAy Intelligent democrat should
be so deiuded as to follow Mr. Randall into
the republican camp. They can not say
that they did SO because they hoped to
effect reduction of taxation, either in the
internal or the customs taxes, for they
knew perfectly we'll that this is impraotic-
able on the lines laid down by Mr.. Randall,
the republicans having deliberately rejected
every democratic proposition looking TO the
reduction Of taxation.
THE FIGHT IN THE HOUSE.
In the House this morning, as the
clerk finished the reading of yes
terday's journal, the rival chairmen of
the important committees on ways
and means and appropriations were on the
floor, claiming recognition. The speaker
recognized Mr.. Mills, who called up the
resolution denying the constitutional right
of the senate to amend the Mills bill by a
substitute dealing with the entire subject
of taxation.
Mr.. Randall, stating that he h ad reports
to make from the commit q on rules,
raised the question of consideration.
The House refused, by a vote of 6S yeas
to 14S nays to consider Mr.. Mills resolution i.
DEMOCRATIC NEGATIVES.
The following democrats voted in the
negative: Messrs. Bliss, Brice, Gambler,
Chipman, Clements, Cowles, Grain, Cum
mings, Dibbe, Greenman, Hall, Henderson
of North Carolina, Hopkins of Virginia,
Johnston Of North Carolina, Latham,
Lynch, Merriman, O'Ferrall, Outh waite,
Pennington, Randall, Rowland, Simmons,
Spinola, Stewart of Georgia, Vance, Wash
ington and Wise.
BLAND MOVES RECONSIDERATION.
Mr.. Bland of Missouri also voted in the
negative, but did so only for the purpose of
moving reconsideration. A motion to that
effect made by him was promptly met by
Mr.. Randall with motion to table Mr..
Bland inquired whether it was in order to
raise the question Of consideration.
Mr.. Randall-That is what We are doing
now. [Laughter]
The motion to reconsider was tabled by
vote Of 1866 yeas to 63 nays.
RANDALL REPORTS.
Mr. Randall then reported from the COM
mttee on rules the resolution providing that
after to-day the daily hour for the assem-
bling Of the House shall be 10 o'clock: that
from that hour until IL o'clock business
shall be trans Icted by unanimous consent
and that the speaker shall not at any other
time receive requests for unanimous consent
except TO concur or non-concur In Senate
amendments TO House bills or to pass Senate
bills when presented from the speakers
table.
A FUTILE OBJECTION.
Mr.. Bland .of Missouri objected to the
resolution ON the ground that the time Of
the House should be devoted to the consid-
Grafton of the appropriation bills and the
California contested election case.
The resolution was adopted.
Then Mr.. Reed of Name, from the COM
mittee on rules, reported resolution for
the immediate consideration of the Senate
bill granting a pension to Irene Rucker
Mr.. Breckenridge Of Kentucky raised the
question OF consideration, and on the diyis-
ion Mr.. Cheadle of Indiana raised the point
of no quorum.
The House determined by a vote of 174
yeas TO 62 nays to consider the resolution.
FILIBUsTERING INAUGURATED.
Then filibustering was inaugurated by
Mr.. Kilgore of Texas, who moved an ad-
iournment, and when that motion was
voted down he followed it with a motion for
a recess until 1880 O'clock. The motion for
a recess was lost by vote Of yeas to 221
nays.
Mr.. Reeds resolution was then adopted,
and the Sheridan pension bill was taken up.
The Senate fixes the pension at $500 a
year and it was so amended as to reduce
the rate to $500. On motion of Mr.. Mat
son. of Indiana, an amendment was also
adopted making the pension subjec to the
provisions a limitations Of the pension
law the effect OF this amendment is 10 pro-
vide pension for tue children in case OF
the re-marriags or death OF Mrs. Sheridan.)
The bill was then passed.
Mr.. Randall, from the committee on
rules, reported the resolution providing for
the consideration of the Cowles bill on Mon
day next, and upon his suggestion il was
laid upon the table, temporarily, losing
none OF its privileges.
RANDALL's FUTURE COURSE.
Now that Mr.. Randall has achieved his
purpose of demonstrating the fact that a
large majority OF the House is in favor Of