The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-05


itself, ] shall certainly make use of that
power for that purpose; but L am not IN
favor of taxing the American people for the
purpose of inducing British, French, Ger
man, or other foreign capitalists, to come
here to engage in any manufacturing IN
dustry.
Mr. Hoar-Although we get back in pros
perity more than we pays
Mr.. MOrgan-That is an impossIbllIty.
The question asthen taken. Mr.. vance's
amendment was rejected, and the bill was
then laid aside.
On motion of Mr. Aldrich the Senate rules
persons entitled to the privileges of the floor
the President-elect and the Vlce-presldent-
elect.
Mr.. Coke introduced a joint resolution for
the appointment of a board of three en-
gineer officers to makea careful and critical
examination of the northwest coast of the
Gulf of Mexico including the mouth of the
BraZos river, for deep-water harbor for
naval and commercial vessels. Referred.
After a brief executive session the Senate
adjourned.
The Nicaragua Canal Bill Passed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Mr. O'Neill, of
Pennsylvania, presented a memorial of the
Philadelphia Board of Trade asking that
an appropriation be made for the establish
ment of houses of refuge at Point Barrow
and East cape, Siberia, and for the repair
of the steamers Bear and Thetis. Referred.
Mr.. Dunn, of Arkansas, then called up
the Nicaragua canal bill, with the amend
ments agreed to in committee OF the whole,
upon which the previous question was
ordered before the holiday recess.
The first amendment, upon which yea
and nay vote was demanded, was that Of
fered by Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, provid-
II L. h. on{o hnl "a or
strued to commit the United States to any
liability on account of the Nicaragua Com
pany, and requiring this provlso. to be
printed on every bond, certificate or stock,
or other obligation issued by the company.
The amendment was agreed to--yeas, 145;
nays, 50.
The amendment offered by Mr. Wilson, of
Minnesota, providing that no certificate of
stock shall be issued until at least 10 per
| cent. shall be paid for in money; that the
stock shall not be assignable until the
| whole of the same shall be paid in; that no
| bonds in excess of the amount of capital
| shall be issued until such paid capital shall
amount to 100000, was agreed to-yeas,
| 102; nays, 20.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Bland, re-
| serving to Congress the right to alter,
| amend or repeal this act. and to regulate
the tariifrates for the transportation of per
nays, so. Speaker Carlislevoted in the mega
| tive, in order to make quorum.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Baker, of
| Illinois, reserving to the United States the
right, at any time. to purchase property OF
| cost, with interest at the rate OF per cent,
was rejected.
The bill was then passed-yeas, 157: nays
81. 1.-THE bill is Senate bill, and will now
go to the Senate for action upon the House
| amendments
Mr. Reed immediately called up the reso-
| luton reported by him, yesterday, from the
committee on rules, abolishing during the
remainder of the session the call of States
| for introduction and reference of bills up
| on the first and third (suspension) Mondays
| of each month.
Me-. Anderson, of Kansas, raised the point
| of order that the day being Friday and de-
| of private business, the resolution, applying
as it did to public legislation, couldnOt now
| be called up.
The point having been overruled by the
| Speaker, Mr.. Anderson raised the question
| of consideration.
| Mr. Reed commended that the House hav-
| ing. yesterday, ordered the yeas and nays
| ON the demand for the previous question on
| the resolution, the question of cOnsidera-
| ton could not be raised.
Mr.. Springer alluded to the abuse of the
| rule which allowed one man to use UP sus-
| pension day by demanding the reading of
| trivial measures introduced by him under
| the call of States. The contest for the re-
rights of the minority, but for the despot-
| ism of the one-man power.
Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia, entered his protest
| against any change of the rules for the ac-
| cOmplishment OF any special purpose, or to
| further the passage of any particular bill.
The rules were made not only for the or
| DERBY conduct of public business but to pro-
| tect the right of the minority and restrain
ment was government OF the majority, yet
| it was a government of limitations. Neither
| here nor in any other legislative body in the
| country could the majority do just what
| it pleased. The Constitution was made to
| protect the minority; the rules were made
| to protect the minority, and in this coun-
| try-a country of majority, though it were
there was the anomalous state of affairs
| that the incoming President was elected by
| a minority of the people of the United
! States. Democratic applause.l
Mr.. Reed ventured the suggestion that
| Georgia and some of the other Southern
States might have, made that minority
| smaller if they had desired.
Mr.. Crisp replied that the gentleman need
| not be disturbed about Georgia. He could,
| in the utmost sincerity, assure TIE gentle
| man that in no State was the right, ac-
corded by law to all classes of people to
than it was in Georgia. He knew some
| thing about Georgia, and could therefore,
| speak for her. He was not one of those
who sat three thousand miles away and
4 CTlIlClStQ ptOplc dDOuJ WuOu UueV knew
| nothing except what they read in partisan
| journals. He would take some future Op-
| portunity to talk for Georgia on this ques-
ton.
Mr. Randall, of Pennsylvania. combated
| the idea which, he said, had taken possess
| sion of some gentlemen that, with the re-
| sponsibi.ity of a majority, went also the
| power to ride over the minority rough shOd.
| Anyone who would read the rules of the
| House. from the first Congress down to the
| present time, would find one principle
| which had governed the formation of all
| rules-that they should be made to protect
| minority from the despotic power claimed
| by the gentleman from Maine to be pos
| sessed by bare majority of one. He could
| well remember many wrongs which could
| have been accomplished in the past but for
| the rules of the House. which prevented an
| injustice being done to the minority. On
| this occasion, and on all occasions which
| might arise hereafter, he would adhere to
| the principle which had guided the fathers
| of the Republic in the formation of the
| rules of the House-the principle of protect
| ing the minority against the undue acts of
| an arbitrary and uespOtic majority. Zap
| plause.]
| Mr.. Reed said that the question presented
| was in no sense partisan one. 1t was q
| question of the orderly conduct of the bus
| mess of the House. The rules of the House
| were not for the protection of the rights of
| the minority. They had no other object
| than the orderly conduct of business. The
| gentleman from Pennsylvania Mr.. Ran
| DALI thought that the obstruction to legis-
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