The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-09
cHIID's PLAY IN CONGRESS-.
uou Time is Wasted in the
Lower House.
..,.,,,,i.. Of Parliamentary Prse-
.,ee-Debate ON the Direct Tar
Multiplying for Time.

- aeliberative body in q parlia-
.,.yv snarl. but not one in a hun
49, ran nnrayel il. Scores Of young
III ;rterested IN debating societies
-. ,earnsl TO their sorrow that the
"a n..,,s~ a cushing's Manual does not
- nth Il practical knowledge OF
- The brightest Of men Is apt
= iaase bis head when in the chair.
~, = shreri as his own are below
him ready 10 profit By the least CT his
n5.,ake<. Al remorseiessiy badger
I'm on the first opportunity. Points
- order are made, and pulling ques-
t;ous of privilege mofnentarily con-
To-, him Once ratified. he Is gone.
Tvsrv effort to release himself fixes
hiru more firmly in the parliamentary
80 He must either counsel with
el.arer heads or trust to an adjourn
msnt for reiiel.
The possibilities Of parliamentary
,,setjee we're aptly illustrated in the
bonse last April The plummet
sornded depths never reached before
me bouse finally surprised itself. II
,rnnud itself into knot that only the
sword Of an Alexander could unite.
M Carlisle j. as cleaF-headed a. any
~ ne rretleeessOrs. vet he lost him
sslf IA the maze Of his own decisions.
snd oniy regaiped his footing by the
Mad consideration OF equally clear
beaded paFliamentarians on the floor.
The details may be dry but they will
interest thousands who enjoy saeh
tits
Tie trouble arose In the considera-
ion Of the direct tax bill 1t was de-
hated in the committee OF the whole
tor o,5e afternoon On the next day
Effa TAYLOR. who had charge 81 it,
tyiel To limit debate to an hour. Its
opponents wanted six hours. Taylor
would not give way, and after a sharp
6ght succeeded in making his limit.
Il then moved 10 60 into committee
on the bill. The opponents OF the
measure were fighting for time. II
vas OF vital importance 10 them 90
keep the bill out OF committee. These
four motions indicate their line OF de-
tense
Gan oates. II move that the house take
srccess until o'clock this evening,
Gen. Weaver move 70 amend that
motion By striking out IS o'eleck" aud Ia
segtiug - o'ciock.
Mr. Breckinridge.- Aud move an
amendment 20 the amendment that the re
eess BE- taken until 20 O'Clock.
Gen. weager-Pending those motions,
move the house do now adjourn.
The speaker put the question to the
latter motion. and said ''the noes
seem 10 have il. Gen. Oates wasted
all the time possible by securing the
yeas and nays. II takes about 40
minutes to call them The motion
was lost Oates, however. voted with
view Of moving reconsideration:
He had bitten off more than he could
chew. The speaker ruled his motion
out, basing the ruling upon the de
eision Of the chair on point OF order
made during the second session OF
the forty-ffth congress. He declared
the reconsideration of a vote on adj
j0urnment out of order. because
motion Ia adjourn can be repeated
again and again after other business
has interviewed The question next
came on the 80 amendment of Mr..
Breckenridge. Gen. Oates moved
10 table Il. The speaker said
that a motion To table an amend
ment was not in order Mr..
Taulbee then moved 20 table
Gen. Oates motion for a 5 o clock re-
cess and all the pending amendments.
The speaker replied that il was not in
order TO lay either a motion 10 adjourn
or q motion for recess upon the Ia
Bile. The full parliamentary mill was
then applied to the Breckinridge
amendment Tho yeas and nays
PANIED out 20 III This left the sit
nation thus
|. oates notion for recess until pm.
2 weaver 4 o'clock amendment
The tangle grew worse under these
complications;
3. Amendment 20 Weayor's o'clock
amendment making the time 10 a. m. OF
fered BY Ezra Taylor, who demanded the
4 Motion 70 adjourn, BY Nj Breeken'
ridge
1t be 10 meet on Friday. by Gen Oates.
g. Amendment TO strike ont FRIDAY
aud insert saturday.
The latter was offered by Mr.. Brock
inridgc. He az first moved to amend
hy making il Friday at 10 O'Clock.
The speaker ruled this out OF order be-
cause Il involved a change OF the rules.
The house might take recess until 10,
hut it could not adjourn until that
hour Gen Bayne made point OF or
der against motion in the list above.
He said that the motion to adjourn
had the priority Mr. Carlisle replied
that 4 motion TO fX day took the
lead over a motion 20 adjourn or take
recess The sixth. fifth and fourth
motion in the list went to rass. Fully
two hours were spent in roll calls, the
yeas and nays being drawn ont on
each This left the list thus;
l. Oates motion for recess until : ,, m.
, weavers amendment until =. m.
& Taylor's amendment 10 amendment
until 10 m.
Gen. Weaver then moved that when
the house adjourus il adjourn 90 meet
on Monday. As the motion was made
on Wednesday, MIR. Taulbce raised
the poin; Of order that neither house
could adjourn for more than three
legislative DAYS without the sanction
Of the other The speaker said that II
vas exactly three legislative days
thursday, Friday and Saturday. Mr..
fanlbee replied that III the house adj
pgrns 10 meet again tomorrow, that
kone day. Ii We adjourn TO meet ON
Friday, that is two days. aud II on
saturday, that is three days. The
chair ruled the motion out of order
a' different reason, thus;
Tie last vote preceding the one just
akeu was on motion 60 adjourn over
aaiil Friday. % has been decided, and j.
Ae practice OF the house, that although
De notion 10 adjourn over may be re-
peaie3, some intervening business mHsI
Gave taken place before the motion can
asAh Be iu order, aud j has been held
Il mai motion 20 adjourn Is not such inter
EtniaS business
i Gen. Weaver then wanted recess
eaiii 7. m. The speaker reminded
am that there was a motion for a re
eeSS pending tSec ! on the listl, and two
I amendment, e. IL, which were the linn
4 o. amendments in that direction
II ms brought up the Ezra raylsr 10 a.
n amendmen.
began 10 look a. though the tili'
sasiers were losing ground. On intro
4 eecing his amendment. TAYLOR had de-
aAaaed the previous question. This
"a apparently a waste of time. tie
nov saw his mistake and withdrew his
esmand. Mr. McMilhu renewed it.
Thomas r. Reel protested on the
sleHhd that the only object OF the pre-
sseas question is To limit debate, and
aaale Wa already limited by the rules
ue house on this question, II their
an he no debate how can there be d
FsNoas question
ieat may be a good reason why
VT house should refuse 10 order ths
Fessons question, replied the speak
= out the motion for the previous
weston j. in order
ne added that II ordered now i