Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-30
HOUSE.

After the reading of the journal the House
proceeded to vote upon the passage of the bill
for the classification of worsted cloths as
wooden cloths.
! The bill was passed-yeas 1873, nays 0-the
Speaker counting quorum. The text of the
bill is as follows: That the Secretary OF the
Treasury be, and hereby is. authorized and
directed to classify as wooden cloths all imports
OF worsted cloth, whether known under the
name of worsted cloth or under the names Of
worsteds or dlagonals or otherwise.
THE SENATE SERVICE PENSION BILL.
Mr.. Mckinley (Ohio). from the committee on
rules, reported resolution providing for the
immediate consideration of the Senate service
pension bill, to which the Morrill, service PEN
sion bill may be ordered as a substitute, the
previons question to be considered as ordered
at o'clock.
Mr.. Carlisle (Ky. protested against the adop-
tion of resolutions of this character, which
took away from the committee of the whole the
forced the House to a vote upon them after
brief debate. 1t was estimated
that the Morrill, bill involved an expenditure
Of $40, 900, 600, and the Senate bill an expendi-
ture of T37 900, 900. One of these bills il was
proposed to pass after three hours debate. 1t
WAS not fair to the members of the House; it
was not fair to the taxpayers of the country.
The Oklahoma bill had been taken out of
the committee Of the whole with the previous
question ordered upon it. The same had been
true of the great court bill. If this was not
confession that the new code of rules had failed
to facilitate the business of the House, he did
not understand its meaning. Applause on
democratic side.
Mr.. CARLIsLEs CRITICISM.
Mr.. Henderson Qowa) inquired whether gen.
tlemen on the other side would support meas
ures desired by the soldier
Mr.. Carlisle said that he was not authorized
to speak on this subject, but in his opinion
there was not majority his side
willing TO give to the soldiers what
wanted when the democrats were In the ma
jority, but there were gentlemen on the demo-
cratic side who would give the soldiers more
than the gentleman from Iowa was willing to
give them.
Mr.. Henderson--You are very liberal when
you are out of power. We took care of the
soldiers when you had the majority; we intend
to take care of them now.
Mr.. Carlisle-The gentlemen on the other
side were very extravagant when they were in
the minority; they are very parsimonious now
Mr.. Henderson-No pension legislation
passed when you were in power without our
votes, and none would have passed.
Mr.. Carlisle do not know what the vote
was, but know what these measures are, and
know that they do not come up to the stand
ard demanded by gentlemen on the other side
when they were in the minority.
MIR. MKISLEY SAYS ACTION, AND NOT WORDS, Is
WANTED.
Mr.. Mckinley argued that the resolution was
justified under the present code of rules. Not
| only this, but it was justified by the prece-
dents set by the House over which the
gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Carlisle)
presided. The republicans wanted to do
| the public business of the country
Talk about considering measures. The demo-
| Gratis considered and did nothing, the republi-
cans considered and did some ething. What the
country wanted was results. and not speeches.
Applause on republican side.l
THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
The resolution was adopted and Mr.. Morrill,
(Kan.) took the floor in explanation and sup
port of his bill