New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-26
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RIDICULOUS WASTE OF TINE IN THE HOUSE.
AN ASPIRING ARKANSAS MEMBER CAUSES THE
READING OF OVER 200 AMENDMENTS TO
THE sUNDRY CIVIL DILI-DELAYING
MEASURE WHICH SHOULD Be
LAW BY AUGUST L
Washington, July % (specaD.-with the unanimous
and enthusiastic consent of HIS constituents. Mr..
Rogers of Arkansas will retire from Congress on
March 3, 1901 and the halls which know him now
VIII know him no more forever Mr.. Rogers does not
exactly remind one of the dying whose last tones
arc by some persons thought to be his sweetest.
Far from it. lie c"oaks rather than sings, and his
diving songs arc TOO frequent and numerous on such
mOmentous questions as the approval Of the House
journal or the tedious and unnecessary reading Of
verbal amendments Rogers IS a who can risc
the occasion. In that kind OF an arena he displays
qualities OF craftsmanship which would have made
jefferson, or Adams Webster, or Clay ashamed Of
himself. Rogers to-day again showed that he IS an
original genius. and also. Incidentally that the Demo
(ftuc minority III iiOuSt dS Ncil Us HI Etdtc
Is bent on wasting much time possible.
When Chairman Cannon, Of the Committee on Ap-
proprlations moved that the House 60 into Committee
Of the Whole to consider and dispose Of the Senate
amendments to the Sundry Civil bill the Democrats
resisted, and wasted an hour or more In roll-caus.
Once in Committee OF tho Whole. Statesman Rogers do
handed that all Of the senate amendmentSm6re than
200 in numbcr-should be read before anything else
was done. After a short cooQuy between him and
the chairman Of the Committee Of the Whole the
latter against his better Judgment, gave the expiring
Arkansas statesman bis way and the tired clerks read
TO empty seats and unliscning cars no less than 202
amendments, most of which were unmpWtant, but
every Of which will be read again. and will then
be open 10 debate and amendment under the five
minute rule. OF cOursc Rogers paid no attention to
the reading although his main plea had been that he
had not found ar opportunity % read the amend
mentS. but he succeeded I'm his purpose, which was
TO waste some ninety minutes of the legislative day.
lie did this despite the fact that unless the bill be-
comes law before August the public service and
public interests will suffer serious injury and incon
venlenCe. But what docs the expiring Arkansas
statesman care for the public interests the public
service? His interests all 10 centre in John
Henry Rogers Of Fort smith, IN the State Of Arkansas.
II IS said that he IS asprant for Territorial judge
ship In OkahomaOr IS II United States judgeShip IN
Arkansas7 Mr.. Rogers Is a handsome man, with an
agreeable voice. and he inherits from Mr.. CarlSles
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Is anything else TO bolster his prctcnsons 10 place
on the bench good lawyers IN the House have not
discovered it.
After the useless reading of the Senate amendments
had been ended Mr.. Cannon tried In vain to have
limit for general debate fixed in Committee Of the
Whole and an appeal to the House became necessary
It was then agreed that two hours and a hail shouh
be given TO debate on the "irr cation" amendment
and forty minutes 10 general debate on other amend
monts.
When Mr.. Cannon reported the bill with Senate
amendments. with certain recommendations relative
thereto point Of order the bin was sent to the
Committee Of the Whole
on demand Of Mr.. Rogers, Of Arkansas, the Senate
amendments we're read IN cxtcnso The reading con
sumed more than an hour. a short discussion fol-
lowed as 10 the limit which should be placed upon the
ccneal debate. The point u dispute was the iTriga-
ton feature Of the Senate amendment, Mr.. Brchn-
ridge Of Kentucky. and Mr. Paysrn, Of Illinois. con
tending that debate should not be limited AT this
time, and Mr.. Cannon, Of Illinois, and Mr. Saycrs. u
Texas. agreeing that 1t advisable that Limitation
should be provided. Mr.. Cannon called attention Ia
tho fact Thar almost month Of tho current fiscal
year lad expired. and said that The public service
would suffer if the bill did not become law before
the st OF August. lie believed that the wise course
to pursue Wa for the House to non concur IN all
the material amendments made by The senate and -
send the measure 10 a conference committee
po deal " dcs5It0ry ialk Mr. Pays3I. Of limos,
the BIZ except the Irrigation amendments be closed in
thirty minutes and that those amendments two and
Olc-half hours debate he allowed.
Mr. PayS0n's suggestion was agreed 70. ana Mr.
Turner Of New York, took the floor aud made brief
speech critical Of tle men who controlled the business
ii the House In sighting the measures reported 10y
the Committee Labor and refusing 10 FIX time for
their consideration The House had been 50 busy
with partisan enaclrDeuts 50 reckless In the eHpcndl
OF pubc money, that II had time 10 heed the
voice Of organized labor. THIS was the first House
he trusted 1t would bc the last to deny labor
hearing
MI Rrec!nrdce. OF Kentucky, favored the senate
for the selection and location Of reservoirs and canals
upon the public lands ahd the reservation OF rrigable
lands. The real question presented was whether
territory : large. capable Of culture, 50 fall Of
promise. should belong 70 Spectators or 70 the com
mon people Of all parts Of tho country.
Mr.. NaudcVcr. OF California, opposed the senate
amendment. which he asserted would rebound % tho
Interest Of the great land spectators.
Mr.. Cannon, Of Illinois. opposed the Senate hmcad-
mcIt II IL were adopted II opened 30.OOO00O acNs
not only 30 homestead settlement. but 10 the desert
land timber culture and pre- cnpt0n settlement. undcr
which any citizen cOuld take up 200 acres 81 land.
II IL adopted all the reservoir sites WOnld be
opened under the homestead preemptlOn, desert land
and timbcr-cgiiGr laws.
Pending further debate tho committee rOsc and the
House. at O'Clock. took recess until O'Clock. tie
evening session 20 be for the consideration u private
pension bills.
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