The advocate., 1890-07-02

be further delayed by the committee, No
one hearing or reading this statement
could for moment suppose that Senator
Ingalls, would or could have done any
thing TO delay the bill, but on the other
hand that no would move heaven and
earth 10 expedite II, that in fact no had
set up nights TO prepare that wonderful
amendment OF his, 30 ANXIOUS was he 10
benefit the farmers Of Kansas. Yet, not,
withstanding this clap-trap manifestation
Of Senator Ingalls,, "for home consump
tion, only" IL turns out that he aioRc vas
responsible for the deiay
In reply to Ingalls, insinuation Of de-
lay to report the bill, Senator Edmunds
stated that AZ chairman Of the committee
he had referred the bill 10 "a mb'com-
mittee, Of which his honorable IrieHd
from Kaasaa, Senator IagdIiS, ras tie
chdirmda.'
AT this statement Ingalls, was much Of
Tended, OF course and accused Senator
Edmunds Of violating the rules Of the
Senate, by referring in open session to
what took place in committee, and to
which Senator Edmunds replied:
should not have referred 10 this matter NJ all
II the Senator from Kansas had not alluded to
the fact that the substance Of this measure, thG
fI.lL II IA nn
first instance that know 0f me btH NJ ne Semi
tOT frOH TcTds had been referred tO that COM
mlttee had not been reported. Therefore, ala
take my life In my hand, and did state out
OF order that n there was any fault II was not
the fault Of the whole body OF the C0mmlttee,but
OF the gentlemen 10 whom the committee had
committed the consideration or That special sub
loCt, OF whom my honorable ana distinguished
friend from Kansas WdS me chdUmdW ! dlQ
not certainly mean 10 give any OitCnse, ana had
not the slightest thought OF doing 80; but u ts
rtgM tO fairness here 10 understand 3tSt h0lC me
thing r.,
1t was the very first bill introduced in
the Senate Senate bill No. ], introduced
by Senator Sherman, December 4, 1880,
and referred to the committee on finance,
10 was subsequently reported back TO the
Senate and referred to the judiciary, as
II was matter which should be consid-
cred by that committee.
II was there, as usual, referred TO n
subcommittee, Of which Ingalls, was
chairman.
Now, when IL is known that sub
committee can only meet at the call OF
it's chairman, and that he has control of
what subjects the committee shall con
sider they generally having several mat
ters pending at the same time, il will be
seen that this bill pas lobOlIy mder his
control lie could have called his COM
mittee together any day he chose, could
have considered and reported II 10 the
whole committee at It's next meeting, and
TO the Senate any day thereafter, But
he did not. Not only that; when the bill
was reported to the Senate, twas not ac-
companied by any report whatever,
While saying, as he did on the floor, that
II dealt with one Of the most Gigantic
evils" OF the nineteenth century, still
while the bill was under his control he
did not deem IL of sufficient Importance
to make any report up Not word as to
the gigantic evil, or any reason why it
should be abated, or how il was proposed
TO abate it-not world Even private
pension bill, where but a single person is
interested, is always accompanied with a
written report but this bill, affecting the
whole country, and in which subsequent
ly he proIessed such great interest, was
simply verbally reported TO the Senate