New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-13
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WASHINGTON Feb 12-The general debate on the
new rules for the House did not close until
late hour tonight \ good deal Of it was dull. If
not plOftcss and during the greater part OF the SIT
ting the attendance small and the audience Iot-
less. The truth is that all the time IN excess u
three hours on each side devoted to general de
bate" almost any subject in the House Is virtually
wasted far the House itself is concerned. Long
set speeches neither change nor influence the votes
Of members. one of the most convincing. eloquent
and persuasive speakers that have sat IN that body
during its recent history General Garfield. His
speeches always commanded the undivided attention
Of both parties yet he used frequently express the
opinion. private conversation. that none Of his
speeches changed the opinion or vote Of single
member. It's the debate under the five minute rule
that does the business hc often said Where Gar
Held failed. such men MIL, Elouut Hatch OFcrra
McAdoo and McCrcary would not be expected by any
body to succeed, except perhaps, by their Own modest
selves.
Here comes Captain Hatch. OF Ms oari, for OK
ample, with bombastic and tedious haFanrne'
wholly barren OF reason or logic and little or none
Of which has the TcmOtcst bearing on the question.
lie frank enough 10 declare however that the
mission Of the Democratic party in Congress is 10
prevent legislation and that the greatest curse of
this country for the last fifty years ha been too much
legislation Captain Hatch good enough 10
specify some OF the measures which. i'm TIE event
Of the adoption OF the code. are 70 be used by
the wicked Republicans 10 loot the Treasury"
one of them is the DircctTaX bill which proposes
to place the loyal states which paid their proportion
of that tax, upon equality with the seeding
States. which have refused and neglected pay their
proportion of il. Another is The proposition TO pay
American steamships fair and decent compensation
other civilized countries do i'm the case Of their
steamships-for the transportation OF ocean mails. y
third is the Coast Defence bi-a moasur, which
advocated with much energy and canc,tnc,s IN
the last years of his life by Samuel j. Tdcn.
Mr. McAdoo, Of New Jersey. has also inflicted an
hours harangue upon the House. such fraction Of
II as elected u endure Inn. Among other dreadful
consequences which are 10 follow tie adoption Of
the new code. according 10 this lrihlon statc>man
who compares parliamentary proc 'dure IN Congress
and in Parliament to the dispaascmcnt Of tie
former viii bc that the speaker can take from the
people the liberty OF free ccct'on-.7 Mr. Mctdoo
represents Hudson County and the liberty OF free
elections for which he pleads must DE the liberty
cnioyed by his party friends in that comfy
the liberty Of ,tufng the ballotboNc> with "!oAc0'
in order to swell fraudulent Democratic "majorIes.'
Wen, no rogue Ger felt the halter draw with good
opinion of The law" and il is natural that The lIud
son County obstuctionist and his party associates
In the House ,hoald cNpr~, VITA 20 good deal OF
ferocity of gesture and language their dis ppro"uon
of the code of rules which IS designed 4 cmnrp.ie
that body from the control of the minority comp ~r0
of men VINO arc deN cNt4! INNS c-'''I' ga. -'0-
cratic party.
Perhaps the most affecting speech Of the debate
OH the Democratic sde-and it was a, logical as most
of then.-was that of Confederate Colonel oTcr'aL
Of Virginia. 1t only fair that one Of the strongest
and least irrelevant passage, Of colonel oFeTaII
argument should be quoted in order im; the readers
of The Tribune may have taste Of il, quality Here
it is
oi ,.;u~iri, has suffered indeed: her folds have
roo, Ia ~ 80 her bosom bear, many -,ir Icr
sons and her daughters to-, haFc tUd the l1o!il
path OF poverty. MIiAH l.l D' , I'D and l,r
now "ltlG me- ;t ,1,, ,f ,, iI't Iul uo,,
$3.50 h,ns'fead, She ha, passed through the
fiery furnace OF Reconstruction. aud she la. drunk 20
the drcgs the cup 81 tcpnnlI,"h l'>'.'' 'u 90 i 90
her h nI9.'S cye Tcsie,od AID ,hc stands To-
day on this floor, through Ter Eep?-e itiuVt'' ">
proudly as when her Vmcc was lIt ". P,, 't t ,-
M a'u emu r 80 o.,,nst me a,,,.ultion If poa.r
Of the Speaker and tie tyranny OF the Republican
party in thi, House or AZ appliance soy I',''
sI. uu ,,i, t,hor, rCf ,cr.o.Il tIair fat.cr',
Ia In ms lions thcy intend 10 STAY, under this
roof they intend 70 live, beneath that Lac above your
head. Mr.: speaker they intend 10 HlI i.o ID, ."I7
T or ( i land ,,st aoy and all ioe. foreign and
domestic (NppEuseJ
,rhis ri s,,,,ro ~ the corent arrunorts which
tbo no,,oc,t have lroucbt f. ID al, l t!e ,Ject
1,,dar s,.,,..,,, dun, ,Io last three d,y,. They
80 la ,hor,so1vos omen IN every point 10 the
- 1 ,I.fci.r,. - t,.r ,up,nout- ,.l,, have
ot hoon Slow 70 fake advantage Of the s.tua;on and
,go sr,oc,os have hccn uniformly marked by mod
n,,io,, di,,i+v ~ tone and souudua-, Of ar.umcnt
no a., dc,a,. ler,n with a speoc from Nr Docacrv
% ,risri who declared that il j, proposed 10 cothe
the sneaker with mowers which are more harmony
win the character Of the Gar Of III the Eus-iis
than with the shirt and geniu, OF our free in,ttu-
-. o,d nat u the code he adoDt.d the majority
- - .ir 90 o,,cn nrocoed Ia oonkrutt the
-.
~ I,o.-o NJ Massachusetts, defended the propo;cd
- -, .,,,. q. ,,,, Der,c,a-.e tl,+lf,.u
49, .. I,. ,.,.,+ f.,r. about tbe effect of tic
nov, ,,,los r,o, LEGISLATION affecting appropriations
of tho treasury Il viii be time enough to charge U.s.
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