The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-25

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their whole hearts? I have heard from
that stand tonight for the first time
language which never should be used
from such a position, and have seen
the position Of Speaker prostituted IN
ordering this House as an antocrat to 90
his bidding, and announcing that he
will not countenance opposition to the
DEGREES of the would-be autocrat, and l
solemnly appeal to you to pause here.
Are we slaves to do as we are told, or
or are we here representing the sover-
eign people of ofSouth Carolina who have
elected US to perform certain duties?
He tells us these measures express
the will of the people and shall be
passed. Are we to bow to the will OF
this petty tyrant, who has sprung up
like a mushroom from the noXious
earth? The people of South Carolina
are of no such material. What isrlght
we will do. What we think is we will
attempt to do.
ITO the majority of the people of
South Carolina as represented here we
will bow; but for one utter my solemn
protest against any such autocratic die
tation. | may stand alone, but L be-
lieve in life spent earnestly attempt
ing to serve my State that l have
done no work aud attempting no act
redounding more to the honor and to
the welfare of her people than in the
majesty Of the representative of the
people protesting against such declara-
ton.
II have no idea of filibustering. I
called the yeas and nays simply to have
time to see what was being done. In
the name of the glorious State, South
Carolina, in your honor as representa-
tives of the people, rise up and put
down this shameful attempt to railroad
bills through this House"
Mr.. Blease, of Newberry, said that he
had heard appeals from decisions in de-
batting societies, but that he was sur
prised that gentleman of so much eX-
perience should appeal from decision
which be knew was just.
Mr.. Haskell: "What do you mean,
sirs"
Speaker Irby: 'IThe Objectionable
language must be handed up to the
Chair and can then be explained"
Mr.. Haskell: II denounce the state
ment as absolutely and unqualifiedly
false"
Mr.. Blease said he did not intend to
cast any reflection on the gentleman, but
meant that the gentleman from Aiken,
MIR. Evans, had intended to renew his
motion on each bill as it came up.
These measures were Administrator
measures, which it was absolutely nee
essary should be passed. 1.-THE head Of
this Administration. be said, chad
been termed an autocrat, and I will
say here that if any man in South
Carolina deserves the name of autocrat,
God knows he does"
EXACTLY what Mr.. Blease meant by
this is not clear, but the House saw the
joke and laughed.)
Mr.. Blease then went on to say that
the members of the House were not
slaves. They were the representative
of the people Of South Carolina, and
were there to do their duty. The de-
cision of the Chair was correct and
should be sustained.
Mr.. Gary also contended that the
ruling OF the Chair was correct and was
shown to be so by the very language of
the gentleman FROM Richland, who
had announced that he had called the
yeas and nays for the urposes of seeing
what bill was to be taken up next.
This showed that the motions were
made separately and not as whole.
Mr.. Haskell again explained his point
of order and claimed that it was we'll
taken. fit were not so, he said, there
would be nothing to prevent him from
sending up the whole Calendar to the
Chair and having every bill on it read
out by number by the Speaker and
made a special order.
Mr.. Evans explained that it was a
very ordinary thing for list of bills to
be sent up to the Speaker for his guild
ance and have them called up one by
one aud voted upon. He had not at
tempted to make a number of motions
in one, and did not proposeito do so.
Mr.. Haskell said that he was sure of
his position and that an appeal to the
on parliamentary usage
would show him to be right.
Speaker Irby: II have only been
member of this House for four years,
but l have frequently seen mem bers
send up to the Chair two or three
on the same slip of paper
for the Speakers guidance, and the
Speaker would submit one amendment
at time. That was what the Chair
did here tonight.
1T was not expected that the Chair
should wait and ask the gentleman to
get up formally and make motion
each time 1t would be an Injustice to
the House and l had right to assume
that the motions were made on each
one of the bills.
"Gentlemen ofthe House, upon our
shoulders the greatest responsibility
rests. The success Of this Administra-
ton and its responsibilities are upon
us. ! make no specific charges, but we
should meet these responsibilities and
carry out the will of the people as eX-
pressed at the ballot-box this year. |
care nothing, absolutely nothing, that
this thing or that thing has never been
done before.
This is strange year-a record
breaking year-and novel proceedings
are in order; and its all right so long as
it is right. If we allow these Admins
tration bills-the peoples bill-to lie
on Calendar of this House they will be
defeated and We illgo home III shame,
and who will laugh at as more than
the opposition that is or the floor Of
this House tonight?
"The question is, shall the decision
Of the Chair stand as the decision of
this House? All in favor will say aye?
all opposed, no. The ayes have it and
the decision is sustained"
Mr.. Haskell asked and obtained
leave to enter for himself and others
protest against the decision of the
Chair, which he desired spread upon
the Journal of the House.
The whole raft of Administration
measures rs written out by Mr.. Evans
were then takes up out of their order
and made special orders.
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