Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-12

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aide (which vas iuss poasible}- He kne.
Of no plan 70 t7rn men out because they
sere democrats and psf men in becauss
they we're republicans Aemhers are moi
sent here to impede justice Or gag the
sentiment of the House, and lheRe would be
90 paper obsuucsioa o. eunninsly devised
scheme of pariiameseaRy procedure thai
would deter the majoriay from shs perform.
ance Of its duty.
/ Holman Of Indiana eAafaesefised the pro-
posed code - being eomplese sevolufiou
in parliamentary procedure, extraordinary
in character. He especially aDtagonized
the clause providing that 100 members
shall constitute q quorum in Q committee
of the whole, declaring that this provision
would place great appropriation bills 1t the
mercy OF handful OF the majority. He
spoke Of several occasions upon which .
resort to flibusseripg had been Of benefit
to he country. and referred with much en-
phasis to the defeat Of the Force bill by the
minority. uader he lead of Samuel J Ran
dali. He declared that RAndsirs course .,
| that time would crown bis memory vith
honor as ioag as the rseords Of Congress
survive.
paysoA Of Illinois defended the proposed
cole AMI argued the necessity of rules
which would give to the msj ,rity power TO
| take Affirmative action. Any other course
you'd say that all virtue. al economy aud
all good ideas connected sEish legislation
sere in the hands of the majority of this
body. He reversed 10 some detail instances
where the minority had. By dilatory tactics,
defeated the will of the maj joriiy. Tue
only rights, he continued, the minority
we're TO have were q fair. free. full dis
eussion and to oder amendments germsne
10 the pending propositions. There the
rights OF the minority ended.
Hatch of Missouri said he would not at
'empt to argue in detail the radical and
violent changes made in the rules. And
made sar upon the report ~ AZ entirety
ss change In the systs IN Of procedure of
the House, and because he thought that he
could see through the vail, and motive be-
hind it. He vas opposed TO report in toto.
because 1t was q partisan question. be-
cause it came from the republican aide of
the House, representing the republican
party, because It came from the majority
of the republican Representatives which had
whipped into the traces Of minority in their
party. and compelled them. under pains
and penalties Of the party lash, to soprove
of the rules as q whole. He believed in
parties. and stood by his party. He was
no, complaining that the republican or
gan zation had oeen strong enough to in
duce some of its strongest men to sup
port is rules. But in that in
ducement lay the danger 10 the country
He deprecated any harsh language or epi-
thets al 'ressed to the Speaker Of the House
that did not include in their strictures the
entire republican party. The Speaker Of
the House. bad as he wss, was no worse
than his party The republican party had
time and again sustained the Speaker in his
revolutionary aud unconstitutional rulings
The republicans acted well in the election
of Reed as Speaker. Today Reed repre-
sented more clearly and fairly than any
other man the sehe ne. purpose and deter
mination of his party. The gentlemen on
the other side had said the only rights of
the minority were to discuss and amend
As far as the democratic minority Was con.
cerned one of their rights was to protect the
public treasury.
Funston of Kansas suggested the demo-
cratic minority should have protected the
treasury from the democratic sergeant-at- |
arms.
Hatch replied he was one Of the victims,
but il the gentleman from Kansas did not |
know apy better than to assert by direction |
or insiDuation that any man on .he demo- |
cratic side of the chamber was responsible |
for the bad action on the part of q subord- |
mate in the sergeant alarms Office he had |
better go back to Kansas and stay there the |
balance of his natural life.
McAdoo Of New Jersey ac.agonizsd the |
rules as giving the Speaker the right to |
Judge the conscience of members, to i'm |
pugn his personal honor as we'll as to re-
strict his personal rights.
Pending further debate the House (in
accordance with q resolution offered by
Spriuger) at O'Clock took . recess till IL
o'clock tomorrow.
The debaie on the rules will continue to-
morrow. At five o'clock recess till eight
O'Clock. when the discussion on the demo
cratic side will be closed by Carlisle and
Springer.