The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-16
House OF Representatives.

Mr.. Mckinley (Rep., Ohio, from the Com
mitee on Rules, reported a resolution provid-
ing that hereafter the House shall meet at IL
O'Clock: that after the reading OF the journal
and the disposal Of conference reports the
| House shall 20 into Committee Of the Whole
on the Tariff bill: that the bill shall be read
through commencing with paragraph III. and
shall be open to amendment on any part OF the
| bill following paragraph 10. and that on We'd
nesday noXt, at ~ noon the BILL with pending
amendments, shall be reported to the House.
| Mr. Blount Dem. Ga criticized the mo-
! Iority OF the Committee on Rules Tor reporting
| the resolution. The majority OF the House had
adopted code Of rules which recognized the
| right OF debate in Committee of the Whole. 1t
| had given the committee power to limit de-
bate. 1t had provided that 100 should con-
stitute quorum. And yet. after all these re-
straipts were thrown over the consideration OF
Q bill In committee. 1t was proposed to SGT
aside the rule governing the committee. Il
| seemed to be the policy OF the majority, whom
ever any matter was OF magnitude recurring
debate and careful consideration. that this
rule should be suspended and become nuga-
tory. The majority said to the minority:
I've will allow you to debate until IL
o'clock on Wednesday. At that time we
intend to stop discussion and pass the bill
through the House." 1t mattSred not whether
the paragraphs Of the bill had not been consid-
cred 1t mattered not whether the Ways aud
Means Committee had taken weeks to gather
Information upon which to base their report:
Il mattered not that the measure involved the
business relations Of all the people in this
mighty nation; 1t mattered not that it involved
commercial relations with all the countries of
the world 1t mattered not that 1t Involved one
mattered not that it fastened 4 system upon
the people for years-the majority had deter
mined upon the measure and was impatient
A ma ok inc
for freedom OF debate. The Republican party
had elected rs government tn BY minority OF
American people that the majority OF
the House, was declaring that i meant
IN ssFG to the tS the 6s
on the most important question to which 1t
Tds M R The be t fhs 1 nag Ge
days would DO permitted for general debate |
and eight days for debate under the ilve-mn-
pressed debate. Gentlemen on the Democratic |
side had Eel; that 1t was idle to prepare for tho
tlon, as nn-Americap. unwise, and Violent TO
parliamentary procedure. tArplnuse.
Mr. Mckinley denied that the resolution had
to concentrate debate on the paragraphs and
provisions Of the bill. Any gentleman who hud
days must have been convinced that every
thing was discussed except the real question
denS to the misorltJ freefom Of debate but but to
deny 10 It the right to delay public business by
dilatory motions and Obstructive tactics. The
i've minute debate. and it was to be given i've
Temember that in the Forty ionrth cong lels
ny on9 b daT h99 b ken to the
gress the Tarifr, bill had, been considered, six
days. In the Forty-eiGhth Congress 1t had
SP Mcse ne a4fE enn suggested that
they were nine days Of general debate
n Mr. Mckinley replied that that was all the,
oeen stricken out and that in o Democratic
g Mr tHScMinn inquired whether the gentleman
would ALLOW him to read what tho present
speaker had said upon the subject OF limiting
lebate.
Mr.. Mckinley would not. lie had no doubt
hat when the Speaker was in minority he
vas M clamorinE for debate laughter
'orty-eighth Congress there were on tho Dem
,cratic side twelve or fifteen members who |
'oted with the Republicans TO strike out tho
Mi. Mckinl"y- and among those 70 or
> or 20 mem bers was the noblest democrat
lall. lApplause.l The true leader Of the Dem 1
}cratic party no led in that resistance 10 stop ,
you'd, destroy the great, industries Of the
MP MG 1dn5 6srams %pa, tn Under the
,hered in Committee Of the Whole and not
disposed Of at noon "Wednesday. -0'
Mr.. McKinley-They will all.
hem falll I
Nj. Mckinley demanded tho previous ques {
lon. N0 I
Mr., breckenridge Dem. r.. moved to Law tbe !
eSolntion on the table. Lost; yeas, ITO; nays !
Tho previous question was ordered-yeas |
49, NAYS lO2-and the resolution was adopted:
The House then vent into Committee Of the 4
Whole. Mr.. Grosyenor OF Ohio in the chair on =
he Tariff bill The reading OF the Bill can :
uned the remainder OF tho day, and at lis con- S
fusion the committee rose. and tho House a
Ook u recess until O'Clock. tho evening sss r
ion to. be for the consideration OF private pen 5
ion bills. I