, 1890-09-18
MONDAY.
Mr.. Kenpedy's Recent Attack OF
Senator Quay.


WAsHISoToS Sept. l5.-In the house
this morning. Mr.. Mckinley reported
back the tariff bill with the senate
amendments, with the recommenda-
ton that the amendments be non con-
Cured in; referred to committee of the
whole.
Mr.. Mckinley then offered resolu-
ton from the committee on rules, but
before 1t could be read. Mr.. Enloe rose to
q question OF privilege, and offered the
following;
Resolved, That the clerk OF the house
be directed to communicate to the SEN
ate the fact that the house condemns
the utterances of Robert p. Kennedy,
who delivered in the house September
g. an address rejecting upon the char
acter and integrity of the senate as a
body"
MIR. Dingley raised the point of order
that this did not present such question
of privileges as would take Mr.. Mckin-
ley from the floor.
At tho suggestion of the speaker Mr..
Enloe Withdrew the resolution for the
present, and Mr.. Mckinley reported IA
resolution for the immediate consdera-
tion of the tariff bill in the house, as fol-
lows; AFTER two hours of general de-
bate IL shall be in order to move nom
concurrence in the senate amendments
in gross, and to agree to the committee
of conference asked for by the senate.
The house shall without further delay
or other motion, proceed to vote on sand
motion"
kA ~t,,
tion was ordered-ayes ll6. noes IL.
Mr.. Blount, of Georgia, protes ted
against the resolution, contending that
it was a parody on the deliberations.
MIR. McMiliin, of Tennessee also op-
posed the resolution, and criticised the
committee on rules for reporting it. The
majority in caucus had determined that
the minority should be throttled.
The resolution was adopted--ayes Ia
noes ~.
Mr. Mckinley then gave a brief state.
ment of the senate amendments.
Mr.. McRae, of Arkansas, opposed the
bill, both in its original form and as
amended, on the general ground that it
Disseminated against the farming in
dustry.
various respects the bill as it passed the
senate was preferable to the measure as
it passed the house. He spoke in favor
of the senate amendment, placing bind
ing twine on the free list. lie believed
in republican principles, but did not be-
lieve in hasty theory of protection
which put upon the dutiable list an
article of raw matcriali the manufacture
of which was in the hands of combina.
ton which could be cited under the act
passed by the present congress. After
protesting against the placing of works
OF art upon the free list, he touched up
on the sugar question, and hoped the
honse would stand by its schedule.
Mr.. Vaux, Of Pennsylvania, wished to
say to the farmer and the laborer that
this tariff bill was cheat. The majority
believed In every trust, save one, the
trust in n righteous and lust God.
Mr.. Mckinley said that the committee
on rules had beon heard on tho reporting
of the resolution. 1t hau erred in Civ.
ing too much time 70 debate. He in
vited the attention OF the house to the
fact that not fifteen minutes OF the two
hours had been devoted to discussion
OF the senate amendments, or to the
tariif at all. The trouble with the mem-
bers on the other side was that they did
not discuss measures, but called names,
and while they were doing this the ma.
| jorty had gone on anu done the public
| business that had been lain away IN the
house of representatives since the
foundation of the government
Tho senate amendments were nom
concurred, in yeas, 205, nays, SO.
Enloe then called up his resolution in
regard TO Mr.. Kenncdy's speech.
Mr. Grosyencr OF Ohio raised to q
point OF order that the resolution was
not in order, The time to have called
Mr. Enloc to order was when he de-
livered the speech.
Mr., Enloe contendcd that Mr.. Ken
pedy hai no more right to make a per.
sonal attack upon member OF the SEN
ate than he tEnloc) had TO state that
the speaker was corrupt or the president
II criminal.
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