Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-15

WASHINGTON, February 14.-The House
to-day finished the debate upon the rules,
and adopted the code in full almost exactly
as it was first reported from the Committee
on Rules. The only amendments made we're
in the nature of changes in the verbiage,
carrying no particular effect One change
made :o-day, however, reasserts the position
so long maintained by the House, that bills
for the raising of revenue can originate in
no other body. By inadvertance, the
original draft of the code admitted the
and that part was stricken out.
When the consideration of the news rules
was first taken up to-day Mr.. Bynum, of
Indiana, offered an amendment providing
that when any bill for the increase of pen
sion or for granting pensions not formerly
provided foI is pending it shall be in order
to offer an amendment providing by taxa
tion for the payment thereof. Mr.. Thomas,
of Wisconsin, opposed the amendment, de-
claring that its object was to bury all PEN
sion legislation in the House.
A DEMOCRATIC ARGUMENT.
Mr.. Spinola, of New York, controverted
this proposition, and asserted that the
Democratic side of the House would be
found true as steel to the real interests of
the veterans OF the country, but believed
that tax should be placed, especially for
the purpose of paying a pension. Mr..
Allen, of Michigan, was glad that this
heinous amendment sprang from the brain
of a gentleman trained in Indiana politics,
belonging to that class of men who were
peace men in war and war men in peace
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was intended to thwart any attempt to allie
viate the condition OF soldiers by any fur
ther pension legislation.
Mr.. Clements, of Georgia, in supporting
the amendment, expressed his belief that the
soldiers did not demand extravaganza in the
granting of pensions.
Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio, said that the
veteran soldiers of the country understood
that the pending amendment was the most
thoroughly antagonistic and hostile PROPOSE
ton ever made on the floor of the House.
MORRISON MISSING.
It had first been made by the gentleman
from Illinois (Mr. Morrison). Where was
that gentleman now? To gentlemen on the
other side he would say that they would
have to go on record on this amendment,
and if they voted for 1t, the trumpet OF the
political Gabriel would never call them to
judgment again.
Mr.. Bynum inquired why the Republi-
cans had not put the Democrats on record
two years ago on this very proposition, in
stead Of flibustering against vote.
Mr.. Grosvenor replied that there had been
no other way to defeat the bitter hostility
shown to the soldiers of the country. When
hostility to the old veterans was riie, filibus-
tering was patriotism. Applause on Re
publican side. The soldiers understood
this proposition, and he proclaimed that
there could be attached to no set OF rules
more deadly piece of parliamentary mecban-
icism to destroy the rights O. the soldiers.
MONEY IN THE TREASURY.
Mr.. Bynum said the gentleman could not
pull wool over the eyes of the soldiers. So
far as his record had been made in this
House, he had been in favor of every pen
sion measure that had been reported to the
House from a committee, and he was ready
to vote for every such measure. But he
proposed that there should be money in the
Treasury to pay the pensioners. He did not
propose that the river and harbor bill, the
French spoliation bill and the direct tax
refunding bill should take the money out of
the Treasury, and that members should 90
home and say to the veterans that there was
no money to pay the pensions of soldiers.
He proposed to say here that the
money could not be used for any purpose
but the payment of pensions. Mr. Bynum's |
amendment was rejected-yeas, 96; nays,
164.
Mr.. Cultivate, of Ohio, offered an amend |
ment striking out the clause constituting |
100 members a quorum in committee of the |
whole. He also offered an amendment to |
the clause of rule %, which provides that |
"All motions or propositions, originating in |
charge upon the people shall be first consid- |
cred in committee of the WHOLE
ONE AMENDMENT ADOPTED.
The amendment was to strike out the |
woros "Originating in the House or Sem
ate," and Mr.. Cultivate argued that the |
insertion of these words would, by implica-
ton, (and against the Constitution) ac-
knowledge the right Of the Senate to origi-
nate revenue bills. The Speaker. as Chair
man of the Committee on Rules, stated that
there was no such intention on the part of
the committee; and at his suggestion Mr.
of Illinois, who has charge of the
code, aeeeded to the latter amendment, and
it was adopted.
Mr.. Outhwaite's first amendment, relative
to a quorum, was lost-yeas, 1876; nays, 15O
Mr.: Crisp, of Georgia, moved to strike out
the clause comforting upon the Speaker the
power to count quorum. The amendment
was lost-yeas. 126; nays, 156.
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, moved to strike out
the clause that no dilatory motion shall be
by the Speaker. The motion
was lost-yeas, 141; nays, 155.
THE FINAL VOTE.
Mr.. Lawler, of Illinois, offered an amend
nent providing that no member shall speak
more than ten minutes upon any subject
until oil members who may wish to speak
have spoken. Lost. The hour of 3 o'clock
having arrived the Speaker stated that the
the previous question was ordered on the
adoption of the rules. Mr.. Springer, of
illinois, inquired whether a motion to re-
commit with instructions was in order and
received negative reply. The rules were
,hen adopted by strict party vote OF yeas
I6I, nays 145, and the House adjourned.
Tomorrow the Committee on Elections
proposes to call up for consideration the
election case OF Atkinson versus
Pendleton, of West Virginia, upon which
here is both majority and minority re-
port. Notwithstanding the passage of the
ules Mr.. Pendleton proposes to resist by
very means in his power the seating of Mr..
Atkinson by less number of votes than
What the Democrats consider to be a consti-
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