The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-15
THE M'KINLEY BILL AT LAST
LAUNCHEDIN THE HOUSE.
MKINLEY TAKES THE FLOOR
Mr.. Mills of Texas Has a Few Words
to Say-Only go Hours for Debate.
other Minor Business
Transacted.
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, May Gray moved
to proceed to the consideration of the bill
to transfer the revenue marine service to
the navy department.. Agreed to, yeas 80,
NAYS "a. No vote was taken on either of
the pending amendments, and Senators
Vest and Tiller gave notice of substitutes
which they will offer for the whole bill.
After executive session the senate ad-
journed.
HOUSE.
The long expected debate began in the
house today rather tamely. The crowd of
spectators in the galleries was neither larger
nor smaller than usual, and there was no
indications of any. absorbing popular
interest in the subject. Gen. Benz. f.
Butler was prominent figure on the floor
in close proximity at the opening to Mr..
Mckinley. Rather to the surprise OF those
members who had prepared themselves for
an attack on king caucus, because
of limited time, which will be allowed tor
general debate, Mr.. Mckinley refrained
from presenting the ironclad rule, which
was expected, so that the anticipated pre-
liminary wrangle was avoided. Although
Mr.. Mckinley was granted Unlimited time
in which to present his argument, he had
much more than an hour, and indications
are that the speakers who follow will also
reduce their speeches to small compass
exclusive of the promised night sessions,
which the more notable speakers avoid
whenever possible.
There will be in all but twenty hours of
general debate. Following the established
custom thirteen members of the ways and
means committee must each be allowed one
hour or thirteen hours in the aggregate, so
that but seven of the daylight hours will
remain for partition among the remaining
315 members of the house.
Mr.. Mills of Texas thought the time al
lowed for general debate was entirely too
limited. Two years ago the Democrats had
bate. ALI he could do was to demonstrate
against the short time which was to be al
lowed
Mr., McKinleys motion was agreed to
without division, and according the house
went into committee of the whole (Mr. Pay
son, of Illinois, in the chair) for the consid-
Grafton of the tariff bill.
On motion of Mr.. Mills the committee
granted to Mr.. Mckinley the privilege of
speaking without limitation of time, and a
similar courtesy was allowed to Mr.. Mills,
on motion of Mr.. Mckinley.
Mr.. Mckinley took the floor in support
of the bill.
In the last political campaign the tariff
had been the absorbing question before the
people, 1t seemed to him that no extended
discussion of this great principle was ex-
pected or required or necessary under ex-
listing circumstances, for if any one thing
was settled by the political contest of 1888,
it was that the protective policy as pro-
mulgated by the Republican party in the
platform as maintained by the Republican
party through long series of years should
be secured in one legislation which was
to be had by congress chosen in this
great contest and on this mastering issue.
He interpreted the victory to mean, he in
terpreted the majority in this house to
mean, he interpreted the incumbency of
the presidency of the United States by the
present chief executive to mean that re-
vision of the tariff was demanded by the
people, and that revision should be along
the line and in full recognition Of the prin-
cipal and purpose of protection. APP
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