Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-08
PARTY LINES DRAWN.
Speaker Reed is Sustained in His
Ruling in Favor of No Rules.
CARLISLE ATTACKS HIS SUCCESSOR
Senator Morgan Would Like the Negro
Assisted to Emigrate.
TALK FOR AND AGAINST TOBACCO TAX.
The Contested Election Cases TO be Heard Without
Spectators.

The preliminary skirmish between Car
Isle, Mckinley and other leaders of tn
parties in the House took place yesterday
The Speaker was sustained by party vot'
in his stand on the House proceeding to bus
iuess without rules. Mr.. Carlisle SAILED
into the Speaker to no avail. In the Sen
ate, Mr. Morgan spoke in favor of assisting
the negroes to emigrate. Tobacco was OF
tap before the Tariff Committee.
WASHINGTON, January I'm the House
to-day, Mr.. McCOmas, of Maryland, offered
resolution that the House resolve itsel
into committee of the whole, for the consid,
Grafton of the District of Columbia appro-
priation bill, the committee to be governed
by the rules of the last Congress. Mr.
Breckinridge raised the question of consid'
Grafton against the resolution.
The Speaker ruled that the question oi
consideration could not be raised against
the resolution because the resolution was in
the nature of motion regulating the busi-
ness of the House. Mr.. Breckenridge called
attention to the fact that the resolution went
further than that, and provided for the
adoption of code of rules, but the Speaker
maintained his position.
CARLISLE ATTACKS REED.
Mr.. Breckenridge appealed from the de-
cision, and Welded the floor to Mr.. Carlisle,
of Kentucky, who vigorously attacked the
Speakers action. He argued that no ques-
tion of consideration could be raised against
a motion to go into committee of the whole,
but the pending resolution went far beyond
nd dad ri Was
for code of rules. He thought the time
had come when the House, if it was to be
governed by rules, should have those rules.
Applause on the Democratic side. All
gentlemen on both sides of the
House had the right to know pre-
cisely what their rights were here as
representatives of their constituents. 1t was
now the 7th of January. The House had been
in session, except for the recess, since the first
Monday in December, and yet all that had been
done toward the adoption of rules was to agree,
from time to time, that the House would be
governed by a part of the rules of the last
House. He had no special objection to the
consideration of the appropriation bill at this
time, but if the House established this prece-
dent the minority had no assurance that the
House was not to go on without any rules
WHAT RULES ARE FOR.
Rules were intended said Mr. Carlisle, not
only for the government OF the House. but also
that the Representatives of the minority of the
American people might be protected; and those
representativ had the right to know by what
rules they were to be governed. The Demo-
Gratis were ready at any time to consider the
whole body of rules, and until then it was
hardly fair to thrust upon them parts of rules
temporarily and leave them without any knoWl-
edge as TO what rules would govern them when
the next measure came up for consideration.
He hoped that the appeal would be sustained;
but. if it was not, he hoped the resolution
would be defeated by the House and allowed
TO stand where it was until the permanent
rules were adopted for its government.
Mr.. Crisp of Georgia, followed in the same
line. Mr.. Bland of Missouri. was opposed to
adopting the rules Of the last House piece
meal, but MI. Rogers of Arkansas, and Mr..
Hooker, of Mississippi, argued against the
position taken by the Speaker.
M'KINLEY IN REPLY.
Mr. Mckinley, of Ohio, said that the Com
mittee on Rules would report code of rules
within a reasonable time, and that the only
question before the House was whether, while
awaiting the report, public business was to be
suspended. The country was infinitely more
concerned in what the House did than in the
rules under which 1t did il. fApplause on the
Republican side He called attention to the
tact that there was no bill seeking priority of
consideration with the District bill. and there
was question of consideration to be raised
Mr.. McMillin, of Tennessee, contended that a
question of consideration could be raised even
If there was not another measure pending in
the House He urged the Importance of the
speedy adoption of code of rules.
Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa, said that as he
understood the matter, gentlemen on the other
side were opposed TO doing anything without
rules. and wanted rules adopted under which
nothing could be done. Laughter and ap-
plause on the Republican side. The majority
was charged with trying to raTlsh the other
side without rules. How? By proposing to
consider and pass bill on the calendar, under
rules made by Democratic House. Was that
TaYishment?
READY TO DO BUSINESS.
Mr.. Henderson wanted the Republican mem
bers 90 come up, shoulder to shoulder and
show that they were ready to do the business
of the country He defended the Committee
on Rules from the charge of delay and elected
applause from the Republican side by his refer
ence to Mr.. Mckinley presiding over the Ways
and Means Committee, giving to the business
interests of the country that hearing which
had been denied them by a Democratic com
mittee. Let the Committee on Rules take its
time and bring in a code which would advance
and not obstruct business.
Mr.. ButterwOrth, of Ohio, contended that
the decision of the Speaker was proper one
and he advocated the adoption of the resolu-
tion.
Mr.. Adams. of Illinois. thought that it was
in the interest of the House and the people
that the Committee on Rules should have all
the time it wanted in order to formulate a
code of rules which would facilitate the trans
action of public business.
ANOTHER ARGUMENT
Mr. Chapman, of Michigan, was opposed to
considering the bill in the manner proposed by
the resolution, and he argued that if ques-
tiOn of consideration could not be raised
against that resolution it could not be ruled
against the report of the Committee on Rules
Mr.. GrOsvenOT, of Ohio, said that while he
did not suggest any bad faith in the position
taken by gentlemen on the other side he I'M
agined that their objection to the considera-
Tion of the resolution was the ouUgrowth of a |
purpose to procure from the Speaker the rec
ognltiOn of some power that had no existence |
except in the written rules of some former |
Houses. If the Speaker had recognized the |
existence of one rule, he might as well recog-
nize the entire code.
Mr.. Cutcheon, of Michigan. denied that the |
Committee on Rules had been derelict in its |
duties. and he complimented the Committee on
Appropriations for the advance which it had |
made in its business.
A PRELIMINARY SKIRMISH.
Mr.. McAdoo, of New Jersey regarded the !
debate to-day as preliminary skirmish on the |
part of the majority in order to see whether |
the minority could be starved out and made to |
take any rules which might be presented Il |
was the duty of the minority to stand here un- |
I'll the end Of Congress. like a single man, to |
maintain its rights and dignity.
The decision OF the Chair was sustained Inv n |
vote Of yeas l35. nays Pa party vote
Mr.. McCom2s then demanded the previous
question on the adoption Of his resolution. and
il was of1ered-yeas. l3l: nays, ID No further |
opposition to the resolution was made by the |
Democrats, and it having been adopted, the |
House went into Committee of the Whole for /
the consideration OF the District bill The com
mittee, however remained in session oniy a /
few moments considering the first paragraph |
OF the bill, and having arisen, the House ad- |
Journed.
TO BE HELD IN PRIVATE,