Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-26
An Interesting Double Ses-
sion of the House.
The Rules Again Modified for
Partisan Purposes.
The Shipping Bill Being Pressed to
a Conclusion.
Spicy CollOQ uie -AThe Senate Adjourned
Out of Respect to the Late Sem
ator Wilson.
Associated Press Dispatches.

w ASHlNGTON, EcU. Lo.-1u Vic A0uSO,
today, Mckinley, from the committee
on rules, reported resolution providing
that tomorrow the house shall meet at
10 O'Clock, and shall immed lately pro-
ceed to the consideration of the shipping
bill; general debate to close at 6 O'Clock
Friday. The house shall meet at 10
O'Clock and proceed to consideration of
the bill by paragraphs, the previous
question to be considered as in order at
5 O'Clock.
Blount, of Georgia, protested against
such method of doing business, but
said that as member of the committee
on rules, he had agreed to the resolu-
ton, with view of getting as much
opportunity of debate as possible. 1t
was the best the minority members
could make out of the situation.
McMillin OF Tenn essee, another min
Ority member of the committee on rules,
took the same position. He then in
weighed against the code of rules, and
pointed to the truth of the prophecy he
had made in the beginning of congress.
He had said the rules had been adopted
to pass an election bill which subjected
the ballot-box to the bayonet; that had
been done to pass the direct tax bill
that had been done to pass tariff bill
that should rob the people; to pass a
bill placing further taxes upon the de-
pressed and burdened interior for the
benefit of the shipping interests, that
was about to be done.
Dockery OF Missouri called attention
to the fact that under the rules up to
the present time the net increase of ap-
preparations made by the present con-
gress was $102, ,00O,0 900, as compared with
the appropriations made by the last
congress.
Cannon of Illinois said the house
could i'll spare two days, but he had
yielded to the general desire that the
shipping bill should be considered, and
he had acquiesced in the resolution.
He gave notice, however, that if the Or
der were made he would ask the house
to sit tonight and tomorrow night for
the consideration of appropriation bills.
Mckinley denied that the practice of
making special orders had originated in
this congress. 1t had been the practice
in every congress since the forty-eighth;
but in former congresses it was done in
violation OF the rules, and now it was
done under direct authority of the rules.
The majority was responsible for public
legislation, and it should be permitted
to put its purpose into public law, to be
tried only before the great tribunal of
the American people. Republican ap-
plause.
"You have been tried; you have been
weighed in the balance and found want
ing" were some of the remarks that
IL
side.
McKinley-To that tribunal we con-
fdently commit the work of the Fifty
first congress. II the gentlemen of the
other side imagine that the verdict of
last November was based on the legisla-
tion of the Fifty-frst congress, they are
much mistaken, and in error. l do not
believe there is a gentleman who has
studied the causes that led to the YER
dict in November, who can conscien-
tiously declare that it was based on the
work of this congress.
"What was it?'' queried Demo-
crat.
McKinley-The majority on this floor
having only few days left (derisive
laughter on the Democratic side), and
all of us being here with our seats we'll
filled, we propose to 60 on and complete
the work of the Fifty-frst congress, no
matter what obstruction may be put in
our way by the gentlemen on that side
OF the chamber. Republican applause
The resolution was then adopted,
yeas, 139; nays, ia.
The immigration bill was then taken
up, the pending question being on
Oates substitute, which was rejected.
The bill was passed.
The house then went into committee
of the whole on the agricultural appro-
priation bill.
In the course of the general debate,
Funston, OF Kansas, in charge of the
agricultural appropriation bill, and But
terworth, of Ohio, had tilt, which
greatly edited the other members on
both sides.
Funston said if Butterworth had
taken as much time to forwarding his
anti-option bill as he had to drawing
his salary as secretary of the worlds
fair directory, the measure would now
have been passed.
Butterworth charged Funston, as
chairman of the committee on agricul-
ture, with neglecting the, interests of
the farmers. Mr.. Funston had not
moved in the direction of the considera-
tion of the anti-option bill, but had
stood trembling like an aspen leaf under
the frown Of the speaker.
Hatch of Missouri deplored the con-
dition of the farmers, made speech in
favor OF free coinage and the reduction
of taxation, and criticised the majority
of the committee on agriculture for not
acting on the anti-option bill. He de
nounced the Republicans for throttling
great national measures.
Cannon. having suggested that they
could pass the anti-option bill next ses-
sion, Hatch retorted that they would
pass it next session, and every other
bill that is constitutional and demanded
by the people.
After considerable further debate the
committee rose without disposing of the
bill.
The death OF Senator Wilson was an
nounced, and after the appointment of
a committee to take action in regard to
the funeral, the house adjourned.
AN EVENING SESSION.
The house held an evening session,
making for the second time in its history
two distinct legislative sessions in one
day.
Dingley submitted the report OF the
silver pool investigating committee, and
1T was ordered printed, Dingley giving
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