Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-20
SOME POLITICS IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Mckinley Defends the Speaker IN His
Rulings-The Eiecfions Rill.


Ruliugs-The Elections Rill.
Yesterday, after TIE srAR's report closed in
the House, the rather exciting discussion on
the question Of the Speakers right 10 refuse 20
entertain an appeal was continued The
Speaker laid before the House a number Of
quotations from the record showing instances
in which Mr.. Randall had refused to entertain
appeals from his decision where the appeals
we're evidently diiatory.
Mr.. Mckinley held the attention Of the
House in . short speech in support Of the
ruling of the chair. He held that Mr.. Mills
appeal on Saturday was purely dilatory one
and should not have been entertained. Mr..
Mckinley, continuing, gave history OF the oc-
currence on Saturday. Mr. Mills, he said. had
raised the question OF approving the journal
THE JOURNALS CORRECTNESS uNorEsrIoSED.
Continuing, Mr.. Mckinley said: "No one had
raised any question to the correctness OF the
journal No member had moved any amend
ment to the journal or had pointed out any in
accuracy. No member had suggested that il
failed to record with absolute exactness all that
had occurred on the preceding day. So when
the Journal was read the gentleman from Texas
demanded division upon the approval Of the
Journal and Il was granted.
, ihen yea and nay vote was had. and upon
that vote ia Representatives on this foor had
recorded themselves IN favor of the approval of
the journal, declaring thereby that Il was cor
rect In every particular and but eleven gentle
men voted in the negative. And that the jour
MAJ was correct we have the evidence of the
painstaking and careful gentleman. NV friend
from Arkansas (Mr. Rogers, who had voted in
the negative and against the approval of the
journal, but who rose in his place before the
vote had been announced and asked 90 change
his vote from mo" TO AYE" because he was
''satisfied the journal was correctly made up.
THE sPEAKrR WAS RIGHT.
snow, after that substantially unanimous vote
on the part Of this House, lis for approval to
II against it. when the motion was made TO re-
consider that vote by the gentleman from
Texas, he having voted in the affirmative origi-
nslly-not voting in the negative and then
changing his vote that he might move to recon-
sider, but in the first instance voting that the
journal was correct say after that great vote
and that almost unanimous expression of judg-
ment on the part Of the House the Speaker
had right and a perfect right to refuse. be-
cause the motion was dilatory, to entertain the
motion to reconsider. And having re,
fused to entertain the motion 10 re-
consider, afterward when the appeal
was taken from that refusal il his
duty, because the appeal WAS taken for the very
same reason that the motion was offered, &c
wit, for delay, and il was manifest TO every one
on the floor that il was for that purpose, IL was
his duty to refuse to entertain the appeal,
which be did.
II ask. Mr.. Speaker. to remind gentlemen on
the other side that when in the discussion o!
the rules OF this House during the first session
of this Congress-. when we were engaged in
framing the rules under which we ere now act
ing, the gentleman from Georgia Mr.. Crisp
desiring to take from the Speaker the right 10
declare whether he would or would not entertain
a motion on appeal, offered an amendment 10
hat ba akQrs hall pns
in any case refuse to entertain an appeal from
his decision" This amendment was voted
down, said Mr.. Mckinley.
SOME LIVELY POLITICS.
Mr.. Mckinley then entered into something
of political discussion. What led to our de-
feat last November gentlemen are divided
about. They do not agree. All we ask YOU to
do on that side of the House is, you gentlemen
who will be charged with the responsibility OF
legislation in the next Congress- all we ask OF
| You Is 70 put into public measures and public
law your Interpretation Of that victory. We
have put into public law our promises of 1883.
| and when you have done that we will 90 TO the
American people upon the issues thus made ul
and let them determine in 1892 whether that
| side OF the House or this side Of the House
shall be given in control Of the government OF
! the United States. Applause on the republi.
can side. One thing is certain. Mr.. Speaker
| that 90 long as this House of Representative,
continues, SO long as the Fifty-first Congress,
lasts, so long is the republican party in contro
and will keep in control. Applause on the re
publican side.l And it must be manifest Il
| the country. and il must be manifest to ever,
gentleman who sits on this floor, that for tn,
last six weeks the whole efforts Of that side o
the House have been put forth to obstruct tn,
| public business of the country.
PURPOSE OF THE FIIIBusrERISa.
"Gentleman may laugh about it, but there il
not gentleman on that side Of the House VIII,
would not declare if he was truthful and b.
would be truthful If he replied at all. that tn,
whole purpose Of their tilibustering tactics ha
been to make it impossible, if the Senate shoulS
send us the election bill, to give us the oppor
unity to pass it through the House of Repre-
| sentatives. Applause on the republican side
| Mr.. Flower-We accept that issue and stans
on it. [Applause on the democratic side.l
Mr.. Mckinley-I am glad the gentleman from
New York makes this open confession.
Mr.. Flower-We do. We accepted that issu,
last fall and we will do it again. Applause OF
\ the democratic side.l
Mr.. McKinley-But want to say to the gen
tleman from New York that this issue will no
down. Applause on the republican side.l
Mr.. Walter /. Hayes-We hope it will not
Mr.. Mckinley-For You did not secur,
power in the House Of Representatives without
| the suppression of the votes of thousands anc
hundreds of thousands Of citizens all over th
country. Applause on the republican side.I
Mr.. Outhwaite-No, we did il without sup
pressing a vote of a man anywhere, as you pro
pose to do by the force bill.
Mr.. McKinley-You may have temporar,
victory now and then (derisive laughter on tn,
democratic side], but the party that stand
against an hottest ballot and an honest count
Mr.. Outhwaite-Controlled by republican,
only-(Applause on the democratic side
Mr.. Mckinley (continuing}-Anda gains
honest elections under the Constitution of tn,
United States, that marty cannot long and per
manently hold power in this country. TAP
plause on the republican side.l