Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-21
Democratic Tactics In uou .

Cannon Of l,linois, from the COMMITTEES
on rutss, reported for Immediate cousideSa.
ton the business reported BY the committee
ON Judiciary, tirst TO be bill for the relief
Of The Supreme Court. with Senate amend
ment., and nexsa bill 10 AZ the sAlasy Of
the United States judges.
Breeklnridge OF Kentucky raised qass.
lion of consideration and the House decided
TO consider the resolution.
Blount Of Georgia moved to table the
resolution. Lost.
Cannon took the floor. stating that he
would say but few words ~ to the merits
Of the proposition.
Mcmillan of Tennessee inquired whether
the object Of the gentleman In sayipg .
few words was rot 10 prevent the 40 min.
utes' debate allowed under the rules after
. previous question was ordered.
Cannon replied that he would answer
rankly in Affirmative. In view Of motlens
already made on the democratic side under
the lead Of the gentleman from Tsnnssses
Mcmillan, the republicans accepted the
sotice Of the gentlemen on the Democratic
side but did not desire to facilitate tho bus-
iness, he said he would make few n.
marks, then demand the previous question.
Mcmillan inquired whether II was the
gentleman's purpose to attack Hmm and his
natives, and then move tho previous
question to cut on the debate.
Cannon disclaimel having made On a.
tack UPON anybody.
Mcmillan said this was . proposition 10
increase the sslsriss OF judges willis the
appropriation bills are stiil pendiug.
Cannon replied that 1t was proposition
TO put the court and talarg bills into con-
ference IL majority wished 40 to do.
Mcmillan responded that the gentleman
had announced his program that after talk
ing few minutes he would shut Of the de-
bate. II that was the program 10 be pus-
sued the democrats would meet II at every
point. This vas proposition 10 tsks esse
| Of Republican dead ducks. an effort to Ia
crease salaries while the Republican party
were "lingering supeIiuons on the stage"
after the people had denounced IL.
Cannon said he would yield tho gent'e-
man from Tennessee three minutes. lie
wanted the gentleman to have an oppoftun.
ity to get all the bile of his stomach.
Mr.. ". h. Taylor-Why 10 the gentle.
man from Tennessee 20 excited2
McMillsn--Because ] see that you pro.
pose To plupder the treasury. Democrat %
applause; jesrs from the REPUBLICAN eide |
Blount Of Georgia moved 10 recomr.is
the resolution, with Instructions TO report 10
back after the pending appropriation bile
has passed.
Cannon-The gentleman does not decsi's
| even himself by that proposition.
Biount--The gentleman does NOT t1y 10
deceive ybody.
The Democrats demanded q division n
Blount's motion; TO have time. the Repu
licans called for and, on . standing vos :,
orterea the yeas and nays.
Mcmillan asked for tellers on the yer |,
aud nays. He strennously objscM TO Il !.
Speakers refusal 70 entertain his demapt
The clerk proceeded to call the roll. o.
following the precedent set last sessioi
= gsess body OF Democratic left the hs. :.
The vote resulted. yeas II, rays iS0, u q
c'erk noting asufIicient numbsf,to conslitu .
| y quorum.
| The motion was los.. The question -.
CURED on demand for the previous Qus =.
| tion. and having demanded tb, yeas ell
nays, Mcmillan. sgoaiIed with his her i.
the Democrats In the cloak room 10 cor /,
forward 70 his support. Having obey I
| the signal long enough to accomplish n !.
WILLIAMS object the Democrats once mcr {,
disap 5eared Tho vote concluded, n y.
MILAN demanded its recapitu,ation. II ,
demand the Speaker declined 10 enSestsi 4
| on the groutd that Il was for the purpos
OF delay.
Mcmillan retorted thst II was delay rs,
had never been denied BY any prsdecsss 1
Of the rress nj Speaker.
Preeisely, ansveud the Speaker, the
rules haze been chsnged.
| The Speaker declared the motion CARR.
yeas $50, nays s---a quorum being uotrss /.
The resolution vas agreed to--yess 1856
nsys sand nndef its provisions the csuS
bill was imme iiately taken up for consid,
| Grafton.
| The reading OF tho Senate smendms NJ
was concluded precisely at $50, the tint.
oxca for ordering the previous question,
snd the Speaker put the question whstbsl
the Senate amendment should bs non .co;s.
CURED in.
Pending announcement Of vote sneth n
colloquy took plaza between the Steah ss
and Mcmillan. the Spssker fsmsgtinS tb u
the gentleman from Teunesses nUot slvsyl
bave the last word snd the Jas>B ssterti u
that he did not care 10 pssusis with IN
Speaker.
The Speaker announced Senate ana I
ment ncn-concurfed--ige to o. Cesfs 4
ence ordered.
The House proceeded 70 the consider y
tioa Of bill fixing salaries Of the Unit-sd
States district judges.
The House substitute was vishdfav .
leaving the Senate bill In its original fer o
providing thst the salaries Of distsics jsd {
Is be 5000 Per snnnm.
/ McMiiiio offered An amendments fsduci 4
the salary to $500. To this J. d. TayIs
of Ohio offered ss amendmens providi u
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