St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-22
WALKERS IMpUDENCE.
1t May Result in a Desirable Re-
form,

WASHINGTON, March 21.-It is likely
that radical reform in the matter of
the privilege afforded members in eX-
tending their speeches in the Record
will result from the investigation into
the transgressions of Mr.. Walker. of Mas
sachusettS. Near the close of his tariff
speech in the house last week Mr..
Walker had just reached the height of
an impassioned flight of Oratory when
his time of debate expired under the
rules. The house indulgently granted
him leave to extend his speech in the
Record. lie did so in a very lavish
manner, and added. elaboration to the
speech by now and then inserting head
lines calculated to riyet the attention of
the casual reader. In addition to this
Mr.. Walker charged the speaker with
gag rule methods, accused him of hav-
ing packed the coinage committee with
free coinage men, and boldly asserted
that the Democratic representatives
from Massachusetts had gained their
seats by fraud and deception.
Immediately after the appearance of
this speech in the Record Mr.. Williams
called attention to what he asserted was
an infraction of the rules, and, after
lively debate, Mr.. Walkers whole
speech was referred to the committee
on printing with instructions to report
on its propriety. and as 10 whether it
should be stricken from the Congress
sional Record. This committee today
submitted report which reviews the
speech in detail and recommends that
the whole of the undelivered portion OF
the speech be expunged from the Rec
ord.
Mr.. Boutelle, of the Republican side,
objected TO the consideration OF the re-
port, and Chairman Richardson, of the
committee on printing. finally agreed
that it should be printed in the Record
and be called up for consideration to-
morrow morning. There is little doubt
| that Mr.. Boutelle and other prominent
Republicans will defend Mr.. Walker,
recommending the eradication OF the re-
marks is a unanimous one and con-
Cured in by both Republicans and
Democrats.
Mr.. Enloe, of Tennessee. offered a
resolution in the house this morning
calling OH the secretary Of the treasury
for list of all persons employed III the
coast and geodetic survey whose salaries
were increased or decreased during
1890, and also for list of those wbc
were dismissed or who resigned during
that year. Mr.. Enloe said he had infor
nation from discharged employe that
the coast survey was in the hands OF a
ring. The resolution was adopted.
In committee of the whole house (Mr.
Blount. of Georgia, in the chair on the
free wool bill, Mr.. Goodnight, of Ken
lucky, assailed the protection system
declaring that the tariff on wool was no
only the Keystone of the arch or prott C
ton, but it was its roof. A Democrat,
house could not reform the tariff in {
day, but it could begin the reform by
taking Off the roof
Mr.. Snodgrass, of Tennessee, con
snmed his time in opposition to the bill
donating s5,000,000 to the worlds fair.
He contended that representatives II
congress in making this appropriation
would violate the constitution, anc
would do so in direct conflict with the
oath they took at the bar of the house
The committee then rose and the house
| adjourned