Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-22
WORRIED BY WALKER.
The Congressman's Effusion in the
Record Meets With Disfavor.
UNsPOKEN WORDS CAUSE TROUBLE.
Protection FiercelY Attacked During the
Free Wool Debate.
BILLS CONSIDERED BY THE SENATE


WASHINGTON, March 2L.-It is likely
that radical reform in the matter of the
privilege afforded members in extending
their speeches in the Record will result
from the investigation into the transgres-
sions Of Mr.. Walker, of Massachusetts,.
Ever since the session opened there has
been a warm political rivalry between the
Republi can and Democratic Representatives
from the Bay State, and MI. Walker has at
times had several lively bouts with Messrs
Hoar and Williams, whom he takes pleas
ure in designating alternately as "Mug-
wumps" and Kindergarten Democrats. -
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. As is the custom under
such circumstances the House indulgently
granted him leave to extend his speech in the
Record He did SO in a very lavish manner,
and added elaboration to the speech by now
and then inserting headlines calculated to
riyet the attention of the casual reader,
such as "Hot shot for Mugwumsp," "Hoar
and Williams shown up, and SO forth. In
addition to this Mr.. Walker in his extended
speech charged the Speaker with gag rule
methods, accused him of having 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.
Suggest Expunging the Speech.
fS1r
speech in the Record Mr. Williams called
attention to what he asserted was an infrac-
tion of the rules, and after lively debate
Mr. Walkers whole speech was referred to
the Committee on Printing, with instruc-
tions to report on its proprietv and as to
whether it should be stricken from the
Congressional Record This committee to-day
submitted report which reviews the speech
in detail and ends with resolution declar-
ing that the House, deeming it high duty
that the courtesy and decorum required by
parliamentary law and practice should
characterize debate and the conduct
their official relations, hereby expresses
its disapproval of the unparliamentar Ian
cuage used by Hon. E, Joseph Walker, a
Representative from the State of Massachu-
setts, in that portion of his speech printed
in the Record of the 18th inst, but which |
was not delivered on the floor, and consider |
ing it impracticable to separate the unpar-
liamentary portions of the speech from such |
parts as may be parliamentary, recommends |
that the whole of the undelivered portion |
of the speech be expunged from the Record |
Mr.. Boutelle of the Republican side, OBJ |
iected to the consideration of the report, |
and Chairman Richardson, of the Committee |
on Printing finally agreed that it should be |
printed in the Record and be called up for |
tomorrow morning. There is |
little doubt that Mr. Boutelle and other |
prominent Republicans will defend Mr.. |
Walker, although the report of the COM
mittee recommending the eradication of the |
remarks is a unanimous one and concurred |
in by both Republicans and Democrats.
Enloe After q Ring.
Mr.. Enloe, of Tennessee, rising to priv |
ileged question, offered resolution calling |
on the Secretary of the Treasury for list |
of all persons employed in the coast and |
geodetic survey whose salaries were in /
creased or decreased during 1890, and also |
for list of those who were dismissed or
who resigned during that year. Mr.. Enlpe
said he had information from a discharged |
employe that the coast survey was in the /
hands of ring The resolution was adopted.
The House then went into committee of /
the whole (Mr. Wilson, of West Virginia,
in the chair) on the army appropriation
bill A long discussion took place during
the consideration of the armv appropriation |.
bill over a point of order raised bv Mr.
Grain, of Texas, against a proviso in the
bill that hereafter no money appropriated |
for army transportation shall be used in the
payment for the transportation of troops
and supplies of the army over the non-aided
lines owned, controlled or operated by the
Union Pacific Railroad Company or by the
Southern Pacific Company over lines en-
braced in its Pacific system.
The chairman, in the clear-cut language
which always characterizes his remarks,
the point of order, the principal
ground for his decision being that the pro-
viso made permanent law.
Modified the Amendment.
Then Mr. Outhwaite offered an amend
ment making the same provision, but
making it applicable only to the present
bill. This was agreed TO, and the committee
having arisen, the bill was passed.
The House then went into committee of
the whole Mr.. 3lount, of Georgia, in the
chair), on the free wool bill
Mr.. Goodnight, of Kentucky, assailed the
protection system, declaring if he could
have his way and could frame tariff bill he
would so construct it as to place q conserya-
tive tax on articles of consumption in order,
within reasonable limit, to raise part of
The revenue. Then he would have an in
ternal tax on the luxuries, such as whisky
and tobacco, and tax upon incomes The
ariff on wool was not only the keystone of
he arch of protection, but it was its roof
A Democratic House could not reform the
tariff in day, but it could begin the reform
by taking off the roof
Mr.. Snodgrass, of Tennessee, consumed
MS time in opposition to the bill donating
IS, 100000 to the Worlds Fair He con-
ended that representatives. in Congress in
making this appropriation would violate
he Constitution, and would do so in direct
conflict with tie oath they took at the bar
If the House. The committee then rose
md the House adjourned