The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-08
O. PORTLAND, MAINE TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH,

Not one word abont fillibusterine had
Lao,, s.;d G;n conversation with Mr..
Bland. ~ 80
concluded Mr.. Dingley asked: HAS the
chair ruled that this report of the COM
n,ittae ~, r,iIes can be considered before
the ioI1rnal has been read?'
Tic Sneaker-"The chair has: that is
the provision of the rtlle,,
M Dinoley-''The same provisions of
the r,,les wo,lld confer the same priyi-
lere on conference reports.
Tbo Snaaker-ssIt does not confer the
same privilege ON conference reports.
The gentleman is mistaken. There are
express Limitations against conference
Mr. Dincley-'sThen the chair decides
that business can be done before the
reading OF the jorlIlal?''
Thc Speaker 1.-THE chair SO decides.''
Nj. Tracy-'I appeal from the decis-
ion of the chair.
Bya vote. Of 1914 years to 73 nays the
decision of the chair wasssustained.
MI. Reed Takes Hand.
After q long and tumultuous debate,
the previous question was ordered on the
resolution. Mr.. Williams of Massachu-
setts, in opposing the resolution, referred
to the fact that the Democratic party in
1888 had appealed to the. people on the
ground thatit was opposed to free coin
age, thereby iustifying its admins tration
for four wears. 1t now proposed to give
theali to one of its pledges. Pledges of
the Democrats in the North changed
great minority into great majority.
Mr.. Reed of Maine, cordially agreed
for once with the gentleman from Massa-
chnsetts. That gentleman had pointed
out that vast Democratic majority had
been secured by false pledges to the peo-
pie, pledges that were now in process of
being broken. fLaughter.l The gentle
man had singled the one instance before
the House, and no doubt the rest of his
party would carefully point out, by their
action. the others. Indeed. the party all
the way along had been engaged in the
noble work Of uncovering itself to the
gaze of the. American people Under
the guise that it3 was going
to give good currency TO the country, the
Democratic party had stolen march
upon the Republicans of the North and
the gentleman from Massachusetts fifty
characterized the result. Upon delusive
and false statements, Improper means
had been used in the government of the
House of the 51st Congress, and the DEM
ocrats had gone before the people de-
nouncing the actions they this very day
denounced. [Republicall laughter and
applause. They themselves had over
ridden what they called the sacred rights
of minority with a harder hoof than they
had ever been ridden over before. They
had deliberately overruled >the decision
of Speaker Carlisle, who in the 50th Con
gress had decided that no business could
be transacted until the journal of the
House was approved. In their eager
ness to override the rightsaof the minori-
ty, they had overridden the decision of a
Speaker they had hitherto said they were
delighted to honor. Here was two-thirds
of the capital stock of the last election
flung to the winds, and as the gentleman
from Massachusetts well said, when the
people got up to expose them the people
would gladly rectify the frightful mis-.
take made in 1890. daughter.
The resolution was adopted d-yeas 100,
nays 81.