The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-15
A BOOK IN THE RECORD.
HENRY GEORGES WORK ON THE
TARIFF RUN IN.

Several Members Combine to Run in
Several Chapters and the Result
WIN Be the Reproduction of the En-.
tire Work-Mr. Burrows Calls at.
tention to the Fact.
WASHINGTON, April 14.-Ia the Houss
to-day Mr.. Burrows of Michigan, rising to
question Of privilege, called the chairs
attention to a speech published in the REQ
ord this morning purporhng to have been
delivered by Mr.. Stone Of Kentucky. To
five lines Of his own remarks Mr.. Stone ap4
pended five chapters from Henry Georges
book on Protection or Free Trader These
chapters run from 81 TO 90. There seemed
to be something preconcerted about
this, continued Mr.. Burrows. One gentle-
man had quoted the chapters from 16 to 20
inclusive; another (Mr. Washington had
quoted chapters IL to Is; another gentleman
Mr. Hthian) had quoted from chapters 6 to
10; another gentleman had quoted from
chapters 60 s. In other words under leave
to print, there had been published the en@
tire volume of a copyrighted book except
three chapters. Those. he presumed, would
be forthcoming Tomorrow. daughter I
When one member left Off at one
next and trey had succeeded
In getting in the Record the entire volume
OF a copyrighted book to be dstri iouted at
the public expense. His point of order
was that under the leave granted
to members 20 print remarks in
say simply II desire to submit a certain
volume as expressing my vlews," and then
publish a printed book in the Record. IL
that was in order the republicans had seY~
eral volumes they desired to publish.
THE SPEAKER PowERLEss.
The speaker said that, as the chair under-
stood the practice, this had always been a
question determined by the House itself.
The House must decide whether a member
had violated the privileges granted him un-
der leave TO print. Leave TO print always
covered extracts. How extensive they
should be, the chair could not determine.
The House must dec'' 20 it.
Mr.. Burrows thought that the chair was
perfectly right in his ruling, and in or
der to test the sense Of the House
he moved to strike out Of the remarks of
Mr.. Stone all that Henry George said In
his copyrighted book. After some discus.
sion, In which many instances were cited
that were open to similar objection, nota-
bly, extracts from Secretary Blaine's book,
Twenty Years I'm Congress-" Mr.. Burrows
withdrew his motion and offered in leu
butIbDL u TBoDiublOn 20 Enb CDu-
mittee on printing those portions OF bhe Rec-
ord ooutaii ing chapters Of Henry Georges
book with instructions 10 the committee to
report whether by the insertion or said mat
ter In the Record the privileges Of the House
had been violated.
Mr. Ethian OF Illinois moved to table
Mr.. Burrows resolution. This was agreed
to by vote OF 119 to 20.
THE NAVAL BILL
The naval appropriation bill was then
taken up in committee of the whole. The
pending amendment was one offered by Mr..
Boutelle of Maine for the construction Of
two seagotug coast line battleships at a cost
Of not exceeding $4,000, 900 each, and ten
torpedo boats at a cost not to exceed $780,
600 each. The Secretary OF the Navy is
authorized to readvertise for proposals. for
the construction of one swift torpedo cruiser
OF about 750 tons displacement, and the
limit Of cost is extended 70 S5l2, 900, exolu~
sive OF armament
HERBERT FAvoRs 1T.
Mr.. Herbert OF Alabama, who is In charge
OF the BILL spoke in favor of the provision
Of tho bill providing for the construction OF
one arInored cruiser Of the general type OF
the New York. He believed that this was
the only vessel that should be provided for
at this time. There were at present twenty
four ships, twelve Of them armored, author@
ized and not completed. The com mmittee on
naval affairs was Of the opinion that
it should be the settled policy Of congress to
authorizs the construction Of one or more
new vessels at each regular session until Id
had provided a considerably larger number
of fighting ships than 1t now had. Mr..
Boutelle spoke In advocacy Of his amend-
ment.
Mr.. Scott Of Illinois opposed it,
Without action, the committee rose and
the House ad djourned.