Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-30
THOSE HOUSE RULES
Keep lha Representatives Talk.
lns All Day Long
But The Heusa Failed 10 fsks Action
On the xatttr.
National Board OF Trade Asks for
Passage OF Torrey Bankrupt Bill.

WAsHIsGTOs. Jan. SS.-Ihe HOUSE
proceeded to further confederation Of the
report OF the committee on rules. the pend
ing amendment being one csered by Hemp
bill. South Carolina. Withdrawing FRI n
the jurisdiction CT the appropriation com
mitt-e. appropriations for the support oi
the Dis.ric; CT Columbia.
Ssyers [re1ss) opposed Hemphill'.
proportion Wniie be was speaking he
Vas frequently Interrupted by Hemphill
snrd Head. Mi'soufi), bat ,hsre was 90
much eoafussen 10 the 1sE r1s' their voice.
did not reach ten yards. The Speaker was
i1ally compelled to call upoDj he sergeant
si-nms to aid In the preservation Of some
| degree OF quiet. After debate the amend
nent was r, scted.
| Butler OF Iowa. said the Republicans
claimed that they alone we're patriots. when
| their every act OF legislation relative TO
| foreign countries had bseu An insult to the
| American fig. They compared cur coun-
Try with her Dsuons, ard, for shame, de-
clsred cur Inability to compete with them
| in the ordinary affsirs Of life. They held
that our industrial centres were paupes
CON IN auisies, oaly able tossurvive by the
! bel Of the tax gAiherer. BY their laws ths y
dee sred our inability to cope with foreign
lands and yet with lips that pratsd Of
patriotism.
The Democrats looked upon America as
the leader of. net . mere competitor Of
other nations Of the world. The Republ.
cans, CONSTANT ia their lars, have driven
our ships fro m the ocean, but Inconsistent,
now il undertook TO reouil6 by subsidies the
very commerce they h.d destroyed BY their
taxes. Tne Democrat yielded to none in
love for ,heir country and its glorious flag,
but believed it as much the duly OF the
American citizen 10 1--we for his country as
20 die fur il.
DeForreG Of Connecticut inveighed
ssainst the rulss Of the lxst Congress and
the dc ecisions mada under them. He az
proved OF the proposed code, and declared
That il the free coiusgs bill was passed by
this Congress is would not go out With the
stsmp endorsement Of the Democratic
party.
DngIey Of Maine said the gentleman
from Illinois (Springer), III aspeech de-
liyered at New Yors, declared that this
House would not pass free silver bill. He
also understood thst the gentleman from
Texas (Lsnhsm), had Withdrawn his
amendment giving the committee on coir =
age, weights and measures leave to re port
al any tine. On the assurance Of the ger
tie man from Missouri (Slsnd), thAt it was
Unnecessary and there seemed to be some
misundeT standing somewhere, he WISHED to
cali the attention of the gentleman from
Illinois 10 the matter.
Spriugsr-"I did not make the statement.
that this House would not psss free coin-
age bill"
Dingley-"I understood the gentleman
70 be 60 reported. Will the gentleman
please state what he did ssyf"
Spring stated that free coinsge
bill would no. become = law during toe
present Congress"
the provision making IT slsays in order to
call up for consideration u report from the
committee on rules, preventing dilstory
motions being made pending sueh cansid
GRAFTON.
McKenDa Of California, devoted the
time allowed him to sarcastic illusions to
the speeches made in the last Congress by
various Democrats relative to the power
exercised By the Speaker as compared
with the present position in favor Of the re-
port of the committee on rules.
Goodnight of Kentucky favored the rule,
claiming it VAS q compromise between one
man flibustering power, and one man
presiding power.
Enloe Of Tennessee preferred the bus:
ness of the House to be regulated by the
committee on the order Of business; but IL
that could not be done, he vas in favor OF
the proposed rule. Tie rules Of the 50th
Congress were do nolbiug rules. The was
something good in the rules Of the 5lst
Congress, spplsuse and laughter and a
iot Of bad IN them, too, blt he wanted to
INCORPORATE the good in them in the code
tina, would govern the present Congress.
wsshiu gton Of Tennessee, argued thst
under the proposed rule the House would
bave complete control over its business.
Buchanan Of New Jersey, advocates the
rule ss an enlargement Of the liberty Of the
representatives and va, not 4 contraction
thereof. His own idea was that the whole
mass Of rules of the House had become
bu,densome and useless. He hoped the
time would coon come when the House
would make few plain rules which would
give representatives the opportunity to have
measures voted upon
Breckinbridge Of Kentucky thought all
the talk about the f'ibuster amounted to
rtibipg hut scsre-crov. As . rule the
Subus er was first rate fellow. Fifteen
Years ago he prevented the force bill from
b being put upon the South, tthis allusion to
Rs ndail vas greeted With spplsuse) and q
flibus er defeated the education bill.
Oates, of Alabama, offered an amend
mept pre viding for The appointment OF 4
committee on the order Of business TO coz
sist Of Ij msmbers(l0 Democrats. and
Ave opposition }, which shall have leave to
report at any time snd OF which the 8pea-
ke, shall be the ext fticio chairman.
Cochran Of New York said if the ms joI
ity could not absolutely control a repre-
sentative body, then parliamentary insti-
iuiions were without sxcuse for existence.
He believed that in the history of this
country there h,d been just one
occasion when Ahbusteripg was ex-
cusabis and defensible, If not sb-
soluteiy justfsbIe. Taat was when
the m.jurry that hsd been
| discredited, attempted in its expiring mo
ments, TO strike blow st the liberties Of
the country, (Appisuse uy the BeIubli-
cans TIE exercise Of this power should
be reserved for sueh occasions as that. In
Congress, to preserve parliamentary gov
srrmept, here must be sbseiule Obedience
by the minority to the sill u the ms sjority.
-hen that will is properly ssceftAined
Legislation would come before the
House which was, in bis bt lief,
hostiie to his constituents and to the inte,-
est of his county. He did not think ali-
bussering vas The proper parliameut,fy
weapou, but if the House deliberately put
that weapon into his hsn3, would he be
loyal to his constituents if be did not use
il? He condemn ed the principle, bat il it
we're approved by the House he expected to
WELD is With as broad an aim as sny other
gentleman. After further debate, without
action the House &C journed uotil tomorrow.