Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-03
Another Tilt Between Hoar
and Morse.
Consideration of the New Rules
Continued. s
Important Bills Incubating in House
Committees.
Senator Palmer Introduces HissSenator
fal Election Bill-senator Stewards
Free Coinage Bill
Doomed.
Associated Press dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2,-The house was
amused again this morning by another
tilt between Morse and Hoar of Massa-
chusetts, the remnants of yesterdays
set-to. Hoar, though a Democrat, is q
son of the distinguished Attorney Hoar
OF Grants administration, and nephew
of Senator Hoar. That member of
such distinguished Republican family
should be a Democrat is an offense
which, Hoar insists, has never been
quite forgiven by the leading Republi-
cans, and is the cause of the political
assaults upon him. Morse this morn
ing arose to question of privilege and
rebuked Hoar for presuming yesterday
to recall from the public printer
the record OF the manuscript of a speech
previously made by Morse. In sarcastic
manner he rather severely scored his
young colleague. At the conclusion of
his remarks, Hoar arose and said: II
think, Mr.. Speaker, that the gentleman
from Massachusetts has been advertised
enough" With that Hoar took his
seat, and the Democrats loudly ap-
plauded his brief retort.
"To which gentleman from Massa-
chusetts do you refer ?" asked Buchanan,
and the controversy ended for time in
another roar OF laughter.
CONSIDERATION OF RULES RESUMED.
Consideration of the rules was re-
sumed this morning. Burrows's amend
ment, giving the speaker the right to
count quorum, was rejected, the de-
mand for the yeas and nays having
been withdrawn.
Reed offered an amendment provid-
ing that whenever a quorum fails to
vote on any question, there shall be a
call of the house, and the yeas and nay 8
shall at the same time be ordered. As
each member answers to his name he
shall vote on the yeas and nays. Reed
stated that the amendment was similar
Tucker some years ago.
McMillin opposed the amendment,
and inveighed against the action of the
last congress in locking the doors during
the call of the house.
herence OF the Democratic party tofree-
dom that so great man as Tucker could
not induce it to depart from the
fundamental principles of representa-
tive government. He was a Democrat
{applause); he went back to the
fundamental principles of representa-.
tive government. What was the funda
mental truth which underlay the whole
system OF government? That it was a
government not of force, but of consent
IApplause.] Its power came from the
will of the people. Were the people to
be compelled to vote? Congress had
the same power to do thatas to compel
their representatives to vote.
Reed desired to diyest the vote of all
partisan character, and as he was pro-
posing Democratic amendment, sup
ported by first-rate Democratic author
ity, he was sure the house would not
allow itself to be iashed into state oil
mind. This house is Democratic, to
4, and instead OF getting into fight, it
should consider rules looking calmly to
the good and interest of the country
Reed then quoted from remarks made
: by Springer and Blackburn, in favor oi
the Tucker amendment when it was first
offered.
Springer in retort, quoted against
Reed his utterances upon that occasion
in opposition to the amendment.
Boatner offered an amendment strik-
ing out all that part of the rules giving
permission to legislate on appropriation
bills, when in the interest of retrench-
ment in expenditures. He said he did
this in order to test the sense of the
house.
Holman, of Indiana, sustained the
provision and was replied to by Ding
ley, of Maine, who predicted that if the
proposition was incorporated in the
rules, October would find the house
still in session.
Pending action, the house adjourned
sPRINGER's FREE WOOL BILL.
The Springer free wool bill was under
consideration today by the Democratic
majority Of the ways and means com
mittee. No conclusion was reached.
The discussion was entirely harmo-
nious, but there was some difference of
opinion as to the features of the new
measure, and arguments in support ol
these differences took up the time.
There has been some discussion of the
proposition to fix the rate of woolen
manufactures on sliding scale like that
proposed in the Mckinley bill, rather
than at uniform rate. The committee
will, however, before it reaches any
conclusion al to whether the rate shall
be lower than at present, and whether
&c shall be uniform or varying,
obtain additional information bearing
on the question in all its phases. Fol
this reason it is yet undetermined
whether or not the wool bill will be the
first Tariff bill reported from the com.
mittee. Should the other bills, which
are of less complication, such as those
relating to binding twine and free lum.
ber, be ready for action by the commit,
tee, it may be decided to report first
some bill of simpler nature than the
wool bill, and give additional time te
the preparation of this measure. The
whole question is still open.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.