The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-13

lives and liberties OF the people.
Nfr. H.. h. Iavior asked Mr. Butler H. IN ms
on.ui D. tic lynchin1 OF negroes 10 the S2uen ,2
v.s such an 0aense against lives and IloeF.
t,a. of the people as should be investigated
Iy gonoross, Ills friend on his night. Nj
theatham Rep. of North Carolina. had
resolution for au investigation IN that drec-
t1n. and be Taylor had told him that that
was matter for the state.
The question preclWtated quite o NOISY
time. many members being on ther ieet 20
answer Mr. Taylor. None If them could be
distingu shed. and the uproar was ended by
putting the motion on the resolution. 1t was
agreed o. without "A division.
After receiving number OF committee re-
ports the House went INTO Committee OF the
whole Mr. Lester. Dem. OF Georgia IN the
chnirI. on tho Sundry Civil BILL
A proyisO 20 the lighthouse section OF the
bill by the committee. that all articles I'M
ported for tho use Of that establishment shali
be admitted free If duty, gave rise 10 consld-
erab.o debate
Mr burrows Repubican), of Michigan,
moved to strike il out On the ground tnat u
was not gerflane 20 the subject matter OF the
lill 10 WIS u seemed TO him. an enOIt 10
revise the tariff law on appropriation Dlls.
Mr. Holman. chairman of the committee,
defended the provso on the eround tha1 ~
would reduce expenditures, inasmuch as arti-
cles used by the lighthouse establishment
can be purchases only in France, and II the
duty is not remitted the United States must
pay 80 per cent additional therefore.
Mr. burrows argued that aside from the
fact that tie prOyls0 was not germane, II dld
not reduce expenditures IN the manner pre-
scrllod 80 as 20 bring 10 within the rule, and
IL also changed existing laws.
Mr. BrecRur.dge Dem. of Kentucky, SAID
the prOyisO was germane. II did not change
existing law and did reduce expenditures. IL
was practically an appropriation for the
amount of the duty 30 the amount appro-
priated in gross for the articles.
Mr. Burrows insisted that If this proviso is
allowed to stand the way is open by amend
ments to appropriation bills for an entire re-
vision OF the tariff.
THE Joint OF ORDER SUSTAINED.
A coloouy followed between Messrs. Breck-
lnridge aud Dalzell as 20 the power of the Ap-
preparation Committee TO report an appropn-
alton for an indefinite amount such as the
amount of duty. which cannot be known IN
advance Mr.. bTeckurldge holding tnat IL
could and MIR lazell denying the power.
Chairman Lester ruled that the prOviso was
repugnaut Go the rules of the House and that
IL was not germane. The point Of order was
therefore sustained.
Mr. Breckenridge said he would appeal from
/ the decision ol the Chair, but desired 70 IN
form the committee thatNt the proviso We're
/ omitted the amount carried 10y the item S3lO.-
/ 600 would not be sufficient for the purposes
Of the lighthouse establishments
Blr. Reed Rep. OF Maine, moved TO
/ increase the amount Of the appropriation
from ESQ, 900 to71Os. 600, the amount that will
/ be required 20 meet the demands of the es-
/ tablIsAment. Lost-4i TO lOl.
| MI Burrows raised the point of no quorum.
/ a quorum was secured IN fifteen minutes
/ with the result that Mr.. Reeds amendment
was nos agreed to-yeas. 16 nays. I5l.
Mr.. Cogsweu gave notice that If the mem
bers ol inc majority lntendedtO meet motions
made by Republicans III good faith to restore
appropriations o. what they believed O. be
the living limit of departments affected by re-
tuslng 90 give the reasons for the extraordi-
nary reductions and cuts made all through
tho bill they might find that they would not
make SO great expedition with the bill as they
anticipated The speaker said he would
offer an amendment 10 the paragraph
covering the national Geological Park, increas-
ing the amounts 20 those estimated as neces-
sary for the maintenance Of the property
IL the ma iority Intended 10 DESTROY the park
he pleaded with them 10 DO so by directly
repeating the law establishing IL. but not by
piecerueal starve and bleed 1t 20 death On
the motion 10 increase from -. 200 % $4,000
for improvement OF the grounds the vote
resulted. y eas. 4. nays, lG3
Nh Bailey (Dem. of Texas moved to
strike out all the section relating 20 the park.
lie said he did not believe it was tho business
OF the Government TO engage IN purveying
motion at this time because Of the Oft-re-
peated declaration Oh the floor of Congress
that deficit would occur IN the Treasury
this year. The present situation, he
said. presented the necessity Of either in
creasing the present taxes or the amount of
the interest-bearing debt TO meet the diff
euty MT. Bailey SAID be had prepared an
amendment, which he sent 10 tho clerks
desk and had read. IL authorizes the Secre-
tary of the Treasury 10 issue an amount Of
legal tender Treasury notes equal TO the sum
carried by the bill, with which the Secretary
of the Treasury shall pay all expenditures
authorized by the oill.
Pending vote Mr.. Butler (Dem. of Penn
sylyauia, in referring TO Alr. Cogswells
statement that the Republicans had no desire
o. Obstruct the consideration of the bill but
did desire TO have explanations from the
majority of the committee as TO why the
great reductions proposed were made. said.
of course, that the statement implied that the
Republican members intended 10 obey the
rules of the House and vote on all questions.
He desired TO call the attention Of the coun-
try to the fact that the last vote showed but
tlree Republican members IL the House
attending to their business.
Ex-czAK REED WAKES WITTY.
Mr. Reed Now that is a very touching state
ment. Laughter ] think my friend from
Massachusetts Dir. COgsweiD Is not at all
nght IN the position which he has taken
that is that the gentleman from Indiana Mr..
HOlman) should anord an explanation to this
house for has actions. He has not any.
iiaughterl That is the reason why he is 81
lent The only explanation that really can be
given is a simple one and he does not like to
present IL. but j AIN going 10 suggest
10 the House precisely what II is.
] am going 10 DO 1t simply because
have had experience and have seen this
thing time and time again. If We could only
attract IN some way or other the attention OF
the people Of this country 10 performances
like this | think we would get rid Of them.
but unfortunately ii there Is anything this
country does not care about. II is the House
of Kepresentatiyes and the Senate Laughter
You can see that by the hands they have re.
Gently put the House in. Laughter. There
are three of you 20 one OF Us. There Is no
other reason on the face of the earth except
that Now. what is the purpose demon
strated here The object, the purpose. j. %
deceive the people OF the United states as to
tine action OF the Democratic party. IL is an
attempt 10 obtain the good will Of the Ameri-
can people upon their economic side without
actually benehting them the least in the
world. Nobody knows better than the chair
man Of the Committee on Appropriations at
tins minute that all theseiappropriations that
we are going through now have TO be revised
aud have got 10 be added 10 b. tho
Senate Of the United States. in accordance
with their Official duty. which they Will have