The Portland daily press., 1892-03-11

Mr. Dingley Finished His Speech in the
House and Then Mr.. Turner of Georgia
Took Hand-When He Finished Talk
ing About the Rules of the Last House
MI. Reed Told Him Some Wholesome
Truths.
WASHINGTON, March 10.-In the House
today Mr. Dingley concluded his speech
on the revenue bills. He denied the
statement of Mr.. McMillin that the last
Congress appropriated billion and nine
million dollars. During the last two fis-
cal years appropriated for by that Con-
gress, the expenditures of the govern
ment were but $700,000,000. Mr. Ding
ley urged the gentleman to bear in mind
the fact that this country, under the poll
cy of protection, had become the largest
agricultural, the largest manufacturing,
the largest mining and the most prosper
Gus country on the face of the earth. Let
Congress be true to that policy which
carried the nation to such a height of
prosperity. Applause
Mr.. Turner of Georgia confessed that
when Mr.. Dingley inveighed this bill and
those to follow, he joined in the denun-
citation. He would have been glad to
have had pending a bill which would
sweep the whole horizon and give every
citizen that compensation a fair and just
reform of the tariff would give every
consumer in the country. His judgment
was overruled by those to whose opinion
he deferred. The gentleman from Maine
had an economic education unsurpassed
by any man on the floor. He was spec
ialist by nature. In the school of protec-
ton he had no peer or superior. He had
the ~
Training of Every Criminal Lawyer
who gave his client advice to admit moth
ing and deny everything. [Laughter].
MI. Turner criticized Speaker Reeds
rulings in the last Congress, denying
that the recent decision of the Supreme
Court vindicated those rulings.
When Mr. Walker of Massachusetts,
rose to defend the ex-Speaker, Mr.. Reed
intimated that he would make the reply
at the proper time. After Mr.. Turner
had concluded his remarks, Mr.. Reed
expressed the opinion thathis action was
thoroughly indicated by the decision Of
the Supreme Court. The question was
whether he violated his duty in counting
members present who were in the cham
Der. Never, before the decision of the
court, had any admission been made that
it was "a present quorum de-
manded by the constitution. The
gentleman from Georgia, himself,
today admitted that this was correct.
When the gentleman quoted against him
a statement he made twelve years ago
and asked whether it was that statement
OF the rulings of the last Congress that had
been upheld by the Supreme Court, the
gentleman showed only that he did not
comprehend the decision of the court.
Mr.. Turner replied that the
Gentleman from Maiue
had occupied both sides of the question
and had been wrong on both sides. [Dem-
ocratic laughter.
Mr.. Reed retorted that he had been
correct and consistent.
Mr.. Turner said he had always had the
highest regard for the gentleman from
Maine. He had differed from the
gentleman in his administration of the
chair, but in criticising his administra-
ton had no intention of offending the
gentleman.
Mr.. Reed said he had no doubt in re-
gard to the good will existing between
the gentleman and himself. He argued
that, under the constitution, present
quorum was sufficient for the trans
action of business. The gentleman
from Georgia had seen fit to refer
to the last election. How often in
the history of the world, had the
righteous gone temporarily to the wall.
Laughter. Oliver Cromwell had been
the protector of Great Britain. The
voice of Cromwell had stayed the per-
secution of Christians on every hand, yet
the people of Great Britain, with loud
acclamations,
Welcomed Back the Monarchy
of Charles II. In few years afterwards,
Charles II. lay buried in the Abbey where
England buried her distinguished dead
and Oliver Cromwell lay buried under
the Tyburn tree. Whose memory should
be more honored, Charles IL. or Oliver
Cromwell, admired by all mankind? 1t
was not victories in politics or war That
finally triumphed but it was the Lords
truth and sound principle and, in the
light of that principle, the Republican
party would be ultimately victorious.
Applause.
NOT A BAD SHOWING.
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