The Portland daily press., 1892-01-30
PORTLAND, MORNING, JANUARY 3d. 1892

Mr.. Springer-''I did not make the
statement that this House would not
pass free coinage bill.'
Mr.. Dingley-'I understood the gen
tleman to be so reported. Will the gen
tleman please state what he did say"'
Nh Springer-s'I stated that a free
coinage bill would not become law dur
ing the present Congress-
Mr. Springer moved to strike from the
rules the provision making it always IN
order to call up for consideration a re-
port from the committee on rules, and
preventing dilatory motions being made
pending such consideration.
Mr.. Enloe of Tennessee preferred that
the business of the House be regulated
by committee on the order of business,
but if that could not be done, he was in
favor of the proposed rule. The rules
of the 50th Congress
Were Do Nothing Rules.
There was something good in the rules
of the 51st Congress. Applause and
laughter There was lot of bad in
them too. But he wanted to incorpor-
ate the good in them in the code that
would govern the 52nd Congress.
Mr. Breckenridge of Kentucky thought
that all talk about filibuster amounted to
nothing but a scarecrow. AS a rule, the
filibuster was first rate fellow. Fifteen
years ago he prevented a force bill from
being put upon the South. This allu-
sion to Randall was greeted with ap-
plause. The filibuster also defeated the
educational bill.
Mr. Oates of Alabama offered an
amendment providing for the appoint
ment of committee on order of busi-
ness to consist of Is members, 10 to be
Democrats, which shall have leave to re-
port at any time, and of which the
Speaker shall be ex-officio chairman.
Mr.. Cochran of New York said that
IF Majority Could Not Control
a representative body, then parliamen-
tary institutions were without excuse
for existence. He believed that in the
history of this country there had been
just one occasion on which filibustering
was excusable and defensible, if not alb
solutely justifiable. That had been
when majority that had been discred-
tied had attempted in it's expiring mo-
ments to strike blow at
,aIa,,sa On tho Rennhlican side / If
pnn@ress pl%usv e was s 10 nreserve parliamentary
S,orIe,.ro't +bere noust he absolute ohe.
govelnel' h 'rG,o ,;no;tM MS - 10 the will Of tbe
ueno1 py omJ -, of tha{f viii 1yos nronerlv
anaJotay, ga VIZ" II All not tb;nL fii;bns ster-
;'sooa 1,es. .,'.n ,.,,a,. n,artarv weanon
im Ms'f " 9be :" Hpuse dai;herately nnt fhaf
weapon into his hand, would he be loyal
to his constituents if he did not use it?
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THE Raid on the mckinley Bill.
- % rho nor,
| WAsHiNGToN, January o. - lho "apss Deua-
ocfa1c majority OF lIie ways anu lneaus
committee py Ior1nal acIion ohls ms, llIolil1nS
| adopted uhe springer poiloy anu uooileu .'a
70 attack 1he nlcAllney ealin oy sa.ao;o ,,a4;o
bllls., Upon TINS poncy the Delliotlaeia 1 ~ ~
lnenoeIs " sile oohllose; uoIl I1t xUIiob ~ sJ
! ,,a,t;c,,lar faatl,re Of the present law
i should be first attacked ana TINS VIII DC
leIt to future determlnallon.
MT. Bryan OF Nebraska, oIlereol d reso- Z 80
luton declaring IL 10 De tne sense =! tile
DemocfaOlc lheIiDefs ol siie ouilihil I'M, as SOes
that us policy WIN IeSaru 70 tie "a I y !
leglslatlon IN the ozu Congress snoulu 1e
one or revision py separate measure N
stead OF a general revision OF the <Wlloie
/
| to ). Ihose Young IN IaVof OF IL were
Montgomery, Whiting, ohlriey, cochran )
Stevens, Bryan and oprlnser, new mem
bers OF the committee; Inc ,1Nag{:,iis nega1ive v
votes were cast oy Messrs. McNllliln,
Turner and wilson, VINO were hlenlgeIs
OF the committee IN the previous Ion- dt,
gress. Inc geheraI polcy ha1lng peen
determined upon all the1 members pres
ent agreed to aplde Dy the CONCLUSION
reached. :,
Mr.. Wilson OF west Virginia, salo
later that the majority OF the committee
would act in harmony and Messrs. NC
Millin and Turner OF Georgia Subsequent
ly concurred IN thls stateHlenG'
The Democrats today decided TO holo
CAUCUS ne4' ~, hai'eay osot na,ty ON
.ne 1 polioy " .ae D0i'iooi'''io p"- y ~
wy ~ - 4'
The Charges Against Judge Woods.