Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-27
IN THE HOUSE.


wAsHIsGros. Jan. 26 --Cstchirg. ef
Mississippi, called Up The rep0r. by the
committee on rules containing the proposed
new code Of rules ard the general debate
WAS limited TO seven hours. Cstchiags
made = brief explanation ofthe new code
sts,ing that il wss composed substantially
| Of the rules governing the 50tn Congress
the notifications beiug in the interest Of
the dispatch of business snd re,renth hmeut
of pubhc expenditures.
Reed Of Maine criticised the proposed
rules aud extal!ed The rules of the 5ld
Congress. As fsr as the Introduction II
bills is corcerhsd ,he proposed change
would Result Ia the eoEtu ny 100 Of lie time
of the House, annoy sHoe u members and
exceeding lrr galAfitF lie saTcssncsliv
cJDgrs,u,sted c tbe ID. moCrslc party On
'skipg step forward IN siyOcaiii = rule
making il ii order 10 call up for considers-
top tte report from the committee On rules
and per ding C0Bsi iersuoh the Speaker msy
entertain one motion TO adj iuru, but after
the result is snnounced BE shall not eutei-
tain any other dilslory motion.
He wss pisi to know that it had ceased
t1 be tyranny for that committee to present
bills for the consideration Of the HOUSE.
Even this advance was onf sided as under
The proposed rule, wheneysr the committee
on fuits wished 10 cut II fitlib0stvring Ii
could do, and il wss right that it should,
but tue msjoriiy Of the House should ~ hll
times have the ssme right. Unjer this rule
the minority might rate, except where the
committee on rules took the initiative. The
minority wss sacred wlsen 1t had the Ton
mitiee on rules on its side, buG VAS Of no
account vheh the committee WAS opposed
10 il.
The House had the rigi,t at snv tina 10
insls. that obstruction 80 iis onward mar Il
Of Ii sis!ation should he moved out " the
way. The Speaker OF The House, the or
gNn " the ms irity snl the House, should
have noI only abe right but she duty d
VOWED upon him to suppress uhbusteung,
Just as he had right 10 suppress any other
dis'utbsnce that nigh. occur
Questions which the people presented
oush to be decided by their repre- sentstivrs.
IL was not necessary for him to discuss The
question of what constituted quorum in
the House. The supreme court OF the
United States would soon, he hoped, pass
upon that. He entertained an unfslterIIg
f.ith that ibe supreme court would follow
te decisions Of every Supreme court and
every justice Of the supreme court that has
passed upon the question.
quorum of this body was constituted
by tbs members prt sent. He proceeded 10
argue tgainst the poser fiven The place #
iiIers Gu AZ preparation bills, provided that
amendments offered retrehched eSpeDdi
tu'es. He wss opposed 10 anything which
lowered the p1wer aud dignity Of the H0u g.
The power 'he House took away from useif
was the power it could rot take away from
the mate.
Lsnhsm, Texas, avslled himself OF the
wlde scope gwen the debslc to make
esfnett but brie. speech in favor Of ite
free coinage silver. lie said If Congress
failed TO pass the free clinsge measure,
condemnation could not be AVOID d Silver
had been c0vettly, II not frauduenJiy de-
MORT zed against the peop!s 5 interest
Powers of California, criticised ihs pro-
posed ruIes. liiz peoUie waDttd soma sp-
proprisuons foI their hsrb0rs. IL he ut
derst0oi The report OF the committee sright,
unless / e could get pu on the commiu,c
on rivers and hsrhofs, he "Tss not ia II -
Lauzhtsr
ksynor Vi hasJ lEr'i, replied to l. L,nhsm.
HistoTy had been read N vain and cardinal
doctrines Of political eConomy mi-- ppre-
htnded if II be liz we'd there was an, truth
and logic in the proposition for tre- silver
coinage. TIE sort Of money II was pro
posed to give lhe people va. flic,uaung
medium against the coinage OF which, the
dpors Of every European mint had been
closed for 10 Years, ard Whit h had been re-
pldiatei as tie standard value in even
We l-r, guinted government Of the world
lie was in iavor OF II METAL SIN N the true
meanif z of the term. He was opposed ~
monc-u etsllism Of god and morn metal
lism Of silver No possible benefit would
tccr1e from the free coinage Of silver TO
sny class Of People except yn5i Atee
which were getting immense benefls from
their mines.
The isbcrer would DtvtF psrticipste il
any benefts of any snCh measures iV-
plause) lie denied that the free coiuage
bill must be passed from party ST. mi
point. Tho Democrats j ,re not, and you'd
not, place in their national platform The free
silver plaik The bat ,neT which bore su n
sirarge device as that would become
harbioger of defeat
Burrows Of Nit higsn brought ihe debate
bsck to the subject under consideration and
entered into critical analysis of the pro
posed rules.
Mills Of Texas made brief reply.
Mokenna of Cant 1rnis criticised the new
code
The House then adjourned until to-
morrow.