The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-01

voters who are not in the South, and there
are some OF them &c be found in Maine.
After some further discussion. the morn
ing hour expired and the bill went over.
THE REPEAL BILL.
Mr.. Livingston asked unanimous consent
to have the silver bill laid before the
House and considered. He asked that the
debate should go on to-day and tomorrow
and that at 5 O'clock tomorrow the House
begin to vote. That proposition, he said.
was liberal 10 those who differed with the
Senate and its conclusion. He asked the
friends OF repeal TO give it's opponents
that little fayor-no more, no less.
Mr.. Bland objected. He knew that many
members wanted To leave the city and go
home; but they had come here to do the
here for that purpose. There was nothing
In the repeal bill TO have ii treated differ
emily from other bills 1t was not hedged
about by such a popularity that it ought
to be showed on contrary to the rules OF
the House. When the bill came up to-mor-
row members had To say what proper.
The bill ought to come up in it's regular
order, when 1t would be open TO amend
ments.
Mr. Livingston-That is my proposition.
Mr.. Bland-Eyery gentleman who wants
TO be heard on the bill must have the OPP
portunity.
Mr.. Livingston-That is nv proposition.
Mr.. Bland-And. for one, l object to TAX
Ing the bin up out of its regular order
Will, therefore, remain on the Speakers
desk till Tomorrow
Mr.. McsIillin called up the Joint resolu-
ton reported from the committee ways
and means directing the Secretary of the
Treasury TO remit the duties imposed upon
the war munitions imported by the Navy
department at the time of threatened
trouble between the United States and
Chilli. The joint resolution was passed
In the course of the discussion Mr.. Reed
said he would not object to the passage of
the joint resolution, but expressed his re-
greet that the matter did not take the form
q,
To pay the duty. 1t required an act of
Congress in either case. he said. but under
appropriation bill. And" continued MIR.
Reed, las there have been some very wicked
appropriations in the last two Congresses
Mr.. Dockery-No; not in the last two
Congresses-in the Fifty-frst"
only wicked in the Fifty-first?" asked
Mr.. Dockery-Yes.
Mr.. ReedII suppose there was no occa-
eon for wickedness in the Fifty-second.'
BY the Fifty-frst Congress, and had to
klake provision to meet it.. We were inn
posed on by the legislation of the fifty
Mr.. Reed-Wen. you are very easily i'm
POSED upon You had control of it, and you
made bigger appropriations than we ever
3d. and you have been going around the
country ever since making excuses for it,
You had better made smaller appropria-
mons, and then you would have needed
fewer excuses.
Mr.. Dockery-One hundred and ffty-four
ihAhiOnS VI tie appropriations or the Fifty
second Congress were entaiied by the leg
Ilation of the Fifty-first Congress-
MT Reed-1eS entailed. You were chill
dren in swaddling clothes. Things are ZEN
tailed upon you all the time. You are
gong about the country from one end to
the other talking about what has been
entaied upon you. Why don't you do
something yourselves? Oaughter.
suggestion of the gentleman from Maine
4Mr. Reed that / trust. with the House
Democratic and the Senate Democratic we
Will be able at this session or at the regu-
Iar session of Congress TO repeal some of
this legislation that imposed these extraor-
ointry taxes upon the people.
Mr.. Reed-1ou have not done very much
repeating UP to to-day.
Mr.. Dockery-We have had no opportun-
fty heretofore
Mr. Reed-No opportunity. You have had
the House and the Senate and the President
partially. (Laughter). Why in the world
don't you do something?
Mr.. DOckery-l want to say that during
this extra session effort has been made and
Is now being made to repeal a part of the
odious legislation enacted by the Fifty-first
Congress.
Mr.. Reed-I notice that the gentleman
from Missouri did not participate in that
effort to repeal Referring to Mr. Dockerv's
vote against the Wilson bilD.
Mr.. DocKery-The gentleman did and does
qasire to repeal that law (the Sherman acD
Mr.. Reed-Exactly. That's just what
most people always want-righteouSnesS
with conditions. Q4aughter).
AT clock the House went into commit
tee OF the whole on the bankruptcy bill and
Mr. Wolverton, of Pennsylvania, addressed
the House in favor of the measure
Mr.. Cochran introduced a resolution (siu-
i f 70 the Senate bid to help the worlds
No action was taken on il. At 5:l5 the com
mlttee rose and the House adjourned.