The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-02-01
ment would be adopted because it in
volved such good republican protective
doctrine TIE amendment was adopted

doctrine. The amendment was adopted.
The friends of the river and harbor
bills (Which had been passed over yester-
day) then desired to revert to them and
claimed under agreement made, they
could be reverted at any time to day.
This contention was antagonized by Mr..
Holman and other members of the appro-
priation committee. The chairman de
clined to analyze the agreement and sub
| mitted the question to the committee
which decided against immediate con
sideration Of the river and harbor item.
La speaking to the formal amendment,
Mr.. Bland gave notice that he would
demand in the house yea and nsy vote
on the amendment relative to marble for
the congressional library. 1t was plain
to him that democratic house which
was opposed to protection should not
put itself up in favor Tennessee marble
and in opposition to Italian marble. II
was protectionist proposition
Mr.. Enloe said that the gentleman
from Missouri had misiuterpreted his
amendment. 1t did not contain any
provision for the use of Tennessee mar
ble. nor did it contain any principle of
protection. rs purpose was to put
American citizens on equal footing with
foreigners.
Mr.. Outhwaite-Does not the amend
ment give the domestic marble the sd
vantage of 65 per cent? That Is sug
gested
Mr.. Reei-Are you really democrat ?
Mr.. Enloe-I don't wish my democ-
racy impuguued by any ruler from
Maine
Mr.. De Almond offered an amendment
suspending for one year the civil service
law SO far as it applies to government
employees, provided for By this act. This
was ruled out upon point of order, but
upon formal amendment MIR. De Almond
inside speech against civil service law
which provoked the friends Of that meas
ure and fight was precipitated.
Mr.. Holman tried to avert it By ask
ing unanimous consent to limit debate,
but the remarks of De Almond had
stirred up the friends of the civil service
and it was only after some time that
limitation of twenty minutes was placed
on the debate. Mr. De Almond took up
half of this time in speech asserting that
civil service policy as practiced in this
country was fraud and sham
The civil service men in the house evi
| IDENTIFY did not think there was any occs
sion for reply to Mr. De Almond as after
Mr.. Hoar, of Massachusetts,, had inquired
If the amendment was merely profoTma
one on which to base a speech, the read
ing of the b Ii was proceeded with. The
reading Of the bill having been com
pleted the portions which had been
passed over without prejudice were re-
verted to.
Against the river and harbor paragraph
Mr.. Butler, of Iowa, raised point of
order that the appropriation for this OBJ
ject did not rest within the jurisdiction
Of the committee on appropriations, but
rivers and harbors, while Mr.. Butler
quoted the rules and precedented in sup
port of his point. His reason for doing
so was more far reaching than would sp
pear on the surface. He was not 81
strongly opposed to the appropriation a
he was to what he believed WAS an usur
patton of jurisdiction by the committee
on appropriations of the province of III,
rivers and harbors committee, anC
again lie was not so much op
posed to this usurpation as he was Il
what he considered more importan
one This has reference to the pension
appropriation bill wherein radi "a
changes are made in the pension laws
Mr.. Butler is member of the invalid
pension committee, which has not beer
taken into consideration in regard to tn
changes proposed. Without disposinl
of the point the committee rose and tn
house at 3:15 adjourned.