Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-11-01
SD CONGRESS.
Ex-Speaker Reed Has Some
Fun With Mr.. Dockery.
Asks Why Democrats Don't Do Some
thing Themselves.



jssssy osi6se.
wAsnrxgrox. Oct Sl.-ln the House
the blll TO anaena the naturalization laws
s~r. taken rp- Oates Of Alabama went On
with the argument he began sester!sy- He
Suggested several amendments, ose Of
the: n hesaS that nothing 10 tie haIl be con-
ssrued =. affecting the property rigsss Of
xlieas-
A,ls 80 the secretary Of the Senate aP-
psarea a; the has Of the House ard 1elir-
ered the message from TIE Senxie snnaane-
ing the passage Of the repeal hsil with al
| amen arsssui IN which tie concurrence Of
the House vas required. The asll vas laid
On the Speakers desk and discussion of
the naturalization hill vas resumed. oaiet
yi.kae<i Eve minutes later 10 6as4xser of
Inaixna-
Golarier said thA, the nssursliyea citizens
had well esraei for themselves ths righ; 10
he treated in every sespccs like all citizens
The s,s,emen, 10 the rspof; as 10 the large
proportions Of foreigners in almshoases,
PRISON. and insane asylums, he ssssiled as
utterly ans,us, and wien Oates tired 10 as
.ert il. correctness, Golixier declined so-
soll.ely to yield.
Cr.in of Texs. opposed the hlll and said
| its tit!e ought 20 be "A bill TO resariect
kuow -notAingisr in the aited States. He
criticised the provision Of the bill requiring
n man Who applies for naturalization TO b
.hIs To read the constitution He asked
| Oates 10 explain why il imposed edEca-
tiansl Qualifications on foreigners, while
there were in the South millions OF voters
who could no. read the constitution.
| ..Bu, how many Of them Milhksn Of
Maine asked. do you IL, sose sna DO voH
lx, have votes counted after they are
thrown"
| Cuia-"Tbe,e Are millions of ilAserate
vo,ers Who are not in the South. some Of
| Them to be found in Maine.
| After further discussion the morning
hour expired and the hill went over Law
| iayrtoa of Georgis asked UNANIMOUS con-
seq, 10 have the silver bill laid before the
Hou.e and considered. lie asked iha, De-
bate 20 on today and tomorrow and at .
o'clock tomorrow the House begin 10 vote.
Bland Of Missouri objected. There wss
nothing in the repeal bill 10 have II ,restsd
differently from othSr bills. When the bill
came M tomorrow the member. vould have
L, say whs, might BE- proper. The bill
oush, 10 come up in regular order, when
would he open 10 amendments.
spesker-Objecsion j. rsde. The oil
viii therefore remain on the Speakers drsk
TIL tomorrow.
The conference report upon the urgent
deficiency bill was laid before the House
and sgreed to. Further conference Vas
ordered upon an item disagreed TO. joint
resolution was reported from the commit
tee en- ways sni means directing the secre-
,a-y of the treasury TO remit the dn'les II
uosea upon war munitions imported by the
navy department q, the time OF the threat
ened trouble between the l2i!ec sisies and
Chill, was passed -
In the course Of the discussion Reed said
ne would not object TO the passage OF TIE
Joint resolution, but expressed regret thai
The matter did not take the form OF direci
srp-opris,ion from the treasury 10 pay the
aA cunt Of the daty. IL required an act OF
Congress in either case, be ssi3. but S43,-
ope under this arrangement 6ii not appear
il the appropriation bill And, continued
Reed. AS there have been come wicked
appropriations in the last two Con
gresses,-
Dockery Mo. No. not in the last two
Cnusresses. Ia the 5ist.
Rsed-only wicked in tae alsiF
Dockery-fes.
Reed suppose there was no occasion
for vickedness in the I'D.
DocEery-No. We we're left the legacy
by the 5ls, Congress and had TO make pro-
visions 10 meet il. We were imposed on BY
the legislation of the 5lst
II ,e3-well. you very essiiy imposed
upon. You had control of 1t, you ma3e
bigger appropriations than We ever dld'
You have been going around the South
ever .ince making excuses for il. You had
better made smaller appropriations, and
then you would have needed fever excuses
Dockery-0ne hundred and fifty -fonf
millions Of appropriations OF the J2d Con
rress va. entraiied by the legislation Of The
5lu Congress.
Reed-Yes. "eDtsilei." You we're chill
dren in .wsddliug clothes. Thinss are
"eniailed" upon you for ali time. on are
goins abou, the country from one end to the
Other talking shout What has been ''en-
,ailed~ upon you. Why don't you do some
thing yourselves: Laughter
Dockery-I ~iil say in reply TO the srg-
gesuon of the gentleman thst with The
iiouse snd Senate democratic we viii be
stie ST TIL. session or the original session
5f Congress to repeal some of this iegltia-
| ion that La. imposed these extraordinary
taxes upon tae people.
Reed-YoY have not done much repeal
| irg up 10 today.
Dockery-We had no opportunity here
iofore.
Reed--No opportunity You had tie
| House and Senate and President partially
Laughter ! Why 10 the world don't you
| 10 something;
D5ckery-I want TO say tha; during tbs
extra session an effort mas been and is nov
being made TO repesl par, of the odlous leg
i.la-ion enacted by the 5ls; Congress.
| Rasa-I notice iha, the gentleman from
| Missouri did Dot participate 10 that enor TO
| repeal. CRsferrinz 10 Doekerys vote
( sgsia.t The Wilson bill
| Deckery-The gentleman from Missouri
| lid snd does desire to rs?esi that isv ife
1 Sherman actl with conditions that VII De
isst 10 eli sections of the country.
| Reed-Eracfly. That is vhst some OF
our good people always sant-righEeoas-
nss with conditions. tIsughier.)
| Atz O'clock the Hou.e vent into com
rnittee of the vi hole On the consiisrsii5n of
| the bankruptcy hill. woivertoa Of Penn
:, Iyanis addressed tie House IN fsvor OF
| the blu He held tast the contribution OF
liYe United States imposed OF CopgFsss ise
obligation TO legi.iate IN the satJtcs 0f
hankfuptey-
Coekran Of New York intr0daced reso-
lu,ios 70 help the wer.d's Fair prize rin-
nerss exhibition al New York. No Aeiion
vas taken. At 5 J5 the committee rose and