Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-03
REED WON HIS POINT
A Resolution to Frame q Tariff
Bill During the Recess
KNOCKED OUT IN The HOUSE
Ex-spcaker Reed Oasgenerais the
West yirsiaia Frre Trader ON
Demand for Fair PlAy.

wssHIScros. Nov. Ain the HOUSE
today resolution 20 adjourn tomorroz
at 3 p. m. was reported by Mr Catch
ings. from the committee cn rules. AID
the previous question Was joyfully and
vociferoasly ordered Ar. Hendersoa
asked Mr.. Catchings II there was any
chance for tho tariff being reported
from the committee IL the house re.
NAMED in session. Mr.. catchines re.
Piled that there was not the slightest
chance. when Mr. Henderson stated that
that being 40 he Was decidedly in favor
of adjournment The resolution 10 al.
iourn was adopted by vote OF LA 10 81
MIR. Catchings reported back from the
committee on rules the resolution
authorizing the committee on ways and
means to sit during the adjournment Of
congress for the preparation Of tarii
measure and 10 report the same. This
gave the house a fofetaste OF the tarid
contest which is 10 come.
Hot Shot From Reed.
The previous question was ordered
when the leader OF the republicans. Mr.
Reed. advancing down the sisie, said:
that the committee on ways and means
should sit during the interval between
now and the reasscmbling Of the house,
and during that interval file its results
and It's reports with the clerk OF the
house. The committee on ways and
means had been appointed for three
months. yet there had not been a single
meeting upon the tariff bill. Ii had
never attended to the matter the least
in the world. Hundreds OF people
had appeared before the ways
and means committee, knowledge
Of the occupation of each of whom
was the work Of lifetime. and TO ask
the minority 10 record their views in
three or four days. until enlightened
upon the subject by an expression OF
public opinion or by those sources OF in
formation which were Immediately pre-
sented when bill was actually uhdor
consideration, seemed 10 him to be un-
suitable, unwise and unreasonable.
Therefore. he said. 10 bring in this reeo-
luton at the close OF the session under
the whip and spur OF the report Of a
committee, that did not even have mat
ters referred to il by the house, was
something that certainly was not either
suitable or proper.
Wilson Agreed With Reed
Mr.. Wilson said the gentleman from
Maine was correct in saying that one OF
the objects sought TO be accomplished
by the adoption of the resolution was to
give TO the country rs early as might be
convenient, information as TO the pro-
posed tariff legislation OF this congress.
tie agreed with the gentleman from
Maine as TO the magnitude OF the work
and believed il was the very greatest in.
dictment against the system Of tariff
legislation tDat we had had in this coun.
try for the last thirty years, that the
committee had had TO deal with occnpa-
tions. with trades and hnesof industry,
where very large amount Of minute
technical knowledge might be necessary
TO deal with them as correctly as one
would wish.
Reed Amendment Carried
Opponents to the resolution began to
fiibuster under the leadership OF Mr.
Reed, and calls for quorum and mo-
tions 10 adjourn consumed the time
until 7:30, when a quorum having been
obtained, Mr.. Reed offered an amend
ment 10 Mr.. Wilson's resolution as fol-
lows: The chairman OF the committee
on ways and means shall have the right
To- call together the committee and 10
tile with the clerk OF the house any rev.
enue bill which shall be ordered by the
committee for publication. and the re-
port OF the committee. together with
1 the views OF the minority, shall be filed
together for publication not less than
! ten days after the filing and publ
cation of the bill, unless an earlier
/ date can be agreed upon. Either
report may be filed after ten days II the
other is not ready. This compromise
was satisfactory to Mr.. Wilson. and he
signitied his willingness 10 accept the
amendment. The cause OF the conten-
! ton being thus removed, the republi-
| cans were willing 10 vote To make up a
quorum. and enough having answered 10
their names. the motion 20 dispense with
! further proceedings under the call was
agreed 10 and the resolution OF Mr. Viii
son. as amended by MIR. Reed. was
agreed TO.
Adjournment Resolution Tabled
Mr.. Catchings thereupon moved 70
/ lay on the tsDle has motion that tile
vote by which the house agreed 20 All
journ tomorrow at 3 O'Clock should lie
on the table; and IL was so ordered. The
conferees on the urgent deficiency bill
reported further disagreement 10 the
senate amendment The house insisted.
aud another conference was ordered
The point at issue is the back pay IL
senatorial clerks The appropriation
ball for the worlds Fair prixe winners
4 exhibit in New York VAS passed. as was
the tao bills authorizing the construct.
ION OF bridges in Texas aad Arkansas.
The house. al SO adI9urned Until 90.
morrow at noon
CHINESE ACT PASSED.