The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-03
DETAILS ar THE DEADLOcs.


at PIP. M. was reported by Mr.. Catchings o
Mississippi from the Committee on Rules. and
the previous question was loyiully and voclfe-
rously ordered. A lively debate followed. Ia
which Representatives Terry OF Arkansas and
Clark OF Missouri opposed any prolonged re-
cess or adjournment
Mr.. Henderson tliep.. Iowa. asked Mr.. Catch
ings II there was any chance Of the Tariff bill
being reported from the Committee on Ways
and Means II the House remained in session.
Mr.. Catchings replied that there was not the
eliRhteAt chance.
Mr.. Henderson said that being 80 he was
decidedly In favor OF adjournment.
Mr.. Holman Dem. 1nd.( argued earnestly In
favor OF recess instead OF an adjournment.
He questioned the power of the Ways and
Means Committee to sit after adjournncnt
and held that q recess was in every way prefer
able.
Mr.. Cultivate Dem. o. inquired syly II
the gentleman had onsidered the economical
aspect Of the case. and Mr.. Holman's reply in
the affirmative led Mr.. Wilson REP. WASH to
exclaim that the gentleman was afraid the
members would get their mileage in the event
Of adjournment.
The yeas and nays on the adjournment reso-
luton was called for. and resulted in its pas
sage by vote OF 1874 to 81
The Chairman of the Committee on Ways
and Means tMr. Wilson, asked that the COM
nttee be allowed to sit during the adjourn
mont
Mr.. Reed rep. Me- objected that the COM
mittee should not sit when 1t could not sub
nit it's acts to the House. He said the House
should have control Of it's committees. except.
perhaps. he added 1uizzically the Committee
on Rules.
Mr. Reeds objections sufficed to send 1t to
the Committee on Rules.
1Ir. Fitch (Demr n. " called up the Worlds
Fair Prize Winners Exhibit BILL which had
been referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means. Mr.. Kilgore Dem.. Tex) objected to
its consideration. but withdrew his objection
when assured by Mr.. Fitch that the bill was
similar to the bill authorizing the Winter En-
position at San Francisco. With this under
standing Mr.. Kilgore yielded. and the bill was
passed.
Mr.. Gates Dem. Alal asked that when next
the House should 30 into Committee of the
Whole for consideration of the Bankruptcy
bill debate should be limited to three hours
but Mr.. kilgore was on hand to object.
At this point Mr.. CatchinEs reported back
from the Committee on Rules the resolution
authorizing the Committee on Ways and
Means to sit during the adjournment Of Con-
gress for the preparation Of Il tariff measure.
and to report the same. This gave the House
foretaste of the tariff fight which is to come.
Mr.. Reed rep. Mel said that it was an ex-
traordinary proposition that the Committee on
Ways and Means should sit during tho inter-
val between now and the rcassemb bling OF tho
House. and during that interval file its results
and its reports with the Clerk Of the House.
The Com on Ways and Means had been
appointed for nearly three months: yet 1t had
not had q single meeting on the Tariff bill. II
this thing went on. as seemed to he likely the
Com ittee on Ways and Means would have
sbsou tely nothing to do except to record the
verdict Of some gentlemen at present un-
known. Now. there might / Q some gentlemen
gentlemen yet undisc overed who understood
this whole complex tariff subject SO thorough
prehend the whole of it. Hundreds Of people
had appeared before, the Ways and Means
each ONE # whom was n. o' wor I Of ifetm o.
and TO ask the minority to record their views
In three or four days. unenlightened on the
by those sources Of information which were
mediately presented when bin was actu-
unsuitable nnwise and unreasonable; There;
fore. he said. TO bring in this resolution Mt
spur Of the report of a committee that did not
even have to have matters referred to 1t by the
House. was something that certainly was not
Mr. wlson Dem n.GW y. Va said the gentle
man from Maine was correct in saying that
by tho ndoption OF the resolution was to give
to the country. as early as might be conven-
isation Of this Congress. Another object was
to rpen the preliminary stages OF that legisla-
Eiter the renssembling Of Congress Tor the
House to enter actively upon the consideration
Of ar IN Ever snre the
question became political question, in this
country it had been eonsdeTed as
6ors Of tho e0mmittee belonged to
the party charged with that legis,
Of the fact that the majority memhers OF the |
Ways and Means Committee had worked rap !
public had been tax sn into In" confidence Of |
those members of tho committee so far as
tie pub beea @Sn f9u the mnor
~ mem bcrs Of the committee that they wers |
In session S every day IN all the hours they could
had himself personally invited every member |
oi the minority; with the possible exception Of
from the House considerable period. to come |
R. with them ad r% ne 9 te to see what
= magnitude sba OF the WORK: and be.
against The s system q fFea easift
ieGislatioa that ai we had Ind Ind II this country
trades and with lines OF industry where a |
very large amount Of minute TECHNICAL know- |
correctly as, one would. wish, For that very |
reason gentlemen who framed protective bills
those schedules to the parties in interest. who |
curate technical knowledge. il It had been
possible for the majority to prepare a bill
for presentation to the House before |
this time, it would hare been done.
but with the care and laber necessary |
It had found its besr efforts had not |
been able to accomplish that result, IT would |
be- necessary for the majority to work day and |
night and also that there should be lodged |
somewhere the authority to convene the mi |
nority OF tho committee. no that such bill as |
might be prepared by the majority might be |
to them in tho regular sessions OF |
the committee: might be acted upon in the |
orderly parliamentary manner In which |
committee bad f. oct upon such MEASURES. so
that as soon after tho reassembliDg OF Con-
gress as possible tho House might enter upon
liet which was the great duty committed 20 It
by tho American people last November. thl-
plause on the Dem ocratic side
Sir. Reed declared that tie gentleman from
v est Virginia In everything that he had said
had reinforced his Mr.. Reed'sl arguments
Tho minority would DO left entirely at the
mercy OF the Chairman of a committee Of The
House both rs to tho length Of time that they
shall be allowed to mako their report and as
20 the time that they wero to his here Thcre
might have been some testing. pleasant talk
oout coming down and observing tho work
nUa Of nafit ,rtl LIN, IrnE Ia