Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-14
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ing agreement possible between the two
bodies, because each one of them is very
properly ashamed of its own offspring and
disguised with the offspring of the other.
daughter by Republicans
Now it is proposed that one body, a
body which has not the papers, shall pro-
coed to take acton and actually climb over
every legal obstacle to get at the nauseous
meal set before them, the nature
Of which they themselves have described.
loon my word / never heard of
such spectacle in parliamentary
history or any other. / will not dwell upon
that, because my point i, entirely upon the
parliamentary situation. | say there can
be no better example of the absurdity Of
the doctrine which that rule contemplates
to uphold than Just this present. II is in
tended that the laws OF this land shall have
the assent of both Houses. Thus far this
bill has had the dissent of both. Thus far
it has the opposition of both, and this
House is endeavoring to take snap judg-
ment, ready to take what it has go utterly
denounced on all occasions, for fear of
worse.
Dunn (Dem.) New Jersey-For fear of
McKinleyism.
Reed-The Senate, on the other hand, is
contemplating some sort of action on this
question. Now, suppose that should hap
pan to be simultaneous. Suppose the
gentleman from New jersey DUNN who
lust interrupted me, should succeed IN his
effort to swallow What he has been I'M
willing even to look at. Laughter. Sup
pose he should adorn his record by this in
teresting backdown. Suppose he should
be wreathed and garlanded by this action.
He is rather late in getting, upon the roll of
honor. He seems to be aliead in getting on
the roll of dishonor. Laughter.
Suppose the Senate at the same mo-
ment should make a demand for the bill for
the purpose of taking other action upon It,
What situation we should be in"
Reed said he did not know that he should
succeed in convincing the majority that
they were wrong in this matter, but would
nut them where the heather were who
heard the missonaly-they would have no
second chance for redemption Qaughter).
Speaker Crisp in ruling upon the point OF
order, said III considering the point OF
order made by Mr.. Reed, that it was
necessary to look not only at the position
of the bill but also on what WAS proposed
to be done with the resolution reported.
After reciting the various steps IN
progress of the bill TO the present time, the
Speaker said as to its parliamentary status
Mr. Reed tad correctly stated the scope
and effect Of Jefferson's manual. This rule,
however, he said, proposed TO change JEFF
Persons manual and the question was not
whether v lat WAS proposed to be done was
according to that authority, but whether the
change in the rules would be valid, legal
and binding. The House, Mr. Crisp said,
had a right 10 change the rules based on the
manual as well as any other rule, and the
ease cited BY Mr.. Reed from the 3Sih Con-
gress was not in the point
As to the legality Of the proceeding
Speaker Crisp sail he found a precedent in
the proceedings of the 42d Congress, which
was all fouls with the action proposed. In
that instance the bill was introduced il the
Senate and after, reaching the same stage
as the tariff bill at present, on motion of
Mr.. Harlan, one of the conferees, the Sen
ate receded from the dissgreeni emit to the
House amendments and the bill became a
law. At the same date (June 10, 1922 the
journal of the House showed the bill was in
that body. The object of all the confer
ences, said Speaker Crisp, was to get the
minds of the two houses together. and while
tile conference committee was still in exist
ence it had been held that one house might
reeede from dissg feement to the amend
ments of the other house and permit the
bill to become law.
In support of this position, the Speaker
had the clerk read from a decision of
Speaker Carlisle to the effect that where
the conferees disagreed, and the situation
was different from other cases, the House
might vote to change its action upon bill
without resembling the previous votes of a
contrary character. "In brief" said the
Speaker. t,the point Of order made by the
gentleman from Mpire is overruled, and
the question is upon ordering the previous
question"
The previous question was seconded with
out division. and the Speaker recognized
Catchings, who rose from his seat sim
ultaneously with Reed. TIE former indi-
Gated " willingness to yield to Reed, but the
latter sat down, as if unwilling to deprive
Catchngs Of the floor. Catchings per-
sisted in keeping his seat and Reed spoke.
Reed told The Democrats that their feel
ing was perfectly natural. The job they
had to do was such that the sooner they got
over it the better they would feel. Laugh
ter and cries of "Vote"1. They were CO.
ing to trample upon barriers which pre-
served Tue TlgHto VI tHt HtupF' ii oiuSi w
perform an act which would be tasteful to
gentlemen differently situated from them
selves. CLslohterl
You are going to DO it in defiance of all
your protestaiions, in defiance of all your
declarations, he said. You are going to
die not only in the last di;,h but in the low
est part OF the ditch You are going to en-
act bill which vol be eve rot to be an
honest bill, aud you are boirg to accompany
it with a parade t1ft yoi also know is not
honest. You are so 9 to desert TIE roll
of honor, laughter, to trick yourselves
out with the gew-gaws contsined in this
PROPOSE on. You are going to Give us free
sugar-yes in your minds. Laughter. |
You are gong to give us free coal-oh, my
friends Then you are going to give us
free iron, ard you are going to do it in a
bold and manly way, like the backdown
you are making here. daughter and ap-
plause.
you are going to have no commi,tee 'of
this House, not even your own plant COM
mittee, to stand between you and the noble
purpose that thrills your souls. Laugh
ter You fear the bill for free sugar will
be contaminated by the passage through the