Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-07
FIFTY THIRD CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, July 7
SENATE.
The Senate was not in session to-day

journal. Mr.. Wilson, chairman OF inc
committee on ways and means, report
ed the tariff bill with a recommends
ton that the Senate amendments De
non-concurred in, and that the con-
ference asked for by the Senate be
agreed to.
Then Mr.. Catchings, from the COM
mittee on rules, reported an order Tor
the consideration of the report MADE
by Mr.. Wilson. 1t provided that the
committee of the whole be discharged
from the further consideration OF the
bill: that in the House two hours
general debate be allowed, after which
n vote shall be taken on the motion to
non.concur, without delay or interven-
ton of other motions. The previous
question on the order was seconded
without division.
Mr.. Reed speaking to the rule pro-
posed, said the managers of the House
seemed inclined to disregard the con-
stitutional prerogative of the House 10
originate measures of revenue and dele
gate that authority to the Senate. he
said the tariff bill as passed the House
contained fair modicum of protection;
as it came back to the House it was in
this respect vastly changed in the dlrec'
ton of further protection, not TO speak
of the collar and cuffs schedule, while
the element of free raw material had
entirely disappeared. He could udder-
stand, he said, how such an order
were necessary if it were intended to
expedite the consideration of the bill,
because it would be practically impos-
sible to consider G3l changes made by
the Senate under the ordinary rules of
procedure. But he desired to call at
tention to the fact that the rule pro-
posed was in terms an exact copy of
the order under which the Mckinley
bill was put INTO conference. There
was time, he could remember, Mr..
Reed said, when the present majority
of the House would not touch even
with TIE aid of tongs anything that re-
lated to Mckinley or the Mckinley
bill. The adoption of this order mark
ell. he said, the high water of imitation
ot republican methods, upon which he
congratulated the democrats, and he
desired to especially commend it to the
nerves and feelings of the majority in
vicw of the certain prospects in the
rext House ofRepresentatives. laugh
ter)
Mr.. Catchings said the democrats be-
icyed that such rule was necessary,
hence they had reported it. Regarding
the rule reported for the Mckinley bill,
lie said he did not remember that it
had met any opposition from the demo
Gratis, when it was proposed. As the
gentleman from Maine had dipped
into prophecy, Mr.. Catchings said
he would indulge in little him
self Should the government be again
intrusted to the republican party,
he ventured the prophesy that no Nc
IIinley bill would be foisted upon the
country. The people had declared in
favor of a reduction of duties, and no
party would ever again advocate high
tariff. The committee on rules had de-
cidcd to cut short the debate because
the country was tired Of debate and de-
sired action. The democrats were de-
termined to get the bill into confer
ence and there bring it into such shape
as would in great measure, at least,
satisfy the views of the tariff reformers
in their party.
Mr.. Burrows said that Mr.. Catchings
was correct in saying that such rule
was necessary, but he was totally in
correct in the statement that the rule
reported in 1890 did not meet the oppo-
siton of the democrats. He then read
from the Record of the violent objurga-
tons hurled against the rule in 1890 by
Messrs. McSIillin, Crisp, Turner and
others. Concluding, Mr.. Burrows
congratulated the democrats upon COM
ing up to the mark set by the republi
cans.
The democrats in the House, said
Mr.. Burrows, would first vote to non
concur in the Senate amendments, and
end by voting to accept them.
The order was then adopted.
Mr. Wilson suggested that debate
was probably unnecessary and asked
unanimous consent that the House then
vote on the motion to non concur in
the Senate amendments.
Mr. Reed.-Oh, submit that this is
reasonably expeditions.
The Speaker.-The gentleman from
Maine objects. The gentleman from
West Virginia moves that the House
non.con cur.
Upon this motion the two hours de-
bate was begun, Mr.. Wilson being the
first speaker.
Mr.. Wilson was followed by Mr..
Reed. who cyDrnssed regret that Mr.