Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-04-18
RULES MADE BY REED.
House Adopts theQuOrUm-
Counting System
SENATORS Al The TARIFF.
Lodge Submits an Amendment 10
Tack on the Free List.

W AsHiNbIOAt Apfli 10 -luf mousse ny
an overwhelming vOts decided e. adopt
a quorum counting rule which, for all
practical purposes, II the same as that
which ex-Spesker Reed indugurated dur
ing he Hfiy-flrst congress.
Meth sr undue excitement nor tumul.
tuous scenes marked the crushing Of the
old legislative barriers. Mr. Reed aud the
Rspu blicans generally were in delight
full humor over the Victory they had
achieved. Those who expected Mr. Reed
would gibe his political sdyersaries with
their alleged Inconsistency were disap-
pointed
Only Is minutes on side were allowed
for debate, and Mr.. Reed, instead Of con.
suming that with AN arraignment OF the
Democrats, good naturedly distributed
most OF II to Democrats who desired 20
oppose the new rule, and when his time
was exhausted, he jocularly asked for
more time to dole out among his friends
on the other side-Messrs Bryan, Cum
mings, Wheeler, Kilgore and Russell
being the Democrats who were thus given
an opportunity TO protest against the
adoption OF the rule
When the vote was taken AZ Democrats
voted against IL, but IL secured every Re
publican vote and was carried by a vote
Of 2l2 to A. The Populists did not vote on
the proposition.
The End OF FiIibustering.
The adoption Of this rule taken in con.
junction with the decision 10 enforce the
old law OF lsI6 TO dock the salaries OF
members absent, save on account Of sick.
ness, will, IL Is thought, put an end for
ever to parliamentary obstructions. The
enforcement Of that law will keep mem.
bers at their post OF duty, and the rule
will prevent them from refusing 20 par.
ticipate in legislation when they are pres.
ent
After the adoption Of the rule II only
required few minutes to straighten out
the parliamentary tangle which the house
has been In for some days, aud the house
then quietly proceeded with the consider
alton of the consular and diplomatic bill
Mr. Hit made "A strong speech, arraign-
ing the foreign policy Of the administra-
tion, In the course OF which he severely
scored the president for appointing Van
Allen minister to Italy as q reward for
his t5O, 600 political contribution. He
also criticised ex-Assistant Secretary OF
State Quincy for the character OF his
consular appointments, and in "A general
way ridiculed the state departments
policy OF the present administration, not
neglecting very pointed reference TO the
attempt to restore Queen Liliuokalani to
the Hawaiian throne
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Hits speech
the committee rose and the house ad-
journed.
The Tariff.
Ia .ariv h,,.. % III. ,..o.o a
voted to skillful parliamentary struggle
between those for and against the tariff
bill. IL resulted In an agreement 20 con.
tinue the arrangement of last week foI
debate until Tuesday OF next week, when
the bill will be taken up and rediscussed
by paragraphs.
Very little change has been effected by
this agreement, as speeches may be made
by senators after the first paragraph is
read until they are ready To have it acted
upon. The Republicans were anxious to
make certain that nothing by an mbigu.
GUS wording might be construed as limit
ing the length of speeches or the debate
on any paragraph or amendment.
Senator Hill would not consent to the
agreement until It was made plain that
he would not be deprived of making a
motion TO consider the free list. Senator
Harris in charge of the bill, believing
that "A ma ajority of the senate would not
consent to turn the bill around, did not
object to this understanding
Two speeches were made on the tariff
bill, Senator McLauren of Mississippi ia.
voring the bill, and especially the income
tax, and Senator Smith of New Jersey
making vigorous onslaught upon the
income tax feature Both were Demo.
Gratis and each represented his section of
the country in his remarks, and showed
the different views of the party in the
senate on the pending bill.
Senator Hale introduced bill hppro.
priating sos, 900 to pay the iron works at
Bath, Me-, the premium earned in con.
structing the gunboats Castine and
Machias.
II was expected that the Chinese treaty
would be considered, but in an early ex.
ecutive session the senate postponed the
consideration until May g.
Lodges Proposition
Senator Lodge presented the following
amendment, intended to be proposed by
him, to the tariff bill, to follow the free
list:
When not in contravention Of any exist
Ing treaty any article made dutiabls In
the preceding sections shall, II IL il tn,
product or manufacture of Great Britain or
any OF the colonies Of Great Britain pay
duty double that herein imposed and.
when not in contravention OF any ex.
lsting treaty, any article upon the free
list in the preceding section shall. IL
the product or manufacture OF Great
Britain or any OF the colonies OF Great
Britain, pay duty OF % per cent
AL valorem, except wool. which shall bear the
rates of duty imposed by the tariff act OF oct.
l. 1890 and suchs additional and discrimin.
ating duties upon the products or manufao-
lures of Great Britain or her colonies shall re.