New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-14
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MR. TURNER EXPLAINS.

MIR. TURNER EXPLAINS
Mr. Turner, Of Georgia. a member OF the oo,"h,.t.
tee on Ways and Means, followed MI Heeu Az
said: , =
Mr. Speaker: begin by making cnraSe with the
gentleman from Maine field OF hoho[ ~
me nal air one Of the orsces of parliamentary law
and n were a man inclined to cherish annos't ,o
If we're b dsG Srss TO Ys that devise
would point As finger g bs al own Ine Srk or as the
Man Name d the street would say am Commenting to his
own lips medicine which he himself ma, MAJ his bII
back to the House when the Senate sent Us mes
sage here agreeing to our last Of th senate was
wrongful or inadvertent. or mistake. why ny, MI VIZ
Speaker did the gentleman from Name on say his coca
sion? Because if adopted the plan susestei mere
according to the H ne one s dp tic and the
other in another l think sir, it was iorci PIE
Of the hSsSSpn ovs OF that n II the had
merely passed that bill with the S1 or ooo d Rnnra
mens and sent th fr here s 10 boh dy aer the
of the Senate and the House nad takel .i,h the
sn mspSmnnts 70 the Committee OF the Whoe and
the situation should remain that way Tor wee h -,
Am month her House could have acted both could
have acted. the same moment ana M IN his
rections just as the gentleman has suggested III ''
instance.
HE THINKS CONGRESS HAS SENSE.
"a. ~. gentleman from Maine remember that on
all sucb occasions as this there Is an ounce or TWO
Of common-sen in the whoe BODY ana ''"' "'
d,vereences and variances and possibilities whch
he ,naCines are conditions that must be deaN WIN
in the light of commonsense, may be saieH
left to the people who SIT in either hranch no OF eve
eress because you must assume mat 'hey nave
some sens ,Ss gtntenan from Maine has inveighed
with force asanst the fs sSort 'nn limits AMI
keeping the deba. wth ho very month ago. when
The Committee on Rules reported to the hous s d
special disposition which g was from Maine oc
cnpied the chair. l admit somebody eomPI."rpeu ,r
think the gentleman rem , Mch tne in Which to
debate S34 amendments. and he ga me tne h'I no.
aferwsrd learned san 60 could have commanded
rather indignant remarks OF ny own T b w ' in
and odd amendme hs b b, yhe hope the gentleman
s anoed fa the remaks with distinct Rs5sonss se
~. Gentleman who had uttered these sentiments sentiments
could go back on his sincerity on such al oOe"'o''
Mr. Turner KNOWS HOW TO EAT DIRT
NOW
"a, mo say 70 the gentleman from Michigan that
7 have made some progress since then. want 70
sav further that | have had TO eat art 80 many
times under the dispensaton OF the gentleman from
Maine that It has got TO be less nauseous Una" J."
need 70 be (Appause) And want TO con'iinenn
TO- nv friend from Michigan. as haye aleHIs u,
The gentleman from Maine. me fui metsur rs :" ..
,rnse the burden OF the Mckinley law the Amer
lean people. in the OF all that j. ar TnEnt
neoplec loud applause And. sir. my Honorable
friend from Michigan whose 9eans ,a' 70 s nat
day some OF the eloquent words uttered ~ nj ~
hed beieye to me ,o sMsS on 5 the DID, abandoned
Camping grounds OF the Republican parry @, ne
say 9 mat sepsman nrs III ;Re tran OF the hepa
can party. and II we would oyerlske v t me- boSf.
Mn Sneaker the gentleman from Maine took occa-
a.f A IL
ons IMPOSED on ks debate by special order re.
ported by the gentleman from Mississippi were no'
Toned which are undoubtedly included in the rule
Lei me say TO him that each one Of hese tens has
body at least, and for months In the o'hef'
MIR. REED Is INQUIsITIvE.
Mr. Reed-When?
Mr. Turner-The gentleman's party associates IN
the Senate had three months unenhgh'ehe' oe-
bate upon them.
Mr. Reed-But you said in this House
Mr.. Turner-I said in this body these were ""'''
discussion for weeks.
Mr. Reed-These amendments? a.,
Mr. Turner-These amendments Were uhn'l uI9
custom for weeks II anybody had desired to 90 So
daughter The gentleman from M@ineii r r
gentleman knows that mean that the snejecs ~, 2,
these propositions ny1yed in ' for week in The
House. and for months in the other branch oil Con-
Mr. Reed-wm the gentleman allow me 20 sug
gest that could not possibly have discussed those
4 amendments
Mr. Turner~Does not the gentleman know that
f! the whole tariff question was open mere TOT "ho'e
month?
Mr. Turner-~hy does the gentleman say IT was
Mr. Reed-simply because We were cut on and
limited in our discussion OF these MAJ. am o,,id
| did not know what the Senate amendments "ouid
Mr. Turner-The gentleman knows that ! am re-
ferring 10 the subject matter Of the propositions
and the gentleman knows that they were subject
hat
| undergoing discussion exclusively by ms party as
sumo Mr. SPEAKER that the discussion OF the mat
| tiers has been adequate and sunlc'ent ana am
ali these circumstances after very limited debate:
Mr.. Boutelle-Tho Carlisle sugar ,afii Snep his
| had not been made when the Dill was uhue' "''-
| cussion in the House
ESTIMATING THE DAMAGE DONE.
| Mr. Reed am very glad that the gentleman from
| Georgia has addressed the House. am always
delighted when know that the heaviest artillery
| has been fred because can then look over the
field and estimate accurately what the damage will
be- The fact that the gentleman from Georgia is
unable to say more IN ms fae # any
body could say anything that would get them out
| Of this difficulty M would do 1t; =.
| Now the gentleman undertook 10 say, ana he
| created a great deal CT applause on his side when
! he said II. that II 1t took two hours to pass me
S BE- enough Din Now w0 that mUu was beauu anhes
but the difficulty with 1t is Ike The diiculiy aiway'
,on IN 1nf fact %a1ghePJ When the Mckinley bin
| had six hours discussion. and the gentleman on
i the other side and his friends were clamorng Tor
more He says he has got used to eating DIRT. am
| AFRAID ne has got too used 70 II. N-aughter) J
am afraid he has got to IKE the flavor OF IT, and:
perhaps. what he is going to do now under thi'
| XIII will become tasteful TO him. also
| TURNER ADMITS MIR. REEDS CRITICISM
| Mr. Turner-The gentleman. perhaps. Is accurate
I'm his recollection. but want TO appeal to his
| memory further In the rule which the gentleman
committee framed for agreeing to non-concur In the
| 800 and odd amendments OF the Senate to the Nc
| kinney bill was not the time limited by that ruiz
| 10 two hours?
| Mr. Reed do not remember. but | DO say here
that not one of the 600 and odd amendments o!
the Senate to this bill ever had moments dis
| cussion in the House. The gentleman from GeorgE
| (Mr Turner. with that skill which has stood pin
L II tnaLa he har