The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-08-15
THE SESSION IN DETAIL.
Speeches Of Ne-Srs. Crisp. Wilson
and others.

When the house met. five minutes
after the democratic caucus adjourned,
there were more members on the floor
than at any time since the tariff bill
was passed. The anxious public who
thronged the corridors before the doors
were thrown open crowded into the gal
leries in anticipation of the final scene
I'm the long tariff battle. The greatest
confusion existed on the floor Members
stood about I'm excited groups discussing
the situation.
For almost two hours the committee
on rules awaited the coming of Mr..
Cultivate. His appearance at . o'clock
caused a furry on the floor At 2:2O
o'clock the meeting of the committee
on rules ended and Mr.. Catchings imme-
diately entered the hall with the special
order in his hand The special order
provided ID that Immediately after
the adoption of the order it would be
I'm order to consider resolution dis
charging the house conferees on the tariff
bill from the further duty of consider
ing that measure, and that the house
recede from its disagreement in gross
to the senate amendments TO that bill
and agree TO the same; and %
AAluN a. olltllA bE III OAtttA az tAAi9 AAtAAI
thereafter 10 consider bills for free coal,
iron. sugar and barbed wire The reso-
luton allowed two hours debate on the
tariff resolution.
During the reading of the resolution
there were jeers on the republican side,
Mr.. Burrows calling out SILLY. silly"
when that portion OF the rule relative
to free coal. etc. was read.
Mr. Catchings demanded the previous
question, but Mr.. Reed arose to a point
Of order and the battle was on. Mr..
Reeds point of order was that the tariff
bill was not in possession of the house
and that, therefore, the action proposed
In the report could not be taken He
maintained that in case of agreement
OF the Conferees on a bill either house
could act on report. but in case of a
disa greement the bin went back to the
body first requesting the conference.
The bill could not be I'm possession Of
both houses, neither could either house
act except on papers before it, The pa
pers could not be in possession of both
houses at the same time. 1t was
parliamentary well a physical fact
that the papers could only be i'm one
place at one time. Otherwise both the
senate and house could recede at the
same time. What bill would then be
law? IL would certainly puzzle those
who We're not in the habit of cutting
GOrdian knots. At the present time,
he said getting down TO the existing
situation. the senate was proposing ac-
tiOn and the house was proposing action
at the same time. The house had now
Tepented of the bill, Mr.. Reed said and
the senate had repented Of its bill Both
were ashamed Of their offspring Q2e-
publican APPLAUSE. Yet the house was
now proposing to grab the senate bill
before II could be repudiated by that
body and swallow its nauseous meal
Such a spectacle, he declared, had never
before been witnessed
Mr.. Reed sarcastically referred 10 Mr.
Bum Of Pennsylvania, who attempted
to interrupt him, as a man who had been
late in getting on the roll of honor, ,"
but was now I'm d hurry TO get ON the
roll of dishonor."
Il do not expect much argument TO
have any effect said Mr.. Reed in con-
clusiOn. addressing the democratic SIDE
but you are like the heather who have
listened to the Christian missionaries
You have no chance of redemption"
The speaker announced that he was
ready to rule After n careful statement
of the situation and the declaration that
by special order, changing or suspend
ing the rules of the house temporarily
the accepted doctrines OF Jeferson's
manual were carried out and after citing
a precedent in one of Speaker Carlisle's
rulings. the speaker overruled the point
of order
The previous question was then or
dered without division. This gave ff-
teen minutes on a side for the discussion
Of the special order. Mr.. Catchings did
not desire TO debate the rule and Mr.
Reed took the floor and made very sar-
castle speech.
You are goingto give the country free
sugar" said he in his most most ironi-
cal vein, amid shouts Of republican
laughter-'in your minds" he added.
amid renewed shouts of derision, and
free coal and free iron ore. You are go
ing to be bold and manly as you have
been in this backdown, without a refer
ence to the committee that stands be-
tween and the noble purpose that thrills
you" applause and laughter)
Representative Turner of Georgia re-
piled to Mr.. Reed and was greeted with
applause by the democrats He said
the gentleman from Maine had built up
a parliamentary system which now re-
acted against him. There was no right
or justice in the assumption that the
action Of the senate in sending the bill
back to the house was erroneous.
The question then being put on agree
ing TO the resolution. Mr. Reed demand
ed a division. The entire democratic side
rose en- masse, but when the negative
vote was called for the republicans sat
calmly in their seats, hoping TO break
a quorum. When the speaker announced