New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-09

II protest against This proceeding, hnaliy eN-
claimed Mr.. Boutelle. las usurrailon on 'he part
OF the Executive
THE gentleman from Maine VIII take MS sea-
ordered ;he Speaker.
81 shall 10 So" said Mr.. Boutelle. backing down
the aisle.
1.-THE gentleman VIII resume his seat" command
ed the Speaker. percnptorily.
Il shall do under duress shouted DAG" MI
Boutelle still backing down the aisle
"J'he gentleman viii do at once, said the
Sneaker with some asperiy in his tone Ihe ser
gesnt-at-Arns will request the gentleman TO re-
sur9e his seat
THAT Is rot necessary at all" responded Mr.
PorteIle. "for know what force and durcss are"
The gentleman will take his seat" again com
Ynandcd the Speaker hammering loudly on the
desk with his gave.
The question was then put on the motion OF MT
Catchnss to order the previous question on his
resolution. submitted last Friday and the yeas and
nays called.
Mr. Reed then asked the Speaker whether any
of the members arrested by order OF the House on
SATURDAY had voted the roil-call. He asserted
that a member could not vote while under arrest
and he had been told by the sargc2n-a'-arms that
thirty members had been arrested.
Tho Speaker replied that he did not see how II
was in the power Of the House to prevent members
from voting without expellnS them. II might put
them n prison, when. of course they could not
u
could no, be prevented from voting
TIE PREVIOUS QUESTION ORDERED.
The vote was then announced as yeas lss; nays o.
Ten more than a quorum had voted. notwthstand-
ing the Reputcans sat mute. and the previous
question was ordered. and thus the subject which
he'd been q bone OF contention for five days was
finally disposed Of
The previous question being ordered. thirty Hii-
utes were allowed for debate on the main question
Mir Catchrgs stated briefly the object or the Greer
reported by him. and said 1t allowed far more iau-
tudc TO the minority than did the order fixing the
time for discussing the Mckinley b!'l OF l&"
Mr.. Reed. IN reply. stated that the pendinS tarih
biz needed more discussion than the Mckinney DILL
and he did rot believe in crowding the present
measure through. The bill Of 1890 was passed by
the Republicans with only a small ma!ori'y' ou'
with a majority Of forty in the present House the
Democrats had excuse for rushing IL through
The Mckinley bill had been submitted to the coui!-
+rv hefore !, was taken up in the House, and 1t
vas prepared openly and aboveboard. not secretly.
Everybody had a hearing. and rad had every OPP
portunity 10 present his views without limit or re-
serve The former bill did not upset any established
custom or establish any new principles az the
Wilson bill did. and simply a revision OF exist
ing laws; AMI hence he urged. there had not been
the same necessity for thorough examination ana
discussion az In the present cas<. IhcouoleuiF "
vas the duty Of Congress 10 80 thorous'"F o'e'
Tim bill and to go over it quickly az possible
ton in the House did not mean quick ac'oh on
The bill The Constitution 90 the United States d'd
not intend that discussion Of a revenue plii siou'u
be delegated to the Senate. In the hands OF tne
House was placed the duty 10 initiate an phs
raising revenue and Il should make such bills so
nearly perfect b. thorough examination ana as
cusson before sending them for ratification 70 inc
Ambassadors OF the several states u1aush'er'
He could remember when Mr.. Blount, tnen para
mount In the House, and since paramount III Ioi
eign affairs daughter on the Republican sioel' hau
rent the air in cries against the tariff bill OF 1871
Ar Psed nar,iculariy criticised the clause in the
.nooia, order which provided that the bill should
no read in full and amendments be then onered' IN
stead OF having 1t read by paragraphs lof a'''e"u
1aents.
SOME CONCESSIONS TO THE MINORITY.
Mr. Wilson, 0enl W. Va, chairman of the Com
.,...o -, woys and Means spoke briefly on the
,..o,u,lon reported by Mr.. Catchings. He was
.,,irg tn make several concessions to the minority
He agreed that In the first place all OF the present
week should be given to general discussion OF 'he
measure instead OF five days. as the ORDER pro-
v,de6. that beginning tonight there should be
regular night sessions for general debate on the
bill: tina. next Monday debate should begin under
the Gve-rnlnute rule and continue two weeks, anu
oo the q of the aS as provided in the
special order from the Committee on Hulss .
TO Mr.. Catchings's resolution and moved TIER adop-
ton ~. -, ,.ra,r.s onon.r, Mr.
Reed submitted the following amendment when
was lost by vote OF lss to 6: An order 10 re,
consideration which will give more days for debate
and give the right 1,n to amend each parasrap" as
me question was then put upon agreeing WANT % Mr.
CatchngSs resolution, as amended by MT. wilson,
ana II. "eas and nays being ordered. 1t was agreed
several House bills we're brought back from the
senate with amendments among HEM b the sc Nsw
amendment TO strike out super'iuous language was
agreed TO. and It will 60 to the President, .,o
Whole. Mr. Richardson dem. Tenn in the chair.
and Chairman Wilson started the discussion on the
Tariff hill
CHAIRMAN WILSON STARTS THE DEBATE
Tariff reform. Mr.. Wilson said had been fought
on, before the American people no other ques-
ton fought out. In seven Congresses 1t
had been the chief subject Of controversy in botn
houses We here. said he, with the commits
sion OF the American people 10 put into law that
general reform which they themselves in their
constitutional methods of expression. have ordered
at the polls. lie did not feel called upon In open
ing this debate. TO take up for examination the
details and schedules OF the Dill now beIore me
causes that had brought about the present pros,
to large extent the active business and trade OF
the country. But II there was ever time when
at a time when men struggling fer the very
necessaries OF life tspplause time when .nat
The Committee on Ways and Means had en-
dsavored to meet the duty intrusted to them as far
as they could by releasing from taxation those
great interests on which the industrial prosperity
and we'll being OF the American people were most
dependent. OF all the reductions made in TINS pro
posed BILL there none in their beneicence 10
the consumer. none in their benencence to the
iaborcr of our country, that can be compared win
the release of taxation the materials or IN
dmstry rhey felt that they could not begin to re;
form this system built up story upon ,, story NM
n pierced the Clouds unless they boldly ana nom
estiy and unselfshly sought TO relieve from taxa
ton the great fundamental materials OF American
free list amorg other materials. those great Gle;
mental materials OF industry-wooi IRON Ore s coai
and lumber Applause on the Democratic Siaej
II is believed that If every other feature Of the
hill, were abandoned or reversed If we could SIMPLY
carry through a bill putting wool upon the iree
list and reducing the faxes upon woolien goods
great benefcent, revolutionary step would nave
been taken in the work of tariff reform that would
irstify all the efforts have put forth tAppiause
On the Democratic side and slight manifestations
Of derlsion on the Republican sldel
There had been no more nnrighteous aha no more