The herald., 1897-05-30

through with our wars ana we would
have need for all the patriotic impulses
Of our people.
Morgan then diverged to severe crit>
icism of the inaction Of the house of
representatives, which speedily brought
protests and threatened a serious con-
test. He enumerated the important
measures passed by the senate and un-
acted upon in the house, owing to the
failure to appoint committees. It had
come to the point, he said, when the
representatives of the people in the other
house were convened and dispersed by
an automatic resolution, which worked
like door, opening and closing to the
representatives Of the people.
Here Frye of Maine said the Alabama
senator was exceeding to slight de-
gre the proprieties of debate in criti-
cising the procedure in the other branch
of congress.
Morgan answered that he should be
| congratulated that his offense was
slight as the evil required severe treat
ment.
Morgan went on with his severe ar
| raignment Of the condition Of the house
1t had so vacated it's functions, aban-
doned its duty, that there was grave
question, Morgan said, whether congress
was now in session. 1t was a shocking
outrage on the government and the
people of the United States. and 1t
brought congress into deserved and SOW
ereign contempt. Here were hundreds
Of representatives "chewing the cud of
reflection" and standing around until
one man said they were to act. The
congress Of the United States was dis
honoring itself by submitting to such a
fragrant wrong. This course. he said,
was all In the interest Of the tariff bill.
and one man commanded, Pass this
bill"
STAND and deliver! Popular repre-
sentation in the house of representa-
tives is dead" Mr.. Morgan exclaimed.
land when popular representation is
dead, the rights Of the people are dead"
At this point an exciting incident oc-
CURED. Hale interposed point of order
against Morgan's language, saying that
the Alabama senator was violating a
fundamental rule as to refraining from
criticism of a coordinate legislative
body.
The chair was temporarily occupied
by Gallinger of New Hampshire, who
promptly requested Morgan to take his
seat pending investigation Of the ques-
| ton of order.
Morgan resumed his seat.
| Gallinger, from the chair, ruled that
| the point Of order was we'll taken and
said the senator from Alabama should
proceed in order.
| Morgan had risen to his feet, showing
suppressed agitation, and, with. a slight
quiver in his voice. appealed from the
decision of the chair.
| Hale promptly relieved the strain by
withdrawing the point of order he had
made against Morgan. and as a result
there was no decision from which Mr..
Morgan could appeal.
Quay quickly followed this up by OBJ
jecting to further debate on his motion
| that the senate adjourn over Decoration
day. The vote was taken and the mo-
ton prevailed. "a to II, party lines not
being maintained.
Morgan had continued on his feet, and
now that the Decoration day motion
was out Of the way, he secured recogni-
ton on the tariff BILL although he con-
tinued to pay his attention to the house
of representatives. He still showed ev-
idence of the feeling resulting from the
ruling Of the chair. This closed the in
cident and the senate came back to the
| tariff bill.
Jones of Arkansas moved reduction
Of the rate on unsilvered plate glass
(24x30) from 10 to 8 cente per square foot.
In yea and nay vote the amendment
was defeated-1S to %. Jones again
moved a reduction from II to cents
per square foot on cast polished glass,
silvered (16x24), but on yea and nay
vote the amendment was defeated-19
to 26. The committee amendments on
cast polished plate glass. silvered and
uneilvered, and looking glass plates
were then agreed to.
| Later in the day Senator Jones con-
ferred informally with his colleagues on
the committee and an agreement was
reached to report the Tillman resolution
back to the senate.
| Senator Tillman Gays that when It is
reported he will insist upon prompt con-
lsideration and that II 1t is not soon re-
ported he will move the, discharge OF
! the committee.
When paragraph los was reached q.
5:l6 p. M. Aldrich yielded to Z motiox