The times., 1897-04-18

way, Olmsted, Oyerstreet. Packer, Penn
sylvania; Parker, New Jersey: Fayne,
Pearce, Missouri; Pitney, Prince, Pugh,
Reeves, Royse, Russell, Shannon, Shattuc,
Simpkins, Massachusetts; Smith, Illintds;
Smith, s. w. Sperry, Steele, Stone, c. w.
Stone, w. a, STROBE, Nebraska; Sulloway,
Tawneyr Taylor, Ohio; Tongue, Walker,
Massachusetts; Walker, Virginia: Weaver,
Weymouth, White. North Carolina; W right,
Yost, Young, Pennsylvania.
Nays -S4.-A damson, Allen, Bailey,
Baird, Baker OF Illinois, Ball, Bankhead,
Barlow, Benton, Berry, Bland, Botkin,
Brantiey, Brundidge, Burke, Campbell,
Castle, Clark of Missouri, Clayton, Coch
ran OF Missouri, Cooney, Cooper Of Texas.
Cowherd, Crawford, Darey, Davis De
Almond, De Graffenreid, DE yries, Epes,
Fitzpatrick, Fleming, Fox, Gaines. Griggs.
Gum, Handy, Hay, Henry of Mississippi
Henry OF Texas, Howard, Alabama; Hunter,
Jones, Washington; King, Kleberg, Knowles,
Lamb, Lanham, Lewis, Georgia; Lewis,
Washington; Livingston, Love, Mcclellan,
Mccormick, McMillin, Mcguire, Martin,
Meekison, Meyer, Louisiana; Moon, New
lands, Norton, Ogden, Otey, Pierce, Ten
nessee; Rhea, Kentucky; Ridgely, Robinson.
Indiana; Savers. Settle, Shafroth.
Shuford, Simpson, Kansas: Sims, Skin
ner, Stark, Stephens, Texas; Suther-
land. Swanson, Terry, Vandiver, Vincent,
Wheeler, Alabama Wheeler, Kentucky;
Answered 'Present''-12-Bro Car
mack, Dinsmore, Hamilton, Hill, Lybrand,
McCulloch. Miller. Southland, Vehslage,
Wanger, and Williams OF Mississippi.
When the vote had been announced Mr..
De Almond addressed the House on his
question of privilege as follows:
Mr.. Speaker. hope 1t may not be Con-
sidered improper or inappropriate for me
TO detain the House while l make a few
remarks upon certain matters which have
been commented upon today and at other
times, here and else where. / do this more
from sense Of duty than from an IN
Clination. If ] were to consult only NY
feelings, should have nothing to say upon
this occasion: but. constrained by a sense
of duty, wish to say something OF what
to me seems appropriate TO say under the
ciTcum stances.
4 matter of greater or lesser Importance,
depending upon ones point OF view and
his intereS. ini it, has risen with reference to
the proper attitude OF the minority con-
ma iority in this House. 1 entertain views
upon the question at variance with the
views entertained by some OF my dis
UnguiShed friends, and while / have
great respect for their opinions, reflection
has only confirmed me in steadfastness in
holding to my own because l believe they
are well founded.
What is the present policy of the Re-
publican party in this House? 1t is, as
we understand it, TO refrain from the ap-
pointment of committees; not to engage
in general legislation; to confine the session
to the consideration of tariff legislation
and the passage of the appropriation bills
which failed to become la ws during the last
Congress. What is, or what ought TO be
the attitude Of the minority, with respect
to that course, entered upon by our Re-
publican adversaries? What is sought by
that course?
As UNDERESTIMATE. Mr.. Speaker. the House
has a larger amount of time now than any
thing else; so, certainly. if my observations
should be bore to any gentleman, h e will
not feel that he is violating any duty in TAX
ing himself beyond the sound of my voice,
for we have assurances that nothing re.
quiring his presence VIII be done
was abont to say, Mr.. Speaker, that the
attitude OF the minority should depend
upon the purpose and upon the probable
effect of the course of the Republican
ma iority. 1 belieye-and 1 am confident
that the Democrats throughout the land
belieEre-that the Republican party has
adopted its do-nothing policy because you
desire TO avoid consideration OF pressing
public questions, the financial question
desire, If possible, to put the tariff ques
ton into the forefront, and TO have
hattie joined upon that to the exclusion
of issues deemed by the American people
more important than the tariff
was elected by sovereign voters opposed
to the policies of the Republican party. /
assume that my colleagues Or this side
were chosen by the same kind of con-
Should this Republican party
be made, by adoption. by concurrence, the
policy also of the Democratic party? In
the last campaign the people who follow
ed the banner under which i fought con-
tended that there is q greater question
than the tariff question, viz. the money
question They were, and are still. intent
upon keening that question TO the front,
and upon having the next battle and the
next fought upon that issue. unless. in the
meantime. il should be settled Alright.
In that great canpaign. too, there was