The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-30
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shores every ship bearing foreign
goods.
Mr.. Caffery Qo). spoke against the
committee rates. The ,,answer of the
Rhode Island senator {Aldrich) to the
criticism Of the rates was as weak, Mr..
Caffery said. as his explanation of the
more you look at ait, the muddier it
gets" To-y n
Mr.. Chiffon (Taxas) also spoke
against the committee rates. The de-
bate on Mr. Jone9 first amendment
to the plate glass schedule lasted over
two hours, and then, iOn a. yea and
nay vote, the amendment was defeated
by 21-29 The vote was a party one,
the Democrats for, and the Republicans
against the amendmept. Messrs. Heit-
felu, Kyle and Pettigrsw voted with
the Democrats and Mf. Jones New
with the Republicans.
Mr.. Quay proposed at this point
that an understanding be reached as
to adjourning over Monday when Dec
grafton day will be celebrated Mr..
Quay said the generosity and fairness
Of the Democratic senator's. in advanc
ing the bill was appreciated and for
this reason he amended his proposi-
ton making 1t motion that when the
senate adjourned it be until next Tues
day at noon. This unexpectedly led
to lengthy discussion.
Mr.. Chandler added his approval to
the fair way in which the Democratic
side was allowing the bill to proceed.
Mr.. AIdrich answered that he felt
bound to urge the tariff bill at every
possible hour and he did not approve
the loss Of Monday, for debate. Mr..
Frye (Maine) said that the highest ex-
hibition of patriotism on the part of
sion on Monday, and he believed every
union soldier would approve this
course.
Mr.. Morgan began to speak on the
desirability Of encourag ging the pat
riotic spirit of the people for, he said,
we were not through with our wars
and we would have need Of all the
patriotic Impulses of our people Mr..
Morgan then diverged to a severe criti-
cism of the .inaction of the house
of representatives, which speedily
brought protests and threatened a
serious contest. He enumerated the
important measures passed by the SEN
ate and unacted upon in the house and
the failure to appoint house COM
mittees. It had come to the point, he
said, when the representatives of the
people in the other, house were con-
vened and dispersed by an automatic
resolution which worked like door,
opening and closing to the representa-
t1ves Of the people.
Here Mr.. Frye (Maine) said the Ala
bama senator was exceeding, to a
slight degree, the proprfeties of debate
in oriticising the procedure in the other
branch Of congress- Mr.. Morgan ans
Wered that he should be congratulated
that his offense was slight, as the evil
required severe treatment.
Mr.. Morgan went on with his severe
arraignment of the conditions in the
house of representatives. 1t had so
vacated it's functions, abandoned it's
duty, that there was grave question:
MI. Morgan said, whether congress was
row In session. It was a. shocking out
rage on the government and the people
of the United States. and it brought
congress into deserved and sovereign
contempt. There were hundreds of rep
resentatives chewing the cud of re-
Election" 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 rep
resentation in the house of representa-
t1ves was dead, Mr.. Morgan exclaimed,
and when popular representation was
dead, the rights of The people were
dead 80 -
At this point anaexeftfng incident oe-s
Cured. Mr.. Hale :interpesed "a point. of
order against Mr. -sMorgan's s, language,
saying that the, Alabama senator, was.
violating a fundamental rule, as to
refrairing from criticism Of a co-ordi-
nate legislative body.
The chair was temporarily occupied
by Mr.. Gallinger IN. H. who promptly
requested Mr.. Morgan to take his seat
pending determination of the question
Of order Mr.. Morgan. resumed his
seat.
Mr.. Gallinger, from the chair, ruled
that the point of order was we'll taken
and the senator from Alabam should
proceed in order Mr. Morgan had
risen to his feet, showing suppressed
agitation, and with a slight culver in
his voice, appealed from the decision of
the chair.
Mr.. Hale promptly relieved the strain
by withdrawing the point of order, he
had made against Mr.. Morgan, and as
result there was no decision from which
Mr.. Morgan could appeal,
Mr.. Quay quickly followed this up by
ohjecting to further debate on his mo
ton that the senate adjourn over
decoration day. The vote was taken
and the motion prevailed, "a to II, party
lines not being maintained.
Mr. 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 his attention to the house of rep
resentatives. He still showed evidence
of the feeling resulting from the rul-
ing of the chair.
This closed the incident and the SEN
ate came back to the tariff bill, Mr..
Jones (Ark) moved reduction of the
rate on unsilvered plate, glass (24x30)
from 10 to cents per square foot. On
yea and nay vote the amendment was
defeated, Is to 49,
Mr.. Jones again moved a reduction
from IL to g. cents per, square foot on
cast polished plate glass silvered Q6x2D,
but on yea and nay vote the amend
ment was defeated 10 to g.
The committee amendments. on cast
polished plate glass, silvered and un-
silvered and looking glass plates were
then agreed to. When paragraph 1O5
was reached at 5:15 .m., Mr.. Aldrich
yielded to a motion for an executive
session, after which the senate adjourn
ed to Tuesday.