The Portland daily press., 1897-03-27
MUCH ANCIENT HISTORY.
Tariff Orators Rake Up Old
Issues.
SILVER PLAYED PROMINENT PART
In DEBATE YESTERDAY.

Attempt to Strike Out Enacting Clause of
Bill Creates a FURRY Chairman sher-
man Rules Motion Out of Order-Ding-
ley Says Trusts Will Be Attended To
Later.
tlon of the schedules of the tariff bill in
detail for the purpose Of amendment was
preceded today by the reiteration of the
lord s prayer by Chaplain Couden. The
House went into committee of the whole
and the clerk was instructed to begin
reading the bill.
Mr.. Lanham, Democrat of Texas asked
| if it would be in order at this time to
move to strike out the enacting clause
| which II adopted would operate as re-
jection of the bill.
The motion created temporary oonster-
nation in the RepHblican ranks for there
was not quorum OF the committee
| present and it was apparent that larger
number Of the Democrats were in their
seats than Kepu blicans.
Mr.. Dingley, chairman of the ways and
| means committee, suggested that the
motion bo held In aheyance until some
prog ress HAD besn made in the reading
Of the bill, when there would be larger
now would result only in delaying the
consideration of the bill until quorum
c0u Id be obtained.
Mr.. Lanham suavely stated that the
motion expressed his antagnnism to the
bill and he desired to press it TO n vota
now. the chairman having held it to be
in order.
Chairman Sherman" The chair has
made no ruling, it has only expressed a
hasty opinion that the motion is In order.
But has the gentleman studied the terms
! of the special order under which the
House is prooeedingP"
MIR. Lanham-''I don't understand, Mr..
Chairman, that that order supersedes the
general rules governing debate and the
consideration of the bill.
When the chairman was looking up the
subject an animated coll0quy progressed
on the floor.
Mr.. Dalzell, Republican of Pennsy1-
vania, said that gentlemen on the other
side had heen clamorina for debate, and
they knew that ths effect of the motion,
if agreed to, would simply be to cut off
the five minute discussion. 1t seemed
they did not want that discussion.
Mr.. Dockery, Democrat of Missouri,
said there was precedent for the in3tion.
In the forty eighth Congress he had
moved to strike out the enacting clause
Of tariff bill then pending.
Mr.. Payne of New York, Republican,
But the gentlemen must remember that
motion was by Democrat to emasoulate
Democratic measure. daughter
Chairman Sherman ruled that under
the special order the motion by the
gentleman from Texas was not then in
order.
Mr.. Lanham-"Will the chair kindly
inform me at what stage of the proceed
ings it will bs in oraerp When there
shall be full attendance of membersP'
Chairman Sherman" When the gentle
man proposes the motion the chair will
rule upon it. (Republican applause.)
When the introd.l' 52ry paragraphs had
been read MIR. Dockory (Democrat of
Missonri) offered dn amendment author
izing the secretary of the treasury, when
he Should he notified that any article on
the dutiable list was being manufactured
and it's production and price controlled
by trust in the United States he should
admit the article to the United States
free CT duty.
10 this MIR. Dingley made the point of
order that the amendment related TO the
tree list and that had not been reached
yet
MIR. Dalzel1 made the further point
that Congress could not confer such
power Oh tbs secretary of the treasury,
ana il answer 10 que stions stated that no
such power was conferred by the bill up
on tbs President in respect of the re,
oiprocity features.
Mr.. Cooper, Democrat Of Texas, sug-
gested a substitute for Mr.. Dockery's
amendment, comforting the power upon
the President, which Mr. Dockery said
he was perfectly willing to ac opt it if
it would meet the object Of tie gentle
man from PENNSYLVANIA
Mr. Dalzell-''It does not meet it at
all.'
Mr. Richaud dson. Democrat of Tennessee
-"Then the objection cmunot be met and
the gentleman does not want it metz
Mr.. Dockery said he had drawn the
amendment while having in mind the
authority and mower conferred by the
nineteenth section of the bill upon the
secretary of the treasury to suspend the
Inhibition against the Importation of
neat cattle and hides into the United
States under certain conditions.
The poipt Of order was further dis
cussed by Messrs. Richardson, McRae,
Tawnev, Bailey and Dalzell, in which
Mr.. Richardson said he feared that tue
Election of some members to the amend
ment was that they desired to project the
trusts.
They were willing by the terms Of the bill
to give the power to the secretary Of the
treasury in respect to cattle. but not as
TO human beings. As for himself, be-
tween cattle aud men, he was for the
latter.
Mr.. Tawnev asked Mr.. Richardson if
he was so anxious for this legislation
why he did not seek to incorporate 1t in
the law of 1884,
Mr.. Richa, dson replied that study of
| tho Wilson bill, in his opinion would dis
cover the existence of a provision very
similar to the proposition of Mr Dockery.
MIR. Tawney-"That's still on tbs
| statute book thenP"
| Mr. Richardson" But you proposed to
repanl 1T By this bill. 5"
| MIR. Dingley, MIR. Tawney, Mr.. Payne.
Mr.. Dalzell and others Ton no, not at
all.
Alr. Richardsnn-"Then what is the
objection to putting it into this bill? |
never heard more insinoere objections
made on this floor to proper proposition.
Eirst, you say it cannot be done at all,
thsD Congress has no power to give the
! President or secretary the power sought.
and the next moment declare it to DO the
law already" Democratic applause.)