The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-14

minoIs u Ne intends TO allow opportunity for amend.
ments TO this bill7
Mr.. cASsoS-Ths proposition does not look to
amendments.
mi. BAnnErr-I have an amendment that I desire
10 oner At the proper time. nnd I desire TO preserve
all rights.
"Mr CLSSoS-The gentleman. then. objects. tcries
OF " Pass your biill"l
The spt ascr-Is there objection to the propo-
sltion2
M. BAnRErr-I object. unless there IL an oppor.
tunity to offer amendments.
'The spe~aker-objection 10 made by the gentleman
from Massachusetts,. Misses, cries OF Pass the billf'
and cries of "votei"l
Mr. BARRETT-Mr. speaker
MI RicHARpsoS-A parliamentary inquiry.
..The speaker-The Chair understands that the
gentleman from Texas thr. sArKRsl consented to
have tho matter 20 on. [Cries OF Regular orderi"l
BARNETT think the gentleman from Illinois
and myseif quite understand each other.
mi. CkNSox.-Therc IA no understanding that I
could make about Il unless unanimous consent to tho
proposition OF the gentleman from Texas IL granted.
SO far a. unanimous consent Is concerned.
"Mr. BARREr1--I will withdraw my objection with
the understanding that I may bc allowed in q mo-
ment to state what my amendment would have been
~ opportunity were AFFORDED to orer II.
"Mr. CASSos-Thers Is thirty minutes allowed
under the hve-minute rule.
MIR. BAnRErT-I viii ask the gentleman to allow
me one minute to state my amendment. and Iwil
withdraw my objection.
M CASNox-I cannot agree. because I am greatly
pressed for time; and I cannot assure the gentleman
that / will give him time. but I will do the best I can.
"Mr. BARRErI-Al right. I viii withdraw my OBJ
lection.
1.-THE speaker-The objection Is withdrawn"
Mr.. BARRETT's explanation Of this I'M
fortunate scene Is that he thought the ap-
preparation ought to be 300, o00, 900, and
that, "while not lacking in respect for
much wiser and older men" than himself,
he, as a Representative in Congress, was
bound to be governed by his Town judg.
ment in the last resort"
Then why did he back down2
If young Mr.. BARRETT was convinced
that his judgment as to the size of the ap.
preparation was better han that of the
Committee on Appropriations, after Mr..
CANNoN's conference with the Administra.
ton, and II his sense of duty as a Repre-
sentative compelled him to be governed by
his own judgment rather than by the judg.
ment of his wiser elders, why did he not
stand by his opinion and get his amend
ment before the Housed
That would nave delayed the vote on the
bill for n little while. But Mr.. BARRETT
now assures US that ait Is no betrayal of
confidence to say that the Administration
would have been glad of 500, 00O, O00."
II, then, he had held up the bill for twenty
four hours, let us say, in order to get his
amendment before the House, and had cx-
planned to the House that it was the Ad-
ministration's desire that the sum appro-
priated should be doubled, would he not
have rendered the Administration and the
country a great services
Possibly President MCKINLEY had sent
for young Mr.. BARRETT and conided to him
matters which had been withheld from Mr..
CANNON. II that is so, why did Mr.. BAR
+ back down after he had been Kissed I
The loss of a day in time would have been
nothing compared to the gain of $4,000
o in cash.
1t seems to us that If Mr.. BARRETT cor
rectly states his initial motives and the
real desire of the Administration, his sub.
sidence after he had been Missed was mex
cusable in the case of a young patriot who
feels that his own Judgment is the final
test of a measure, SO far as his own action
is concerned.
On the other hand, can we do such vic.
lence to our inclinations as to suppose that
Mr.. B%ARRETT's motive in interfering with
the programme of wiser and older men was
an unworthy n juvenile desire to put
himself in evidenced