The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-11
CANNON GOES FOR THE SENATE
The Stand of Senator Tiliman Pro
yokes !, Protest From Man
Who Will be the Next
Speaker.

and insisting on the right OF a. MAORI
ty to rule in the senate, in view Of
the fact that he is to be the speaker
Of the next house. is regarded as fore
! shadowiug a contest upon this ques-
tion. The scene when Mr.. Cannon
delivered this speech was the most
remarkable Of this congress in the
house. Late as the hour was the
weary members were set on tire with
| enthusiasm and they cheered lis
uttcrances until the great hall re-
sounded with their shouts. Mr.. Can
non said:
Gentlemen know that under the
practice of the house and under the
rules Of the senate the great money
bills can contain nothing but appro-
priations in pursuance Of existing law,
unless by unanimous consent of both
bodies. If any OF these bills contains
legislation, it must be by unanimous
consent of the two bodies; and the
uniform practice has been-so far as l
know-the inyariable practice has
been, with the exception Of one
amendment upon this bill, that when
one body objected TO legislation pro-
posed by the other upon an appropria-
ton oill, the body proposing the leg,
islation recedes.
In this case the trouble in arriv.
ing at an agreement all clustered
about one amendment. There were
many amendments of a legislative
character proposed by the senate,
covering hundreds of thousands OF
dollars OF claims pure and simple. One
BY one the legislative provisions and
the claims disappeared as the senate
receded, until we came to an amend
ment to pay the State of South Car
olina $1,000. A word as to that.
In May last, on the omnibus claim
bill, basis was fixed for the adjust
ment Of the accounts Of Virginia and
Baltimore and South Carolina with
the United States, growing out OF the
war of lS12-15. The auditing otfi-
GERS of the treasury in pursuance
Of that law, adjusted the accounts
Of Virginia. An indefinite appro-
priation was made to pay the re-
spective States whatever should be
found due by the auditing officers.
Upon that basis, and under that legis-
lation, the sum of S100,000 in round
numbers uas been paid to the State OF
Virginia.
Under the same law, which is the
law today, the auditing officers in the
adjustment Of accounts of the war OF
1912, found due to the State Of South
Carolina the sum Of 81 cents. Now,
the senate of the United States, not
withstanding the law, proposed legiS-
lation on an appropriation bill to the
extent Of granting to the State OF
South Carolina $4,000. The house
conferees objected, and the whole long
delay has been over that one item. IN
the house Of representatives, without
criticising either side or any lndivld-
ual members, we have rules, sometimes
invoked by our Democratic friends and
sometimes by ourselveS-each reSpon-
sible to the people after all said and
done, by which a majority, right or
wrong, mistaken or otherwise, can
legislate. In another body there are
no scruples. In another body legisla-
ton is had by some consent. In an
other body an individual member OF
that body can rise in his place and
talk for one hour, two hours, ten hours,
twelve hours. 1t is matter OF his
tory that a senator on the Republican
side. in former congress, talked to
death river and harbor bill. There
comes time constantly in the set
Ting of bills when you must do SC, or
so and so, else your bill cannot pass,
and this with reference to the great
money bills. In my opinion such a
condition existed as to this bill, and
clustered about this one amendment.
There was also an amendment put on
to the bill in another body which in
volved legislation to the extent OF
granting to the State of Vermont
sl5C,0OO in adjustment of her wal
claims. The senate receded, but your
conferees were unable to get the SEN
ate to recede upon the gift from the
treasury. against the law, to the State
Of South Carolina. BY unanimous con-
sent another body legislates, and IN
the expiring hours of the session we
are powerleSs without that unanimous
consent. Help me, Cassius, or l
sink Unanimous consent comes To
the centre of the dome; unanimous
consent comes practically to the
house. We can have no legislation
without approval Of both bodies
and one body. in my opinion, cannot
legislate without unanimous consent.
There was the alternative, but this
applied not only TO the deficiency bill
but to the naval bill, or an agreement
as to the naval bill. Your conferecS
had the alternative Of submitting to
legislative hlackmail at the demand,
in my opinion, OF one Individual
shall not say where-or OF letting
these great money bill fail. Now,
what are we going to do about it.:
This bill contains many important
matters-your appropriations for pub;
lie buildings, legislation lately had al
along the line of the public service tc
the extent OF 1920, 600, 900.
Now. lave taken the house into
nv confidence touching this matter,
as it is my duty to do. [ am getting
to be somewhat aged man. pray
God that my life may be spared until
an intelligent ard righteous sentl'
nent, north and south, east and west,
pervading both of the great parties,
will lash anybody into obedience III
the right of the majority to rule.
Majorities aud Einoritles shift back
and forth. All, says somebody, dlc
! thut work in refrence to the matter
nf stat trhoo6 and did vo,1 believe IN