Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-24
F|L|bUSTER IS
OLD EKPEO|ENT
Congressman Burke of
North Carolina Led
One in ITS

Washington, II. c.. Feb. 22.-The
other day in the house of represen-
tatives there was e filibuster oa
the passage OF the steel tariff bill.
The Republicans held that there was
too much haste In enacting the legis-
lation and they tried by every known
parliamentary means. and by some
which perhaps were not parliameh-
tary. TO secure a prolonging OF The
debate. The Democrats during the
attempted filibuster called attention
10 the fact that when the Republic
cans were in the majority in the
house they would cut off debate by
the power which numbers gave them.
and that today they had no righttul
cause to object to being done by as
they had done by others.
A fellow correspondent who is pos
sessed of some ancient reoorcS IN
sists that the same things happen
over and over again in Congress.
Then he has gone on 70 say: the
filIbustcrs OF today which are Of ne
onent occurrence have their counter
narts In the history Of Legislation
lever since Congress began. Thom
AZ Burke of North Carolina Is"
wears ago conducted a filibuster IN
Congress For time he had one
follower. Edward IanSworthy o.
Georgia. but only for short time
AT about ten o'clock on the even
Ing OF April 10. 177s, the Cont'h'
entail Congress took into considera'
tion the draft of a letter In answe'
TO General Washington's letter OF
the ith. and some progress beins
made thereon, motion was mad
to adjourn it being ten o'clock.
Censured For His Filibustcr.
As the story goes, IL is discoN-
cred that NJ. Burke, after votins
for adjournment declared that the
others might vote as they pleased
he would upon his honor adjourn
himself" and thereupon he immedi.
otelv withdrew. by which means
Congress could not proceed &c bus
ness" Mr. Langworthy, the dele
cate representlns Georgia, also with
drew.
Congress sent q messenger TO find
tho absent members and to request
them tc return TO attend Congress
When the messenger came back he
b reported that Mr.. Langworthy had
said that he would return presently
: but that MIR Burke had replied that
the devil might take him If he would
come. Il was too late and too unrea
sonahle
The upshot OF the whole business
was the adoption of the followug
resolution.
Resolved, That the manner II
which Mr. Burke withdrew on the
evening of the said 10th instant was
disorderly and contemptuous, and
that the answer returned by him wa:
indecent. That the principle upor
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