The Helena independent., 1892-03-10
HEARD THE OPENING GUN
Spectators and Members Pay Close
Attention to the First Days
Debate
Speaker Crisp Will Now Gain the
Respite He SO Much
Needs.
Senator Carlisle Comes Over From the
senate-Keed Taking Notes-Dingiey
Replies to McMtlltn -

s.
IN the house to-day, with McMillin Tenn J
leading tariff reform, and Dineley (Me.
defending Mckinley. 10 Representative
blount lGa.), parliarnentarian OF twenty
years' congressional experience, was
awarded the honor of presiding over the
proceedings of the committee Of the whole.
In the days Of long political wrangling that
are TO follow in committee of the whole
Speaker Crisp will gain the respite he has
SO much desired. He to-day occupied a
seat ln'the gallery and was as Interested al
anditor as sny Of the other 1000 visitors
who lent eagerly forward to catch every
word OF the partisan orations. The press and
diplomatic galleries were also crowded, but
the crowning Indication of the Importance
OF the discussion was the deep attention
the members themselves gave to the speak
era. During McMillin's speech Burrows
(Mich.) and few Of his leading republican
colleagues vncated their seats and gathered
on the democratic side to be near the Ten
nessee gentleman as he arraigned their
party from a democratic standpoint and
defended the justice of the Springer wool
bill and the various measures reported
from the ways and means committee to re-
duce the duties on imports. When Ding
ley, although not member Of the ways
and means committaa onanad tha a;scrs-
sion on behalf of the republican side, no
less was the flattering attention, paid him
by democratic opponents.
Senator Carlisle, under whose leadership
as speaker of past democratic house tariff
debate was revived. found the occasion of
such charm that he left his seat in the up
per body and was an attentive listener to
the aroument of Renresentativo McMi,,i,
NJ ~. .,ia;,,.,. a.. - -,
o' s's"lo mA' one ..s'onsAou Will
Whlch ex-speaker Reed noted every argu-
ment, not only Of his friends, but Of his
political opponent as we'll, now and then
there being twinkle in his eye as he medi-
tated on, and stored away in his memory a
response to be made to democratic arRu-
ments when his day should come. Both
speakers were frequently applanded by
party colleagues, anu as each resumed his
seat he was the recipient of warm congratu-
'lations and mammoth bouquet.
McMiliin spoke for an hour and half.
then Dingley took the floor to reply. Ding
ley rldleuled the democrats for their failure
to DO more than attack three little items Of
the Mckinley tariff out of 2,500 after their
threats and promises to sweep every
i!He anu WOFu OF GDlS ''unnOly tArlH
from the statute books and substitute n
measure OF tariff REFORM from which
shall pc eliminated all "class iegihlation,'
all robbery all protection" These
three little bills, said Dingey, embrace
all the tariff reform the democratic ma
]orlty Of 14O has offered in redemption of
all the pledges and promises made before
the last election. Voters who have been
cheated once would like to know, they have
right to be informed now and here by the
14o democratic majority Of this house, ex-
actly what kind of tariff bill the demo-
Gratis will substitute for the existing Nc
1Mnley tariff. The people demand that this
democratic house shall present such q
measure as they profess to be ready to sub