Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-03
HIS LAST EFFORT
Spea er Crisp Fills Hatch With
Joy by Promising
Recognition,
But the Proper Time Fails to
Appear-The Farmers
Claims.
Thinks Two-Thirds Of the Mem
bers Favor Consideration
Lively Debate.

WAsmSGToH. Feb. 27.-Farmer
Hatch donned his red necktie again
this morning and entered the House
with fire IN hia eye ana his breast full
OF conlItnce ! liz >onat.cnc> vas due
to a promise from IT, PEER 70 fcco3-
nizc him some time lu:-.n- the day to
move suspension 81 The rules and
pass his anti-option bill. He spent
a large part Of I'll" Sabbath in
drumming up recruits and had
concluded that he had secured the two
thirds necessary - pass his bill under
suspension Of the rules. When this
ne" confidence was reported to the OPP
ponert7 Of tn" bill thcy smiled and rid
icnlcd the idea Of Hatch having Sc
cured the strength Of which he boosted.
because he had the Speakers
promise to recognize him Mr..
Hatch did not object when the
Indian appropriation bill was called up.
Before the latter measure was finished
each side was granted d halt-hour for
lebatc. .tb Taylor bad the disposition
Of the time Tor the opponents Of the
bill. 70 the surprise Of the House the
Chicago Colonel, instead Of speaking
on the bill under consideration,
launched forth Il four-minute speech
against the anticipation bill.
The advocates and opponents took
the cue. and Representative CoombS of
Brooklyn who followed Taylor, after
having the clerk read an able editorial
AI II #
optionistS' claim. dcnoupccd the meas
ure in vigorous terms. Mr.. Morse from
Massachusetts. obtained Il minute and
protested in the name of his constit-
ucntS against the use on next sun
day evening Of IL government building
(pcusion Office, where the inaugural
bali will be heidi for a promenade con
cert. Then Farmer Hatch obtained the
floor for ten minutes and sang what
some called his death song. 1t was one
Of hi, chara, to- jstic harangueS on his
crank bill. He denounced Col Taylor,
accusing him uf not knowing what nc
was talking about
lie shows his ignorance to the
House he said and let's us see how
little he knows Of my position on the
anti-option bill or about the antioption
bill itself when he says that | adj
mittcd that the bill would not
raise Il single dollar of revenue.
never admitted any such thing
Hatch said that he hoped that the
next Congress would choke the life out
of all trusts, and particularly Of the
Boards Of Trade engaged in unlawful
business. He told how he had for Il
month pleaded before the rules com
mittcc for time for considera ton of IA is
bill and been denied. and vet" he said,
-four of the members represent farm
ing constituencies. lie ended by cry
ing: This Congress has Il worse record
than any predecessor III twenty years
as friend of the farmer"
Representative Boatner Of Louisiana
in brief speech said that Hatch had
been complaining of wind sales and
yet was advocating a measure made up
Of wind. supported by wind. and,w hich
it was Sought 10 pass by wind. He de-
clared that not one syllable of,cvidcnce
had been proluced to show that the
alleged Win! sales had affected the
prices of grain or cotton.
Alb Taylor then took back what he
had said about Mr.. Hatch. declaring
that the bill would not raise a dollar of
revenue. But he said that all the rest
of the anti-optionists had made the adj
mission. and he had supposed that
latch had had done so.
This exhausted the time allowed de-
bate and the Indian hill was passed
The sundry civil bill then secured the
floor and Mr.. Hatch retired to do a lit
tie more recruiting before the time
came for the Speaker to recognize him.
That time is expected to come this
afternoon. but as the Speaker alone
knows and won't talk, it is problemat-
zeal SO far as the rest are concerned.
The House agreed to non-concur in
the amendments to t}sp Andrv civil
appropriation hill and {, has been sent
to conference.
LATER
Mr.. Hatch was doomed to idsap
pointment again. The speaker did no
recognize him.