Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-27


face a peculiar exigency. The Presi-
dent and the Secretary of the Treasury
had both becoI g alarmed and the Pres
ident had asked the House, notwith-
standing it was opposed to him politi-
cally. to come his aid. The treasury
was being rapidly depleted, and since
the Democracy had come into the con-
troll of the exc ltive branch of the gov
ernment there had been frequent bond
issues. The measure at present under
consideration yas not q general tariff
measure. Re .erring to Mr.. Crisp's
criticism of the cracking of the party
whip, he said he Wilson bill with 600
amendments had been passed through
the House with but two hours debate
with rule reported by Mr.. Crisp him.
self. He appealed to the House to rise
to the patriotic level necessary to meet
the emergency and came to the Presi-
dents aid.
Mr.. McMillin Oem., TENN, replying
to Mr.. Dalzell, said that the difference
was found in the fact that there had
been elaborate hearings before the Ways
and Means Committee before the Wilson
bill was passed. The present bill had
been completed on Christmas day, when
there was no opportunity to consult the
treasury officials, and he declared thai
there had been no opportunity
EVEN TO READ THE BILL.
He compliance of the cracking of the
party whip, but said in conclusion that
the same power which had asserted it
self after the Fifty-first Congress would
l,o bao,T from a. ffot. tbic axsarc
OF party power.
Mr.. Turner Oem., Ga.) called atten-
ton to the fact that both the President
and. the Secretary of the Treasury
(whom he extolled as the greatest Sec
retary of the Treasury since the days
of Alexander Hamilton) had given Con-
gress the highest assurance that there
was ample revenue for the treasury.
Both the President and Secretary of the
Treasury had pointed out the evil in
the financial situation and its remedy.
Everybody understood the stress eX-
listing. And what was to be the re-
sponse of Congress-? Before all re-
medal legisla tion was to be put
proposition to still further blead and
tax the American people.
Mr.. Henderson closed the debate in
a speech which aroused the Republi-
can side to great enthusiasm. This
YVES, he said. business matter for
business people and should be met in
a business way. The Republicans were
not afraid TO assume responsibility.
His side had been taunted with working
on a holiday. If the situation demand
ed it they would work on Sunday. (Re-
publican appla lse.) Democratic poll
tics had empt ed the treasury. They
would fill it. They would right the
shipof state that had been plunging half
seas under ever since the Democratic
party assumed the bridge. A Demo-
cratic Presider had sent to Congress
a declaration OF war and three days
afterward had filed a petition OF bank
ruptcy. Republican applause) we
are not for war;" continued Mr.. Hen
derson." The President demanded
money. We will give it to him. But
we have not declared war; although
war will find us ready. Let not the bus
mess interests of the country shiver be-
fore this tempest in teapot. The
country has assets. The Republican
party has returned to power in the leg
islative branch Of the government. 1t
will soon have an executive and then
never again will our integrity be put in
question" The Democrats had no
right to complain of whip and spur and
gag after their proceedings on the Will
son bill.
At this point NJ. Linney Rep, n. O.
after first stating that as Republican
h. . h. trhfo urq
proposed to pass, asked if this rule
would not extend to Democrats the priv
:lege of offering amendments before the
vote was taken.
1T VIII not" replied Mr.. Henderson.
THE DEMOCRATS APPLAUDED
this reply, and Mr.. Crisp affirmed that
the truth regarding the purpose Of the
rule had only been half elected by this
question and response.
Its object" he said, "was not only
to gag the Democrats, but to proven Ret
publicans from Offering amendments
which they might deem wise. It was
an attempt to make the Republicans
appear unanimous" Democratic ap-
plause9 l
Mr. Henderson replied that there were
no differences on his side. This was an
emergency revenue bill, not a careful
revision of the tariff, and they were
all agreed. 1t was useless to allow the
Democrats TO propose notifications
The important consideration was time
and any amendments offered from the
other side would only delay the passage
OF the bill; none would be adopted.
The rule committees order was then
adopted-213 to S9-a strict party vote,
save that Linney (N c. and Connolly
QD, Republicans, voted with the DEM
ocrats.
TIE bill was then read by the direc-
ton of the Speaker, who sad that Mr.
Dingley would be recognized to control
the time on one side and Mr.. Crisp on
the other. Mr.. Dingley took the floor
in advocacy of the bill and said the
Republicans had assumed the responsi-
bility placed on them by the President
in a patriotic manner and had gone to
work to prepare measures to meet the
treasury situation. He then launched
into an explanation Of the cause OF the
existing weakness of the treasury fol-
lowing closely the lines of his report
of tn bill. In the last Congress il was
stated, as it was stated now, that there
was ample revenue. The Democrats
had predicted that the revenues would
soon meet the expenditures-next day,
next week, next month, the surplus
would begin. But what had happened? ?
Every day and every month since had
shown a deficiency. Since July, 1894,
the deficiency had reached the enormous
sum of S133, 100000.
HE DESCRIBED THE METHOD
by which the proceeds of the bond sales
after being issued to redeem green