Evening journal., 1895-12-27

quilted themselves we'll Messrs. Dingloy
and Dolllvor Of the Republicans and
Mossrs. Crisp and Turnor Of the Demo
Gratis carried off tho honors. The bill
passed repoals tho present tariff law until
Aug. /, 1898. It restores 60 per cent Of
the Mckinley rates on wool and woolens
lumber and carpets and makes horizon
tai increase Of the present rates in all
other schedules, except sugar, of 10 per
cent
Flight over the Rules.
Immediately aftor the reading of the
journal Mr. Dlngley, the chairman Of the
ways and means committee reported from
that committee tho revenue bill which
tho speaker forthwith referred to the COM
mittoe of the whole house on tho state Of
the Union Mr. Crisp (Dom), tho feador
OF tho minority, explained that the minor
ity had had no opportunity TO prepare and
fllo It's views.
Mr.. Henderson (Rop) Of Iowa. from
ne committee on rules, thon presented
the special urdor under which tho house
was 60 operate 10 was ironclad in its
character. 10 provided that Immediately
after the adoption Of tho order II would
be IN order Co call up the revenue bill just
presented by Mr.. Dingloy, and that the
debate should run continuously, after
which, without intervening motion, tho
vote should bo taken on the passage Of
tho bin.
Mr. Henderson demanded tho previous
question on the adoption Of the order,
which was ordered without division. Mr..
Henderson then took the floor and OK
planned briefly the urgency which necossi-
tatcd such summary action Of tho house
on such an important measure. The two
messages Of the president he said, had
produced tho highest degree Of restless
moss IN the country Congress was con-
frontod with crisis. Tho business CEN
ters OF the country were staggering under
the foverish declarations from the White
House. and SC was OF tho highest impor-
tance that the house should act promptly
Tho ways and means committee had pro
pared a measure to meet tho situation,
and the urgency Of tho case and the in
tercats involved demanded that action
should be had with the least possible do
lay
Mr. Crisp called the attention Of the
house to the effect OF tho rule under which
10 was proposed 60 operate and asked every
momhor 10 weigh his responsibility when
he voted for IT, He protested against tho
use Of the whip and spur for its passage
before the opinion Of tho experts Of tho
treasury department could be obtained as
to its effect.
After further spirited debate the vote
on the adoption Of the rulo was taken by
yea and nay vote which was 2l3 to So
Dlneiey Opens the Tariff Debate.
The tariff bin was thon read by the d.
roction OF the speaker who said that Mr.
Dingley would be recognized 20 control
tho time on one side and Mr. Crisp on the
other.
Mr. Dingley opened the 80 hours de-
bate on the bin in favor Of its passage
He said that when the president message
was read to tho house last Saturday every
member felt that a great responsibility
rested upon him. Under that sense OF re-
sponsibility the committee ON ways and
means began the preparation of measures
TO meet the emergency set forth by the
president The first proposed naturally
was one TO provide revenue to meet tho
expenses of the government. Gentlomcn
toll us, he said, that there is money
enough TO meet expenses. The house had
boen told that next month there would be
sufficient revenue. With that song Of hope
In our cars the deficiency has gono on in
creasing in amount until now it exceeded
for the period Of the present administra-
tion Sl65, 0O0 600.
IL the policy wns to be continued no
said, Of using greenbaoks deposited in ex-
change for gold for paying current ex-
penditures, thcn the endless chain, " OF
which the secretary complained, was fully
established and tho government would be
compelled 30 continue selling bonds Co
pay debts. From 1879 to 1898 thoro was
no serious raid upon the gold reserve os
the treasury. That was due. in the first
place, 90 the fact that throughout in that
period the receipts Of the government OK
ceeded lis expenditures, and, secondly,
there was In existence a tariff policy
which produced sufficient revenue. A re-