Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-27
PARTY LINES DRAWN TAUT The Revenue Measure Receives
 Republican Support AND 81 DEMOCRATIC NAYS ConseqBeuik Passes the House by a Heavy Majority.
oRIGlNAToRs CALL IT NoN-PARTlSAN
Packed Galleries Listen to a Spirited De- bate From 1:3o Until O'clock. General Synopsis of the
 Discussion.

Washington, Dec 26-By vote of 205 to S1 the house at 5:30 o'clock passed the bill reported by MT. Dingley from the committee on ways and means to tenn porarily increase revenue to meet the expenses of the government and to pro- vide against deficiency.
 The bill was reported to the house i'm mediately after the reading of the jour nal, and then MT Henderson. republican, of Iowa, reported resolution from the committee on rules providing for debate on the bill until 5 o'clock vote to be then taken on it's passage. In anticipa- tion of this programme the galleries were crowded to the doors even the diplomatic gallery being occupied by representa- tion of the official foreign colonies resid- ing in Washington. On the floor were over 300 members of the house, and nterspersed among them several senator's The rule was antagonized by Messrs. Crisp. McMillin and Turner of Georgia on the ground that it afforded no opportunity for amendment and not sufficient time for debate and advocated by Messrs DalZell and Henderson, who argued that the situation admitted of no delay. It was finally passed--yeas 213, nays S5.
 Several republicans were recorded as young against US pdSSdSH. w Htu lnlS had been disposed of there remained three and half hours for the discussion of the bill itself The debate was par tielpated in for the republicans by Messrs. Dingley, Dalzell Hopkins, Gros- venor, Arnold, Knox and Deliver in sup port of the bill, and by Messrs. Crisp Wheeler. McMillin, Cookery and Turner democrats, and MT. Bell, populist against the bill The opposition was based on the theory that the remedy pro posed-an increase of revenue-was not what was needed, that there was money enough in the treasury to meet all claims for two or three years to come even if the present rate of deficit were maintained. It was also contended that the bill was general revision of the tariff
 Republicans insisted that more reve- nue was the key to the situation, and de- ned that the bill was in any sense gen eral tariff measure. It did not represent republican ideas on that subject at all, was intended only as a temporary reve- nue measure to meet pressing exigency, and its passage was advocated on the high ground of patriotic duty in the hour of the republics peril.
 That measure having been disposed of a joint resolution was passed, offered by Mir Cannon. republican. of Utah. provid- ing for the transfer of territorial prop erty to the new state.
 As soon as the journal was read MT. Dngley chairman of the committee on ways and means, rose and reported from that committee the bill to temporarily in- crease revenue to meet the expenses of the government and provide against deficiency. Having been read by its ti- tie. the speaker declared that the bill was referred to the committee of the whole.
 MT. Crisp, representing the minority of the committee complained that the mi nority had had no opportunity of prepar- ing and submitting their views eff they have any,"a republican member interpos- ed in low voice). The minority had ask ed, MT. Crisp said, for time to obtain esti- mates from the treasury department as to the effect of the proposed measure and had been refused They had asked gentlemen of the majority If they had any estimates themselves on which they had based the bill or whether they had the opinions of experts. and they ad- mitted that they had not. Then the mi nority had asked for a reasonable time to prepare a minority report, and that was also refused.
 After MT. Crisp had made this protest MT. Henderson of Iowa rose and reported from the committee on rules rule that it will be immediately In order to call for debate on the bill just reported. and to have the debate close at D. m., when the vote shall be taken. He stated that the other bill agreed upon by the ways and means committee would not
 
 now before the house was iu no sense a general revision of the tariff, but 1t was legislation to provide promptly and effi- ciently sufficient revenue for the govern ment.
 MT. Crisp objected to the proposed rule as preventing the consideration of what he called "a general tariff bill" If the rule were adopted no amendment to the bill would he in order.
 "Under the crack of the whip of repub- loo ,I,ax-< he lowed to criticise the bill or to offer any amendment to it. The house was called upon not only to pass the bill. but to pass 1t without any sort of consideration. Members were to be chained to the char lot. There was no suggestion from any source that there was not sufficiency of revenue And yet, under the whip and spur, without having the bill sent to the treasury department to invite the Judg- ment of experts as to it's effect, 1t was to be driven through" said MT. Crisp.i
 MT. Dalzell, a member of the committee on ways and means, supported the pro- posed rule.
 MT. McMillin taunted the republicans who supported the proposed rule with selling their birthrght for mess of pot tage. He also spoke of it as "a perfidious manner of dealing with the measure. Qronical laughter from the republican 'sidsl
 lnt peoplt $ff,VoV,uVV, UT at lHe idtc ioi thS time allowed for debate of s11, 100000 an hour. In conclusion he exclaimed: "Go ahead, gentlemen. There was a power that checked you once before. There is power that will check you again." (Ap- plause from the democratic and sarcastic laughter from the republican side.)
 MT. Turner said that 1t was idle per haps on this occasion to indulge in cpl thets. and perhaps it would be unprofit- able to make comparisons, but 1t might not be amiss to pause and ask gentle men to consider the situation. The presi- dent had last Friday sent a message in- forming congress of the gravity of the asaI rtt tov1 oa1 ho- I feo al