St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-27
IN INDECENT HASTE
HOUSE REPUBLICA-.S FORCE THE
PASSAGE OF THEIR NEW
TARIFF BILL.
VAIN VAIN DEMOCRATIC -I.! PROTESTS.
SPECIAL RULE SHUTTING OUT
AMENDMENTS AND LIMITING
DEBATES.
BONDS TO BE DEBATED TODAY.
The Currency Feature of the Meas
ure to Be Voted On This
Afternoon.
VAIN DEMOCRATIC PROTESTS.
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BONDS TO BE DEBATED TODAY.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The house
today responded to the appeal of the
president by passing tariff bill the
operation of which is limited to two
and a half years and which is designed
to raise $40,000,000 for the relief of the
treasury. The bond bill will be pre-
sented tomorrow. The vote was on
party lines, with two exceptions. The
Republicans all voted for the bill ex'
cept Hartman, Of Montana, who did
not vote, and the Democrats and Pop
ulists against it save Newlands (Pop,
New, who voted in favor Of the meas
ure The special order under which
the bill was brought to vote at
o'clock this evening, after three and
half hours Of debate, compelled the
members to adopt or reject it without
opportunity of offering amendments
of any kind. The debate lacked much
of the spirit and vim which generally
characterizes a partisan battle In tina
lower branch Of congress. Even the
preliminary skirmish over the adop-
ton of the rule, which ordinarily pre-
cipitates the fercest wrangling, passed
off quietly The debate itself was par.
ticipated in by the leaders Of both
Sides The Republicans contended that
the first necessity of the treasury was
revenue to- supply the continued de-
fciency. Every speaker denied that
the proposed measure was a Republi-
can protection bill. It was, they
claimed, an emergency revenue bill Oh
protective lines. 1t was significant
M
Payne, MI. Hopkins and Mr.. Gros-
venor, predicted the passage of a gen
uine protective measure as soon as the
Republicans regained control OF the
White house. The Democrats took
the position that there was no lack
Of revenue in the treasury, and that
the passage Of a bill to increase taxa
ton would in no wise help the situa-
ton nor furnish the relief desired py
the president and secretary OF the
treasury. All who took=4part In the
debate acquitted themselves we'll. ME-
Dingley and Mr.. Dolliver, Of the Re-
publicans, and Mr.. Crisp and Mr.. Tur-
ner, of the Democrats, carried Or the
honors. The bill issued today repeals
the present tariff law until Aug. l,
1898. 1t restores go per cent OF the
Mckinley rates on wool and Woolehs'
lumber and carpets, and makes
horizontal increase of the present rates
in all other schedules, except sugar,
of Is per cent. When the bill was put
on it's passage it was passed, 22I TO
81. The vote was taken by ayes ana
nayes. There was no demonstration
Of any kind at the announcement OF
the vote.
IRONCLAD RULE.
In anticipation of a field day in the
house great crowds were attracted to
the capitol and every available inch OF
space in the public and private CALLER
les, save the sections reserved Tor the
executive and diplomatic corps, were
taken. Most Of the members VINO
went home for the holidays had hur-
riedly returned and the attendance on
the floor was almost as large as on the
opening of the session. In addition,
many senators were present. lmme-
diately after the reading Of the jour-
nal Mr.. Dingley, chairman Of the ways
and means committee, reported from
that committee the revenue bill, which
the speaker forthwith referred to the
committee of the whole house on the
state of the Union.
Mr.. Gasp Dem, Ga~), of the house
minority, said that the house minority
had had no opportunity to prepare and
file the views of the minority.
Mr.. Henderson Rep., Io.), from the
committee on rules, then presented the
special order under which the house
was to operate. 1t was ironclad in its
1o6 INN Yondi-
ately after the adoption of the order
it would be in order to call UP the rev.
enue bill, just presented by Mr.. Ding
ley, and that the debate should run
until 5 O'Clock, when, without interven-
ing motion, the vote should be taken
on the passage Of the BILL.
Mr. Henderson demanded the prev1-
Gus question on the adoption Of the Or
der, which was adopted without divis-
ion. Mr.. Henderson then took the floor
and explained briefly the urgency that
necessitated such summary action OF
the house on such an important meas
ure The two messages Of the pres1-
dent, he said, had produced the high
est degree of restlessness in the coun-
try Congress was confronted with
crisis The business centers of the
country were staggering under the few
erish declarations from the White
house, and it was of the highest impor-
tance that the house should act prompt
ly. The ways and means committee had
prepared a measure to meet the situ
alton, and the urgency Of the case and
the interests involved demanded that
action should be had with the least
possible delay.
THE PARTY WHIP.
Mr.. Crisp called the attention of the
house to the effect Of the rule under
which it was proposed to operate and
asked every member to weigh his re-
sponsibility when he voted for 1t. Here
was bill, he said, that affected every
interest and all sections of the country,
which it was proposed to put through
under rule that deprived the men,
bers Of any right to offer amendments.
1t must be taken or rejected as a
whole. With what authority, he asked,
was 1t on the other side that 1t pro-
posed to pass a measure Of such i'm
portance under the crack of the party
whip without the dQttipg Of an u" OF
the crossing of a 'f2" The rule, he
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