New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-27

205 TO 81 AGAINST DETERMINEO
DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION AND
AFTER LIVELY AND
INTERESTING DEBATE.
fsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUNE.l
Washington Dec 26.-The House OF Repre-
sentatives to-day promptly responded TO Presi'
dent Cleveand's urgent appeal and passed by
vote Of POS to 81 the bill agreed upon yesterday
by the Ways and Means Committee TO increase
temporarily the revenue to meet the expenses OF
the Government and guard against deficiency.
The text OF the bill as 1t passed was published IN
The Tribune Of TO-DAY.
The Democrats under the leadership OF ex-
Speaker Crisp, Of course opposed the DILL Inere
was not a man that side who was Wiling 70
abate one tot or little of his partisan pre5udices
in response to the appeal OF a Democratic Presi-
dent to Congress to sink partisanshp In patriot
ism in order u meet the grave and Imminent
dangers which in his opinion threaten the Ma
tional credit Moreover. there is not man on
that side of the House who has offered sugges-
ton or a proposition to meet the emergency. ~
has seemed to be absolutely impossible for one OF
them to rise above the lower level OF partsansn'p'
JUDGE CRISP IN CORNER.
The consideration Of the bill was prefaced oy
a short but lively and interesting debate on
the special order proposed by the majority
of the Committee on Rules. 1t sounded strange
to hear Judge Crisp who led the opposition.
descant upon and denounce the outraSs
which the majority was about TO commit IN 'e
fusng the privilege OF Offering ana vo''"s
upon amendments He spoke with az muS"
energy as though he had not framed dozen
such orders in the last Congress. ana forceo
them through the House under the party wnip
in a
could not afford to remember those Incidents
or tn show embarrassment when they were re-
called by Mr. Dalzell and other RepuohcAn
who took part in the discussion. They nad not
forgotten that the Wilson bill, with 6oo senate
amendments which wholly changed some oA
its most important features. was passed ai'e'
a scant two hours of debate.
The bill was presented TO the House imme-
diately after the reading or the journal A.u
then Mr.. Henderson, Of Iowa, reported isno IT,
luton from the Committee on Rules proN.uine
for debate on the bill until O'clock vote "
be taken then on its passage. In anticipat,on y.
this programme the galleries were crowueu W
the doors. even the diplomatic galie,y 1e',e snr
occupied by representation OF the oincia' III
eign colonies in Washington. on the moor were
over three hundred members Of the House an, aho
interspersed among them several oeha'ois ""~
were Interested in the proceedings.
THE sKIRMIsH OVER THE RULE
The rule was antagonized by Messrs. Crisp
McMillin and Turner on the ground tnat IL
Afforded no opportunity for amendment ana NOT
suA, sent time for debate I: was advocated oy
Messrs. Dingley and Henderson, who argued
that the situation admitted Of no delay. IL W.
finally passed-Yes, 213; Nays. 90 Several ne
publicans were recorded as voting against its
passage. ,sv
When this had been disposed OF, three ina naii
hours remained for the discussion or the Dill
itself The debate participated In Tor the
Republicans by Messrs Dingley Dalzel. Hop
kins C;rosveno-. Arnold. Knox and DoiliNer, IN
support of the bill. and by Messrs crisp
wheeler McNIillin. Dockery and Turner DEM
ocrats and Bell. the Colorado Populist. against
II The opposition was based upon the tneory
that the remedy proposed-an Increase or rev.
enue-was not what was needed. that tnere
was money enough in the treasury 70 meet al
claims for two three years 10 come, even II
the nresant rate Of deficit were maintained.
1t was also contended that the bill was gen.
eral revision of the tariff
The Republicans insisted that more revenue
was the key OF the situation and denied that the
bill was in any sense a general tarin measure IL
did not represent Republican ideas on that SUD-
ject at all; intended only as temporary
revenue mea asure to meet a pressing exigency. and
it's passage was advocated on the high ground OK
patriotic duty In the Jour OF the Repupiics peru.
At $40 o'clock the House adjourned until 20.
morrow.
WHAT WILL THE SENATE DO?
The fate which awaits the emergency revenue
bill passed to-day by the House of Representa-
tives when il reaches the ''deliberative branch"
of Congress is clouded in the most hopeless and
impenetrable uncertainty. That no immediate
action will be taken on the House bill Is the
one definite assurance which Is warranted by
the peculiar conditions existing in the Senate.
The Democratic Steering Committee, which
met this afternoon to complete its work or ar
ranging committee places for the members Of
the minority, under the proposed scheme OF
committee reorganization, decided definitely to
recommend tc the party caucus tomorrow
graceful acceptance of the terms offered by the
Republican Reorganization Committee. No seri-
Gus effort TO block the transfer OF committee re-
sponsibility to the Republican side may be ex-
pected from the retiring minority, and II Is
probable that the long-suspended reorganization
will be effected by Monday next.
The Finance Committee. controlled as Il
will be by free-coinage majority. can scarcely
be counted on however. 70 further any measure
for the relief OF the Treasury which does not in
clude in its provisions some substantial concee-
sion to the silver interest And though the
chances OF the ultimate passage by the Senate Of
an emergency tariff bill somewhat resembling
that pushed through the House of Representa-
tives to-day not altogether desperate. Il IL
evident that great deal of time will be con-
sumed in futile efforts 10 force the House to sane
ton some compromise" which will guarantee ad.
ditional silver imitation before union can be had
OF all the elements in the Senate. pro-silver and
anti-silver, which favor the imposition OF higher
tariff duties on some simple measure TO increase
! the revenues
! Undoubtedly a majority can be found In the
| Senate which favors the reimpositon of a tax
| on wool, and that feature of the House bill
may serve finally the basis of the additional
revenue ra sing legislation which is TO pass both
| houses Of Congress and go TO the President.
| No bond bill has much chance to receive the
| Senate's sanction has any measure whose
effect will be to retire the greenbacks from
! circulation
THE TARIFF BILL IN ENGLISH EYES.
BELIEF THAT. IF PASSED 1T CANNOT HOLD SWAY
LONG-HURRylNG THE UNION TOWARD
ECONOMIC DESTRUCTION.
London. Dec. e6-"The Standard" tomorrow com.
menting on the American tariff bil will say
that only offer the British industries aecte6
by the prospect OF heightened tar the consolation
that II cannot hold sway In the United States Ions