New-York tribune., 1895-12-27
PASSING THE TARIFF BILL.
NOTABLE SPEECHES BY THE LEADERS
OF THE HOUSE

DEBATE LIMITED BY AN ORDER FROM THE CON-
MrTTEE ON RULEs-ARGUMENTs OF MEssRs.
DINGLEY PAYNE HENDERSON pAL-
zElL. DoILrvER AND OTHERS FOR
THE MEASURE II THE DEMO
CRATIC FIGHT AGAINST 1T
LED BY Ex-sPEAKER
CRIsP-THE VOTE
Washington. Dec. 2s-In expectation of highly i'm
portan proceedings II OF exciting scenes IN the
House to-day the pressure for admission 10 the
galleries was unusually great, and for some time
before the chaplains opening prayer there were no
vacant seats there 10 be The chap plain in his
prayer said that after Joys OF another Christ
mas are gathered for the transaction OF such
business may properly come before this lcgisla-
tive branch OF the Government The duties i'm
perauve and our prayer is that Thou wilt keep the
hearts and minds of these. Thy servants in touch
with Thee that Thy will may be jone.'
AS soon as the journal was read Mr.. Dingley
Caep. Me). chairman of the Committee Ways
and Means. and reported from the committee
the bill Ito temporarily increase revenue 10 meet
the expenses OF Government and provide against
q deficiency" Having been read by its title. The
Speaker declared that the bill was referred TO the
Committee of the Whole.
Mr. Crisp Dem. Ga.). representing the minority
Of the committee. complained that the minority had
had no opportunity OF preparing and submitting
their views. cIf they have any, Republican
member interposed in low voice) The minority
had asked. MIR. Crisp said. for the time TO obtain
estimates from the Treasury Department as to the
effect Of the proposed measure. and had been re-
fused They had asked gentlemen Of the majority
if they had any estimates themselves which they
had based the bill whether they had the opinions
Of experts. and they admitted that they had not
Then the minority had asked for reasonable time
to prepare minority report and that was also re-
fused.
After Mr.. Crisp had made this protest Mr. hender-
son REP Iowa). rose and reported from the Com
rnittee on Rules a rule that II will be Immediately
In order to call up for debate the bill just reported
and 10 have the debate close at . p m, when the
vote shall be taken. He said that tn. other bill
agreed upon by the Ways and Means Committee
would not be brought up till tomorrow. The one
now before the House was in no sense general
revision of the tariff, but 1t legislation TO pro-
vide promptly and efficiently sufficient revenue for
the Government. The Chief Executive of the Ma
tion had called the attention OF Congress 70 the
condition Of the country by two messages, which
had produced high degree of CONSERVATION In me
country This CONSERVATION had followed the feVer
ish declarations from the White House. 1t was Tie
Intention through the pending BILL 10 exercise the
Judgment OF Congress- 10 which the President re-
ferred The Executive might differ from the House
es TO the necessity the BILL but the bill wouid
IN the opinion Of the majority. meet the exi"ting
difficulty With that brief explanation he would
wait TO hear from the other side of the House
MR.. CRISP OBJECTS.
Mr. Crisp CDem Ga) objected TO the proposed
rule as preventing the consideration OF what ne
called "a general tariff bill" II the rule were
adopted. no amendment to the bill would be in or
DER Under 1.-The crack of the whip of Repubhcan
leaders. members were not to be allowed 10 cru
else the bill or TO offer any amendment TO it, The
House was called not only TO pass the DILL Out
to mass II without any sort of consideration. Mem
bers were be chained 10 the chariot 1here was
no suggestion from any source that rnere was not
a suficency OF revenue And yet, unoer whP anu
SPUR. without having the bill sent 10 the Treasury
Department 10 invite the Judgment OF experts az u
IT'S effect ii was to be driven through
Mr. Dalzell Rep., PENN. a member OF tne COM
,oi,rse on Ways and Means supported the proposed
rule The House and the country. he said. were
face 10 face to-day with peculiar exisehcy' since
the 4th of March, 1898 when the Democratic party
came into power the Treasury had been issuing
bonds borrowing money and day by day. month
by month and year by year, higher dehciehcies
had been piling UP. The President Of the United
States and the Secretary of the Treasury hao po'h
become alarmed. and the President, taking 10
oarty which was his party in the House OF rep
resentat!ves, had asked them with all the soiei.s
which pertained his high Office 10 come 10 MS
.,d tIs hai asked them 10 forego the pleasures OF
holiday and to address themselves TO Legislation
that would aid the Government in It's most eN-
traordnary emergency. The Committee on ways
and Means had addressed itself for the last 'hree
or four days-and nights TOO, he might say-to the
solution Of problem, and had reported the pehu-
ing bill He agreed that tariff bill, II II were a
new one. should have great deliberation; out tnis
was not general tariff bill II was not revision
Of the tariff 1t was not an attempt TO correct 'he
many and manifest absurdities and inJustices OF
the existing law
MR. DAI.ZELL'S APT RETORT.
IL was an emergency revenue measure, intenoeo
TO bring relief the suffering Treasury The
gentleman from Georgia, Mr.. Crisp. oughi 10 re-
member that the House had been forced 10 Vote Oh
the tariff bill OF 1894 with 600 amendmeh's from t"e
Senate not one of which had received consideration
In the House and with only TWO hours debate and
,hst under a rule framed by that gentleman. (Re-
nubican applause and laughterD Ihis nad beeh
done in violation of all precedent and all decehcy.
NJ, Da,zeu also taunted Mr.. Crisp with the fact
Tbst three bills afrecting the coal interests OF the
sa',n,rv the sugar Interests of the country ana the
ore interests OF the country had ps1e Den onIv
Gentleman from Georgia (More hepuDhcah laughter
sna M aPRsW;IIi aPTRcW;IIin Dem. Tenn taunted the Repub-
lcans VINO supported the proposed RUE WIN ALSO
spoke OF it perdiGqs manner rom o, ,he kepub
the measue ed@ The pending bill ne said, would tax
the people s44cOoO or at the ra'e, y iUi In con-
iso he exclaimed Go ahead gentlemen Tnere
Sss nower fhat checked you once before. tneIe
.s a nower that will check you again; SAppiSause S
from the Democrats and sarcastic laueh'e' io"'
Mr. Turner Dem Ca said that H. was i,hets e,s and
nans on this occasion to Indulge IN epithels, a.u
nap. e'' =, woud be Improbable 10 make compaIl,
Sons But it might not be amiss 10 Rrhe Presi
ask gentlemen TO CONSIDER .ne s Message informing
Congress OF the gravity of the naneiai al rem
edv The Secretary OF the Treasury inns. IN ms ap nS
report had given assurance sna' - NEE, ali It's
ordinagy expenditure Not only ras tnai Ous IN the
Secretary said that there was w,sch 80 two or three
years The great party whch he M5 momen
belonged believed that. though there nisson of
.aryIyo ~. a deficit there was no QUE in.I for
sasency of revenue The Presiden' uas asKe effered
financial Legislation apa ths had asked bread
B answer. Inc fIesiu''mr- r-ha,, Rad presented