Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-12-27
DELAYED A DAY.
Bill No. 2 to Increase the
Government Revenue.
BEFORE THE NATIONAL >aonsr

Rule con:roliins the psb.se Of ,hs rro,.
clad Kind sr.t 0as Day Does the Bu.,.
ness BY . ~ese of eos To si-Repub,,c.p,
Wan. the Bond NH Amended so prev.n,
'~s Retirement Of the Greenbacks-A
Caucus Discouraged By the Speaker.
WASHINGTON. Dec. e. - The house
has responded to tho appeal Of
the president by passing q tariff
oaii, tho operation Of which Is lin.
Ned to two and half years. and which
Is designed to raise eio, COZ, ,OOO for the re.
lief OF the treasury. The bond bill will be
posscd today. The vote yesterday was on
rArty lines, with two exceptions. The Re-
publicans nll voted for the bill except
Hartman Of Montana, who did not vote =,
and the Democrats and Populists against
II, save Ncwlnnds (Populist, Of Nevada),
who voted In favor Of the measure. The
special order under which the bill was
brought to a vote mt o'clock last even.
ing, nfter two and half hours Of debate,
was ironclad In its character, and com.
PEELED tho members to adopt or reject it
without opportunity Of Offering amend.
ments Of any kind.
Knew There Was No Use Talking.
Although there was the brilliant setting
chat usually accompanies field day in
che house the debate lacked much Of the
spirit and vim which generally character.
tzcs partisan battle In that chamber.
Even the preliminary skirinish over the
adoption Of the rule, which ordinarily
prccipitates the flcrccst wrangling, passed
til quietly. The debate itself was partic.
,patod In by the leaders ON both sides.
The Republicans contcndcd that tho first
supply tho continued deficiency. Every
speaker denied that tho proposed measure
was Republican protection bill. 1t was,
they claimed, an emergency revenue bill
ON protective lines. 1t was significant
that several, notably Dalzell. Payne Hop
kins, and Grosvcnor. predicted the passage
OF n genuine protective measure as soon
ms the Republicans rcyaincd control of tho
White House.
Predictions Of the Democrats.
The Democrats took the position that
there was no lack Of revenue in the treas
ury, and TINT the p..ssagc Of bill to in.
CREASE taxation would in no wise help the
situation nor furnish the relief desired by
the president and secretary Of the treas
ury. All who took part in the debate
acquitted themselves well. Dingley and
DolIivcr. Of the Republicans, and Crisp
and Turner, Of the Democrats. carried of
thc honors. Tho bill passed, briefly cx-
plnined, rcpcnls the present tariff law un-
til Aug. !, 1898 II restores 30 per cent.
OF the Mckinley rates on wool and wool.
ons, lumber and carpets and makes hori-
zontai In crease Of the present rates in all
other schedules, except sugar, Of Is per
cent. When the bill was put upon its
passage 1t was passed 205 to- 81. The
vote being taken by ayes and nays There
was no demonstration Of any kind on the
announcement Of the vote.
How the Hcu.e Will XIII Time.
After the second revenue bill is dis.
posed Of tonight the house will do little
business until Monday, Jan. 5, and will
practically have its holiday recess of which
Il has been partly deprivcd-next week.
1t cannot well adjourn for more that three
days under the rule, while the senate Is in
session, but it was decided mt the mccting
of the committee on rules that there will
be formal meetings every third day with
adjourninents over. and that no import
ant business will be brought forward on
the floor. Under these conditions there Is
little probability that thcre will be a
quorum Of representatives In town next
week.