The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-03
TARIFF BILL PASSED.
FIRST EMERGENCY BILL
PUT THROUGH.
The Republicans Adopt nm ircT-Ciad Rni"
md Push u Through Tho Democrats
object ~SircpuousI,, but In Nnin-No
Amendments Vera Permitted.

WAsmNGToN. Dec. 27.-Thc com.
mittcc on rules Of the House to-day re.
ported u rule To vote on the ways and
means committee tariff bill ut d o'clock
,his afternoon and the bono bill at o
o'clock tomorrow.
The rules report was adopted in the
House by 2l3 to 80, n strict party vote.
In anticipation OF u field day in the
House over the passage OF the tarif
bill. agreed on by the ways and means
committee, great crowds were attrnct-
ed TO the capitol and every available
inch of space in the public and private
galleries, save the sections reserved
for The executive and diplomatic corps
was taken. Most of the members VINO
had gone home for the holidays had
hurricdly returned aud the attendance
on the iloor was almost AS large AS on
the opening of tho session. Many
Senators were also present. 1mme.
iia,cly after the reading of the Jour
nal. Mr.. Ding!cy, the chairman OF n
ways and means committee, reported
from that committee the revenue bill,
which the speaker Immediately re-
fcrrcd to the committee of the whole
House.
Mr.. Crisp said that tho committee
minority had had no opportunity To
prepare and tilc its views.
MIR. Henderson of Iowa, from the
committee on rules, then presented
the special order under which the
House was to- operate. 1t was iron
clad In its character. 1t provided that
Immediately after the adoption Of the
order IL would be in order to call up
the revenue bill just presented by Mr..
Dinglcy, and that the debate should
run until s o'clock when, without in
%tervening motion, the vote should be
taken on the passage of the hill.
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 IL. Here
was q bill. he said, that affected every
interest and all sections of the coun-
try which IT. was proposed To put
through under II rule that deprived
the members OF any right to offer
amendments. IL must he taken or re-
jccted as a whole. What authority,
he asked, was it on the other side
which proposed To pass "a measure of
such Importance under the crack OF
the party whip without the dotting
of IN ii" or the crossing Of II 80?
Mr.. Dalzcll, Republican OF Ponnsyl-
vania. said there was no one who did
not know that u peculiar cxigcncy was
faced. Referring to Mr.. Crisp's criti-
cism OF the cracking of the party whip,
he said the Wilson bill, with 600
amendments, had been passed through
the House after only two hours dc.
Crisp himself. lie appealed to the
Inuon 20 zion IN tho nntrinti, lnupl
necessary to meet the emergency and
come to the Presidents aid.
Mr.. McMillcn, Democrat, OF Ten
nesscc, replying to Mr.. Da'zcll. said
that the difference wa found in that
fact that there had been elaborate
hearings before tho ways and means
committee before the Wilson bill was
passed. The present bill had been
completed Christmas day, when there
was no opportunity to consult the
treasury officials, and he declared tina
there had been no opportunity to even
read the bill. lie complained Of the
cracking OF the party whip, and said
in conclusion that the same power
which had asserted itself after tho
Fifty-first Congress would again b,
heard from after this exercise Of party
power.
Mr.. Turner, Democrat, Of Gcorgii
called attention to the fact that boil
Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Carlisle, whom
he extolled as the greatest Sccretar.
Of the Treasury since the days O
Alexander Hamilton, haC given Con
grcss the highest assurance that ther'
was ample revenue in the Treasury
Both the President and the Secrctar.
OF the Treasury had pointed out tn
-. - Al, G,a,,t,l a,tn,ti~r ,pl Il
remedy. Everybody understood tn
stress existing. And what was to b
the responses of Congress? Before al
remedial legislation IL was propose
to put u proposition tn still furthc
bleed and tax the American people.
HENDERSON ARoUsEs ENTHUSIASM.
Mr.. Henderson closed the debate |
aspcech which aroused tho Rcpubl
can side to great enthusiasm. Thei
was, he said, n business matter for
business people and should be met |
a business way. The Republican
were not afraid 10 assume rcspons
pility. His side had been taunte
with working Oh u holiday. IL II
situation demanded it they woul
work onSunday. Republican applause
Democratic politicians had cmptic
tho treasury. Republican politician
would ill. it, They would right II
ship Of state that had been plungir
half seas under since the Democrat
party assumed the bridge. A Dem
cratic President had sen to Congrc
declaration Of war and three da
afterward had filed u petition of ban
rup,cv. Republican applause,)
ave are not for war;" continued N
Henderson. THE President demand
. money. We will give it to him. Il
We have not declared war, al,houi
war will find MS ready. Let not t
business interests Of the country shiy
before this tempest in "A teapot. I
country has assets. The Republic
party has returned to power in t
legislative branch Of the governmel
1t will soon have the executive, a
then never again will our integrity
put in question. Tho Democrats h
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