The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-01-02
Henderson on the Special Order.

order under which the house was TO oper-
ate. It provided that immediately after
order to call up the revenue bill just pre-
scented by Mr.. Dingley and that the de-
bate should run until five o'clock, when
without Intervening motion, the vote
should bc taken on the passage OF the bill.
Mr. Henderson demanded the previous
question on the adoption of the order.
which was ordered without division. Mr..
Henderson then took the floor and ex-
planned briefly the urgency which neces-
STATED such summary action or the house,
on such important measure. The two
messages of tho president, he said, had
produced the highest degree of restless
ness in the country. Congress was con-
fronted with q crisis The business. GEN.
ters OF the country were staggering un-
der tia feverish declarations from the
white house, and it was of the highest i'm
portance that the house should act
promptly.
Crisp Speaks Against 1t.
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 responsibility
when ne voted for it. Here was bill.
he said, that affected every interest and
all sections of tile country. which it was
proposed to put through under q rule that
deprived the members of any right to Of
fer amendments. It must be taken or
rejected as a whole. What authority, he
asked, was 1T on the other side which pro-
posed 10 pass measure OF such I'M
portance under the cracks OF the party
whip without the dotting Of on Il" or the
crossing of ''t"? This rule, he said,
would chain the house to the wheel of the
chariot He insisted that there was no
necessity for such course. This OIL!
was not demanded by any department OF
the government. There was no necessity
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protested against the use Of the whip and
spur for its passage before the opinion OF
the experts Of the treasury department
could be obtained as to Its effect
Mr.. Dalzell (rep., Pa.), member OF the
committee on rules, said there was':no'
one who did not know that we raced
peculiar cxigency. The president and the
secretary Of the treasury had both be-
come alarmed, and the president had
asked the house., Notwithstanding 1t was
opposed to him politically, to come to his
aid. The treasury was being rapidly de-
pleted, and since the democracy had come
into control of the executive branch OF the
government there had been frequent bond
issues The measure at present under
consideration was not a general tar1n
measure, but an emergency bill Refer
ring to Mr.. Crisp's criticism of the crack
ing Of the party whip, he said the Wilson
bill with GOO amendments had been passed
through the house with but two hours
debate under q rule reported by Mr.. Crisp
himself. He appealed to the house to rise
to the patriotic level necessary to meet
the emergency and come to the presidents
aid.
Mr.. Turner (dem, Ga.) called attention
to the fact that both the president and the
secretary Of the treasury y(whom he ex-
tolled as the greatest secretary OF the
treasury since the day Of Alexander Ham,
ilton) had given congress the highest as
surancs that, there was ample revenue IN
the treasury. Both the president and
secretary Of the treasury had pointed out
the evil IN the financial situation and Its
remedy. Everybody understood the stress
existing. And what was to be the re-
Spouse Of congress? Before all remedial
legislation was to be put proposition to
still further bleed and tax the American
people. e..
Henderson Again.
Mr.. Henderson closed the debate in a
speech which aroused the republican side
to great enthusiasm. This was. he said,
a business matter for q business people
and should be met in business way.
The republicans were not afraid to assume
responsibility. His side had been Haunted
with working on a holiday. II the situa-
ton demanded it they would work on Sun
day. Republican applause.] Democratic
policies had emptied the treasury. They
would fill it. They would right the ship
Of stale that had been plunging half
seas under since the democratic party as
sumed the bridge. A democratic president
had sent to congress a declaration of war,
and three days afterward had filed petit
ton of bankruptcy.
1--WE are not for war;" continued Mr.. Hen
derson. 1.-The president demands money
We will give it to him. But we have not
declared war, although war will find us
ready. Let not the business interests o.
the country SILVER before this tempest in
teapot. The country has assets. The re-
publican party has returned to power In the
legislative branch of the government. It
will soon have the executive and then never
again will our integrity be put in question.
The democrats. he said. had no right to
complain of whip and spur and gag after
their proceeding on the Wilson bill.
At this point Mr.. Linney (rep., N. c. after
first stating that as a republican he favorel
the measure which 1t was proposed to pass.
asked If this rule would not extend to
democrats the privilege of offering amend
ments before the vote was taken.
1T will not" replied Mr.. Henderson. The
democrats applauded this reply and Mr..
Crisp affirmed that the truth regarding the
purpose of the rule had only been half
elected by this question and response: Its
object. he said, was not only to gag the
democrats, but to prevent republicans from
offering amendments which they might
deem wise. 1t was an attempt to make the
republicans appear Unanimous.
Mr. Henderson replied that there were no
differences on his side. This was an emer:
gency revenue bill and they were all agreed
It was useless to allow the democrats to
propose notifications. The important
consideration was time and any amend
ments offered from the other side would
only delay the passage of the bill. None
would be adopted.
Tho rule committees order was then
adoptcd-213 to 89-o strict party vote, save
that Linney IN. CO. and Connolly (Ill.), re-
publicans. voted with the democrats.
& Bill Is Read. h. -
The bill was then read by the direction o:
the speaker. who said that Mr.. Dingley
would be recognized to control the time on
one side and Mr.. Crisp on the other. Mr.. :.
Dingley took the floor In advocacy Of the
bill, and said the republicans had assumed
the responsibility placed on them by &the
president in patriotic manner and had
gone to work to prepare measures to meet
the treasury situation. He then launched
into an explanation of the cause Of the ex-
listing weakness Of the treasury. following
closely the lines of his report of the bill.
In the last congress It was stated. as it was
stated now, that there was ample revenue.
The democrats had predicted that the rev.
enues would soon meet the expenditures.
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