The Portland daily press., 1897-03-29
A GREAT RUSH Line.
Republican COterie Who Defend the
Tariff Bill.

DEMOCRATS EMPLOY DILATORY
TACTICS AGAINST MEASURE.
May Be Impossible to Read the Bill BY
| Work of Mr.. Walker Of Massachu-
sets in Behalf Of the Measure.
| ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l
| Washington, March 28.-The debate on
the tariff bill under the flvs-minuts rule
for amendment has developed on the
Democratic side greater desire to dis
ouss trusts ami combines than to offer
and debate bona ids amendments TO shs
schedules. They have also shown sonae
tendencies to obstruct, 90 a. 10 give riss
to the suspicion that they do not wish
much Of the bill to be read for amsnd
ments. While the wars and means COM
mittse may at any thine offer amend
ments at any time to any part Of the bill.
individual mem bers may offsr amend
ments only when the paragraph to be
amended is reached In the resding. II
was desirable to give this privilege TO the
COMMITTEES In order that lack Of time
might not force them to leave mistakes
ana inconslstenoies ooffeoteo. But Il
siseh 'o al tne ahaiv'uuaA members IL
| "ouia cease 10 DC pflvlle9s ~ Oh, slnos
some ofoer OF recognizing Iof amena-
menus wouio nave TO % adopueo, ana 5ne
new orucr "oula noU Do nKeiy 90 pe any
better than the order by paragraphs. ~
delaylns the consideration OF sne amsnd-
menus, une mnoflty may % lar succsso
IN "na5 seeA's 70 " tneit puFpose ~ 0o
oe die 90 say Wnen sne vote 70 taEeps on
! "eunesuay 1nao nov ovef snifo or AalA y
| ol tne Dill mas Desn reao for amsndmenE
Inc heoupiloans nave MADE all xeasons
| aDie eHoft 20 CONNIE 1ne depate Wssnin
its proper onanneis, ana 20 MAKE
progress; altnouen Sne ieWer amendments
maoe rom tne noor tne more Logical ana
periect VIII Do sne Dali Wnsn u y passed.
1ns nepu"'ic1n u'e"o oers OF tne ways
ana means commlttee' ciustersd abous
| nepuDlican siae' nave nanuiso waen Sass
every ASSAULT made py tne democrats
ana fopuilst comDlnasion, mr.. fayne Of
| Now Iofk, slos IN irons OF MT. Dingiey,
WIN Mr. nusseA. OF oonneotlcu', as nis
sloe ana Mi. DaizeA OF fennsyivAnte,
JusO aoross one aisie. ironb OF MT.
Fayne' usuaiiy si1 usn. 0osei0' uuns Auuisun
lnelnpal. Win Mareln y. johnson, Noiun
DaKotas MEMBER, At MS side. Mr.
nopAios u AlinoiS' Hits opposIss Mf.
Dineios' anu A'on.'sl u A0"s anu swans
OF AencucAy' ars IN 'ns seass Dsnino.
Aney alo neai enousn 'ose'ael ~. con-
sulsaoion anu mu1ua. SUPPORT s"o tas
rusn iine 20 use 'he ious"An =.
pfession. AL eney NY - a' ooss'ionai
"rouha cns ena p'sy'
ihe nepupiioans nave isosiseu muon
aple outsne ass'sssnce. Mr. "alkeF OF
Nlassachussoos' repEesen1lnS 9he Rreas
man uIac1arlns Guy oi "oroesser, lssm-
pleSlne M. supef0Dununns snerRies 10
assa"iolne 'he opponeh.s :" sne Dill.
ne5 ha.e No ono on 'ueir sue VIM
tongue e'onel ~ oaus',s or 80 reaoy.
Juugo lerfy, an oEieinai senius OF
ARKANSAS a''emp'eu 20 oisooneefs ms
arsu"'eno apous ono o"eJ IN ssSs " ny
Ing ne supposea plo'eooivs eafin on
eggs maoe tne nsns ihy more. 1ners you
nave sne Demooiaaio lnsslleot snoneeo
Mf. "aiAei' ~ nas oAisseo IN Oil
oiiiies' isen sr'o'el seant'cy q eess
IL Is un"oie W "oooun' Aof oos increase on
tne hyPoenesm u more nens' Dus must
necessarily 'ninA on0s saon non lays more
and in response to pemocratic ts,int
issued cnaiienee TO any one On tnat SIDE