Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-20

Methods.
Washington, March 19.-This was a
stormy day in the House of Represen-
tatives. The Republican leaders before
adjournment tonight had secured the
adoption of a special order fixing the
limits Of the tariff debate and two of
the regular appropriation bills, which
failed to become laws at the last ses-
| sion, had been passed and sent to the
! Senate. The other two will be passed
tomorrow, so that, as Mr.. Cannon re-
marked to-day, all the driftwood of the
last Congress will be swept away before
the struggle over the tariff begins. The
/ galleries were thronged and there was
! hardly vacant seat on the floor. At
| times partisan feeling ran high and the
! hall echoed the cheers of the majority
! or the opposition as their respective
| spOkesmen made effective points. There
We're several squabbles among the Dem
ocratic leaders, which afforded much
amusement to the majority. Both Mr..
! Bland, the silver champion, and Mr..
Holman, the old watchdog of the
treasury" appeared in their old-time
| roles. Mr. Bailey. of Texas, who made
! his debut as the leader of the minority,
was favOrably received by his side, and
! announced it TO be the policy of the
/ minority not to delay the passage OF
| the tariff bill. Mr. Dinglsy, the floor
/ leader of the majority. recalled the fact
| that dire prophecy of the result OF the
! Mckinley bill had been made by Sec
retary Carlisle, then the leader of the
| minority. on the occasion c. the pass
age of the Mckinney law. The people,
! he said had listened to the siren S
song. but their experience during the
! last four years had made them wiser
A special order was adopted limiting
the tariff debate according to the plan
heretofore outlined. The rule was car
ried by a strict party vote-179 to 132-
all the opposition save Mr.. Howard
| (POp., Ala), voting against 1t.
Washington. March 19.-All the pre-
monitory symptoms that the House
was about to plunge into the work be-
! fore it. existed when the Speaker raped
the members to order to-day. The
) desks were piled high with the appro-
priation bills which failed. Chairman
Dingley. of the Ways and Means Com
mittee, was in his place. as were Mr.
Cannon, of the Appropriations Com
mittee. and Mr.. Henderson, of the
Rules Committee. Immediately after
the reading of the journal Mr.. Dingley,
amid some applause. reported the tariff
| bill. Mr.. Bailey. Of Texas, on behalf
of the minority, secured unanimous
| consent to extend until Monday, the
time in which the minority report may
| be filed.
After a good deal of sharp cross-fring
between Mr.. Dingley and Mr.. McMillln,
il was finally arranged that 1900 extra
copies of the majority and minority re-
ports and also 5000 copies of a COM
narrative statement Of the tariff changes
should be printed.
Mr.. Dalzell (Rep., Pa.) from the Com
mittee on Rules, then presented the
snecial rules under which the House
was 70 operate during the tariff debate.
The rules provided that the general de-
hate should begin on Monday, at 10
o'clock. and continue until and includ-
inc Thursday. March %, with nlght
sessions after which the bill should be
open to amendment under the hVe-
minute rule committee amendments Io
have precedence) until CLOCK Oh
Wednesday, March 81, when the Dill,
with the pending amendments, shoulu
he reported from the committee OF tne
whole and the previous question should
no considered as ordered on the tnlrd
reading and final passage of the Dlll.
The rules also gave leave to print tor
twenty days .,o.
Mr. Dalzell demanded the previous
crestion which was ordered by a strict
1eytv vote 162 to 1C0. the Populists
voting with the Democrats
In difference 20 the request OF the
minority Mr.. Dalzell agreed to extend
the debate on the special order 10
! ,birtv minutes on a side. Mr.. Dalzell
in taking the floor, in support OF the
rule. explained its provisions ana
dwelt on the great national eXigehcy
which confronted Congress. lie point
ed ont. giving the figures, how Tor
tbrea wears. the government revenues
bad been running behind the eXpend-
;trree how. for the last nine months,
+bo deficit exceeded S46000,0OO, and
how, the government had been forced
20 borrow 1862 100000 to make good
Tho deficits This condition, he declared
U.ae great national calamity which
lied for immediate relief at the hands
| of rho representatives of the American
| lDoD,,I,1irqO ID anDlauSe.l
II answer to a question from Mr.:
Smith CRep.. Nichigan,) Mr. Dalzell
declared that all the members Woulu
have opportunity for amendments do
the paragraphs were read
Wv Nr NcMillin pressed him on this
noint with the purpose of showing that
if tho hin was only read half through
No onnortunity would be offered mem
bers to amend the bill in the remain
Mr. Dalzell replied by showing that
+bis was exactly what happened in the
caee NJ the Wilson bill. but gave 1t as
bie Judgment that if the minority re-
frained from offering any but amend
ments on which they really desired %
test the sense Of the House. evry para
graph of the bill would be read and op-
Dortunity given TO amend.
"The country does not want decla-
nation he concluded. amid Republi-
CON arnIause 1T wants action. Words
are poor substitutes for men VINO want
work. Oratory will not open a single
mill nor kindle a single furnace fire.
The press and the public all join in the
demand for instant, immediate and ef-
fcient action.
Mr. McMillin. to whom Mr.. Bailey
| =, NJ na1za11 with a