Evening star., 1897-03-19
NEW TARIFF BILL
It Was Reported to the House by Mr.
Dingley.
RULES 10 GOVERN TEE DEBATE
Criticism by the Democrats Causes
Lively Discussion.
MATTERS IN THE SENATE

All the premonitory symptoms that the
House was about to plunge into the work
before 1t existed when the Speaker raped
the members to order today. The desks
" ere piled high with the appropriation bills
which failed Chairman Dingiey OF the
ways and means committee was in his
place, as were Mr.. Cannon of the appropri-
ations committee and Mr.. Henderson OF the
rules committee. Immediately after the
reading Of the Journal Mr.. Dingley, amid
some applause. report ed 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 re-
pert may be filed. Mr.. McMiilin showed a
disposition to object to Mr.. Dingley'S re-
quest for the printing of additional copies
o. the bill and report unless comparative
statement accompanied the bill. Unless
be unintelligible. as the duties in so many
cases were compounded.
There was good deal of sharp cross
firing between Mr.. Dingley and Mr.. Nc
Mllin. but it was finally arranged that
ortty reports and also 5000 copies Of the
comparative statement should be printed.
Rules for the TariH Debate.
Mr.. Dalzeli (Pa.), from the committee on
rules. then presented the special rule I'M
der which the House was to operate dur
Ing the tariff debate. The rule provided
that the general debate should begin on
Monday at 10 O'clock and continue until
and including Thursday, March 25 with
nlght sessions. after which the bill should
De open to amendment under the five
minute rule committee amendments to
have precedence) until 3 o'clock on We'd
nesday. March 81, when the bill, with
perding amendments, should be reported
from the committee of the whole and the
ordered on the third reading and final
passage of the bill The rule also gave
leave to print for twenty days.
Mr. Dalzell demanded the previous uues-
vote, 163 to 130. the populists voting with
the democrats.
In Difference to the request of the minor
iiy Mr Dalzell agreed to an extension of
me usDate on the special order to thirty
minutes on side. Mr.. Dalzell, in taking
me Hoor in support Of the rule, explained
its provisions and dwelt on the great na-
tlonal eXtSency which confronted Congress-
He pointed out giving the figures, how for
three years the government revenues had
been running behind the expenditures, how
for the last nine months the deficit exceed
cd $i6.OOO.OU0, and how the government had
been forced to borrow $262. 100000 to make
GOOD the deficit. This condition he de-
ciared. was great national calamity which
called for immediate relief at the hands of
the representatives of the American peo-
pie (Repubican applause) He read the
words of Mr.. Mckinleys message pointing
out the urgency of the situation and con-
graduated the House on the fact that by
dlnt OF hard labor. day and night, the re-
publican members were now able to offer
a bill for the consideration of the house
In answer to question from Mr.. Smith
(Mich.) Mr.. DalZell declared that all The
members would have opportunity to offer
amendments as the paragraphs were read
Mr.. McMillin pressed him on this point
with the purpose of showing that If the
bill was only really half through no op-
portunity would be offered members TO
amend the bill in the remaining sections.
Mr.. Dalzell countered by showing that
this was exactly what happened in the
case of the Wilson bill, but he gave it as
his Judgment that If the minority refrained
from orering any but amendments on
which they really desired to test the sense
would be read and opportunity given to
amend. He reviewed the manner in which
The Wilson bill was finally passed after
the conference refused to agree
Action, Not Orntory, Wanted.
The country does not want declama-
tion." he continued amid republican ap-
p'ause; "it wants action. Words are Door
substitutes for men who want work. Ora
tory will not open single mill or kindle
single furnace fire. The press and the
public all join in the demand for instant.
immediate and efficient action" In con-
cluoing, hs appealed to those on his side of
the House to stand shoulder to shoulder in
the impending battle
Mr. McMillin. to whom Mr.. Bailey Yield
ed followed Mr.. DalzeIi with sharp crit
ic:sm Of the Pennsylvania members iock nf
candor. He detailed the circumstances
under which the Wilson bill was passed
putting the case in different light He
pointed out the alleged SHORTCOMINGS of
the rule showing that the ways and means
committee could at any time supersede the
amendment of an individual. He aroused
the minority to applause when he referred
to the bill as a "hotbed for trusts
Are not the revenues Of the government
increasing?" asked Mr.. Smith (AIich) be
cause Of the flood Of importations in an
ticlpation Of the enactment of this repub-
liCan legislationP'
considering the fact that the people
already have notice that you intend to rob
them it is not unnatural replied Mr. Nc
Milin. that they should try to get in all
they can before the holdup begins" Oem-
ocratic applauseD
Dir. Bland Cheered.
Mr.. Bland of Missouri arose for the first
time this session. and his democratic col
leagues cheered Justify. He insisted that
the House might as well swallow the bill
as 1t was presented. because in this shape
it would be forced through. When he re-
called the methods of the extra session
called to curtail the circulating mediums
$5O.0OO.OOO year. the republicans greeted
this first reference to the silver question
with jeer5 and groans but MIR. Bland did
not seem purturbed.
I'm the last campaign" he said, "you
contracted debts with trusts and monopo-
lies. labor was outraged and intmidated
as 1t never was before in our history, and
you are here today eager to discharge
those debts. Democratic applause.) Do your
best. We know it means the worst"
Mr.. Wheeler (Ala.) got three minutes,
which he used to ask for six lines of new
legislation" that would bring relief to the
people.
! Il hope you will not fail to tell us what
those six lines are" interposed Mr.. W. A.
Stone (Pa).
! Reduce the tax on whisky to revenue
basis. shouted Mr.. Wheeler with great