Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-03-23
THE DAY Fixed.
House to Vote on the New Tariff
Bill March 81.
MEASURE Is FAyORABLY REPORTED.
Minority of the Committee VIII Pres
sent Its Views on AIonday-PrO-
Gramme of the Conn
Ing Debate.


tives of the Fifty-ffth congress gave
every indication of an unusually lively
session, and also of an intention to make
n record for extraordinary rapid dis
] position of business. The outburst of
| partisan rancor in the course of the
| days debates recalled the palmy days
of the Fifty-first and Fifty-second con-
crosses, while besides these not uneX-
pected differences of opinion as to
action and policy there was still ill-con-
cealed animosity between the two fac
tons of the democratic minority grow
ing out of the race for leadership of
| that party on the floor. If the proceed
| ings may be taken as in anywise typical
| of the work of the house the session will
take rank with the most tumultous
that have marked it's history.
The ball was opened promptly upon
assembling, in the presence of crowded
galleries. Mr.. Dingley (rep., Me.) re-
turned the tariff bill with recon-
mendation that it do pass, which with
the accompanying report. was placed
OH the calendar. In connection with
this, Mr.. Mcmillan (dem., Tenn.) called
attention to what he termed the "colos-
sal injustice" done the minority Of the
committee on ways and means, in thus
reporting the bill before they had had
time to prepare an expression OF their
views. Consent was given for the mi
nority to file their views Monday.
To Vote March 81.
This having been done, Mr.. Dalzell
(rep., Pa.) presented resolution from
the committee on rules providing for
the consideration of the tariff bill 1t
called for general debate beginning on
Monday next, and including Thursday,
the 25th inst, from 10 a. m. until II
p. m. with a recess from five to eight.
Then consideration under the fiye-min-
ute rule, the bill to be open for amend
ment until three p. m. Wednesday, the
31st inst, when the voting on the
| amendments and bills shall begin. This
was advocated by Messrs. Dnlzell and
Dingley (rep., Mo.) and opposed by
Messrs. Mcmillan (dem., Tenn.), Bland
| (dem., MOI, whose rising was the signal
for rapturous applause by his demo-
cratic associates; Mr.. Wheeler (dem.,
Ala.), and Mr.. Bailey (dem., Tex.).
There was much cross-fring in this dis
cussion, colloquy between Mr.. Gros-
venor (rep., o. and Mcmillan (dem.,
TENN affording great satisfaction to
their representative partisans. The res
olution was agreed to, 179 to 1872, party
vote, save that Mr.. Howard (pop., Ala)
voted in the affirmative with the repub-
| licans.
| Other business.
This being settled, Mr.. Henderson
| (rep., Iowa) reported a resolution pro-
viding for the passage of the appropria-
ton bills, which failed at the last ses-
sion of congress, in this order-the
sundry civil, general deficiency, agri-
cultural and Indian. The resolution al
lowed 40 minutes debate on each bill,
the bills to be read in eXtenso. The
preliminary discussion of this resolu-
ton was participated in by Messrs.
McA[illin (dem., Temp and Sayers
| (dem., Tex.), who had rather heated
controversy over the matter of con-
] trolling the time in opposition to the
| resolution. In conclusion, Mr.. Sayers
suggested that Mr.. NIcMillin would do
better to keep cool, to which Mr.. Nc
Millin said: "The gentleman from Ten
nessee will keep cool and the gentle
man from Texas cannot heat him." The
resolution was adopted after an hours
discussion, 173 to>116, Messrs Pearson
and Linney (reps., N. CO. voting
against their political associates, who
supported the resolution. The demand
for a vote by yeas and nays on this
proposition brought out hot protest
by Mr.. Henderson (rep, Ia.), who
charged that it was violation of the
agreement with Nlessrs. Bailey (dem.,
TeX.) and McN[illin dem, Tenn.) that
no dilatory motions would be made.
They denied making any such promise,
but the atmosphere was quite heated in
consequence of their action.
At Mr.. Cannon's urgent solicitation
the house remained in session until a
late hour and passed the sundry civil
and general deficiency bills, leaving the
agricultural and Indian bills to be dis.
posed of to-day.
Minority to Report a Bill.
Washington, March 2O.-The demo-
cratic members of the ways and means
committee have authorized Mr.. Bailey
CTex.) to prepare the minority report
the tariff bill. 1t will be laid before
the house on Monday next.
Senate.
Washington, March 20.-When the
senate met Friday the number of bills
that had been introduced during the
three days of the extraordinary session
was 76S; when it ad journed-after about
one hours public session-the number
had run up to 955. Almost all of them
had been introduced in the last and
former congresses. A petition of John
Edward Addicks, contesting the cleo.
ton of Senator Kenney, of Delaware
and claiming that he was himself duly
elected, was presented and referred to
the committee on privileges and cleo
tons, as was also communication
from the governor and secretary of state
of Oregon, asserting that there had been
no regularly organized session of the
state legislature since February, 1895
and leaving it to be implied that the APP
pointment of Mr.. Corbett by the gov
ernor was regular and constitutional
The senate went into executive session
on the arbitration treaty at 1880, and al
four p IN. adjourned Until Monday.