The Indianapolis journal., 1897-03-20
Special Order Fixing the Limits of
the Tariff Debate Briefly Discussed
and Adopted, 1s9 to 132.
TWO APPROPRIATION BILLS
READ IN FULL, DEBATED, PASSED
AND SENT TO THE SENATE.
Partisan Speeches by DinGIey, Bailey.
Bland and Ofhcrs--"Watch Dog
Holman ia the Ring Again.

WASHINGTON, March l9-This was a
stormy day in the House OF Representa-
tves. The Republican leaders before adj
journmcnt tonight had secured the adop-
ton 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 session. had been passed
and sent TO the Senate. The other two will
be passed tomorrow so that. Mr. Can
remarked to-day. all the driftwood of
the last Congress will be swept away be-
fore the struggle over the tariff begins.
The galleries were thronGed and there was
hardly a 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 spokesman
made effective points. There were several
squabbles among the Democratic leaders
which afforded much amusement to the
majority. Both Mr.. Bland the silver cham
pion, and Mr.. Holman. 1.-THE old watch dog
os 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 an
nounced Ii TO be the policy OF the minority
not 10 delay the passage of the tariff BILL
Mr.. Dingley. the floor leader Of the major
".
of the result of the Mckinley bill had been
made by Secretary Carlisle. then the leader
of the minority on the occasion of the pas
sage OF the Mckinley law. The people, he
said. had listened TO the sirens 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 carried by strict party vote-179 TO
132-an the opposition, save Mr.. Howard
Pop. Ala.), voting against it.
THE BILL REPORTED.
Immediately after the reading OF the
Journal this morning. 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 re-
port may be filed. After a good deal of
sharp cross firing between Mr.. Dingiey and
Mr.. McMillin. 1t was finally arranged that
five thousand extra copies of the majority
and minority reports and also five thousand
copies OF comparative statement of the
tariff changes should be printed.
Mr.. Dalzell from the committee on rules,
then presented the special rule iunder which
debate The rule provided that the general
debate should begin on Monday at 10 and
March 25. with night sessions after which
the bill should be open to amendment under
the i've minute rule, committee amend
ments TO have precedence until 3 o'clock on
Wednesday. March 81, when the bill with
the pending amendments should be reported
from the committee of the whole and the
previous question should be considered as
: ordered ON the third reading and final pas
sage of the bill. The rule also gave leave
to print for twenty days. Mr.. Dalzell de-
manded the previous question, which
ordered by strict party vote, l6S TO 130.
the Popul.sts voting with the Democrats.
In Difference to the request of the minority,
Mr.. Dalzell agreed TO an extension of the
debate on the special order to thirty min
utes on = side.
Mr.: DalzeIl. on taking the floor in support
of the rule. explained its provisions and
dwelt on the great national exigency which
sconfronted Songrsss: he pointed out. giv-
government revenues had been running be-
hind the expenditures: how. for the last
nine months. the deficit exceeded $40. 900 900.
and how the government had been forced TO
borrow S262. .00O.000 TO make good the deficit.
This condition. he declared, was great
national calamity which called for i'm
mediate relief at the hands of the repre-
sentatives of the American people Repub-
lean applause2 He read the words of
President MckinleyS message pointing out
the urgency of the situation and congratu-
lated the House on the fact that. by dint of
hard labor, day and night, the Republican
members were now able to offer a bill for
consideration of the House.
(Rep Michigan.) Mr.. Dalzell declared that
all the members would have opportunity to
offer amendments as the paragraphs were
Mr.. McMillin pressed him on this point
with the purpose of showing that if the
bin was only read half through no oppor-
tunity would be offered members to amend
the bill in the remaining sections.
ACTION. NOT TALK, WANTED.
Mr.. Dalzell replied by showing that this
was exactly what happened in the case of
the Wilson bill. but he gave il as his iudg-
ment that ii the minority refrained from
Offering any but amendments on which they
really desired TO test the sense of the
House every paragraph of the bill would be
read and opportunity given to amend. THE
country does not want defamation" he
concluded. amid Republican applause; 1T
is action. Words are poor substitutes for
men who want work. Oratory will not open
a single mill or kindle a single furnace fire.
The press and the public all j1n in the
demand for instant. immediate and efficient
Mr.. McMillin, to whom Mr. Bailey yielded.
followed Mr.. Dalzen with sharp criticism
dor. He detailed the circumstances under
which the Wilson hill was passed putting
the case In a different light. He pointed
out the alleged shortcomings of the rule
showing that the ways and means commits
tee could at any time supersede the amend
msnt assIn.,ti OF an an individual; He aroused the
the Dill as a "hOtbed for trusts"
Are not the revenues of the government
increasing asked Mr.. Smith (Rep.. Mich)
because of the flood of importations i'm
anticipation of the enactment of this Re-
publican legislatior?.
Considering the fact that the people al
ready have notice that you intend TO rob
them IL is not unnatural" replied McMiln
that they shoulG try to get in all they
can oefore the hold-up begins. tDemo-
cratic applause)
Mr.. Bland (Den.. Missouri arose for the
first time this session. and his Democratic
colleagues cheered Justify. He insisted that
ez~z<~1sr--.zzex=z--.z--z.
Awarded