Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-03-20
VOTE TO BE TAKEN MARCH 81.
BLAND's FIRST SPEECH GREETED
WITH JEERS AND GROANs.
Two of the POcket-vetOed ApprOpria-
ton Bills Put Through Under
Special Orders, Despite the
Loud Protests From the
Democratic Side.

OTuer flSlnS tne limits or tne tar
III debate and two of the regular appropri
alton bills, which failed to become laws "A
the last session. had been passed and sen
TO the senate. The other two will be passet
! tomorrow, so that. as Mr.. Cannon re
marked to-day. all the driftwood of thu
| last congress will be swept away before tn,
struggle over the tariff bill begins.
The galleries We're thronged and there
| was hardly vacant seat on the floor. Al
| times, partisan feeling ran high and the
| hall echoed thee heers of the majority ol
| the opposition as their respective spokes-
men made effective points. There were
several sduabbles among. the Democratic
| leaders which afforded much amusement tC
| the majority. Both Mr.. Bland, the silver
champion, and Mr.. Holman. 1.-The old
watchdog of the treasury" appeared il,
| their old-time roles.
Mr.. Bailey, of Texas, who made his de-
but as the leader of the minority, was ia
| vorably received by his side and announced
| 1t to be the policy of the minority not to
| delay the passage of the tariff bill. Mr..
| Dingley, the floor leader of the majority,
| recalled the fact that a dire prophecy 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.
special order was adopted limiting the
tariff debate, according to the plan hereto
fore outlined. The rule was carried by a.
strict party vote, 119 to 132. the opposition,
save Mr.. Howard, Populist, of Alabama,
voting against it.
Tariff Bill Reported.
When Speaker Reed rarped the house to
with the appropriation bills whichgitina'
order to-day, the desks of the members
were piled high with the appropria-
tion bills which failed. 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 good deal of sharp cross firing be-
tween Mr., Dingley and Mr.. McMillin, it
was finally arranged that 5000 extra copies,
of the majority and minority reports and
also 5000 copies of a comparative state,
ment of the tariff changes should be print
ed.
Mr.. Dalzell. Republican, of PENNSYLVANIA.
frcm the committee on rules. then present.
ed the special rule under which the house
was to operate during the tariff debate
The rule provided that general debate
continue to and including Thursday, March
%, with night sessions, after which the bill
should be open to amendment under the
five minute rule 9cornmittee amendments to
have precedence); hnfil 3 O'clock Wednes-
day, 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
to print for twenty days.
Mr.. Dalzell demanded the previous uues-
ton, which was ordered by strict party
vote-l63 to 130-the Populists voting with
the Democrats.
Need for Speedy Action.
In Difference to the request of the minor
ity, Mr.. Dalzeil agreed to an extension of
the debate on the special order to thirty
minutes on side. Mr.. Dalzell, in taking
the floor in support of the rule. explained;
its provisions and dwelt on the great ma
tioral exigency which confronted congress.
He read the words of Mr.. McKinley's mes
sage pointing out the urgency of the sit
uation, and congratulated the house that,
by dint of hard labor day and night, the
Republican members were now able to offer
j bill for the consideration of the house.
In answer to a question from Mr.. Smith,
Republican, of Michigan, MIR. Dalzell de-
clared that all the members would have
opportunity to offer amendments as the
were read. Mr.. McMilIin
pressed him on this point, with the purpose
of showing that if the bill was only read
half through. no opportunity would be Of
fered to members to amend the bill in the |
remaining sections. Mr.. Dalzell replied by
showing that this was exactly what han
pened in the case of the Wilson bill. hut he |
"a & tI1irr onnf hat s
ity refrained from offering any but amend |
ments on which they really desired to test
the sense of the house, every paragraph of |
the bill would be read and opportunity CIV |
en- to amend. |
THE country does not want declama- |
tion,' he concluded, amid Republican an
plause. 1T wants action. Words are poor |
substitutes for men who want work. Ora
tory will not open a single mill. The press
and the public all join in the demand for
instant, immediate and efficient action"
Mr.. McMilln. to whom Mr., Bailey WELD
ed, followed Mr.. Dalzell with a sharp criti
cism of the Pennsylvania members lack of
candor. He detailed the circumstances I'M
Ter which the Wilson bill was passed put
ling the case in a different light. He point
ed out the alleged shortcomings of the ru,e
showing that the ways and means commit
zee could at any time supersede the amend
nent of an individual He aroused the mi
lority to applause when he referred to the
Dill as "hotbed for trusts
Are not the revenues of the government
asked Mr.. Smith, Republican
If Michigan, because of the flood of i'm
in anticipation of the enactment
If this Republican legislation"
considering the fact that the people al
eady have notice that you intend to rob
hem, it is not unnatural" replied Mr.. Nc
dillin, that they should try to get in all
hey can before the holdup begins' Dem-
cratic appause)
Bland Breaks Into the Game.
Mr.. Bland. of Missouri arose for the first
ime this session, and his Democratic COL
eagues oheered Justify. He insisted that
he house might as well swallow the bill as
! was presented. because in this shane II
Iould be forced through. When he recalled
he methods of the extra session. called to |
urtail the circulating medium S5O,O0O, 900 a
ear, the Republicans greeted this first | !
eference to the silver question with jeers ,
nd groans, but Mr.. Bland did not seem |
erturbed.
In the last campaign" he said. "you {
debts with trusts and monopo- {
s it never was before in our history, and
ou are here to-day eager to discharge !
aese debts. Democratic applause) DO l
our best. We know it means the worst"
Mr.. Wheeler, Democrat, of Alabama got |
lree minutes, which he used to ask for l
six lines of new legislation that would !
ring relief to the people. I
nose six lines are" interposed Mr.. W. A.
tone, Republican, of PENNSYLVANIA. G
Reduce the tax on whisky to a revenue q
ISIS. shouted Mr.. Wheeler. with great 7
The house laughed so long and heartily i