The San Francisco call., 1897-03-20
Partisan Rancor Runs High
in Debates Of the
House.
Dingley Returns the Tariff Bill
With Recommendation That
1t Do Pass.
McMillin, in Opposition, Speaks Of the
Colossal I.jastice" Done the
Minority.

WASHINGTON, ID. G.. March lS.-lne
first legislative day Of the House OF
Representatives of the Fifty-ffth Con-
eress gave every indication of an unusu-
ally lively session aad also Of an intention
to make record for an extraordinarily
rapid disposition of business.
The outbursts of partisan rancor in the
course of the days debates recalled the
palmy days of the Fifty-tirst and Fifty
second Congresses, while besides these not
unexpected differences of opinion as to
action and policy there was ill-concealed
animosity between the two factions Of the
Democratic minority growing out OF tae
race for leadership of that party on the
floor.
If to-day's proceedings may be taken as
in any way typical OF the work OF the
House the session will take rank with the
most tumultuous that have marked its
history. The ball was opened promptly
upon assembling in the presence OF crowd
ed galleries.
Dingley (R. of M a;ne returned the tariff
bill with the recommendation that 1T do
pass, which, with the accompanying re-
port, was placed on the calendar.
In connection with this McMillin o.
of Tennessee called attention to what he
termed the colossal injustice" done the
minority of the Committee on Ways and
Means in thus reporting the bill before
they had had time to prepare an express
sion of their views. Consent was given
for the minority to file their views Mon
day.
This having been done, Dalzell (R.l OF
.kol frap
the Committee on Rules providing for
the consideration of the tariff bill. 1t
called for general debate. beginning on
25th inst, from 10A NJ. until II P. NJ, with
recess from until 8. Then for its con-
sideration under the fve-mInule rule the
bill to be open for amendment until 8
p. NJ. Wednesday, the 31st., when the vot-
ing on the amendments and bill shall
begin.
Pennsylvania and Dingley (R.) of Maine
and opposed by McMil.in CD of Tennes-
see, B and CD of Missouri-whose rising
| was the signal for rapturous applause by
his Democratic associates Wheeler ID. }
of Alabama and Bailey CD OF Texas.
There was much crossriring in this dis
! cussion. q colioquy between Grosvenor
(P.) OF Ohio and McMillin CD OF Tennes-
| spective partisans.
| The resolution was agreed to-179 to
| 1874 party vote, save that Howard (Pop.)
! OF Alabama voted in the affirmative with
| the Republicans.
This being settled, Hanson (R.) of Iowa
| reported a resolution providing for the
passage of the appropriation bills which
Jailed at the last session of Congress in
this order: The sundryo civil, general de-
! ficiency, agricultural and Indian. The
resolution allowed forty minutes debate
on each bill, the bills to be read in ex-
| tense.
| The preliminary discussion of this reso-
luton was participated in BY McMillin
| (D.) OF Tennessee and Sayers ID. of Texas,
the matter of controlling the time In op-
position TO the resolution.
| In conclusion, Sayers suggested that
| McMillin would do better to keep cool, to
which McMillin said: The gentleman
from Tennessee will keep cool and the
| gentleman from Texas cannot hea at him. y
The resolution was adopted after an
Linney (R.) of North Carolina voting
against their political associates, who sup
ported the resolution.
The demand for vote by ayes and noes
brought out hot protest from Hender-
son (R.) of Iowa. who charged that it was
q violation of the agreement with Bailey
| 3D. of Texas and McMillin ID. of Ten
nessee. that 20 dilatory motion 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 late
hour and passed the sundry civil and gen.
eral deficiency bills. leaving the agricuI-
tural and Indian bills 10 be disposed oi