The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-20


did not seem perturbed
In the last campaign" he said you
contracted debts with trusts and mo-
nopolies; labor was outraged and in
undated 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 il
means the worst
Mr.. Wheeler Oem., 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 w
A. Stone (Rep., Pea.).
Reduce the tax ON whisky to a rev.
enue basis" shouted Mr.. Wheeler. with
great energy.
The house laughed so long and heart
lily that Mr. Wheeler's time expired
before he could give the other five
lines in his prosperity programme.
Mr.. Bailey closed the debate for his
side. 1t was worthy Of remark, ne
said, at the outset, that the campaign
of four years ago turned entirely on
the tariff, yet the president called an
extra session to deal with the financial
question, and that the last campaign
turned on the financial question, yet
congress was called to extra session to
deal with the tariff. He declared that
there was no disposition on the Demo-
cratic side to unduly protract the de-
bate on the tariff. If 1t could produce
good results, as its authors prophesied,
the country was entitled to the benc-
fits.
IF it fails as fail 1t WILL said he.
addressing the other side you will
not live to see the day again when
you can secure a patient audience with
the people for the doctrine that you
can make them prosperous by taxing
them" loud Democratic applause)
cans. They cheered him heartily as
he took the floor. He said Mr.. Baileys
prophecy carried him back seven years,
when, in the same prophetic toIle, f~om
the same desk, he listened to the SAM
prophecy at the conclusion of the de-
bate on the Mckinley law.
The vote on the rule was taken by
yeas and nays, and it was adopted,
179 to 1872
The only member of the opposition
Democrats, Populists, Silverites and
Fusionists), who voted for the adop-
ton of the rule was Mr.. Howard Pop,
Ala.).
Mr.. Henderson (Rep, Io), from the
committee on rules, then presented the
other special order for the immediate
consideration of the four appropriation
bills, which failed to become laws at
the last session. The previous ques-
ton was ordered 107 to 95 When the
time came to recognize the minority
there was a three-cornered clash on the
Democratic side, which afforded the
Republicans much amusement. Mr..
Holman attempted to secure recogni-
ton which belonged to Mr.. McMillin
as a member of the rules committee
which reported the order. Mr. Sayres
(Dem., TeX), who was at the head of
the minority Of the appropriations COM
mittee in the last house. rather sharp
ly expressed the opinion that some one
ought to be given charge of the time
who knew something about those bills
This led to an exchange of persOnali-
ties.
I'll have my say whether / know
anything about these bills or not
shouted Mr. McMillin.
Mr.. Sayres disclaimed any reflection
on Mr.. McMillin, but the Tennesseean
rather warmly retOrted that Mr.. Sayres
had better bride his tongue, and that
he only stood on his rights. Mr.. Sayres
smiled and adjured the Tennesseea1
to keep cool
The speaker put an end to the con-
troversy by recognizing Mr. McMilhn
Mr.. McMillin declared that 1t was I'M
fair to ask new members to rush bills
through with their eyes shut, which
they had no voice in framing.
In concluding the debate, Mr.. Cannon
aroused his side of the house to en-
thusiasm by insisting upon Immediate
ly sending these bills to a president
who would have the courage to veto
or sign them. If the Democrats had
their way, he said, congress would
still be here during the dog days pot
tering with these bills On the adop-
ton of the resolution the vote stood
1856 to Ill.
Mr.. McMillin demanded the yeas and
nays. Mr.. Henderson resented this.
There were hot words on both sides
which ended in a roaring demand for
the roll call. The rule was adopted
173 to 118. But two Republicans.
Messrs. Linney and Pearson IN. c.
voted against the rules.
The first bill taken up under the or
der was the sundry civil. twenty min
utes for debate being allowed on each
side Mr.. Sayres, in opening for the
minority, said the bill, carrying $685.
600 600 was not even considered by the
last congress item by item. Mr.. Can
non, in support Of the bill. said that, II
he were supreme, there were some
items in the bill he would reject. One
Of them was the sugar bounty. There
were river and harbor items he did not
like. But those items had been author
lied by law. In the course Of debate,
Mr. Sapres expressed the be-
lief that the present execu-
tive would not sign the Indian
bill if 1t was sent to him in its present
form. Inc Dill was inch TedU III Iull.
The reading of the 1zT pages Of the
bill consumed almost two hours. The
bill was passed, 157 to 70.
The general deficiency bill was then
taken up. Again forty minutes were
allowed for debate. Mr.. Cannon said
the bill carried $8,162,714, and all
the items 1t contained were strictly le-
gitimate deficiency items. 1t con-
tanned no claims. Mr.. Dockery (Dem.,
Mo- took occasion during the time al
lotted for the discussion of the bill
to charge that the present deficit IN
the revenues was due to extravagant
appropriations rather than lack of rev.
enue. The remedy was to cut down
appropriations, not to increase taxa
ton
It required an hour and ten minutes
to read the S3 passages OF this bill. The
bill was passed-131 to 80. The sundry
civil carried s53 147.551. and the general
deficiency s.. 166, PA. At $40 the house
adjourned.