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

" YIN, March 1S.-Il1S was
a stormy day in the house Of represen-
tatives. The Republican leaders be-
fore adjournment tonight had secured
the adoption 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. as Mr. Can
non remarked today, all the driftwooI
OF the last congress will be swept away
before the struggle over the tariff bill
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 with the
cheers of the majority or their opposi-
ton, as their respective spokesman
made effective points. There were sew
eral squabbles among the Democratic
leaders, which afforded amusement to
the majority. Both Mr.. Bland, the
silver champion, and Mr. Holman "the
old watch dog of the treasury" ap-
peared in their old-time roles. Mr.
Bailey (TeX.), who made his debut as
the leader of the minority was favora-
bly, 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 Car
Isle, then the leader of the minority
on the occasion of the passage of the
Mckinley law. A special order was
adopted limiting the tariff debate ac-
cOrding to the plan heretofore outlined.
The rule was carried by a strict party
vote, 179 to 1872, the opposition, save
Mr.. Howard pop, Ala.), voting
against it.
After reading of the journal Mr.
Dingley, amid 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 a good deal
of sharp cross firing between Mr.. Ding
ley and Mr.. McMillin, it was finally
arranged that 5000 extra copies of the
majority and minority reports, and also
5000 copies Of a comparative statement
of the tariff changes, should be printed
Mr.. Dalzell Rep., Pa, from the COM
mittee on rules, then presented the
special rules under which the house is
TO operate during the tariff debate The
rules provide that the general debate
shall begin on Monday at 10 o'clock
and continue until and including
Thursday. March 20, with night ses-
siOns, after which the bill shall be
open to amendment. under the five
minute rule committee amendments to
have preference), until o'clock on
Wednesday, March 81 when the bill
with the pending amendments shall be
reported from the committee of the
whole and the previous question shall
be considered as ordered on the third
reading and final passage Of the bill
The rule also gives leave to print for
twenty days.
Mr. Dalzell demanded the previous
question, which was ordered by q strict
party vote-163 to $780, the Populists
voting with the Democrats. In refer
ence to the minority Mr.. Dalzell agreed
to an extension of the debate on the
special order to thirty minutes on a
side. Mr.. Dalzell, in taking the floor
in support of the rule, explained it's
provisions and dwelt on the great ma
tiOnal exigency which confronted con-
gress. He read the words Of President
McKinley's message, pointing out the
urgency OF the situation, and cOngrat-
Ulated 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 the consideration Of
the house. In answer to a question
from Mr. Smith (Rep., Mich), Mr.. Dali
zell declared that all the members
would have opportunity to offer
amendments as the paragraphs were
read.
Mr.. McMillin pressed him on this
point with the purpose of showing that
if the bill was only read half through,
no opportunity would be offered mem
bers to amend the bill in the remaining
sections.
Mr.. Dalza!l replied by showing that
this was exactly what happened in the
case Of the Wilson bill, but he gave it
as his judgment that, if the minority
refrained from offering any but amend
ments on which they really desired to
test the sense of the house. every para
graph of the bill would be read and
opportunity given to amend.
Mr.. McMillin, to whom Mr.. Bailey
yielded, followed Mr.. Dalzen with a
sharp criticism Of the PENNSYLVANIA
members lack of candor He detailed
the circumstances under which the Will
son bill was passed. putting the case in
a different light He pointed out the
alleged short comings of the rule, show
ing that the ways and means commit
tee could at any time supercede the
amendment of an Individual He
aroused the minority to applause when
he referred TO the bill as a "hotbed for
trusts
Are not the revenues of the gov
eminent increasing?" asked Mr.. Smith
(Rep., Mich.), because of the flood of
importations in anticipation OF the en-
actment of this Republican legisla-
tion?"
considering the fact that the people
already have notice that you intend
to rob them. it is not unnatural" re-
piled Mr.. McMillin, that they should
try to get in all they can before the
hold-up begins" democratic applause.)
Mr. Bland CMo) arose for the first
time this session, and his Democratic
colleagues cheered Justify. He insisted
that the house might as we'll swallow
the bill as it was presented. because
in this shape 1t would be forced
through. When he recalled the meth
DDS of the extra session, called to cur
tail the circulating, medium $50, 600 200.
year, the Republicans greeted this
first reference to the silver question