The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-03-20
TARIFF BILL REPORTED,
Now II Il Expected That Bays win BE
Consumed in Debate.

Consumed in Debate.
Washington, March l9-All the pre-
mOnitOry symptoms that the house was
about To plunge into the work before II
ceased when the speaker raped the
members to order to-day. The desks
were piled high with appropriation bills
which failed. Immediately after the
reading of the journal. Dingley. amid
some applause. reported the tariff bill.
Bailey of Texas. on behalf of the minor
ity secured unanimous consent to en-
tend. until Monday, the time in which
the minority report may be filed. After
n good deal of sharp cross-firing be-
tween Dinlley and McMillin, it was
finally arranged that 5000 extra copies
OF a comparative statement of the tar
iff of congress should he printed.
Dalzell. republican of Pennsylvania,
from the committee on rules. then pre-
sented the special rules under which
the house was to operate during the
tariff debate. The house provided that
general debate should begin Monday
at 10 o'clock and continue to and in
clude Thursday. March %. with night
sessions. after which the hill should he
open To amendment under the five
minute rule. committee amendments
10 have precedence). until 3 o'clock on
with the pending amendments. should
be reported from the committee of the
whole and the previous questions be
considered as ordered. on the third
reading and final passage OF the bill.
The rule also gave leave to print for
20 days.
Dalzell demanded the previous ques-
tion. which was ordered by a strict
party vote. 1853 to l5o. the populists vot-
ing with the democrats. In Difference
To the request of the minority. Dalzell
agreed to an extension of the debate on
the special order To he 80 minutes ON a
side. Dalzell in support OF the rule.
explained its provisions and dwelt on
the great national exigency which con-
fronted congress. He read the words of
Mckinley's 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 the consideration of the
hCuse. In answer to question ~
Smith. republican of Michigan. Dalzell
declared that all the members would
have an opportunity to offer amend
ments as the paragraphs were read.
McMillin pressed him on this point
with the purpose of showing that II the
pli WAS pnly ledd nalt tnfpugn no on-
uOrtunity would lie allowed members "a
amend the bill in the remaining sec
tions. Dalzell replied by showing this
was exactly what happened in the case
Of the Wilson bill. but he gave II as his
judgment 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 hill would I've read and opportunity
he given to amend. The country does
not want defamation" he conclude ed
amid republican applause. "it wants ac-
ton"
McMillin. to whom Bailey yielded, fol-
lowed Dalzell with a sharp criticism oi
the Pennsylvania members lacl oi
candor. He pointed out the alleged
shortcomings Of the rule. showing that
the ways and means committee could
at any time supercede the movement OF
an individual
Bland of Missouri arose for the first
time this session and his democratic
colleagues cheered Justify. He insisted
the house might as well swallow the
hill as II was presented, because In
this shape IL would he forced through
In the last campaign" he said. you
contracted debts with trusts and mo-
nopolies. labor was outraged and in
Inundated as u never was before in oui
history and you are here to-day eageI
to discharge those debts. democratic
! applause.) Do your best. We know il