The Indianapolis journal., 1897-03-20

mOnOTOleS,
and intimidated as it never was before in
o.. history and you are here to-day Eager
10 discharge those debts. Democratic ap-
plause9) Do your best We know II saeans
Mr. Wheeler Dem.. Ala) got three min
utes, which he used 10 ask for six lines or
new legislation" that would bring relief 10
the people.
Il hope you will not fail to tell what
those six lines are interposed Mr.. W. A.
Stone (Rep., Pa.)
NEW RECIPE FOR PROSPERITY.
Reduce the tax whisky to a revenue
basis" shouted Mr.. Wheeler with great
energy.
The House laughed so long and heartily
that Mr.. Wheeler's time expired before ne
could give the other five lines In his pros
perity programme.
Mr. Bailey closed the debate for his side.
1t was worthy of remark. he said at the
outset. that the campaign. of four years
ago turned entirely the tariff, yet the
President called extra session to deal
with the financial question. The last cam
paign turned the financial question. yet
| Congress was called IN extra session TO deal
with the tariff. He declared that there was
no disposition on the Democratic side un-
duly TO protract the debate on the tariff.
| If il could produce good results, as its
authors prophesied, the country was en-
titled TO the benefits. If ii fails, as fail IL
! will" said he, addressing the other side,
| YOU Will not live to the day when you
can secure patient audience with the pee-
| pie for the doctrine that you can make
/ them prosperous by taxing them. cloud
Democratic applause.)
| Mr. Dingley closed for the Republicans.
| They cheered him heartily as he took the
/ floor. He said that MIR. Baileys prophecy
| carried him back seven years, when, in the
same prophetic tone. from the same desk,
| he listened to the same prophecy at the
| conclusion of the debate on the Mckinley
| law. But" he continued, 1.-The country is
| ago. The country followed that prophecy,
| ii listened to the siren promises and they
cost the people s50OO0.OOO year He said
| the time allotted for debate was ample.
The vote on the rule was taken by yeas
| and nays, and it was adopted-l79 10 132.
| The only member of the opposition (Dem-
| ocrats. Populists, silverites and fusionists)
| who voted for the adontion of the rule was
| Mr.. Howard Pop, Ala
Mr. Henderson (Rep., Ia.), from the COM
mittee on rules, then presented the other
| special order for the immediate cOnsidera-
| ton of the four appropriation bills which
| failed to become laws at the last session.
| The previous question was ordered-l0I
TO 95.
| minority there was Il three-cornered clash
| on the Democratic side. which afforded the
man CDem., Ind attempted TO secure rec
| ognition, which belonged to Mr.. McMillln,
| as member of the rules committee which
| Mr.. Sayers Oem., Tex.), who was at the
head of the minority of the appropriations
committee in the last House rather sharply
I
| to be given charge of the time who knew
| something about these bills. This led to
| an exchange of personalities.
| I'll have my say whether l know any
| thing about these bills or not" shouted Mr..
| McMllin.
| BETTER BRIDLE HIS TONGUE"
| Mr.. Sayers disclaimed any reflection on
| Mr.. McsIillin, but the Tennesseean rather
warmly retorted that Mr.. Sayers had better
bride his tongue. and that he only stood
1 Il
| jured the Tennesseean TO keep cool. The
| speaker put an end 70 the controversy by
recognizing Mr.. McAIilin.
| Mr.. McMilin declared that it was unfair
| to ask new members to rush bills through
with their eyes shut. which they had no
voice in framing.
| Mr.. Holman denounced the four bills as
| the most eXtravagant ever passed.
| Mr.. Northway (Rep-, Ohio) said that If
| the President had signed the bills there
| would be no occasion for passing them.
| Mr.. Dearmond tDem., Mo- said this
| policy was TO protect such jobs as the
appropriation OF s2OO,0gO for branch sol
| diers' home at Danville. ILL.,, the home OF
the chairman of the appropriation COM
mittee.
member. protested against any action
| which would deprive the new members rep>
| resenting 25.OO0,O 600 constituents from a voice
Mr.. Miers Dem., Ind.) opposed the bills
In concluding the debate Mr. Cannon
| aroused his side of the House to enthusi-
| asm by insisting on Immediately sending
| these bills to a President who would have
| the courage to sign or veto them. If the
! Democrats had their way, he said Congress
/ would still be here during the dog days
| pottering with these bills.
On the adoption of the resolution the
| vote stood 156 to 116. Mr. McMillin de-
manded the ayes and noes Mr.. Henderson
| resented this. There were hot words on
both sides. which ended, in a roaring de-
| mand for the roll call. The rule was
| adopted-1I3 to 116. But two Republicans
| -Messrs. I.inney and Pearson North Caro-
| lina)-voted against the rules.
| The first bill taken up under the order
| was the sundry civil, twenty minutes for
debate being allowed on each side. Mr.
the BILL carrying s53. 900. was not even
| considered by the last Congress item by
| item. He criticised many items in the BILL
which. he said, would go out on points
| of order if they were read by paragraphs
and others. like the sugar bounty and sew
| eral of the river and harbor items. which,
he said. would not receive the support of
| the House If submitted to separate votes.
Mr.. Cannon, in support of the BILL said
that If he We're 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 authorized by
! law.
In the course of the debate Mr. Sayers ex-
pressed the opinion that the present execu-
| tive would not sign the Indian bill il il
| was sent TO him in its present form
| The bill was then read in full. The read
| ing OF the 12l pages of the bill consumed
almost two hours. The bill was passed
-157 to 73
The general deficiency bill was then taken
| up Again forty minutes were allowed for
| debate Mr.. Cannon said the bill carried
s., 100. IA. and all the items il contained were
strictly legitimate deficiency items. 1t con-
| tanned no claims
| Mr.. Dockery Dem-. Mo- took occa-
| sion during the time allotted for the dis
| cussion of the bill to charge that the pres
/ ent deficit in the revenues was due to ex-
travagant appropriations. rather than lack
| OF revenue. The remedy was 10 cut down
/ appropriations, not TO increase taxation
Mr. Cannon admitted that the appropria-
/ tfons had largely increased OF late years
| but the increase was he said largely due to
/ the passage of the dependent pension law
/ by the Fifty-hrst Congress. But among the
| interest on the money Mr. Cleveland bor-
| rowed Republican applause.)
| IL required an hour and ten minutes to
| read the eighty-three pages of this bill The
bill paSsed-131 to 80. The sur trc civil
| carried $53.141,551 and the general a t;oisncy
| SS,l66,2l4 AT $40 p. m the House a GJou,ned
Brief Session of the senate.
| WASHINGTON. March 19-Tbe Senate
open session lasted fifty minutes to-day
and was given almost entirely to the intro
duction of bills. Mr.. Burrows presented a
petition from J. Edward Addicks. of Della
| ware, claiming the seat now occupied by
Mr.. Kenny. Governor Lord. of Oregon, also
forwarded a memorial on the Oregon sena-
torial situation. showing that the Legisla-