The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-20

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been made by Secretary Carlisle, then
the leader OF the minority on the occa5lon
Of the passage Of the MCKINLEY law. the
people, ne said, had listened TO the Slfenl
song. but tller experience during the last
four years hAd made them WISER a
special order Was adopted limiting the
tRrif debate. The rule was carried by o
strict marty vote, 179-tSg, all tho opposl-
tlon, Rlyo Mr.. Howard, (Pop., All.l, Xot-
Ing nPdifrIt It. The rule provided that
the general debate should begin on Mon.
day ~ 10 O'Clock md continue untu and
Including TITtttSdRY, March 20. Wstn
nigllt sessions, after which the Dill
should be open to amendment unqer ehe
1--WE t1inute rule (committSe 9fnenet1enG y.
to have precedencel until 3 O'Clock on
Wed6e9diy, March 81, when the bill with
the pendIuE amendments should be re-
ported from The committee Of the whole
md the preViOuR question should be con-
Tidered 0S ordered on the third reading
nnd flnal passage OF the bill. The rule
RiRo gave leave to print for twenty days
In tiie course OF the debate in Difference
to the request oe the minority, Alr. Dali
Sell agreed to extend the debate ON the
special order 70 thirty minutes on SIDE.
AR. Dalzsh in taking the toor, IN sup
port Of the rules, explained rs provisions
vi 'bAAG ~ sA4s AAsFehN
Which confronted Congress.
In answer to question from Mr..
Smith, (Rep., Arhch), Mr., 'Dalze4 de-
rslartl that all the members would nave
opportunity for amendments US the par
NErnphB were read.
Nr. NfcAfiilin pressed him on this point
win the Uurpose OF showing that II the
b9l was only read haG through no Oppor-
tuntty would be offered memoefs, y, 70
amend the 6tll In the remaining aeetl0ns. I:
MI. DalEell replied by showing that
this was what happened In the case OF
the Wilson bill. but he gave u Us MS
SW6vment that IL the minority refr0in-
I'd fTop1 offering any but amendments
on which they really desired to test the
sense OF the house, every paragraph OF
Ire blll would be read and opportunity
given TO amend.
'sFba country does not want declamn-
tIon." he continued, ''it wants action.
words are poor substitutes for men VINO
want work, OratOry will not open
SinEle min or kIndle a single furnace
lre. The press and the public all 1om
IN the demand for instant, immediate
and efficient action. p.,,.,,
Mr.. McMIllln. to whom Mr.. baiIey
Welded, followed With sharp critlelsu
of The Pennsylvania members lack or
canfIor. He detailed the circumstances
un(lef. which the Wilson bill was pass
ed. putting the case In a different ilght.
MI. Bland, OF Missouri, arose Tor the
first time this session, and his Demo-
cratic colleagues cheerGd Justify. ne
inGfSted that the house might No well
swallow the bill us It was presented, be.
cause in this shape It would be forced
through. When he recalled the meth.
DDS Of the extra session. called % curtall
the circulating medium SbC,VV0:VVS q
year" the Republicans greeted thtS IItSt e,
reference TO the silver question win
teefn and grOAnR, but MT. Bland alu not
seem perturbed. "ln the last caInpalSni y
YOU contracted debts with trusts ana
nfonopolles labor wRS Outraged ana In
tlmIdated Us It never was before In our
history, and you are here to-day eager
10 discharge those debts. Democratic
opplnuse). Do your best. We know Il
means the worst" -,
minutes, which he used to ask for six
lines OF new legislation" that would
bring relief 10 the people.
II hope you will not fail to tell Us
what those six lines are" lnterpoSed
Mr.. w. A. Stone (Rep.. PENN.
"Reducs the tax on whisky TO feYe-
nue. basis" shouted Mr.. Wheeler, with
great energy.
The house laughed 20 long and hearth
IS that &fr. Wheler'S time expired before
he could give the other i've lines In hls
prosperity programme.
when the appropriation bills came up
there was sharp exchange Of personal.
files among representatives OF the DEM
ocratic factions, much to the amuse-
ment OF the Republicans. The bills were
passed.
In concluding the debate, Mr., Cannon
(Rep.) aroused his side OF the house 10
enthusiasm by insisting upon lmmedl-
ately sending those bills to the Fresi-
dent, who would have the courage to
sign them. II the Democrats had their
way, he said Congress would stlll be
here during tho dog days 'pottering
with those bitiA.