The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-20
HOUSE IN A CRANKY HUMOR.
PARTISAN RANCOR CROPS OUT IN
ALI IT'S BITTERNESS.


Mr.. DinEIcy Reports the Tariff Bill
From the Ways and Means Com
mittee-The Republican Time Limit
For the mrs Consideration ana
Passage Agreed to.
Washington March l9.-The first legis-
lative day of the House Of Representatives
of the Fifty-flfth congress gave every in
dication of an unusually lively session, and
also of an intention to make a record for
extraordinary rapid disposition of bust
ness. The outbursts of partisan rancor
in the course of the days debates. recalled
the palmy days Of the Fifty-irst and F1f-
ty-second congresses. while beside these
not unexpected differences of opinion as
to action and policy. there was concealed
animosity between the two factions OF the
democratic minority growing out of the
race for the leadership of that party on the
floor. If to-day's proceedings may be
taken as In any wise typical of the work
of the House the session will take rank
with the most tumultuous that have mark
ed It's history.
The ball was opened promptly upon as
sembling In the presence Of crowded gal
leries
MIR. Dingley. from the committee on
ways and means, returned the tariff bill
with a recommendation that it do pass.
which. with the accompanying report,
was placed on the calendar. In connec-
ton with this, MIR. McMillin called atten-
tion to what he termed the Colossal in
justice" done the minority of the COM
mittee on ways and means, in thus re-
porting the bill before they had time to
prepare an expression of their views. Con-
sent was given for the minority to file
their views Monday.
This having been done, Mr.. Dalzell, rep,
of Pennsylvania presented a resolution
from the committee on rules, providing
for the consideration of the tariff bill.
II called for general debate, beginning on
Monday next, and including Thursday,
the 25th inst from 10 a. m. until II p. M,
with recess from 5 to s; then considera-
ton under the fve-minute rule, the bill
TO be open for amendment until D. m.
Wednesday, the 3ist inst, when the vot-
| ing on the amendments and bill shall be-
| gin. This was advocated by Messrs. Dali
| zell and Dingley, and opposed by Messrs.
| MeNillin, Bland, dem. Of Missouri, whose
rising was the signal for raptuous APP
| plause by his democratic associates;
! Wheeler dem. of Alabama, and Bailey
| dem, of Texas.
Mr.. Bailey closed the debate for the OPP
| position He said that four years ago
| presidential election had been held, turn
| ing upon the tariff question Congress
| was then called in extraordinary session,
| to deal with the money question. Last
| year the presidential election turned upon
| the money question, and congress was
| now called to deal with the tariff ques-
ton. "It seems to me-" he said, 'in view
| OF these facts that the authorities are
| not ready or willing to execute the DEGREES
registered by the people in presidential
| elections"
speaking for the minority, Mr.. Bailey
| said the passage of the bill would not be
| antagonlzed by hlibustering opposition.
KNOWING that we cannot prevent its
| massage. we feel II to be the best policy.
| from our standpoint, that you should
pass II speedily. II II shall accomplish
| what you claim fer 1t, the people should
| not be deprived OF the benefits that arc
| 10 flow from it. If II should not
prove 20 be what Is anticipated
/ for IT, the sooner II will be repealed and
| the people be relieved of Its unjust exac-
tlons. Never was more confident OF any
| event Of the future than l am that THIS
| hill shall demonstrate the futility OF the
pretenses on which II is based, and
firmly believe that you won't live long
| enouRh to get patient hearing from the
| people on the absurd proposition that you
can make them prosperous by taxing
D.
| mass the bill, because nothing can more
| certainly prove to the people that you are
unworthy Of the trust now reposed IN
you" (Applause). -
| this discussion. colloquy be
tween Messrs. Grosvenor ana McMiilIn'
| afgordlng great satisfaction TO their re-
| snective partisans. The resolution was
| aereed 10 bv a vote of 40 to 1872. party
| vote. save that Mr. Howard, pop, OF Ala
hama. voted in the Affirmative with the
| republicans.
This being settled, Mr.. Henderson. req.
of Iowd, reported a resolution proVldlnu
for Inc massage of the appropriation bills.
which failed at the last session Of con-
e,ress. In this order-the sundry civil, gen.
| erai deficiency, agricultural ana lndlan.
The resolution allowed forty minutes de-
bate on each bill, the bills TO be read In
oxtenso. -
| ,esoiutIon. Messrs. McAllin and Sayers
had a rather heated controversy over the
matter Of controlling the time In oppo-
| aition to the resolution. In conclusion,
MIR savers suggested that Mr.. McMnlin
would do better 10 keep cool, 20 which
| Mr. McMillin said: 'The gentleman from
tennessee will keep cool and the gentle-
man from Texas cannot heat him."
| The resolution was adopted after an
hours discussion--173 to l16, Messrs. Pear
son and Ianney. republicans, Of North
Carolina, voting against their political as
sociates who supported the resolution.
Tho demand for vote by yeas and nays
on this proposition brought out a hot
protest by Mr.. Henderson, rep, OF Iowa.
who charged that It was a violation Of the
agreement with Messrs. Bailey and Nc
Millin that no dilatory motions would be
made. They denied making any such
promise but tho atmosphere was quite
/ heated in consequence OF their action.
Al Mr.. Cannon's argent solicitation, the
House remained in session until a late
hour, and passed the sundry civil and
general deficiency bills, leaving the agri-
cultural aud Indian bills TO be disposed OF
tomorrow.
The vote on the passage Of the sundry
civil bin was: Yeas, Isl; nays, 70; repub-
llcans only voted for IT, all others against
g.
The reading of the general deficiency bill
was completed al $40 o'clock and It's third
reading (by title) ordered without a di-
vision, and tho bill was then
passed.-iS1 20 SO, and one min
ufa later Tho House adjourned. The