The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-21

eight months supply of cent manutac.
tured cotton on their hands. In addition
to this he pointed out the effect of the
competition that had grown up in the South
where longer hours and lower wages were
In vogue. Eventually the South would
come up to the Northern standard. hu,
temporarily present conditions gave the
| south the advantage. Protective tariffs
could effect nothing, IL the hours OF Dor
| in the States were not equallzed Mr. Ding
| ley declared That the labor organizations
| would compel an amendment to the co.,
| stitution which would permit congress to
| equali2e hours all over the country.
Mr. Dlngley had great deal of eros
fre with Southern members. The Cuban
| question was temporarily lost sight of and
| Tor more than an hour tariff was talked
| 70 the exclusion OF everything else Mr.
| Dingley said those who were still Chat
| terlng" about the lack of revenues nn,ler
the new tariff law would better be prompt
| about II. For the opportunity to chatter
! VIII soon be over he said Yesterday
| our receipts from customs were $3.50 ,Ov6
| The receipts themselves will soon silence
| these chatterers
| AT o'clock the committee arose under
| the arrangement made Yesterday and RI, =
| ported the bin to the house
| One OF the most dramatic and sensa =
! llonai episodes OF this congress followed
| me speaker oil the house and MIR. BAILEY
oil Texas, the democratic leader, clashed
| on Il question of yeraclty and the excite
| mont was intense. The Texan moved 10
| roconmit the bill with instructions to TIC
committee to report 1t back with an
amendment embodying the terms of the
senate Cuban bellgerency resolution
| MT HIT Immediately made the point OF
order that the amendment was not ger.
name and was obnoxious to the rule
against new legislation. This point the
speaker promptly sustained
| MIR. Bailey, surrounded by group of
democrats. protested that the agreement
yesterday included provision for u vote on
| me motion 10 recommit. Mr. Hit denied
| this, saying that the notice of the motion
10 recommit was given afterward There
was much confusion while Mr.. Hit was
talking. aud when he concluded Mr.. Bailey
suddenly electrified the house with The
/ statement that he had had n distinct un-
Outstanding TO thnt effect with the sneaker
The chair states that the gentleman
from Texas Ia mistaken" retorted the
| speaker from the chair In the most en-
phatic tones. The speaker looked the
Texan straight ia the eye and his voic.
quiyered with emotion
| Iho ehair never agreed that motion
which was plainly out of order would be
| entertained. The gentleman notified me
there would be no further opposition"
And | make the statement" declared
! u
did have such an agreement"
| He. too, was evidently laborlng under
great stress of feeling, by this time the
! mouse was In an uproar, and the sppota-
Tors In the galleries were looking on with
amusement. MIR, Bailey proceeded to ex-
plain the circumstances under which the
alleged agreement was made lie said
some OF the members on his side desired To
attend the funeral OF n distinguished ex.
member tMr. Bntterworth) Yesterday NJ
tcrnoon. hut they desired to remain II there
was to be any vote He had asked tho
| spenker he said, With the proposition OF
vote on the motion TO recommit. The
chair had assented. and he declared that
he had so informed his colleagues.
u never know until this motion was
presented" interrupted Mr.. Hit, what
the instructions were TO be-
The chair again statcs that no agree
nhent was made said the speaker. looking
down on the turbulent scene before him.
and II confederation Is needed he has
Just been informed by gentleman who
was present"
| Il think the chair will need corrobora-
| ton interpoaed Mr.. Bailey, emphaticalry.
= again oppose my statement against that
OF the speaker"
The confusion Mt this point was very
great, but the voice of Mr. Smith (Rep.
Mlch'l could be heard shouting above the
tunult that he had been present and thai
no agreement had been made,
he chair Is willing to rest the case on
the statement made by him." declared the
speaker as he beat the desk With his gavei
In his attempt TO restore order.
Mr.. Bailey thereupon appealed from the
decision OF the chair and Mr. Dalzcll
moved to lay the appeal ON tho table. Tho
roll was called amid much confusion. but
party lines were unbroken and by vote
table.
The BIN was then passed. l5S to 95. and
at $40 the house adjourned