The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-11
Fu.IBUSTERING IN THE HOUSE
ALL DAY.
SENATOR ALLEN ATTACKS SPEAKER REED
Mr.. Bailey Scores Nj. TawneN of Minnesota
A Day of Heated Discussion With
out the Passage of Any
Legislation.

the whole session was consumed IN 1ill-
clustering against two bills of minor I'M
portance. one to issue a duplicate check
and the other to make ROckland, Maine,
a SUPPORT of, entry. Neither got fuf-
tlIer than engrossment and third read
ing. Roll call followed roll call all day
long and partisan feeling reached high
pitch. Finally when it became evident
that no progress could be made with the
bills presented an adjournment was TAX
en- until Monday.
Mr. Walker, (Rep., Va.), presented the
report of Committee on Elections, No.
8. on the contested election case of
Thorp VS. Epas, from the Fourth dis
trict of Virginia. The majority report
was signed by all the Republican mem
bers of the committee and was in favor
Of seating the contestant, Mr.. Thorp.
Mr. Walker the chairman of the com
mittee asked that the minority have
until Wednesday next to file the mino'-
ity report in favor of the sitting mem
Der.
MIR. AIiers, Dens.. Ind). protested
vigorously against the brief time sug-
gested by the chairman of the COM
mittee. but Mr.. Walker objected to any
extension.
Mr. Bailey. the Democratic leader got
time from Mr.. Perkins, tRep., Iowa.,
during the consideration of Il bill to is
sue a duplicate check issued by Charles
b. McChesney, an Indian agent, in fav
or of G.. ]. Holman and Brother, for
S2S19, and yielded thirty minutes of it
to Mr.. Handy, Dem, Delaware). Some
10 4l1n styhf rf
Mr.. Bailey to yield time and considera-
BILE friction developed.
Mr.. Tawney, rep, Mimi. intimated
in an undertone that Mr.. Bailey had
secured time under false pretenses.
''Of course the gentleman does not
mean that" said Mr.. Bailey, but if
he does, | denounce it as UNANIMOUSLY
false
The situation Immediately became
strained and when Mr.. Handy launch
cd his remarks which proved to be 4
criticism of Hon. Thomas It. Bayard's
recent utterance on the money question
objection was made that his remarks
were irrelevant to the bill and when
he persisted along the same line he was
called to order by Mr.. Dalzell, (Rep.,
PENN
At this point Speaker Reed declared
Mr.. Handy out of order.
Continuing the Speaker said that
while it had been the custom to allow
the widest latitude in debate in the com
mittee of the Whole that had not been
the practice in the House There the
debate was confined to the subject I'M
der consideration and he thought MEM
bers on both sides must admit that it
would not be suitable to fasten on the
House a system by which all manner of
questions could be discussed at any
time. 1t was wise, he said, to conform
to the principles that governed every
parliamentary body.
Mr.. Bailey in reply maintained that
custom was as binding as the rule and
he contended that it ilad always been
the practice to give gentlemen latitude.
He had never known, he said. a case
where a gentleman was called to order
unless he was attacking some one or
indulging in personalities. He called
attention to the fact that last week
for two hours during the consideration
of Il pension bill in the House a debate
on Pacific railroads had gone on. "Yet
to-day" he said, "the rule is invoked
against this side of the House When
gentleman on this side desires to reply
to an attack upon him and all those as
I'll. i
peal to gentlemen on the other side to
reflect how far the practice they CON
tend for can CO.
The Speaker said he had no desire
to enforce the rules vigorously except
when they were invoked. If the rule had
not been enforced on either occasions it
WAS the misfortune Of those other occa-
Si0ns. There was no longer any pre-
tense THAT Mr.. Handy intended to dis
cuss the pending BILL
As it was evident that the Democrats
intended to continue the filibuster and
MS the House had no regular business
to proceed with Mr.. Dingley at this
iuncture moved an adjournment until
Monday.
Mr.. Richardson. Dem. Tenn. who
with his fellow Democrats desired to
have session tomorrow for the con-
sideration Of private bills contested this
motion with n plain motion to adjourn.
The Speaker ruled that Mr.. Dinglev's
motion took precedence
The motion was carried 12S-116.
Mr.. Henderson. Rep.. Iowa.. chair
man of the Judiciary committee. asked
unanimous consent for the consideration
of the Bankruptcy bin on Wednesday.
Thursday and Saturday of next week.
with provision for vote at four O'Clock
on the following Monday There was no
objection and the order being entered. ut
4:25 p m. the House adjourned.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington ID. c., Feb. 10-Dnring
almost the entire session Of the Senate
to-day the Indian Appropriation bill was
under discussion. The reading of the
bill was completed, and all of the com
mittee's amendments were adopted.
Subsequently several amendments of
minor character were attached to the
measure. Mr.. Allen (Nebraska) enlven-
ed the proceedings a few minutes before
adjournment by making an ATTACK upon
Speaker Reed
lie declared that it was impossible TO
secure the passage through the House
of many meritorious measures because
.