The San Francisco call., 1898-01-19
APPROPRIATIONS AND TIE CUBAN QUESTION.

tol to summon Republicans who were ab- sent from the hall It was evident that there was fear on the part of the House managers that the House might be car ried off its feet on this first occasion or test of the sentiment toward Cuba.
 The House managers made their fight for regularity of proceeding. The Speaker, who was in the lobby, came into the hall and helped to rally his followers. Ding ley, the floor leader of the majority, took the floor. He characterized De Armond's g appeal from the decision of the chair as most extraordinary proposition. It was a proposition to overrule the rules and establish new mode of procedure, he said. and to destroy the orderly transac- ton of business.
 Many a time" he was saying. 'I might have been tempted for partisan pur- poses"
 ''Then the gentleman comedies that this is a partisan question:" shouted Terry (D.) of Arkansas, that the Democrats are on one side and the Republicans on the other?"
 Dingiey waved Terry aside and paid no attention to the interruption, which the Democrats had applauded. Dingley ap- peaIed to his side of the House to sus- tain the rules of the House. The Repub- licans indicated their support by warm manifestations of approval.
 reply urged members of both sides of the House to vote ito free this House for one hour from a dominion so absolute that it Is impossible to get consideration for any matter, no matter how important or urgent, without the consent of those in
 
 Tt seems,' he added ironically. "to be our loftiest duty to observe the petty shifting rules of the House, no matter where they lead or what the exigencies of the time demand"
 Again at this point Hit protested that the debate was not on the question be- fore the House, and again the minority jeered
 T am sticking as close to my text" shouted De Armond, 'as the gentleman from Maine Dingley) did, 10 code rules should violate the plain dictates of humanity and decency.
 Simpson (Pop) of Kansas interrupted to state that the Speaker himself had violated rule 10 by not appointing the committees from the House.
 Henderson (R) of Iowa, member of the Rules Committee, answered with spirit and much evidence of feeling. He said the Missouri member QDe Armond was again lecturing the House He was interrupted by De Armond, and the col loQuy was fast as to alleged promises that the new code of rules would be pre- sented. When at one point De Armond got a round of applause, and Henderson exclaimed, Ut is your political buncombe | that you are applauding. There is no committee in this House so mighty as to act or retard action unless the House is i behind 1t. And there is no man so 1 mighty as to retard action unless ma | jority of the House is behind him.. The confusion redoubled as the debate 1 proceeded, many members contending for | the floor. while the area in front of the | Speaker desk was crowded. Henderson gave a parting shot by de- claring that if a majority of the House desired action on the Cuban resolution it would find means for action. But if a majority is against action on | that resolution" he added, defantly, then that action will not be taken, de l spite the fine play of the gentleman from A brief clash occurred between Bailey and Dingley over the procedure in the i present case.
 Lewis Do of Washington gave a breathing spell by making long speech on precedents favorable to the Cuban | amendment The Cuban theme tempor- arily disappeared. and Cannon (R) of H. l linois and others discussed the parlia- mentary status.
 If the Cuban amendment is not in 1 order" asked Bland (D.) of Missouri, of l Cannon, how can the question be brought before, the House so that we can vote on it."
 | q am not required to answer how you must proceed" answered Cannon, amid derisive laughter from the Democratic
 DO you yourself believe this amend ment is in order?'
 ''Yes. I do," responded Bland, because l this is the only way we can get at it. It
 Is law of necessity just now"
 Again the debate drifted on to a prolix contest between Bailey and Dingley over 1 parliamentary procedure.
 l Lacey .(R) of Iowa argued that the | minority could i'll afford to counsel the defiance of the rules of the House. The
 
 Fieming D.) of Georgia declared that while he was in favor of acknowledging the independence O. Cuba. he had sworn | to support the rules of the House. and l he could not bring himself to overthrow them. These remarks earned for him several rounds of applause from the Re- | publican side.
 Immediately a break occurred in the Republican ranks When .h Gols4n tsfia (R) .S or House on the Cuban resolution, and the applause was transferred to. the Demo- cratic side. This was shortlived, though, as Colson concluded his remarks by declaring that he should vote to uphold the decision of the chair. But l warn | my Republican friends he added, that we have delayed too long the recognition of the insurgents. If we do not we will be swept out of power, ana if We are not given the opportunity to act |, for one, will join any revolutionary tactics in or der to cast my vote for Cuba independ- ently." GApplause.]
 After some remarks by Grow (R) of Pennsylvania, there were cries of Vote" !" Vote" from the Republican side, but the debate proceeded for some time.
 When Hit moved to close debate on the pending paragraph, Bailey attempted to | make the point of order that the QueS- ton was. on the appeal and not on the not in order. but Hepburn, who was in the chair. held that Baileys point of or der came too late This announcement
 'I would appeal from that decision '' said Bailey. "were 1t not that two ap- peals are not in order at the same time. .''
 There was no break in party lines on this motion, which was sustained-153 to 11S. Speaker Reed marched through the tellers with the majority. The question then recurred on the appeal from the de- cision of the chair. A solitary Democrat, Fleming of Georgia, voted with the Re publicans to sustain the chair. No Re- publcans voted with the minority. The chair was sustained-152 to 114.
 No applause marked the announcement. The clerk proceeded with the reading. but at the next paragraph, appropriating $175,- 900 for Ambassadors to Great Britain. Germany and France, Williams (D) of Mississippi moved an amendment to ap- propriate S5000 for an Envoy Extraordi- nary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Cuba. The Democrats cheer ed.
 Hit raised the point of order that the amendment was also a change of exist ing law.
 Williams argued that as there was no , law this subject, this could not be a change of existing law.
 On this amendment also De Armond , urged the Democrats to assert themselves and overrule the rules. If the Repub- licans did not. he said, they must ac-