Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-20
HOUSE LEADERS ENGAGE IN \
FIERCE DEBATE.
REPUBLICANS STAND SOLID
On an Appeal by MIR. Dearmoho IRON
A Ruling by the Chair the MAJORITY
Votes AS n unit-Senate Passes the
Urgent Deficiency Bill Carrying
Nearly $2,000,000,

hearing in the mousse anu ioA q "''AN -
locked as il parliamentary preceueh's
would be set aside and the senate res
omtion recognizing the Insurgents rs
bellicerents be attached as a rider TO
the diplomatic consular BILL MI
pealmond (dem,, MOI precipitatea
the issue by Offering Il resolution as
an amendment, but point OF order
AGAINST it was sustained. Mr.. Dear
mond appealed from the ruling OF the
chair without success. During the
debate Mr.. Bailey (dem., Tex } chat
lenged Mr.. Hit rep., No to give any
assurance that the house will be Of
fered an opportunity to vote on the
resolution passed by the senate at the
last session, but he received no reply
The army appropriation bill was
passed Jesse +. Stallings was seated
as the representative of the second Al
ALBANIA district his opponent, Thomas
+. Clark, having withdrawn from the
contest.
The diplomatic consular appropria-
tion bill was then taken up. The
bill carries $1,729,000, an increase of
$3S,SO0 over the law for the current
year. AS soon as the enacting clause
was read Mr.. Dearmond dem, Mo. }
offered an amendment to recognize the
Cuban insurgents rs belligerents. Mr..
Hit Tep, lll.) raised the point of
CT der that the amendment was new
legislation and obnoxious to the rules
of the house. Mr.. Dearmond, speak
ing on the point of order, said that he
fully understood the rules of the house
which were designed to suppress, when
desired. the will of the house for
months. He declared that those in
control of the house had declined to
allow the house TO consider what he
and the country without regard to-
party desired, namely that congress
consider and act upon this question of
recognizing the belligerency of the
struggling patriots in Cuba. When
the people of the country feel as they
do 1t is the duty of the members to
| override these petty rules which are
used to suppress action. The news
papers are filled daily with narrowing
tales of starvation and cruelty in
Cuba. Should we emulate the example
of Nero, he said, who fiddled while
Rome burned, and sit by supremely
Indifferent when men almost within
sight of our shores are
| lighting vigorously for principles as
holy as patriots ever espoused or
heroes ever defended. He tainted
| the republicans with being suhseryient
to those who desired to prevent action
on this question. Further inaction.
he insisted, is a disgrace to American
| manhood. Mr.. Bailey, the demo-
cratic leader, reinforced the views of
Mr.. Dearmond arguing that the prop
osition to recognize state of war in
Cuba is certainly germane to this
| bill. 1t had been his purpose, he
said, to have offered the same Cuban
! bclligerency resolution as an amend
n ent. He asked Mr. Hit, chairman
affairs, If it Is the intention OF those
in authority to give the house an op-
portunity to vote on this matter. The
democrats applauded. He paused to
await Mr.. Hits answer but Mr.. Hit
/ did not rise. "The gentleman" GHuD
added Mr. Bailey, "is as silent as the
republican party on this question !"
/ Again the democrats cheercd and the
/ galleries also applauded. Then Mr..
Hit rose, put instead Of replying to
Mr.. Bailey's challenge, he called the
attention of the chair to the fact that
! Mr.. Bailey was not discussing the
| point Of order. Mr.. Hepburn (rep. !,
| Ia then sustained the point OF order,
| whereupon Mr.. Dearmond. in order
! to get the question before the house In
! proper form, offered the senate Cuban
+, resolution as an amendment and
/ when 1t was overruled. made an appeal
from the decision OF the chair. The
| greatest excitement then prevailed
] The galleries had filled To Overlooking
/ end messengers were sent scurrying to
| all quarters OF the capitol to summon
| the republicans who were absent from
the hall 1t was evident that there was
war on on the part of the house
managers OF both parties and the ma
| jority might be carried of its feet In
| this first occasion to test SEN
! timent toward Cuba The repub-
| lican 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.
Mr.. Dingley, the leader of the ma
1erity, took the floor. He
characterized Mr.. Diamonds appeal
from the decision OF the chair as n
most extraordinary proposition. II
was proposition to override the
rules, he said, and establish a new
mode Of procedure and destroy the
orderly transaction OF business. He
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