Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-24

Permanent peace could not come to
the island until independence is
achieved. Mr.. King affirmed that
MANY of those in Havana openly COM
mitted to autonomy are secretly help
ing to drag it down. In Havana
autonomy is derided and scorned on
every side. Mr.. Johnson (rep., Ind.)
in a fifteen minute speech sustained
the course of the administration.
Mr.. Simpson (pop., Kas.) said the
inaction of the government is due to
the fact that holders of Spanish-Cu-
ban bonds have not yet been guaran-
teed payment. After some brief pro-
Cuban speechs by Messrs. Robinson
(dem., Ind.) and Cochran (dem.,
Mo- Mr.. Dingley took the floor to re-
ply to remarks made during the course
of the debate relative to wages re-
auctions in the cotton industry. At
ter such revulsion of business as
the country had experience during the
last three. years it was natural, ne
said, that recovery was slow. He
admitted, he said, that the depression,
in the cotton industry is unfortunate.
but the case is exceptional. It is due
to the sudden and unexpected decline
of the price of cotton and the compe-
tition that has grown up in the south.
The Cuban question was temporarily
lest sight of and for more than an
hour tariff was talked to the exclusion
of everything else. Mr.. Dingley said
those who are still chattering about the
lack of revenues under the new tariff
law had better be prompt about it flor
your opportunity to chatter will soon
be over" said he. "wednesday our
receipts from customs were $3.50, 900.
The receipts themselves will soon
silence these critics" At 4 o'clock the
committee of the whole rose under
arrangement made Wednesday and re-
ported the bill to the house.
One of the most dramatic and SEN
sational episodes followed. The
speaker of the house and Mr.. Bailey
(dem., Tex.), the democratic leader,
clashed on the question Of veracity and
the excitement was intense. The Tex
an moved to- recommit the bill with
instructions to the committee to re-
port it back with an amendment en-
bcdying the terms Of the senate Cuban
belligerency resolution. Mr.. Hit i'm
mediately made the point of order that
the amendment was not germane and
was obnoxious to the rule against new
legislation. This point the speaker
promptly sustained. Mr.. Bailey, sur
rounded by a group Of democrats, pro-
tested that the agreement made
Wednesday included a proposition for
Hit denied this, saying that the notice
of the motion to recommit was given
afterward. There was much confusion
while MIR. Hit was talking and when
he concluded Mr. Bailey electrified the
house by declaring that he had dis
tinct understanding to that effect with
the speaker of the house.
'sThe chair states that the gentle
man from Texas is mistaken, retorted
the speaker from the chair in most
AOOAAS~
the Texan straight in the eye and his
voice quivered with emotion. 1.-The
chair never agreed that the motion
which is plainly out of order would be
entertained. The gentleman notified
me that there would be no further OPP
position.
'iAnd 1 make the statement de-
clared Mr.. Bailey without f1inching,
chat we did have such an agreement.
He, too, was evidently laboring under
great stress of feeling. By this
time the house was in an uprOar. Mr..
Bailey proceeded to explain the cir
cumstances under which he alleged
the agreement was made. He said that
some of the members on his side de-
sired to attend the funeral of a dis
tinguished ex-member CButterworth)
Wednesday afternoon, but that they
desired to remain if there were to be
any votes. He had approached the
speaker he said, with the PROPOSE
ton that vote on the motion to re-
commit be deferred The chair had
assented, he declared, and he had SO
informed his colleagues.
'"The chair again states that no
agreement was made" said the speak
er, looking down on the turbulent
scene before him, "and if corrObora-
ton is needed he has just been in
formed by gentlemen who were
prasont
The confusion at this point was
very great but the voice of MIR. Smith
(rep., Mich could be heard shouting
above the tulmult that he had 3 been
present and no agreement had been
made Mr.. Bailey thereupon appealed
from the decision of the chair and Mr..
Dalzell moved to lay the appeal on the
table. The roll was called amid much
confusion, but party lines were un-
broken and the vote resulted 1913 to
ia; the appeal being laid on the table.
The bill was then passed, 1873 to 95.