Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-11

sensation by giving the name of the news
paper man who had written the interview,
saying he a reputable correspondent,
worthy of all credence.
Mr.. De Almond (Mo) said the rule vas
evidence that those who had decided 10
suppress intellect, chain the will and s;if1e
the conscience realized that they must do
their work quickly. He commended those
who had the manhood to stand out for the
right and warned the majority that the re-
publicans would have the country TO reckon
with.
Mr.. Babcocl's Denial.
Mr.. Babcock CWis.l, chairman of the -e-
publican congressional campaign commit
tee. to whom Mr.. Dalzell yielded a minute
and a half, Indignantly resented the char.e
of Mr.. Richardson that the republican cam
paign committee had received money con-
sideration for the Porto Rico tariff bill.
AS a member of that committee he desired
to denounce it as absolutely without found
alton, and he challenged any one to name
the republican who was responsible for
such a charge.
Jumping to his feet, Mr.. Pierce ;Tern)
tried to interrupt Mr.. Babcock. but the lar
ter waved him aside.
He wthdraws his challenge" shoute1 a
voice on the democratic side, amid a howl
of dArision.
Mr.. BabcOck paid no attention TO It. The
shoe was on the other foot, he continued.
The tobacco trust and the sugar trust he
said had started the free trade agitation.
This statement produced more derisiye
cries from the opposition, which, toweye-.
were drowned in republican cheers.
Grosvenor Warns Up the Republicans.
Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohio) followed with a
speech that kept his side TN almost con-
tinuous applause. 1t was a glorious thing.
he said, to witness the anxiety of the dem
ocratic party and the rnugwump press lest
the republican party should destroy itself.
He had witnessed it before, but he had
never seen it SO jealous as now to avert
from the republican party the odium and
curse of an outraged public sentiment.
Republican cheers.) He referred sarcasti-
cally to an editorial this morning, in lone
of these Independent papers which would
probably support Bryan" appealing to the
republicans for Gods sake not to do them
selves injury. 1t gave the brand of hy-
pocrisy' to the whole outfit" he said
Mr.. Grosvenor said he honored the demo-
cratic party for making opposition to this
bill the test Of democracy, and those dem
ocrats who had previously voted for the
.arln bill who now placed allegiance to
party above consistency
Allegiance to this bill was now he said.
the shibboleth of republicanism. He hurI
ed back in Mr.. Richardson's teeth the
Gharge of bribery: Did the gentleman from
Tennessee he asked, think he could be a
hypocrite everywhere? He himself did not
believe it. If he believed any republican
nae mad made made such statement, why had he
not investigated it?
I'VE do not believe it, cried Mr. Gros-
venor I'VE know it is q lie. (RepubU-
can applause) l do not say no man made
the statement. But if he did he is a liar.
from Tennessee bring in a resolution and
1t Will be adopted in fifteen minutes
dld not make the statement myself
interrupted Mr.. Richardson
nnf rntS ia
is like the shining, slippery character of
'he gentleman Republican applause)
Mr.. DaIzcii Reviews History.
AT this juncture Mr.. Grosvenor's time ex-
pired and Mr.. Dalzell concluded the debate
on the rule. Reverting to Mr. Richardson's
characterization of the rule as an "out-
rage, he recalled the rule brought in
when the democrats concurred in the SEN
ate amendments to the Wilson tariff bill,
eVoking frequent applause during the re-
cital tScribes pharisees and hypocrits,"
ne denominated the democrats for prating
or the change of base made by the repub-
means. When the Porto Rico tariff bill was
originally presented, he said, 1t had been
advocated and opposed with the tine-hon-
ored traditions of the respective parties
Ihe democrats had found their law in the
Dred Scott decision. their politics in the
philosophy of John c. Calhoun. The re-
publicans had found their law in the
speeches of Daniel Webster, their politics
IN the platform upon which Abraham Lin
coin had been elected. The majority upon
whose shoulders the responsibility rested
he said, were ready to assume it and he
predicted, in conclusion, that the day was
not far distant when the masses of the
people OF the country would recognize their
course as wise and beneficent for the peo-
pie of Porto Rico.
Mr.. Richardson's Substitute.
Mr. Richard l,Is
Dalzel closed. with motion TO recommit
the rule with instructions to report a new
rule and a substitute bill providing: First.
Tor free trade between the United States
and Porto Rico.
Second. A civil government for the ter
ritary of Porto Rico, republican in FORM
The Speaker ruled that as the previous
question had been ordered on the rule MIR.
richardson's motion was not in order.
Vote! Voter came from many quarters,
and the Speaker beat a lively tattoo to Sc
cure order while the vote was taken.
The viva voco vote was inaecisive, and to
save time a yea and nay vote was taken on
the adoption of the rule.
The voting was followed with intense IN
terest.
The whips" Long and Underwood how
cred about the desk, seeing that every pos
s1ble vote was recorded.
The Result q Surprise.
The announcement of the adoption of the
rule-ayes, LIS; noes. 142; present and not
voting, 11-was greeted with salvos of ap-
plause on the republican side. The large
majority was a general surprise. 1t was
as test vote.
The republicans who voted against the
rule were: Crumpacker of Indiana, Heat
wole of Minnesota, Lane Of Iowa, Littlefield
of Maine, Lorimer Of Illinois, Mccall Of
Massachusetts, H. c. Smith Of Michigan,
Warner Of Illinois. The only democrat vot-
ing for the rule was sihley of Pennsylvania.
1t was decided that the time remaining,
three and half hours, should be equally
divided between the two SIDES Mr.. Payne
and Mr.. Richardson to control the time on
their respective sides.
Mr.. Payne yielded to Mr.. Watson Gnd.),
who opened the debate. From the incep-
ton of the consideration of the Porto Ri
can tariff bill to the present time, he said,
there had been muchS misa apprehension
and misunderstanding, 80 much elimination
and recr1mination SO many charges and
counter charges here and In the country
that he would consider himself fortunate tf
he We're able to search out some of the
hidden causes which had produced this agi-
tation.
Further Opposition.
Mr.. Jones (Va.) followed Me. Watson.
He devoted himself prfneipally TO an ar