The National tribune., 1900-04-19
In CONGRESS.
Synopsis of the More Important
Proceedings of Both Houses.

Proceedings of Both Houses.
The Senate devoted a goodly part OF
| Tuesday, April 10, TO eulogies Of the late
Representative Richard Parks Bland.
Speeches were made by Mr. Vest, of Mis-
souri,; Mr.. Jones. of Nevada; Mr. Berry. OF
Arkansas; Mr.. Lindsay. Of Kentucky; Mr..
Carter, of Montana: Mr. Daniel of Nir-
ginia: Mr.. Teller of Colorado: Mr. AIli-
son, OF Iowa; Mr. Jones, of Arkansas; Mr..
Stewart, of Nevada, and Mr.. Cockrell, of
Missouri.
The Senate agreed to non-concur in the
House amendments to the Hawaiian
civil government bill, and conferees We're
appointed.
The House passed the Agricultural
appropriation bill substantially as reported.
Animated discussion arose over :, series of
amendments offered by Representative Cor
llss, OF Michigan, restricting the distribu-
tor of free seeds and free vaccine. Mr.
CorlisS maintained that the Government
distributions invaded the field of private
enterprise. His various amendments
failed.
The Senate amendments to the Indian
appropriation bill were non-concurred i'll
and cOnfereeS appointed.
The Porto Rcan bill, as amended in the
Senate, was reported back from the Ways
and Means Committee by Mr.. Payne,
with a recommendation that the House
concur in the Senate amendments. The
vote in the committee was along party
lines, with the exception of Representa-
tive Mccall, Republican, who first dis
sented from the bill. The motion to con-
cur was made in the committee by Gen.
Grosvenor. and after a brief discussion
the vote was taken, as follows:
Yeas-Payne, Dalzell, Hopkins, Grosve-
nor, Russell, Dolliver, Steele, and Long
(all Repubicans)-S.
Nays-McCall Republican) Richardson.
Swanson, Mcclellan, and Underwood
Democrats)-5.
In the Senate on April II there was
passed. after comparatively brief debate,
and without even the fOrmality of a roll
cali, the bill providing for the construction,
maintenance, and operation, under the
Of the Navy Department. of
a Pacific cable. The bill. as reported by the
Senate. is a substitute for the measure as
introduced by Mr.. Hale. 1t
carries an appropriation of $4,000 900 for
the project The bill provides for cable
from San Francisco to Honolulu, the work
to be done under the supervision of the
Navy Department, which has made sur
veys and determined the practicabiIity of
the route.
In the House a Republican majority
consigned the Porto Rican bill to Presi-
dent Mckinley, and insured its enactment
into law. A margin of eight votes was
in the House at the conclusion
Of the struggle that has ragged within
Congress for more than month and half. |
and which has been the dominant event
Df the session. Without change in a |
letter or a phrase, the Senate amendments |
to the original tariff bill were adopted.
There was double battle. All the |
resources Of advocates and opponents We're |
brought to bear iii the preliminary skirmish |
over the rule that fixed the time for debate |
and declared the manner of the vote upon
the measure itself. During 40 minutes of |
speeches that were exceedingly partisan |
and sometimes almost personal, the ablest |
Democrats III the House We'd against the |
leading Republicans. The attack and the |
defense were vigorous III the extreme. and |
no opportunity for advantage, i'll argu-
ment or tactics, was lost sight Of. When /
he Republicans, by q majority of 16 votes, |
adopted the rule and made plain their |
supremacy, three hours controversy |
over concurrence was begun.
Richardson and DeArmOnd and Dalzell |
ard GroSvenor, who bore the brunt of the |
debate, then gave way to |
quite list Of speakers, who were intent |
argely upon explaining their veiws for or
against the bill. as q means of information |
for their constituents.
The Republican opponents of the bill
even more strength than they |
1ad hoped for a week before. They cast |
nine votes, although Mr.. Fletcher voted |
With his party on the rule. They were |
Mr., Mccall, Mr.. Littlefield, Mr.. Crum-
Heatwole, Mr. Fletcher, Mr.. III. G.. Smith. |
and Mr.. Lane. The total vote on the bill |
was 314. There were II members who |
voted present because of pairs with absen- |
ees. The number of pairs was IS. These |
56 paired members, the one impaired, and |
he 314 voting comprised 351 men, which |
constitutes the present membership of the
House.
The detailed vote on the passage of the
dill was as follows:
Ycas-Achcson, Adams, Aldrich, Alex
lnder, Allen of Maine, Babcock, Bailey of
Kansas. Baker, Barham, Bartholdt Bing
,ock, Brick. Bromweii, Brosius, Brown, %
8rownlow, Bull, Burke of South Dakota,
Jannon. Capron, Clarke Of New Hamp,
hire Cochrane of New York, Connefl,
jooper of Wisconsin, Corliss, Cousins,
iromer, Crump, Curtis, Cushman, Dahle,
Dayton, Dick, Dolliver, Dovener, Driscoll,
eddy, Emerson, Faris. Fordney, Foss,
'owler. Freer, Gamble. Gardner of Michi-
.an, Gardner of New jersey, Gibson,
ill, Gillet OF New York, Graft, Graham,
irecne of Massachusetts, Grosvenor, Grout,
IToW, familtOll, ftauScll, dedge. Hemen-
Fay, Henry. Hepburn. Hill, Hit, Hof-
ckcr, Hopkins, Howell, Jack. jenkins,
ones of Washington, Joy. Kahn Ketch-
m, Knox, Lacey. Lands, Lawrence,
.inney, Littauer, Long, Loud, Louden- {
lager, Lowering, McCleary Mcpherson,
1ann, Marsh. Mercer, Mesick, Metcalf,
filler, Mondell, Moody of Massachusetts,
Ioody of Oregon, Morgan, Morris, Mudd
'eedham, O'Grady, Olmsted, Overstreet,
'arker, Payne, Pearce of Missouri, Pearre,
'hillips, Powers, Prince, Pugh, Ray of
lew York, Reeder, Reeves, Roberts.
,odenberg, Russell, Shattuc, Sheldon.
herman, Showalter, Sibley, Smith of
linois, S. w. Smith, w. A. Smith, South
I'd, Spalding. Sperry, Sprague, Steele.