New-York tribune., 1900-04-12

sent Republican was paired, were all the Alb
sent Democrats except one.
There had been good deal Of Jockeying and
sharp practice attempted by the Democrats In
regard TO pairs, but every effort by them to gain
undue advantage frustrated by the Wig
liant Republican whip Mr.. Long, Of Kansas,
whose sklful work excited the warmest admira-
tion and commendation from his fellow Repubii-
cans.
The vote on the adoption OF the special order
liking o'clock as the hour for the vote on the
motion TO concur in the Senate amendments
was 15S TO 142 and the majority OF 10 was 80
much larger than had been expected that many
Republicans ventured the opinion that the ma
jority on the final vote would be IL. Members
who were hurrying TO Washington as fast as
steam could bring them appeared. however De-
fore that vote taken, and a majority OF them
were Democrats. Messrs. Tate. of Georgia, and
Bradley. OF NewYork. who missed the first
VOTE appeared the second one.
A FIELD DAY IN THE HOUSE.
The debate which preceded both votes DID
not lack spice dramatic interest and in
tensity. and the spectators, who crowded the
galleries and overfiowed into the corridors all
the afternoon were well rewarded for their pill
day" in the House of Representatives. Mr..
Richardson. of Tennessee, occupied most Of the
time allotted to the opposition for debate on the
motion to adopt the special order His speech
was that of scod, for he dealt chiefly In
yftuperation and in stale and absurd accusa-
tions against the majority. In respect,
however. 1t produced a good effect Messrs.
Dalzell, Babcock and Grosvenor were aroused,
having evidently become convinced that for
space Of twenty minutes they poured hot shot
into the ranks Of the Democrats and their Re-
publican allies The opposition was thrown into
disorder and uproar, which even the sturdy
speaker found it difficult to quell Mr.. Rich
ardson apparently decided that he had said some
things he might better have left unsaid.
and he undertook TO disavow any responsibility
for them. but neither Grosvenor Dalzell
In any humor TO accept apologies at that time.
DEBATE ON MOTION TO CONCUR.
The debate on the motion to concur was also
extremely brisk and at times exciting, and
pithy and effective speeches were made by Mr..
Watson. of Indiana; Mr.. O'Grady. of New-Yorl:
Mr. Hopkins. of Illinois, and Mr. Dolliver, of
Iowa, the last exciting great enthusiasm by
his telling points and sturdy eloquence. Mr..
Watson's speech also provoked repeated and
hearty applause, and the longest well
as one Of the best of the day. Mr.. Richard
son, the leader of the opposition, yielded
publican followers, and Messrs Mccall,
Lorimer Warner and Crumpacker contributed
their mite 10 the debate There was moth
of the Democrats. who devoted themselves
to pounding and over again chaff which
had yielded its last kernel weeks ago. An ex-
ception g part Of the speech of Mr.. Rich
ardson, who evidently regarded as of momen-
tous Importance mis- discovery that law clerk
in the War Department had written opinion
in May 1899 for the instruction of the Sec
retary OF War. who, 1t is said, is also a lawyer
of some attainments, in which the law clerk
espoused the doctrine of the automatic expan-
sion of the Constitution, which opinion he had
demolished in a subsequent opinion given in
February, 1900. The latter opinion. Mr. Rich
ardson declared, in appropriate and impressive
accents % OF Rorr9r was dictated by the Sec C.
know what the country would say to that-and
he is pausing for reply.
CHAIRMAN PAYNES STRONG ARGUMENT.
Chairman Payne of the Ways and Means
Committee, who had borne a large share of the
plimented and decorated with an extraordinary
amount and variety of abuse, closed the debate
III a short and powerful speech in which he
completely turned the tables on the opposition.
the brilliant Doliver had done before him.
IT almost cruel for him to taunt the oppo-
sition with the fact that In the case of Hawaii
they had voted to establish and uphold pre-
disely the constitutional doctrine which
in the case Of Puerto Rico they had opposed
and denounced, and it especially cruel for
Griggs dated July 22 1S9S-nearly year prior
TO the essay of the War Department law clerk
which enunciated and sustained in every par
tcular the propositions laid down and support
ed by the majority in Congress in the Puerto
Rican legislation. Mr.. Paynes speech caused
revival of the confusion and disorder in the
opposition ranks, which the Speaker was COM
PEELED 10 repress.
a complete synopsis of the new law was pub
lished In The Tribune week ago to-day after
the Senate had passed the bill. 1t should again
be noted, perhaps, that the act Of Congress
changes the orthography of the name of the
island from Puerto Rico 10 Porto Rico.
THE FINAL VOTE IN DETAIL.