Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-06


| contest. and since that decision he said
there had been more action by Leg
| isiatures approaching anarchy, more
unwarrantcd action or the candidates
for the Senate themselves. than in the
fifty years before.
MORE FINANCIAL TALK.
| Mr.. Fairbanks then spoke on the
pending report of the conference COM
mittee on the financial bill The enact
ment of the bill, he said. will put at rest
| the monetary question in the United
states for wears to come, for 1t is in
| credible that the financial wisdom
which the people have acquired during
| the past few years can soon be forgot
| ten. The vast industrial and CONNER
| cial interests will have Il period of re-
pose, secure against the menace of
monetary doctrines.
PORTO RICAN TARIFF.
Mr.. Foraker, in charge OF the Porto
fRico Tariff and Government bill, gave
notice of amendments TO the measure
imposing q duty of five cents pound
upon coffee, chicory roots and chicory
imported into Porto Rico. and to pre-
| vent the importation from Porto Rico
TO the United States of goods or prod
ucts not actually OF Porto Rico origin.
IN THE HOUSE.
| Considerable miscellaneous business
y.
Much of it was of n minor character.
The most important bills passed We're
one TO ratify Il treaty with the Conan
che, Kiowa and Apache Indians and
open their lands for settlement. and one
to authorize tho Secretary of the In
terror to negotiate with Kiowas and
Comanches for u neutral strip In Okla.
homa.
"A PARLIAMENTARY FIGHT.
,,,o XII
INCORPORATE the Frederick Douglass
Memorial Historical Association, pro-
posing to collect Il { his late residence in
this city II record Of the anti-slavery
movement, the Speaker and Mr.. Bailey,
of Texas, formerly floor leader of the
Democrats. had the first sharp pnrliu-
mentary fight OF the session.
Mr. Underwood (Dem.), OF Alabama
was appointed TO the vacancy on the
Committee on Ways and Means which,
1t was understood. was originally re-
served FOR General Wheeler had he re-
turned 10 Congress.
II was District of Columbia day in
the House. The District appropriation
bill was reported. carrying S6,G0S,31S, of
which half is paid by the general gov
| ernment.
Mr. Bailey opposed Il section of the
Douglass bill Which authorized the as
ISOLATION to establish branches in the
various States anu territories to solicit
funds. m
y question arose us to who had the
floor, the Chair ruling that Mr.. Bah
cock, chairman OF the District Com
miitee. who called UP the bill, CON
trolled the floor. Mr. Bailey was still
on. the floor, and there was cons.dera-
Die confusion. The Sneaker and Mr..
Bailey exchanged sharp words.
AN APPEAL ANSWERED.
In ,aa.
TO keep cool, to which the latter re-
piled that he was quite as cool as the
Speaker. Being then recognized, MIR.
BAILEY was proceeding TO comment on
the Chairs ruling when the Speaker
called him 10 order. MIR. Bailey de-
clared that he had the right to and
would refer 10 the Speakers ruling
promptly ruled that he must confine
his remarks to The bill. whereupon Mr..
Bailey as promptly appealed from the
decision of the Chair.
Mr.. Payne, the floor leader of the
majority. moved 10 lay the appeal upon
the table. UDon a rising vote the
yeas were IS ana the nays 67. Mr..
Bailey made the point that no quorum
was present. The Speaker was unable
to count more than 1G3 and ordered the
doors closed and q call of the House.
Pending this. Mr. Bailey moved an ad-
journmcnt but the Speaker declined
to entertain the motion on the ground
that it was dilatory. The appeal was
laid on the table--12S TO IS.
Mr.. Bailey then declined TO proceed
and Mr. Rabcocl demanded the previ-
Gus question upon the bill.
Mr. Bailey thcreupon inaugurated n
iiibuStcr to prevent the passage of the
bill. When the vote on the motion for
the. previous question was announced.
II To 81. Mr.. Bailey again made the
point Of no quorum.
The Speaker counted $50 members
present, whereupon Mr., Bailey demand
ed and obtained n rcll-call on tho mo-
ton. The yeas and nays were ordered,
resulting l0I to a6. On the vote upon
the passage of the bill Mr. Babcock
himself demanded n roll-call on the
third reading of the bill.
The motion was carried 10l to so.
Thercupon Mr.. Bailey demanded the
reading of the engrossed bill. AS the
bill had not yet been ensrosssed further
progress with it was impossible. and
1t went over, the Speaker stating that
the bill would be the unfinished bust
ness the first thing tomorrow.
After passing n number OF minor
bills the House. at $50 p. m. adjourned.
PORTO RICO BILL AMENDMENT.
Senator Davis, of Minnesota.
to-day offered an amendment to
the Porto Rico bill in the
senate. Its effect is to have the tariff
laws OF the United States applied to
Porto Rico upon foreign imports, but
allows absolute free trade between the
United states and Porto Rico.
He also proposes n new section as fol-
lows:
For the purposes of this act the fol-
lowing provisions of the Constitution of
the United States are hereby extended
and made applicable to Porto Rico: