The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-18

uTASHINGTON. Feb 1.-THE IN
w expected happened in the house I
" today when the bill TO repeal the !
war revenue taxes was passed unanl- /
mously without word of debate. This
action was the outcome of a challenge
thrown down by Mr.. Richardson OF
Tennessee. the minority leader aIleI
the adoption by the strict party vote
Of d special order for the consideration
of the bin which permitted debate
upon it until O'Clock tomorrow aIleI-
noon. but cut of all opportunity 70
offer amendments, except such as hau
/ been agreed upon by the ways ana
means committee.
The adoption of the. rue mad been
| preceded by a stormy debate, IN the
/ course of which the Democrats pro
J tested against the application OF lue
/ gag" which. Mr.. Hay Of Virginia
/ charged. was meant 10 prevent Ifee
! expression not only by the Democrats
but by some of the Republicans. at
I teution being especially directed To-
ward M Babcock of Wisconsin the
{ father of the bill, TO amend the steer
/ schedule of the present tariff law
They also charged that such a meth
] cd of procedure was minimizing tn1
! influence of the house and making IL
/ simply machine TO register the de-
/ crees Of the few men in control
When the rule was adopted, by
I vote of 15S to 40, Mr.. Richardson, 10
emphasize the fact that debate on the
/ bill could accomplish nothing and that
deIiberation upon II would be f-ultess.
asked unanimous consent that th2 Dill
/ be- placed upon its passage. NOCf an
objection was voiced. and the vote Y as
taken forthwith. Every vote, Zt6 -
number. was cast in the Affirmative
"Gagging" Republican Members.
The reason for the presentation OF
the rule. Mr. Richardson declared Was
because it was necessary 20 sag Two
Republican members of the ways and
means committee, a number Of the He-
publfcans on the floor and all the DEN
ocrats of the house He referred %
the report in the newspapers that eve ii
the president had become converted 10
the view that the iron hand was ne
essary to prevent a wholesale revision
of the tariff.
At this point Mr.. Babcock Of WIS
consin. one of the Republican mem
hers of the ways and means commit
tee. TO whom SIR. Ball had Tgferr
read a statement Of his reasons - -
voring the adoption Of the rUic Il
was to the effect that after copsulta
ton. he and bis colleagues did no
consider it wise TO jeopardize the pas
sage Of the repeal bill by compiled TINS
matters. and ne gave notice that a
/ the first opportunity he would pres
for the consideration OF ms Dill
amend the steel schedule.
MIR. Hay Of Virginia declared tina
the pending rule would hunuiliate ever.
member on the floor because Il pre-
vented the offering of a single amend
ment 10 this bill It was such dis
play of cowardice as never before hai
been witnessed in the house CAP
plause). When the bill went 10 tn
senate it would be debated and amend
! ed. but by this rule the house Woul
be deprived Of its rightfm function
Mr.. Cannon OF Illinois argued earnest
w in favor of the adoption Of the RUE
Even if other revenue reductions wer
advisable, it should not stand, he said
in the way Of the repeal Of taxes gath
e cred in the treasury from the people
:; there TO constitute prize upon ez
q ploitation.
Demands Of Constituents.
Let us he said. in conclusion. ad
Is dressing his side Of the house tax
y the responsibility for the repeal {
= these taxes. as we took the respons
Re biiity for their imposition
Of Mr. Richardson closed the debate tc
j. the minority In doing 50 he offered
le yield half his time 10 any one on Oh
Republican side who cared 70 oppos
re the adoption IF the rule. He pause
le when he had made the offer but r
ir Republican rose. smiling faces locke
J. over at him from across the aisle
as No gentleman on that side is 81
N posed to this rule. said he. sarcast
in cally. with your majority of forty
a. viii be very easy. then. 10 adopt it. bl
he is it not strange that with such a nj
iOrity such a rule should be neoe
III sary?"
rs He insisted that there were uaembe
on the other side who were resti
under the demand Of their constit
ents for a revision Of some Of the tar
:, schedules. and that they would Ia
hard work explaining their action IT
gentleman from Wisconsin or. Ba
cock0. he declared. could not 60 baN
. 10 his constituents with The lame e
D cUse he had offered on the floor.
This is his last opportunity. 50