The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-02-19
BY UNANIMOUS Vote.
House Passes the Bill 10 Repeal the
War Revenue Taxes.
DEMOCRATS MOVED ITS PASSAGE.
Objected TO Time Limit Set On
. Debate and 1t Went Through With
out Consideration = Danish
Treaty Ratified.

Washington, Feb. 17.-There was .
iaarge attendance upon the floor OF
the house a-l in the galleries in an
repeal the war revenue taxes. Just
prior to the assembling of the house.
the committee on rules met and
agreed upon the form of special
rule for the consideration OF the bill
by the terms of which it would be
brought to a vote II p. m Tuesday.
After some minor business had
been cleared away, Mr.. Dalzen (Pa.)
from the committee on rules, present
ed the special order agreed upon by
that committee. Mr.. Dalzell explain
ed the effect CT the rule. This meas
ure, he said, was presented to redeem
a pledge made when the war revenue
taxes were imposed, that when the
necessity for them ceased they should
be repealed. This was a mea-ure on
which, he took it, there was practi-
cally unanimity of sentiment ON both
sides of the house. 1t was simple
repeal measure and it was deemed
wise that it should be brought to a
vote without complication on the ex-
traneous issues. At the conclusion of
this brief statement, Mr.. Dalzen yield
ed 80 minutes to Mr.. Underwood
(Ala.), also of the committee on rules.
The Alabama member protested
against the adoption of the rule, not,
he said, because it provided for the
consideration of a bill to reduce taxa
ton, but because it prevented indi-
own judgment or carrying out the
wishes of their constituents as to
what portion of the excessive taxes
should be repealed. Mr.. Underwood
said he did not think general tariff
revision should be made, because
such revision, whether good OF. bad,
would unsettle present conditions and
might lead to disorder.
Mr.. Ball (Tex.) denounced the rule
as but another step in the parliament
airy evolution by which individualism
in the house was being crushed and
few men were enthroned as the au-
tocratS to dominate its will. Mr.. Bah
cock (Wis.) said he did not believe in
complicating the repeal bill with 9TH
er tariff matters, but at the first OPP
portunity he would press his measure
to amend the steel schedule. Mr..
Hay (Va.) said the rule was such a
display of cowardfce as had never
been seen in the house The bill
would be debated and amended in the
senate. Mr.. Cannon Qlls.) argued in
favor of the adoption of the rule.
Mr.. Richardson (Tenn.) said there
were many Republicans who were
FESTIVE under the demand of their
constituents for revision of some of
the tariff schedules. Mr.. Babcock's
excuse, he said, was tame and he
could not go back to his constituents
and explain. He lost his opportun-
ity, continued Mr.. Richardson, after
voting for this rule.
When the debate closed, the rule
was adopted 15S to 120. Thereupon
Mr. Richardson, the minority leader,
arose. Il rise to make a request for
unanimous consent said he. "In
view OF the fact that we are not per
mttted to amend the pending bill, and
in view of the fact that two days de-
bate is absolutely fruitless under this
rule, ask unanimous consent that
the bill be put on its passage now"
Applause on both sides.)
The speaker put the request. Mem
bers looked at each other with
amazement. Not sound was heard.
There Is no objection" announced
the speaker as he brought his gayel
down. The clerk will read the biI.''
Both sides of the house Joined in
the applause that followed. Tho
clerk then began to read the bill. The
verbatim amendments to the bill
were agreed to and the years and
nays were taken on its passage. The
bill was passed unanimously, 27s
members voting aye.