Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-02-27
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RESUME or rEE
WEEKS PROCEEDINGS.
I'm the House.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Is.-The unexpected
happened In the house yesterday "hen
the bill 10 repeal h war revenue
was passed unanimously without a
word Of debate. This action was the
outcome of a challenge thrown DOWN
by Mr.. Richardson OF Tennessee, the
minority leader, after the adoption oy
q strict party yote Of = special order
for the consideration Of the bill which
permitted debate upon IL until 4 O'Clock
this afternoon, but cut of all oppor-
tunity TO offer amendments except such
as had been agreed upon by the ways
and means committee. The adoption Of
the rule a been preceded by a stormy
debate, in the cCG-sc Of which the Dem
ocrats protested against the application
OF the gag" which Mr.. Hay OF Nr-
ginia charged was meant TO prevent a
free expression, not only by the Demo-
Gratis. bur by some Of the Republicans,
attention being especially called toward
sfr. Babcock of Wisconsin, the father
OF the bin TO amend the steel schedule
Of the present tariff law. They also
charged that such q method OF pro-
cedure was minimizing the influence or
the house and making il simply a ma
chine to register the DEGREES of the few
men in control Mr.. Babcock said that
he SUPPORTED the program on n
ground that the issue presented for the
repeal of the war revenue X should
not be complicated with other matters.
AT the same time he gave notice that
he would press his own bill at the first
opportunity. Mr.. DalzeIi OF Pennsyl-
wanna scored a point against the minor
ity b. recalling the time under Demo-
cratic control of the house, when CAB
amendments 10 the Wilson tarif bill
had been forced through without being
read. when the rule was adopted by =
vote o. i5S to i3o. Mr.. Richardson, to
emphasize the fact that debate on the
sfl could accomplish nothing and debb-
Grafton upon il would be fruitless.
asked unanimous consent that the blu
be placed upon Its passage. Not an OBJ
lection was voiced. and the vote was
taken forthwith. Every vote. eTs In
number. was a $ in the affirmative
and thus quickly and unanimously came
the end of what at n time had prom
Used to be one of the most exciting
contests of the session.
In the senate.
After an extended debate the senate
yesterday passed the bin establishing a
permanent census office. Several other
bills of importance on the calendar
were passed. one Of them extending the
charters Of national banks.
In the House.
! Washington. Feb. Is.-The speech OF
Mr.. Wheeler Of Kentucky in the house
last Friday when ne bitterly assailed
Secretary Hay and Lord Pauncefote
and criticised the Official preparations
for the reception of Prince Henry. had
a sequel In the house yesterday during
the debate or the Indian appropriation
bill. MI. Giuet Of Massachusetts, In a
Ealf-hour speech, declared that the in.
temperance OF NJ. wheeler's language
carried its own condemnation. Never
theless, he Gill eth ~grievouslw deplored
such an affrOnt TO a foreign country.
During the course Of the speech two
DcmocTats-Robinson OF Indiana ani
Thayer OF Mas Observation-Disclosures
any sympathy with Mr.. Wheeler's Mt
terances. These disclaimers drew from
Mr.. Talhert Of South Carolina the
statement that he desired TO share in
the RESPONSIBILITY OF the SISSGn. every
word Of which he said he Endorsed.
Mr.. Wheeler, himself. subsequently re-
piled TO Mr.. GIllett, reaffirming what
he had said, and declaring that he
would stand by his words whether they
were discreet or not. He c a a num-
Der OF letters. kilograms and one cable
gram from London commencing his
utterances. The incident was the
feature of the day.
In the senate.
1t was agreed by the nat yester-
day that a finaI vote OH the Philippine
tariff bill and the pending amendments
7 should be taken next Monday after
nc on at 4 O'Clock. The only stipulation
made by the minority was that the
last days debate should be devoted 10
speeches not exceeding fifteen minutes
In duration. Senator Wellington Of
Maryland spoke yesterday in opposition
to the pending bin ami Senator Stew
art Of Nevada in support Of the meas