The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-03
FILIBUsTER CONTINUED.
House Republicans Retarded I'm Eff
forts to Pass Necessary Bills.

aoasr AhCtaN1Co IN III
forts TO Pass Necessary Bills.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-From II
o'clock this morning until late tonight the
House struggled laboriously against the
Democratic hlibuster. working steadily to
wind UP the necessary business of the ses-
sion Despite another special rule adopted
early IN the day legislation proceeded at a
snsiI's pace. Roll call followed roll call
on every proposition. The voices of the
reading clerks were worn out by the cease
less calling of the roll, and several clerks
from committees have been drawn TO help
out. Since Thursday last. when the filibus-
ter was inaugurated. there have been over
sixty roll calls. as against fifty-seven for
the entire long session lasting from Dec. 1,
1901. to July g. 1902 The members also show
the effects of the heavy strain. but they
are sticking to their posts.
Tonight the great hall presented a dis
heveled appearance. he>f1oor was strewn
with bits of paper. looking as If a snow
storm had swept through the hall. In the
galleries among the spectators We're many
weary watchers interested in bills doomed
TO failure, but still hoping on to the end.
times the leaders of the respective sides
crossed swords. Their tempers had not
been sweetened by their long vigil and fire.
The conference report on the Alaskan
homestead bill and the immigration bill
were adopted. The omnibus public build
Ing bill and the general deficiency appro-
priation bill were sent to conference. The
Often bill 10 prohibit tobacco dealers from
giving prizes. the bill to provide for dele
gate from Porto Rico. bill to advance
Mai w c. Gorgas TO the rank of assistant
surgeon general and bill for the relief
OF Lieut.. B. +. Handforth were passed.
That was the net result of the session up
to O'Clock tonight.
SPECIAL RULES.
When the House convened at II a. m.
Mr.. Grosvenor, from the committee on
rules. presented q special rule to put the
immigration bill into conference by a di-
rect vote and to cut off the previous ques-
ton on conference reports. The rule fol-
lows:
Resolved. That Immediately on the
adoption OF this order. or at any time there
House the bill Oh. B. 1850 to regulate the
immigration of aliens into the United States
now ON the speakers table, and the Senate
amendments thereto, having been read, the
question shall be at once taken without
debate or intervening motion, following
question-will the house disagree to the
Senate amendments en- bloc and ask a con-
ference with the Senate? And IL this mo-
ton shall be decided in the affirmative the
speaker shall at once appoint conferees
without the Intervention of any motion. If
the House shall decide the motion In the
negative, the effect of said vote shall be TO
agree to said amendments, and further
that for the remainder OF this session when
ever a conference report shall have been pre-
scented and read there shall be ten minutes
of debate and at the end of that time the
previous question shall be considered as
ordered on agreeing to said report
Mr.. Grosvenor briefly explained the scope
OF the rule and then yielded twenty min
utes to Mr.. Richardson. of Tennessee. who
In turn yielded FIVE minutes to Mr.. Under
wood. of Alabama The latter declared
that the rule proposed to force vote upon
conference reports on appropriation bills
carrying millions, after five minutes de-
bate on a side. He tainted the other side
for their inability to do business with de-
liberation He also said IL was unfair that
the immigration bill, which had been
emasculated by the Senate. should be
thrown into conference without giving the
House chance TO act.
Mr.. Williams, of Mississippi, rdicuIed the
employment OF the French phrase, zen
bloc" much to the amusement of the
Mr. De Almond attributed the phrase to
Mr.. Grosvenor. who, he said. sarcastically
thorship. He denounced the Republicans
for doing business on the Sabbath
GRoSvENOR FACETIoUs.
Mr.. Grosvenor. in closing the debate ON
the rule, remarked facetiously that when
the Lord said. "Sx days shalt thou labor
and 90 all thy work." perhaps He did not
foresee the presence on earth of the DEM
ocratic party. Republican applause.1 Still,
ne added. He might have done so. The in
junction about rescuing the OK or ass on
Sunday il 1t fell into the pit. he said. GER
Democratic party. Mr.. Grosvenor then
compared the present situation with that
when the Democrats in the Fifty-third
Congress brought In rule 10 concur I'm the
Wilson tariff bill lin gross" The pretext
of the Democrats for their present course
ntr,,ax rfst.
he said, was trying TO paralyze the govern
ment. but the majority would not allow IL
10 do so. I'VE are going to meet every
dufv TO do so, and the country expects MS To
do so. The filibuster will come out where
revolution. Instruction. mobocracy and
disregard of duty always come out.
I'VE are not paralyzing the government -
interposed Mr. Williams (Miss) AN extra
session could be called. and such session
would give Congress an opportunity to pass
the Littlefeld bill"
...If / were a candidate for speaker" re-
Piled Mr. Grosvenor;, candidate for
favor an extra session. But being neither
one nor the other. think we should allow
our Democratic friends TO go home and
return In December after the reconcen-
trado spirit has died out" He demanded
then the previous question.
The previous question was ordered-l62
to l03-and the rule was adopted-15i TO
1o1. On the latter vote Mr.. Loud. OF Cali
fornia. voted with the Democrats.
MI HemenWay, or Indiana, then pre-
sented the conference report on the forti-
ncations bill. Mr.. Underwood asked If
under the rules the minority was TO be al
lowed one-half of the time (ten minutes)
given under the rule just adopted. Mr..
Hemenway replied In the affirmative. and
yielded 1--WE minutes TO Mr.. Underwood.
The latter. however. could not find anyone
on MS side who desired TO speak and
yielded back the five minutes famid the
5eers Of the Republican. side. The vote was
then taken on the adoption OF the report
Tbs report was adopted-214 TO s.
Under the operation OF the rule adopted
earlier IN the day the speaker then laid
Assore the House The immigration bill with