Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-28

the Clerks desk the Democrats jeered.
When the confusion subsidized, Dalzeil,
speaking in support of the necessity for
the rules. called attention to, the refusal
of the minority to allow the sundry civil
appropriation bill to go to conference, a
request, he said. never before refused in
the history of the House. He pointed out
that Congress would adjourn, next week,
and the supply bills must be passed or an
extra session would be necessary Yes
tertlay, he said, there were eight roll calls;
today, there had been four without the
House being able to accomplish anything.
Amid Democratic jeerS and Republican
applause he characterized the course OF
the minority as childish proceeding.
He said there were 30 bills with Senate
amendments on the Speakers table. A
single roll call on each bill would consume
49, hours of three legislative days.f Upon
the three appropriation bills there were
in all 27T Senate amendments which could
be used to consume 13S hours, or u legls-
lative days. If the supply bills We're TO
be passed before adjournment, re declar7
ed it was absolutely necessary to adopt
the special rule. He called the attention of
his side of the House to the fact that the
rule applied only to appropriation oils.
Dalzell then yielded 20 minutes TO kich-
ardson, the minority leader. who in turn
yielded 10 several of his colleagues on the
Democratic side.
Underwood (Ala) tainted the Repubh-
cans with being obliged to make the ma
mlllaI1nS COUleSSlOu llltl tiiSy "SiS oi
able to do business under the Reed
rules
He then analyzed the rule to show how
impossible it was to consider Senate
amendments under its operation
Gr0svenor (Rep.. Ohio declared that the
majority was not abandoning the Reed
rules 1t was simply doing its duty. The
other side had nothing at stake. 1t could
proceed heediessly and recklessly to at
tempt to- force an extra session; to dis
tlIrf business and to entail enormous eX
pense on the treasury. 1t had no respon-
sibility. He appealed to his side OF the
House to stand fast
lJeArmond GJein.. MOI was given five
minutes and the entire Democratic side
broke into tumultuous applause when ne
arose. : I'M bitterly sarcastic terms he ar
raigned tho other side. rdiculing the
.'pathos'' in the voice of GrosYenor and eX-
corirtifg Dalzelf for his action while in
the chair. last might. 1lsf.s -
Williams dem, I'LL was, even more Sc
we're than DeArInond in his denuncIation
of the action, Of the majority, yesterday
He pointed cut that Oh all the roll calls,
Yesterday. the highest number of Repub-
Iicans who voted was 165 and that when
Butler WAS unseated there were only
eight Democrats in the hall, so that by no
possible count could there have been more
than 17S members five less than quorum,
in the hall. admitting that all the Repuo-
leans who voted during the day were
present.
Richardson CLOSED LOT MS sue III d Dih,i
but energetic speech and Cannon closed
for the majority. The Democrats, he said,
in fit of pique because Butter had been
unscated refused to play and in re-
veneefu retaliation proposed that con
gress should end III nothing. But his side
OF the House, he said proposed to move
OH and do its duty" In concluding he
smilipsly expressed the hope that the 9TH
er side would sleep over the matter and
decide to quit If you do not, said
he. you will punish yourselves along
with us, for we have the power and We
will exercise it,
DalzeI then demanded the previous
question which was ordered. 1863 to 1ll--a
party vote. The rule then was adopted
1873 to 104.
Sherman presented the conference re-
port on the Indian appropriation bill Ga
comnlete Sa2rsementl. On Richardson 5
demand the report was read infull. Sher-
tfrstn after Il brief explanation demanded
the previous question on which the Demo
Gratis forced roll call.
Two roll calls were necessary to adopt
| the conference report
I The Military Academy appropriation bill
with Senate amendments, then was laid
tbefo"e the House and under the operation
of the special rule it was sent to confer
ence. POS tn 5, and then by vote of 152 to
ST the House at IS p M. took Il recess
luntil II O'clock, tomorrow morning.