Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-27
THE FIGHT KEPT UP
Lively Scenes in the House
of Representatives.
TO PREVENT T DELAY
SPECIAL RULES BROUGHT IN TO
CIRcUMvENT FILIBUsTERING.
Democrats Will Maintain Campaign Of
Delay - Senators on That Side
Enter Their Protests.
TO PREVENT DELAY

There was no abatement In the demo-
cratic inclination to filibuster when the
House of Representatives resumed it's ses-
sion at IL O'Clock this morning. The re-
publicans, however. refused to become
alarmed at the outlook. They armed
themselves with rule which will make 1t
impossible for the minority to prevent the
consideration Of appropriation bills as these
measures come back from the Senate in
amended form.
The wording of the rule prevents more
than one roll call being taken on an ap-
preparation bill If the amendments Of the
Senate are disagreed to on this roll call the
bill goes to conference if the vote for a
conference is lost 1t has the effect OF agree
ing to the amendments. Another rule OBJ
viates any roll calls over the approval of
the journal.
Both of these rules were introduced be-
fore adjournment last night, and at a
meeting of the rules committee this morn
ing they were favorably. acted upon.
Democrats to Keep Fighting.
Representative Hay of Virginia, chairman
of the democratic caucus at which the fill
buster was mapped out yesterday, said to
q Star reporter this afternoon that the fight
would be kept up without abatement until
noon on the 4th of March. He declared
that the rule for the consideration of Sem
ate amendments to appropriation bills was
the most drastic he had ever heard OF.
1--WE cannot prevent the passage of appro-
prtation bills under that rule" he remarked.
I'VE can, however. prevent the passage of
other legislation to a great extent. The
democrats will remain in their places and
carry out the caucus agreement"
Democratic Senators Disguised.
Democratic senators are not taking the
same view Of the fllibuster as the party
leaders Of the House minority. Several sen-
ators hurried to tine House end Of the Capt.
tol this morning and protested against what
they made no hesitancy in terming
Jasmine proceeding. They counseled the
House democrats to quit the fight at once.
The view taken of the fiilibuster by the
republican leaders was expressed In very
plain language when the rule was called
up for consideration by Representatives Dal-
zell, Grosvenor and Cannon.
The apprehension was expressed last
night that some republicans would vote
against the rule because 1t would prevent
the offering Of the omnibus public building
bill as an amendment to an appropriation
bill, course that had been decided on.
In his speech on the rule Mr.. Grosvenor
oounseled his colleagues to vote for the
rule and then take up the puplic building
bill under special rule.
Animated Proceedings.
Throughout the day the proceedings were
animated in the extreme. At every oppor-
tunity the minority hurled epithets at the
majority, and the majority contented itself
with resting It's case with the people. There
were no personal encounters in debate, but
the debate was none the less heated.
With the reconvening of the House at IL
o'clock this morning the fight Of yester-
day was resumed and the indications were
Tor of tIaC
gavel fell. Mr.. Richardson, the minority
leader, made the point of no quorum.
I'VE cannot do business without a
quorum" said he, adding sarcastically, al
though We can unseat a member without
one"
The Speaker calmly replied that there
was manifestly no quorum present and di-
rected a call Of the House.
On the call 267 members appeared Mr.
Underwood (Ala.) rising to a parliamentary
Inquiry asked If the agricultural appropria-
ton bill, which had come to the House
with Senate amendments, had been referred
TO the committee on agriculture. The
Speaker replied that 1t had not; that the
chair, exercising his discretion, had kept it
on the Speakers table.
Mr.. Underwood called attention to the
fact that unanimous consent was yester-
day refused when II was asked for the
purpose OF non-concurring in the Senate
amendments and referring the bill to con-
ference, and asked IL that action did not
. send 1t to the committee
fhe Speaker replied that It did not
Thereupon Mr.. Underwood attempted to
move the reference, but the Speaker de-
clined TO recognize him for that purpose
The Speaker then laid before the House
the Presidents veto of the bill to remove
the charge Of desertion against Levi l..
Reed.
Mr.. Hull moved the reference Of the mes
sage to the committee on military affairs
ana upon that motion demanded the pre-
vious question. The democrats forced a
he
The previous question was ordered 15S to
1O4, and another roll call followed on the
motion to refer the message to the military
Affairs committee.
The message was referred 1913 to 80.
Action Of House Denounced.
As soon as the Speaker had announced the
vote, Mr.. Fleming (Ga.) rising to a ques-
tion OF the highest privilege. sent to the
clerks desk and had read the following
resolution;
whereas 1t appears from the Congress
sional Record Of February 20 1903, that by
actual count and announcement by the
speaker pro tempore quorum was not
present when the resolutions were voted
upon declaring that James j. Butler was
not elected and that George c. r. Wagner
was duly elected a representative in the
Fifty-seventh Congress from the twelfth
Missouri district and that the point OF no
quorum was duly raised upon the vote on
each OF said resolutions, and that the same
ln eacn instance was overruled by the
Speaker pro tenn In violation Of the Com
stitution. the rules Of the House and the
practice OF all parliamentary bodies.
RESOLVED. That the announcement by the
speak, pro tenn. that said resolutions were
ADOPTED was In fact untrue, and that the
said James ], Butler is still entitled to his
seat In this House. and that the said George
same" ~ '''
Mr.. Payne. the majority leader. was rec
egnized. despite the protests of Mr. Ffem-
ing that he could not be taken of the floor
and he moved to lay the resolution on the
table - -
The democrats forced q roll call ON the
motion. $50
The motion prevailed-l6i to lO7.
Mr Cannon QlI) then asked unanimous
consent to disagree to the Senate amend
ments to the sundry civil appropriation bin
and send the bill to conference Reservinp o