Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-02

ton. instruction. mobocracy and disregard
OF duty always come out"
1--WE are not paralyzing the government.
-interposed Mr.: Williams (Miss).. IAN ex-
ira session could be called. and such a SEES
sion would give G9Sg re, an opportunity
III / were a candidate for Speaker" re-
piled Mr.. Grosvenor, smiling, "or a can
didate for the minority leadership, per-
haps I might favor an extra session But
being neither the one nor the other, think
we should allow our democratic friends to
go home and return In December, after
the reconcentrado spirit has died out.
He then demanded the previous aues-
The Rule Adopted.
The previous question was ordered 162
to 1903. and the rule was adopted-lo4 to
1O1 On the latter vote Mr.. Loud (Cal)
voted with the democrats.
Mr. Hemenway Qnd.) then presented the
conference, report on the Notifications ap-
preparation bill.
Mr.. Underwood asked II. under the rule:
the minority was to be allowed one-haif
Of the time tten minutes) given under the
rule just adopted.
Mr. Hemenway replied in the affirmative.
and yielded five minutes to Mr.. UNDERWOOD.
The latter, however, could not find any one
on his side who desired to speak, and
yielded back five minutes, amid the jeers
of the republican side. The vote was then
taken on the adoption of the report.
The report was adopted-214 to 8. Under
the operation of the rule adopted earlier in
the day the Speaker then laid BEFORE the
House the immigration bill, with Senate
amendments. ss.
The bill was sent to conference-19o to 1
and the Speaker appointed Messrs Shat
tue. Adams and Robb conferees.
Omnibus Buildings Bill.
MT Mercer. chairman Of the committee
on public buildings and grounds. was rec
og1lzed and moved to suspend the rules,
disagree to the Senate amendments to the
omnibus public building bill and send the
bill TO conference.
Hepburn Defends the Rules.
Representative Hepburn Qowa) was
granted time by Chairman Mercer, and oc-
cupled the floor for five minutes In defense
Of the republican rules. Mr.. Hepburn took
the democratic party severely to task for
their filbuster. s.ss....-
He reviewed their threat to prevent all
legislation possible and declared that the
rules which had been adopted to circum-
vent this they themselves were to blame
for and one else. He declared further
that the precedent which was being fol-
lowed by the republicans was democratic
precedent. To this the democrats cried
mo, MOI" Mr.. Hepburn continued lectur-
ing the democratic party, saying that for
once they would have to stay in their seats
and take a full dose of the medicine which
the new rules provided.
The democrats on their part made many
demonstrations during his speech, denying
what he said. while the republicans APP
plauded. .'..r.A
Mr. Hepburn acknowledged before sitting
down that he had made many complaints
against the rules himself and when this
statement was made the democrats laughed
long and loudly. But he said. he could
now see the necessity for the adoption or
the strict rules provided in order that the
country might have the legislation which
was absolutely necessary at this session
of Congress.
District Bill Criticised.
During the debate on sending the omnibus
public building bill to conference Represen-
tative Cowherd of Missouri made a speech
on the conference report on the District of
Columbia appropriation BILL which was
agreed to by the House yesterday He
stated that he presumed few members of
the House knew that report raised the price
OF gas In the District of Columbia from
$40 to S24 year for street lamps.
He referred to the enormous profits which
were being made by the Washington Gas
light Company, saying that they had In
creased their capitalization several times
and that once they had declared two divi-
! dends in one year Mr.. Cowherd then took
up the filtration plant Notwithstanding
the fact. he said. that existing law fixed
hhe limit of cost of that plant at 81, 76S. 4O5,
le conferees without authority had in
creased the limit of cost by some hundred
thousand dollars. This was absolutely a
violation of the rules of the House. and
when he had appealed to the chair for time
to be heard he was denied and also ruled
against on his point of order against the
amendment. s-
Another instance in the bill which came
under the same head he declared, was the
Item in regard to street work. The House
had appropriated $4,000 for paving, the
made the Item of cost the only thing in
disagreement between the two houses.
Notwithstanding this, he said, the conferees
had brought in a provision requiring the
Commissioners hereafter to submit their
schedules according to certain rules. This
provision was absolutely new legislation in
every respect. he said, and not the subject
of consideration by q conference committee.
When he called the attention of the House
to this fact during the consideration of the
report he was ruled out of order by the
Speaker
Mr.. Cowherd directed the attention Of the
republican members of the House to the
fact that they were making dangerous
precedents Every one of these presidents
went on record. he said. for future Con-
crosses to follow. He did not believe that
the democratic party would follow such un-
wise presidents, but he warned the republic
cans that should the occasion arise when
the democrats had control of the House
they would have ample justification In
using these presidents as a club on the re-
publican minority.
SENATE.
Immediately upon converting today the
Senate on motion ~ nv EaIa +ooi. -, ~