The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-03
LEGISLATION GOING
ON AT SNAIL'S
PACE
House Spends Most of the
Day in Roll Calls, but Dis,
poses of Some Bills-Till-
man Says Quay Has Fun
coed the Democratic Party

WASHINGTON, D. c., March q
From II o'clock this morning until
late tonight the house struggled Ia
borously against the Democratic ili-
buster, working steadily to wind up
the necessary business of the session.
Despite another special rule adopted
early in the day, legislation proceeded
at snails pace. Roll call followed
roll call on every proposition. The
voices of the reading clerks were worn
out by the ceaseless calling of the roll
and several clerks from committees
have been drafted to help out
Since Thursday last, when the fill
buster was inaugurated, there have
been over sixty roll calls, as against
hfty-seven for the entire long session,
lasting from Dec. ], 1901, to July 8,
1902; The members also show the
effects of the heavy strain, but they
are sticking to their posts Tonight
the great hall presented a disheveled
appearance. The floor was strewn
with bits of paper, looking as if a
snoWstorm had swept through the hail
In the galleries among the spectators
were many weary watchers interested
IN bills doomed to failure, but still hop
ing on to the end. The proceedings
were enlivened several times as the
leaders of the respective sides crossed
swords. Their tempers had not been
sweetened by their long vigil and fire.
quently the sparks flew.
Inc conference reports on the Alas
kan homestead bill and the immigra-
ton bill were adopted, the omnibus
PUBIC building bill and the general de-
hclency appropriation bill were sent to
conference. The Often bill to prohibit
TOBACCO dealers from giving prizes and
the bill to provide for a delegate from
Porto Rico were passed.
The house also adopted the confer
ence reports on the postofice and agri-
cultural appropriation bills, and shortly
before midnight, at the end of con-
tinuous session of almost thirteen
hours, took a recess until IL o'clock
tomorrow morning
The Latest Rule.
The new rule devised by the Repub-
mean managers of the house adoDts
the senate methods of sending CON
ference general bills with senate
amendments which has been pursued
viii reference 10 apprOpria ton bills
mus cutting off several roll calls and
by further provision cuts out the
demand for the previous question on
conference reports, thus eliminating a
roll call on each report. The rule is
as follows:
Resolved, That immediately unon
the adoption of this order, or at anv
tllne thereafter, the speaker may Law
before the house the bill Oh. b. 12199)
10 regulate the immigration of aliens
INTO the United States, now on the
speakers table, and the senate amend
ments there to having been read, the
question shall be at once taken with
out debate or intervening motion, fol-
lowing question:: Will the house disa-
gree to the senate amendments en-
bloc and ask conference with the
senate? And if this motion shall be
decided in the affirmative, the speaker
snail at once appoint conferees without
the intervention of any motion. If the
mouse shall decide the motion lin. the
negative, the effect of said vote shall
pc TO agree to said amendments. and
further, that for the remainder of this
session whenever a conference report
snail have been presented and read.
there shall be ten minutes of debate
and at the end of that time the nre
VlouS question shall be considered as
ordered on agreeing to said report"