Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-05
A STORMY SESSION.
House Democrats Carry Out Their
Threats to 0bstruet Legislation.
ROLL CALL SUCCEEDED ROLL CALL.
Special Rules to Expedite Appropriated
BHIs-Navsl and Military Academy APP
propristios bills Passed BY Senate
Immigration Bill Considered.

Washington, Feb. 2S.--The demo-
Gratis Of the house yesterday carried
out their threat made Thursday that
II Mr.. Butler was unseated they
would do everything in their power
to block legislation from now until
congress expires, March 4. The re-
suit was another stormy session, pro-
longed from II o'clock In the morn
ing until seven o'clock in the even
ing. Roll call succeeded roll call and
at every pause party passion mani
tested itself In bitter and acrimoni-
Gus denunciation. Two special rules
were brought in to expedite appro-
priation bills and continue the legis-
lation day Of Thursday, in order to
reduce as much as possible the mi
nority's power to obstruct legisla-
ton. During the debate on the rule
the democrats voiced their condemna-
ton Of what they denominated
Thursdays outrageous action of the
chair. The republicans declared that
they were willing to assume respon-
sibility for what they had done and
explained the necessity of the drastic
rules presented yesterday, Mr.. Dali
zell saying that unless this course
was pursued tho democrats could
consume 1877 hours, or ~ legislative
days, on roll calls on the senate
amendments to the appropriation
bills. II was agreed on both sides
that the present situation sounded
the death knell of practically every
thing except the appropriation bills.
The friends Of the omnibus public
building bill, who Thursday were
threatening to defeat the rules If
they were not modified to include
their measure, were placated by q
promise which 1t was understood was
given that their bill would be COW
cred by special rule to the brought
In later.
Even with the special rules in OPP
Grafton getting appropriation bills
into conference was tedious and
laborious process and an eight-hour
session and 10 roll calls were neces-
Rary to get the agricultural, sundry
civil, military academy and post Of
foe appropriation bills into confer
ence and to adopt the conference re-
port on the Indian appropriation bill.
All overtures from the republican
side to the democrats to induce the
latter to abandon their filibuster have
been fruitless and there is every in
they will continue their
present tactics to the end Of the ses-
sion.
The senate yesterday passed the
naval and the military academy APP
bills. Senator Blackburn
secured a vote on his motion to take
up the Lttlefeld antitrust bill, but
his motion was lost. 20 TO SO. The
senate from 1:45 p. m. to SIS p. m.
was In executive session. When the
doors were opened number Of bills
were passed without objection. The
immigration bill was considered and
a number Of amendments made to
meet various senator's views, but the
bill failed of a vote on objection from
New England senators, who feared
Il would exclude French Canadian la !
Dor.
Among the bills passed were the
house bill allowing free importation !
Of breeding animals; providing for |
courts in several towns in the Indian
territory; to ratify and confirm an |
agreement with the Rosebud Indians
In South Dakota for the cession Of ,
certain lands.