New-York tribune., 1903-03-03
HOUSE STRUGGLES
MAKING SLOW PROGRESS.
Democrats FiiibMSteriRe at Day and
NigIt Sessions.
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washington March 2--Another reef was taken
in the fIibuster of the Democrats Of the HOUSE
to-day by a Republican rule which limited oe.
bate on conference reports to ten minutes. .S a.
cut off all but one rollcsil on such measures
The result will be that all necessary measures
wifi he enacted at this session so far as the
House is concerned. This surprise TO the minor
tty eulivened the first part OF the days pro.
ceedings with debate, in which the pest toC'
OF the Democratic oratory was put 1oF"3Iu'
Speeches of invective were delivered against ai'e
sqligh handed" rules of the majority Oy 'He
three Democratic heavyweights-Jonn SnoiP
Williams. o: Mississippi; De Armono, OF . ms
souri,. and Underwood, of Alabama. They were
answered by Grogvenor and Hepburn. on the
Republican side. in a strong justification OF re
nubI,can methods in view Of the dilatory tacticS
a-nn+oved by the Democrats. The RUE was
adopted. and the business Of the day proceeoco'
The only effect the fllibuster OF the beHlOGta.o
will have is to cut of a number OF nriose "iA'0
and other private matters Of unanimous CON
sent and procedure under suspension OF tue
rules. which always creeps into the leglslati0n
at the end Of q session.
The reckless spirit Of the closing hours OF
Congress prevailed in the House to-day. "nen
a Republican was speaking the Democrats
united IN unseemIy expressions. When Demo-
crat would speak the Republicans would re-
taIjate i'm teers The tension was hign ana
political lines were drawn taut the re
publicans were accused Of working under ruleS
and rulings by the chair heretofore unnesiu u
Of In justification Of this, the RepuOAcai0
recorded the necessity for their rules IN the
Democratic flibuster over the unseatlng Oh
one of their members.
Notwithstanding all this, the Wit OF members
WAS most thoroughly enjoyed by partisans on
aSovo ohAR
Williams told Of the scenes in the Commiteee
an Rules when the rule for the consideration
of conference reports was adopted the enjoy
rnent of the recital was apparent on botn sizes
Of the House.
From II o'clock this morning until late TO-
night the House struggled laboriously against
the Democratic Albuster. working steadily 10
wind I'D the necessary business of the session.
RoIIcaH followed rollcaH on every proposltiontt on
The voices of the reading clerks were worn ouI
by the ceaeeleSs calling OF the roll anu sew
clerks from committees were dra1teo 20 ne.P
out Since Thursday when the hnouster
there have been over sixty rolicalls, as aediiIst
Hfty-seven for the entire long session., LdSt!us III
from December j. 1901 to July g. l9O-- Inc
members show the effects of the heavy stra
mt thew are sticking to- their posts Io-hlshI
the great hall presented dlsneVeieu appeS. pp.
snce The floor was StreWn with olIs ot P@loI Pr
looking az If a snoNstOTm had swept thIousI
the hail In the galleries among the spectators
were MANY weary watchers lntereSteu III oAii0
doomed to failure, but sun
9 Tno nroceedines were enlivened several
times as the leaders OF the respective Slaes
crossed swords. Their tempers had not peen
sweetened by their long VIGIL ana Aieq wv
sparks few. .,,o,, I1o,,,e
The conference reports OH the Alaskan EionoS o1ad
stead bill and the immigration bill We're -
ond 4be omnibus Public Building bill ana the the
GeneraI Gnu r Defciency Appropriation bill were sent
The bill tho to b RTGhD6 9o protde fo
$4,000 from Porto Rico, bill to advance
Major " c. Gorgas to the rank of assistans ns
surgeon general and bill for the renel oh
| TjeTtenant B. F. Handforth were passed
| The House at night adopted the conference re-
ports Oh the Postoiee and Agricultural Appro, o.
| P&a+ton hills and shortly before midnight at
~ ~ - - continuous session of almost thir-
teen hours. took recess until II o'clock to-
morrow morning.