The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-03
THE ROLL CALLS CONTINUE
Members Tired by the Long
 Sessions.
Sparks Fly When the Swords Are Crossed in Debate-Another
 Special Rule, But Legisla-
 ton Drags Most Heavily.

Washington, March 2-From Il o'clocA this morning until late tonight the House struggled laboriously against the Demo- cratic filibuster, working steadily to wind up the necessary business of the session. Despite another special rule adopted early in the day. legislation proceeded at a snairs pace. Roll call followed roll call in 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 hlibuster was inaugurated, there have been over sixty roll calls as against flfty-seven for the entire long session. lasting from De- cenber 1, 1901, to July 8. 1902 The mem- bers also show the effects of the heavy strain, but they are sticking to their posts.
 Tonight the great hall presented a dis hevelled appearance. The floor was strewn with bits of paper, looking as if ! snowstorm had swept through the hall
 Many Weary Watchers.
 In the galleries among the spectators were many weary watchers interested in bills doomed to failure, but still hoping on to the end. The proceedings were enliv- sned several times as the leaders of the respective sids crossd swords. Their tempers had not been sweetened by their long vigil and frequently the sparks flew.
 The conference report on the Alaskan homestead bill and the immigration bill were adopted. and the omnibus public building bill and the general dehciency appropriation bill were sent to conference. The Otjen bill, to prohibit tobacco dealers from giving prizes, the bill to provide for l delegate from Porto Rico, bill to ad- vance Major W. c. Gorgas to the rank of assistant surgeon-general, and bill for the relief of Lieutenant B. F. Hand forth were passed That was the net re- suit of the session up to o'clock tonight The House also adopted the conference Fc?orts on the postofice and agricultu- yai bills and shortly before midnight at Inc end of a continuous session of al- most thirteen hours took a recess until Il o'clock tomorrow morning.
 The rule devised to expedite legislation follows;
 Text of New Rule.
 Resolved. That immediately upon the ldoption of this order or at any time thereafter. the Speaker may lay before he House the bill Q1. B. 1299) to regulate he immigration of aliens into the Uni ted States now on the Speakers table, and the Senate amendments thereto hav- Ing been read. the question shall be at once taken without debate or intervening motion on the following question: Will the House disagree to the Senate amend ments en bloc, and ask a conference with the Senater And if this action shall be decided in the affirmative. the Speaker shall at once appoint conferees without the intervention of any motion. If the House shall decide the motion in the neg alive, the effect of said vote shall be to agree to said amendments and further, that for the remainder of this session whenever a conference report shall have been presented and read. there shall be ten minutes of debate and at the end of that time, the previous question shall be considered as ordered on agreeing to said report"
 MT. Grosvenor briefly explained the Bcope of the rule and then yielded twenty minutes to MT. Richardson (Tenn.) who In turn yielded five minutes to MT. Un- derwood (Ala) The latter declared that the rule proposed to force vote upon conference reports on appropriation bills carrying millions after five minutes de- bate on a side. He taunted the other sdde for its inability to do business with deliberation. He also said it was unfair that the immigration bill. which had been enasculated by the Senate had been thrown Into conference without giving the House an opportunity to act.
 MT. Williams's Satire.
 MT. Williams CNissO protested against the course of the Republican partisan press in attributing the action of the minority in the House to revenge against the recent unseating of Mir. Butler. He said the country should know that the situation was broader than that. The Democratic minority. he said. was not acting in retaliation; 1t was teaching the majority that its rights must he re- spected.
 If reasonable time had been given to Hscuss and present that contested cleo Non case, he said. the minority would hct have been under the necessity of pur- luing Its present course. Every consti- tutional and parliamentary privilege, he said. would he employed to drive home the Democratic protest. and f In the lift eighth Congress an attempt was ma6N to deprive Democrat elected hv 5000 majority of his eat the same tao tics would he pursued MT Williams then turned to the rule and ridiculed the em- pFWNTnent or tHe FIrICH phrase 'en bloc much 10 the amusement of the House
 Mir DeArmond attributed the phrase to Mir. Grosvenor who, he said. sarcasticaI- ly. had recently had much experience Nn authorship He denounced the RepubIi- cans for doing hus'ress on the Sabbath.
 ''En Bloc" and in Gross.
 Mir Grosvenor, in closing the debate on The rule remarked facetiously that when Inc Lord said: "six days shalt thou la Dor and do all thy work" perhaps he sid not foresee the present on earth of The Democratic party. Republican ap- plause) Stifl we have the commandment of rescuinE the OK on Sunday if 1t fell Into the pit
 Mfr. Grosvenor then compared the pres ent situation with that when the Demo- craas in the fifty third Congress brought "a ENlO to concur in the 600 Senate