The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-03
MEMBERS SHOW EFFECT
OF. THE u LONG STRAIN ]
Their Tempers Were Not SWeetenedi
and Sparks Flew When the leaders "A
Crossed Swords In p ebate. 3sS
Mr.Wi iiams Protested Against ss,S
Course Of. artisan Re- ss3i
publican Press. $s
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s38 WASHINGTON, D. c., q March 35z2, -
From II clock this morning until late
tonight the Republics struggled la
}boriouslyg agalnst the Democra {#f lll.sss
buster. working steadily to wind UP he
necessary business Of the Ssess Ion. essa -ss
spite another special rule adop ted early
In the day, legislature proceeded at a.s 9.
Jsnail's pace. r OIL cal ollowed roll cali
on every proposltlo lion, The voices Sof sths y
reading clerks we're worn out; BY hsEl
$ceaseless calling OF the roll II q nd ! several
clerks from the COMMITTEES have been
called in to helpS ou t. ESs
Since the filibuste ter was S4lnaugurateds 4
there haYo been sixty roll calls. gainstS
3flfty-seyen for the entire long sesslou.S
lasting from December ! I, 0o1, to- july
g. 1903. The members, also S show I he;
effects of the heavy strain, Abut t. they arc
sticking N to their pos To- n ghtt the}s
$greht thallS presented 4 a dishevelle led an
penrance. The floor was strewn with
had swept through he $11al !. In the
galleries were many wear wal tchers ~, =
torres ted In Bills doomed To- allure, but
sstill hoping to the end Vi m q. 5Slssssss
~ The proceedings 3were lenlivened several
times as the leaders Of the n respective
ESICeStG CTuSSSu4
had not been iswee etened by heir lon g
vigil and frequently the Il sparks few
The presentation Of 1T he rul " & Gu tsS5 ~
the lbusterlng. VIII ich dopts the sam me-
methods 70 e. sending ITO Sconfere nce} gem
3eral bills with the Senate # amen ndmen s.g
to appropriation His, thus, cutting 10 r.
several roll calls and u GU tting, ou Il the
demand for the previo Gus IL tlon n! on /
conference reports, was tho occasion of g
N NOTSREvENGEFUL
i5ss. WI lliams, of Misslssl lnpi. protested
against a the course Of Il the Repu b icaB5
partisan press In trlbutng the actioE8
OF the minority In the House to- revengf
against the unseating OF Mr.. Blu tier. Ei
said the country should kDcYs that ths Il
situation was broader than h thai. .s8$ z Thas
minority he said, was n OF act ting In res e's
$taliatlon. IT. was teaching the ma 1orit tJ115
that itsGllghts mus t z be respec ted. .jSs1 Il
raa sonable time ha been given to dlscusnl
and present tina t contested 5elec ton case,
he said. the minority would not have been
under the necessity Of pursuing Its Spres-S
ent course, Every constitutional and
parliamentary priyilege, e he ]: SAID. would
be employed, to drt I've home the 4 Deno.;
cratic protest, and II tinif the Flfty-eig hths
Congress an attempt was MA do 10 depriYa,
a Democrat elected ihy 8, ,0o0s sYnaj jortty Of
his seat tho same tactics would be 5;pur-SS
Z sued. 5SS Ee: i;s
Mr. Y Crosvenor compared tha present
situation with that when the; Den1ocr u
In the Flfty-third Congress ronght III Il n. 4.
rule to concur In the slx-hundred9 Senate
\ amendments to tho Wilson fariff bill, sssl1ls
GROSS The tpreteSt of the Dem oera ts fcss.
their present course, he said, 81 was & al
Eflimsy excuse. The minority he satas
was trying to paralyze the government
but the government would not allow5it 7 "a
Z do so n as
' eve are not paralzng the goveraIS
ment." intSrposec Mr., VIII llllan1s, ,55s5S q 81
Mississippi; Tan extra session should be-
called. and such 8 a session " ould n giva.
Congress an opportunity to8pass the Lit
gtle1eld bill"a l 4 "
= The rule was adopted 16o to 10s.
s& The conference on the Alaskan home
stead bill and the Immigration bill were
adopted the omnibus public building bill
and the general deficiency bill We're sent
to confereure. The Often bill to prohibit
tobacco dealers from giving prizes; the
billEto provide for a dslegate from Porto
Rico; a btu to advance Major Hs @.
Georges, IN the rank Of assistant sur35
geon-general and blu for the reliefs
of l.. FB. Hsnfnrth. were pa ssed. #Tha II wAs8
the net result OF the session Bup to SG
O'clock tonight. S
The House adopted the conference res
ports on the postofflGe and agricultural ~
appropriation bills and shortly before
midnight, at the end of continuous 1
session of almost thirteen hours. took {
a recess until II o'clock Tomorrow,