The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-28

 MAINTAINED Democrats Keep Up the
 Fight. NEW RULES ARE ADOPTED Hnnnd hv Them fn poec Arrro.
JEW RULES ARE ADOPTED
Hoped by Them to Pass Appr0-
 priati0n Bills.
Attitude of the Minority However, Means Death to All Other Measures Now Pending
 in the House.

of the House today carried out their threat made yesterday that if Mir. But Ter was unseated they would do every thing in their power to block legislation from now until Congress expires March 4 The result was another stormy session prolonged from Il o'clock this morning until almost . o'cock this evening.
 Rolls call followed roll call and party passion manifested itsef in bitter and acrimonious denunciations.
 Two special rules were brought in to expedite appropriation bills and continue the legislative day of yesterday in order to reduce as much as possible the minor- itys power to obstruct Legislation.
 During the debate on the rule, the Dem ocrats voiced their condemnation of what they denominated yesterdays outrageous action of the chair. The Republicans de- clared that they were willing to assume responsibility for what they had done. MT. Dalzell, saying that unless this course was pursued, the Democrats could consume 1s7 hours. or twenty-seven leg islative days. of roll calls on the Senate AA@ASAsNsAAOAtsS " shU 0RPkOpAtdttOh DlllSs
 Death Knell to Bills.
 It was agreed on both sides that the present situation sounds the death knell of practically everything except the ap- propriation bills. The friends of the em- nibus public Building bill were placated by a promise which it was understood was given that their bill would be cov- cred by a special rule to be brought in later.
 Even with the special rules in opera ton. getting appropriation bills into con- ference was a tedious and laborious pro- cess, an eight-hour session and thiI teen roll calls being necessary to get the agri- cultural and sundry civil, military acad- emy and postoffice appropriation bills into conference and to adopt the confer ence report on the Indian appropriation bill. All oVertures from the Republican side to the Democrats to induce the lat ter to abandon their fillbuster have been fruitless, and there Is every indication that they will continue tfleir present tac- ties to the end of the session.
 Prospects of Storm.
 With the reconvening of the House at II o'clock this morning the fight of yes- terday was resumed and the indications were for a stormy session. When the Speakers gavel fell MT. Richardson, the minority leader. made the point of no quorum. We can not do business with out quorum" said he, adding, scar castically. although we can unseat member without one.'
 The Speaker calmly replied that there was manifestly no quorum present and directed a call of the House.
 On the call 267 members appeared
 Mir. Uunderwood (Cem. Ala.) rising to a parliamentary inquiry, asked if the ag- ltcuitural appropriation bill which had come to the House with Senate amend ments had been referred to the Commit tee on Agriculture. The Speaker replied that 1t had not that the chair, exercis- ing his discretion, had kept 1t on the Speakers table.
 MT. Underwood called attention to the fact that unanimous consent was yester- day refused when it was asked for tho purpose of non-concurr!ng in the Senate amendments and referring the bill to a conference and asked if that action did not send 1t to the committee
 The Speaker replied that it did not.
 Thereupon MT. Underwood attempted to move reference of the bill, but the Speaker declined to recognize him for that purpose:
 The Speaker then laid beforesthe House the Presidents veto of the bill to remove the charge of desertion against Levi l., Reed.
 MT. Hull moved the reference of the message to the Committee on Military Affairs, and upon that motion demanded the previous question.
 The Democrats forced a roll call upon the demand. The previous question was ordered and another roll call followed on the motion to refer the message to the Military Affairs Committed The motion prevailed.
 MT. Cannon Gll) then asked unanimous to disagree to the Senate amend ments to the sundry civil appropriation bill and send the bill to conference. Mir. Richardson demanded the regular order.
 New Rules Presented.
 Mir. DalzelI presented the two rules agreed to by the Rules Committee this morning to expedite appropriation bills and to continue the legislative day of yesterday until March 1. As the terms of the rules were read at the Clerk | 1esk the Democrats jeered. MT Dalzel called attention to the re- | fusal of the minority to allow the sum- Try civil appropriation bill to go to con- ference, request. he said, that had nev- er before been refused In the history of he House. He pointed out that Congress would adjourn next week and the supply pills must be passed or an extra session would be necessary. Amid Democratic eers and Republican applause he char icterized the course of the minority as a childish proceeding" and declared if vas absolutely necessary to adopt the ,peclal rule applying to appropriation pills Mir. Underwood (Ala.) taunted the Re- oubllcans with being obliged to make he humliating confession that they were ,, Inable to do business under the Feed jules. He then analysed the rule to show how impossible it was to consider Senate l under it's operation. MT. Grosvenor Rep., O. declared that he majority was not abandoning the | Reed rules. MT DeArmond (Dem Mol in bitterlv