Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-04
Minority Leader IN House UAmsrGl
fully Scores Speaker Can.
non and Republicans.
DAIz{ll BRINGS OUT GAG RULE
Democrats Believe That They viii
be Eventually Beaten But Propose
to Exhaust Parliamentary Tactics
in Order to Make Republicans Vote
on Certain Questions.
O,y Associated Presal


WASHINGTON. u. c., Anril o.
When the House OF Representatives
adjourned late today the breach be.
tween the majority and the minority
parties was IL anything wider than
ever The leaders on both sides ar
rived ON the scene early. apparcntlv
none the worse for the parliamentary
struggle of the night before. The
Democrats assumed dilatory tactics
and kept M throughout the day not
withstanding the committee on rules
Drought In rule applying the gag
law to general debate on the District
OF Columbia appropriation bill whicl,
Was in order for consideration.
The rule was adopted amid great
disorder and only after the Democrat,
mad exhausted every parlamcntrv
move which Il could make 10 obstruct
maj disposition. In presenting tho
rule Mr.. Dalzeli. of PENNSYLVANIA
repeated the threat of leader PAYNE
mat henceIorth for the remainder of
he session tho Democrats would find
themselves out in the cold.
Minority Leader Williams. full of
confidence. announced that he was not
TO he Illuminated He told the Ron
, uDlicans again what they could cxpccr
from his side of the House and ey
hortcd his Democratic colleagues Ia
stand together and apply all the now
or OF which the minority was posscss
cd In order to force the Republicans
to notion. The two hours allowed
by the rule for general debate on the
District of Columbia bin had. been
consumed. the House at 6:42 II. m.
but only after the Democrats forced 2
roll call
Previous to the reporting of the
sag rule on the District OF Columbi,
appropriation bill. the House after
several dilatory roll calls and much
confusion, adopted the Senate amend :
ments to the supplementary urgent
deficiency appropriation bill. Then
came Mr.. DalzelIs report from tho
committee on rules explaining tina.
with the view of expending the nub-
lie business the committee had adopt-
cd n rule TO dispense with the first
reading of the District of Columbia
appropriation bill and to limit general
DEBATE to two hours and thereafter
10 consider the bill for amendment.
Dalzell's Defense for Gag Rule.
Mr.. De Almond. Missouri, yainly
/ commended for an eight hours general
debate. whercupon Mr.. Dalzell said
u do not believe need say anything
IN justification of this rule. The an
tics of the gentleman from the other
side yesterday aud today demonstrate
that, absolutely powcrless to enact any
legislation themselves. they are in.
tending 10 obstruct and prevent leeis
lation upon the part of the minority
do not deny the constitutional RICH,
to spend the public time In roll calls
but equally on this side exists tho
right of the majority. charged with
legislation to put into force all It's
power. ell the power that ii has, 10
carry into execution its will
I'VE will he able 10 demonstrate
from this time on not only that the
minority shall not indulge in any
Legislation but that the Legislation OF
the majority will be such as The ma
jority desires 10 pass i'll its own way
and at it's own time BY the exercise OF
rules of the House"
He then moved the previous qucs-
tion on the resolution on which mo
| lion was met with vocifcrous protcs,
from the Democrats who contcndcd
for eight hours general debate
Mr. Dalzcll calmly informed them
that The time which Tho Democrats
wanted had been exhausted i'll nsclc5 IS
roll call
And that side of the House ha,
wasted three months doing nothing
shouted Mr.. Gaines, Tennessee
Speakers Sly Tactics.
Speaker Cannon put The question
which was carried $50 10 %.
'Telcrs' shouted Mr. Williams.
Tho Speaker said he would let MIR
Williams himself say whether his
motion was dilatory.
Foes the gentleman" nc inquired
consider his demand as Il dilatory
proceeding"
Tho minority leader speaking very
deliberately said addressing tho
The speaker: IL shall not attempt tc
nsurp the place TO which you have
been elected will merely reply that
II seems curious TO mo that The gen
/, tlrmaD from New York should con
older dllalory an effort 10 postpone