Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-04

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House of Representatives adjourned
late today, the breach between the ma
jority and the minority parties was,
ii anything, wider than ever. The
/ leaders OF both sides arrived on the
scene early, apparently none the worse
| foc the parliamentary struggle OF the
night before The Democrats at once
resumed diliatory tactics and kept
them up throughout the day, notwith-
standing the committee on rules
| brought in Il rule applying cloture TO
general debate on the District of CO.
| lumbia appropriation bill which was
il. order for consideration. The rule
was adopted enid great disorder and
only after the Democrats had exhaust
ed every parliamentary means to OBJ
struct it's final disposition. In present.
ing the rule, Mr.. Dalzell Of Penn, re-
pedted the threat of Leader Payne
tnat tor the remainder of the session
the Democrats would find themselves
out in the cold. Minority Leader Will
lams defiantly announced that he was
not to be inundated He again told
the Republicans what they could eX-
pcct from his side of the House and
eXhorted his Democrat colleagues to
stlnd together and to apply all the
power OF which the minority was pos
sessad to force the Republicans to act.
The two hours allowed by the rule for
general debate on the District bill
having been consumed, the House ad-
journtd after 6 o'clock but only after
the Democrats had forced Il roll call
Washington, April 3.-Leaders Of the
two parties in the House Of Represent
ativcS agree that yesterdays engage
mont OH the floor was but u Sklrmish
preliminary to an extended battle i'll
which the Democratic minority expects
to fight out to a finish its program OF
underwriting to secure by coercion Ger
tain legislation demanded by them
and IN i.art recommended by the Pres
idcrt ana Republican majority will
abaniun it's defensive attitude ana
carry the war across the border All
such iinpedimcnts as private bills and
minor legislation in general VIII De
cast aside and trampled under foot
Five of the big appropriation bills
District of Columbia. Naval, Naval
Academy, Sundry Civil and General
Deficicncy--are yet to be disposed of
and as the lighting order of the minor
ity is to compel action on selected
measures by blocking all action, neith-
er MINOR bills nor debates of any
length must be allowed to consume
the tiinc remaining.
M. williams. the leader of the MI
| uority, declared today that the Dem
ocrats were not filibustering, but are
| intent upon 4 serious and highly com
m.,miallc effort to force the Republl-
| cans to do one Of two thingS-either
| pass certain measures which most of
| them arc personally in favor of and
which q Republican President has
| urged, OF suffer themselves to be re-
| corded openly and individually as OPP
| posed to them"
| The understanding from direct
| sources is that the Republicans will
| not have recourse until the sands OF
| the session run low in the glass. to the
cxpcdjert Of bringing in from the com
mittec on rules the "without inter
vention' rule, nor will the Speaker
| invoke the diiatorv motion decision
unless forced to do so,
When the House convened today
both Mcssrs. Payne and Williams, the
| majority and minority leaders, We're
on hand prepared for the further par
| liamentary struggle which was pre-
! ciritated by a motion by Mr.. Payne 10
| the approval of the journal vi yeStcr-
dey's proceedings. On that motion,
| usually treated as u hard Formally, Il
roll call was forced by MIR. Williams.
| The partisanS on both sides We're evil
IDENTIFY determined to conduct the fight
| to a finish
| Having accomplished their purpose
of obstruction the Democrats joined
the Republicans in voting for the APP
prevail of the journal, the proposition
| being carried yeas 267. nays 3
When the supplementary urgent de-
ficicncy bill was called up by Mr.,
Tawney. Mimi. Mr.. Williams forced
another roll call and again the Demo
Gratis voted in the affirmative along
with the Republicans. The House
agreed to consider the bills, yeas 2bt,
nays 1.
The filibuster then was renewed
when Mr. Tawney moved the previous
question that general debate close al
once The yeas and nays were de-
manded by Mr., Williams and the ro!
accordingly was called for the thrJ
time.
This time the Democrats voted solid
il against the proposal but 10 no avai
for the previous question was ordered
yeas 14s, NAYS g.. present" 10.
After the loss of another hour, which
was spent III two more roll calls, the
bill was considered for amendmen
under the five-ilinute rule.
FITZGERALD offered an amendment re-
ducing from fifty to forty thousand
dollars, the appropriation for arm!
travel pay and in that connection. Ia
charged the President with coercint
officers of the army into taking ex
traordinary horseback tests. "Wha
folly, what folly" he exclaimed. H
then Withdrew his amendment
Another roll call was forced by tn