Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-08-25
TH,RTY-FoURTH CONGRESS.

AUGUST II, 1896.
SENATE.-The Senate this morning recelv-
ed the army bill from the House, when Mr..
Hunter named lately proposed" striking out
the han2es restriction, which was agreed to,
81 to Z.
The bill was then passed.
a message was received from the House,
that they adhere.
Mr. Hunter thought under the circum-
stances, the bill should be allowed to fall
lie moved that the Senate adhere also.
MI Bell Of Tennessee said the House had
taken very unusual, supplementary, and
lneXcusable course. The pIoviso, after all
was but an abstract idea, since Congress could
never control the Executive in The discharge
OF his duties. He hoped the bill would not
be allowed to fail, - s. ggested asking
Committee of Confageh
MI Hunter replied. i a Committee of
Conference could agree, he would consent:
but the action of the two former, and the vote
Of the Houfe Of REPRESENTATIVES. to adhere
now, satisfied hiR&that there was no hope of
passing the bils proper form. He would
preserve the Constitution, and let appropria-
ton bills fail, it necessary.
Mr.. Cass regarded thisas the most solemn
crisis that bad ever occurred in the history of
the country, and lie expressed the hope that
the people would awake TO a sense of their
danger before it was too late.
Mr.. Wade argued that instead Of the
House trying to dictate to the Senate the
senate was, in fact, trying to dictate to the
House he urged the propriety of receding,
so as to pass the bill
The Senate, without coming to any conclu-
sion on the subject, then adjourned.
HOUSE. "A message was received from the
Senate in REGARD 10 tho A rrnv hill
Mr.. Campbell then moved that the House
insist on their proyiso, and asking Commit
tee of Conference.
Mr.. Cobb Of Georgia. Allow me to make
motion that the House recede, and regasd
this as test question.
Mr.. Campbell of Ohio. I will not yield
my point at this stage of the game.
Mr. Campbelps motion was lost by ma
jority.
Mr.. Cobb of Georgia moved that the House
recede. Lost by 81 against 90.
Mr.. Washburne of Maine moved the House
adhere to its disagreement
Mr. Orr. What will be the effect of adher-
ing (Cries of ''order! orderly
The Speaker. Debate is not admissible
Mr.. Cobb of Georgia You reject the bill.
Mr.. Washburne's motion was agreed to by
Mr., Bocock voted in the affirmative. with
the view of moving a reconsideration but did
not succeed in obtaining the floor for that pur-
pose.
Mr.. Washburne of Maine moved to recon-
slder the vote by which the House adhered to
its proviso, and to lay that motion on the ta
Bile. Carried by one majority.
Mr. Sherman asked leave to offer a resou-
ton Tor an adjournment sine die at 4 O. clock
this afternoon.
Mr.. Mills made an Intellectual effort to have
reconsidered the vote by which the House re-
fused to insist on the Kanzas amendment,
ana to ask Committee of Conference.
Mr., Orr, during the proceedings, said the
House would, doubtless, to morrow, be under
the necessity of proceeding with general leg
isation.
Repeated unsuccessful motions were made
to adjourn, when the House took short re-
cess to await the result Of the Senate's pro.
ceedings.
On re-assembhng, the Senate having come
to no conclusion, the House adjourned.