, 1877-05-24
The Whole Matter Apparently
in Statu Quo Fuit Tues
day Night.
A peafening Bray by the Dishon-
YabIe catskin Kearney,
Of Cook.
He, However, Fails to Extiuguish tho
Little Life Left In tho Commits. il,
siouers Bill.
The Senate Spends the Day
Waiting for the House to
Do Something.

Rpte.ai Dtspatch 10 7At Trtaune
Brn1xGYIELp, ILL.,, May Gl-rhis morning
III, Ilerrington called u tho report Of tho Cum
ference Committee on tic Revenue bill, which
repo.t, IS stated In t,esc dispatches yesterday,
recommended concurscncc'in the Senate amend
ucnts to the bill, tic essential one Ut which pro-
r;des that the "insanglble property" Of cor
por,tlota shall bc asscssed at lts yaluc, II any,
oscr and nboYc the amount Of tho eNnpany's
,apeible property. The report is signed by
1lcs.ss. Riddle, southwortl,, and Morgan, tho
Senate Committee, and Hcrringtou, Of tho
House Committee.
Mr. Morrison, Of Morgan, objected 10 tho re-
etpton Of tho report, on tic ground that only
one mctnber OF tho i1ousc Committee signed
the report, and that onc member ol tho Uousu
Casntuittca could not ha Committee.
T4c Speaker ruled that the Conference Com
mIttcc Ut cach House was datfnct and sep
uatc Committee, anl that the two Committees
ID 40 sense constituted a Joint committee. The
members Of the Senate Committee hal
NO MONT 70 MAKE 4 REPORT TO THE HOUSE.
With reference tn the point raiocd yesterday
That Tic members Of tho Committee were notified
to bc present, tlat fact did not authorize tho
Chairman to make report In tho absence
Of tho other members Of tho Committee. II
the Committee refused to report, It ought to 10
Dismissed and perhaps punished for coutuuacY.
But to agree upon report a quorum Of tho
Committee must agrcc-or a majority OF
quorun, which Was tits Bn'nc thing. Further,
Inc papers wcre In the custody uf tc Senate. g.
that cyrn II tho Honsu report wGrG legal, II
could nut now bo called up, nor until the acnatc
bud acted upon tho rcpurt Of its Committee.
He therefore ruled that
TIE nErpHr WAS NO nEFonT,
anil c0tllu Not bu entertained us RlCl1.
Mr.. ncrrlng.on tlaslo tda poiut that, accord
!as to Congressional prartieu III the LeStsla-
lure, tho Conference Committee need olt,y bo
Asncd by tho managers Of each ltollse. Aud It
nssterct lot whicl, House actcs! ltrst.
Sr. Wushburn objected that the Speaker had
decided tue question, and 1t could not bc
ngucl except upon appeal from tue dccisFon of
u chair.
3!r. llcrrtngton-I appeal, mud call tho pre-
tious question upon tue appeal.
Mr, Morrison, Vt Morgan, objected. Thc
member WHO lnalo tho APPEAL could not at tho
saLnc time move thu previous question:,
upon tho appeal began, ...
TIE oDylou8 TACTICS or 1ttn OPPONENTS or
TIE u1Lt
Hamcndcd being to tulk ugalnst time, 10 that
nothing couiu bo done upon the bill.
slr. Waahbusn. argued sustaining the decision
cf tue Chair.
Mr. Morrison, Of Morgan, followed, anl asked
10 bear read thu following
CQAAUH1EAIItNt
tha Chairman Ut tho uouso Conference Com
nittce:
.srs,sarlEtp, May %, 1s77:--7o Ms Hon.
Jam<s iitrriagten-pEAu sn; We beg to tafosna
fttet tho part Ut tho House Of iterrcscAtatls o.,
teeonfer With u committee appointed BY Thu henatu
tatonslaeF tue differences bctweun the two Houses
On tho licSrnuc bill, dtsro fU osga1tza tho Com.
nittot ana pe0cccl with tho busuess .ntftated to
y wacnuyer tho scnAto Gou,nlttsu shall desire u
T. s0 }esd1
proceed, II Tho Hcnato Comlutltco desire TO du 30.
H:ase without any information AZ to the pleasaro
ptentea. Please signify youF pleasure. Wo Rre,
'' FLANK Il. Tiss.
OF Conicfenco Committee.
IN HEpLr
aE. l[cFrtnEton scnt to the Clerks desk to be
Fs&d, copy Ut tho NoscU Tor tho meeting scrycll
upon hiul 6y tho 6enate Committee. Will q copy
o. ste nosaec Of thu meeting by bin Yesterday
sersel upon lcssrs. Morrison aud Tlrr, md Ii.
pa'saanre Of wt!cl, tho meeting WAS held yestcr-
day.
Ar. Buckmastcr obtained tho floor and cut of
debate BY moving the previous question. Tho
appeaf xns then put aLu the ruling Ut the bpeak-
esTas sustained by II ayea to o. noes.
w. plnaey snoyCd thut thn Conference Com
m1tcd 30 Instructed to report BY II o'clock.
Ar. Morrison objected to be!ng INSTRUCTED to
"poH IN ui'c hour upon bill that tliu Houso
,aAD rAkka Youli MONTHS TO CONSIDER.
~ csonktite moved 10 instruct the Conasn!t-
He " teputt u SION 10 convenient.
AF. Wesley satd 1t tha COMMITTEE did not
Mport, " ought to DO discharged. The two
t@e@tcfa 1f that Colnnlitteo who dtssehtctl
tton tae report made had Io right to obstr1ct
tae huslnvsa OF tile House, a.1 prevent Rctsor,
ap9u t1te l!l NY refusing to report.
~ ~ itcrrlngtun offered 4 substitute for Mr:
1loncY's resolution. ThG substitute discharged
.ae pEesent Conference Committee. anu up.
Eul0tc4 Mc68ft. Arlu6krQuE, UtapKcf, AtIll
AeMxets u such Cotnnllttge.
,,!as substitute was ruled out Of order, as
eealr.
ar ltobnsous of Fulton, argued that tho OBJ
saAaef 0f no twu nsMbers pf q committee
saoel4 b. permitted to take bill from out the
satoiy of tne uouse. NJ matter what the rc'
Poft tNas,
ITBMpuLD nE MADx.
Ar. Tsueade|l said tho matter was about tht
0AQ&t fgpeslI1,H ihn rrrscnt law fnr fhe tnf a.