Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-02

speaker recognized another gentleman. Th
gentleman from Kansas Is not entitled I
occupy an hour in debating point OF order
e ior That reason the genlleman's right to dc
: bate Is not infringed" Applause on the Dem
: ocratic side
MIR. IIaskel-1 rise to a question of priv
ilegc:' [Crics of ''ordcr"1 THE gentlemen
OF lhe other side will not take me CT
the floor by scowls." Mr.. Haskell inquire,
whether he had not the right TO ask unani
nous consent to reply to Mckinley.
The Speaker-"The chair simply assert
us own right to respect in the conduct o
his debate. The gentleman from Georgi
, side).
MIR. Blackburn said the substitute was al
abnegation of power after the fashion Of tn,
electoral commission or tariff commission
IL wasa palpabc violation of therulcs of tn,
House.
The Speaker said that he was satisfied tina,
the substitute would not be in order il 1t un
dertook to do anything more than provide fol
disagreement with the Senate on the sub
lect OF the constitutional rights of the two
Houses, but this was not done and the chair
overruled the point OF order.
Mr. Knott oppo cd Mr.. Hammonds resolu.
ton. While the proposition to raise the rev.
enuc must originate with the House, after ii
has originated and been sent to the Senate.
mat body has the unwritten, unqualified and
absolute right to adopt any amendment
winch us judgment suggests as proper.
MIR. Hammond said that Mr. Haskels sub.
stitute authorized the conference committee
to determine the right Of the lower House to
originate revenue legislation, which right had
never been surrendered. The country would
understand that the majority was surrender
ing the privileges of the people; that it was
marching through the constitution In order
10 take care of the monopolsts.
MR.. Morrison commended that the House
having originated the revenue bill and sent IL
10 the Senate 1t was within the power of the
Senate to amend it as it saw fit.
MIR. Robson made constitutional argi.
ment against the right to originate revenue
legislation, whether under the guise of amend
Ing the House bill or not 1t was question
on which the future character of the Govern
ment was to stand or fall.
| Nr. Blackburn was thoroughly convinced
that the Senate had invaded the constitution
al rrerogatives of the House under cover of
an amendment. still he was not in favor of
the substitute. He could not see what good
was to come from clothing the conference
committee with power TO inquire into a sub
stanial invasion of the constitutional preiog-
atlvc after the House had considered the
bill and it had passed from its CONTROL
though the record did not show it every
body knew that this tariff revision was des-
tlneu TO die and that it was dying now in the
House OF its self asserted friends, who did
not intend that either the Senate bill or the
conference bill should become law
| MIR. Reed-"Dues the gentleman mean to
assert he is friend of the hill.
| MIR. Blackburn-"I would accept the Senate
bill in preference to anything likely to come
from the committee of conference and
vote to concnr in the Senate amend
mtnls IL 1t was the only means to save us
from the result of star chamber inquisiton
Ike the one 1t is proposed to inauguaratc.
we stand here clamorlng and demanding the
poor privilege Of voting to concur or nom
concur and can not have it. We can not
even have conference committee that is not
handicapped and loaded down with cxtraor-
binary duties, 50 as to ensure the utter worth
lessness OF any work we may look for.
MIR. McLaue commended that the Senate
had not transcribed its right in this case.
MI Springer said that the power of the
Senate to amend the House revenue bill was
limited to the subject matter of the bill.
Alter further discussion the question re-
CURED on Mr.. Haskels substitute. Mr..
hammond demanded separate vote on the
preamble and resolution. The resolution wa s
first agreed to 1i3 10 l20. 1t is as follows:
Resoired, That II the Senate tariff bill shall he re-
!erred TO committee of conference It shall be the
uuy OF Tie conferees on the part OF the House TO
consider fully the constitutional objections to said
nill as amended by the Senate, and to bring the
same, together with the opinion OF the House la re-
spcct thereto, before the committee OF conference,
anu u necessary IN their opinion, after having con-
lerred with Senate ccuferees said conlerees may
make report TO the House regarding the bill.
The preamble also was adopted.
| Mr. IammpuI's roc ,luti m 40 a ,,nnbnl ly
the adoption of Mr.. lluskell's substitu was
agreed to.
MIR. Shelley moved to suspend the rules
and take from the Speakers table the inter
nal revenue bill with the Senate amendments,
non'concur in the amendments and appoint
a conference committee consisting of five
members on the part of the House agreed
1t was aparly vote with few exceptions.
| The House Non.Concurs.
| The House non. concurrcd in the Senate
amendments to the internal revenue bill and
toe bill was sent to the conference commit
the.
Mr.. Calkins called up the contested election
case OF Buchana1vs. Mannings.
MI Page in the interest of the river and
harbor bill raised the question of consdera-
ton. The House refused, 90 to 100, TO con-
slider the election case.
Mr.. Page moved to go into committee on
the river and harbor bill. Mr.. Humphrey
moved to adjourn ; lost.
MIR. Hiscock reported the deficiency bill.
lie stated that he would call up the bill when
the House went into committee.
Messrs Page and kenni slrenuously OBJ
jected to yielding the right of way to the de-
ficlency bill, the letter declaring that to do so
would be to lose all chance of passing the
river and harbor bill,
| The vote on Mr. Pages motion resulted
lO8 to 96, and pending demand for the
yeas and nays, the House took recess.
| The Houses Revenue Conferces.
The Houses evening session having begun
the Speaker appointed Messrs Kelly, Nc.
Kinley, Haskell, Randall and Carlisle con-
fcrecs on the revenue bill
1t is stated that Mr.. Randall will decline to
act as a conierce on the revenue bill.
The supplemental post route bill passed
after u wranglc.
The House went into committee on the
river and harbor bill and Mr.. Page explained
its provisions
Mr. Pege appealed to the gentlemen of both
sides of the House who had not been whip
ped by the newspapers into the idea that
there should be NJ appropriations for the i'm
provemenis of rivers to vote for the bill.
ANoisy Wranglc.
Mr. Richardson of New York argued
against the bill, During his speech he was
interrupted by Mr.. Huchins, and noisy,
humorous and uninteligiblc discussion arose
as to the benefits New York received from
the federal treasury. The committee was in