The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-23
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WAsH1sdros, February 22.-Thanks to
Speaker Keifer, George bls Robeson and
Judge Kelley the Senate tariff bill with its
incongruous mass OF injustice to Pennsyl.
vAnia and kindred industries has received
blow from the Republican caucus this
evening that has knocked 1t cold. The
kilograms and letters that have been pour
ing in all day upon the Pennsylvania del
egation, as well as the Speaker and Mr..
Robeson, denouncing the Senate bill and
the plan to rush it through without amend.
ment or conference, and the decision to
hold caucus was finally reached at late
hour this afternoon. ~
The House was adjourned at 4:30 to en-.
able the caucus to be held. 1t was very
fully attended with Mr.. Robeson in the
chair. Mr.. Haskell, Of Kansas, raised the
question Of the right Of the Senate to
originate tariff bill and announced that
he had prepared u resolution to declare the
right Of the House and appoint committee
Of conference consisting Of five members Of
each house to consider the question and
the bill itself, Speaker Keller at once sat
down on his plan and informed him that
such q motion could not be enter.
tanned, as it was beyond the ques.
ton oi privilege in sending The bill
to conference. He defined the right Of
the House, its powers under the rules and
its rights to have the bill considered in
Committee Of the Whole, II it was not
concurred in as a whole. Mr.. Kasson
spoke in favor OF having some tariff bill
passed, and thought this was, the only
chance to get one; that It afforded the
basis to build one II this was not accept.
able, aud by changing the rules 1t could
be handled. iIh
Mr.. Reed said the Committee Oh Rules
were ready " report new rule whenever
they were satisfied they would be sustained
by the House in doing 80. Judge Kelley
said that II the alternative come between
the Senate bill and no bill, he was for no
Legislation. Dunnell, Anderson, Steele
and Washburn said they could vote for the
Senate bill as It was. Robeson attacked
the bill on constitutional grounds, demon.
strating in carefully prepared speech
that the Senate had no right to originate
such measure upon q bill repealing taxes,
and insisted upon the House refusing TO
consider It, and maintain inyiolate their
constitutional rights. This was the strong.
eat speech OF the session and carried con.
yiction with 1t. When the vote was finally
taken on the motion to none concur in the
amendment there were only three or four
scattering noes, ant. the caucus ad our ned.
This defeats It, because there Is now no
time to amend and discuss 1t In the House
and no immediate prospect Of getting 1t
into conference, II Il is ever got into one.
When Il has reached the Speakers table,
and there are now only five bills ahead OF 1t,
the first vote Is on "Will the House con.
cur in the amendments Of the Senator" The
action Of the caucus requires all the Re.
publicans to vote mo" and there 10 no
doubt that ten 10 twenty Democrats will
20 with them, This prevents the House
tretn COutuftlnk hnu pueotuk ~ Hilhous
further debate and amendments.
Tomorrow the House will 80 on with
the sundry Civil Appropriation bill, which
will take all day. and possibly Saturday
also. The River and Harbor Appropria.
tion bill comes up next, and will take one or
two days. On Monday the Deficiency bill
will be read, and the Election Committee
want two days. This sues up the time till
the middle Of the week, and unless there 10
some material change in the temper and
disposition Of the House the bill will sleep
quietly where II now lies. Kelley and
Robeson are open In their denunciation Of
lis slaughter OF New Jersey and Pennsyl.
vania interests, and their belief Is that II
Ia now too late TO remedy the evil, and
either one Ia in q position to defeat 1t Il
by dilatory measures II the House was not
willing to let it 60 under.
The Senate Commerce Committee have
agreed to amend the shipping bill 80 as 10
repeal the clause requiring American ships
10 carry the mail for sea postages, aud
allow the Postmaster General to contract
for ocean mail service at the rate Of q dellar
per mile to an amount not 10 exceed one
million and q hall dollars per annum. !