Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-28


the hands Of the manufacturers
and let them make a tariff law
The conference would doubtless be
agreed to, and whatever change
was made in the bill would, of course. be
adverse TO the greatest interests in the
country-that of the agriculturists, who
paid the taxes and supplied the Treasury.
Yet men calling themselves Democrats
would be found voting for it-whateyer
shape it might take. This would be mem.
orable as the first law that ever got upon
the statute books without having at least
been read in both houses of Congress. and
the people would hold those who were
responsible for it to "A reckoning which
would have its effects on the Senate for
half century to come.
The Senate then voted to agree to a con-
ference, and the President named Messrs.
Morrill,, Sherman, Aldrich, Bayard and
Beck as the cOnferees. Mr.. Beck at first
declined to serve on the ground that he
was fully occupied AS a member of the
subcommittee of the Committee on Ap-
preparations on the sundry civil bill and
that if that bill should fail an extra ses-
sion would be necessary; but after Messrs.
voorhees,, Harris and Morrill, had insisted
upon his serving as a member of the con-
ference committee, he agreed to do so.
The Senate then adjourned
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal the House proceeded to vote on
the adoption of the Reed resolution. which
was agreed tO-yeas 129. nays y.
The Democrats generally refrained from
voting. The following is the negative
vote: AthertOn, Bayne, Burrows Of Mis-
souri,, Campbell, Converse, Ermentrout.
Ford, ,Geddes, ,Hardenbergh, ,Hazeltine. Hut
cnIns, Jones OF Texas, Ladd, Phelps, Rice
of Missouri, Ritchie, Singleton of illinois.
Speer, walker, WhitthOrne, Wilson and
Wise of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Hammond, of Georgia. Immediately
rose to question of privilege, and Of
tered resolution declaring that the ac-
ton OF the Senate in substituting for the
House bill to reduce internal revenue
taxation proposition imposing both i'm
port duties and internal revenue taxation.
is in conflict with the true interests and
purposes of the clause of the COnstitu-
ton which requires that all bills for
raising revenue shall originate in the
House OF Representatives, and declaring
further that the bill with the Senate
amendments shall lie upon the table. 1t
also directs the Clerk of the House to no.
tify the Senate of the adoption of the fore
going resolution.
Mr.. CallNnS, of Indiana, raised a point
OF order that the resolution was prema-
ture. as the bill was not before the House.
The Speaker said he did not take the
view that the House did not know what
the bill contained. The bill had been re-
turned to the House by the official direc-
ton of the Senate. 1t had gone to the
Speakers table and the House had taken
notice of it, it had been printed and was
before the House. The Chair overruled
the point Of order.
Mr.. Hammond then proceeded to argue
nttR. A1,,
by his resolution. He gave the history of
the internal revenue bill until its trans
mission to the Senate. In that body the
bill had been entirely changed, and the
only remaining syllables of the original
act were those contained in the enacting
clause.
In the debate which followed. substi-
tute for Mr.. HammOnd's resolution, offer
ed by Mr.. kasson, was ruled out of order,
but one offered by Mr.. Haskell, of Kansas,
was adopted. The preamble recites the
constitutional questions involved, sub
stantially as raised by Mr.. Hammond.
Mr.. Hammond demanded separate
vote on the preamble and resolution. The
resolution was first agreed tO-yeas 143,
nays 100. 1t is in the following language:
ReS0iced, That if this bill the Senate
tariff bill) shall be referred to a commit
tee Of conference, it shall be the duty of
hiN Oh tiC petl VI bilC IlOuSt Oil
said committee to consider fully the con-
stitutiOnal objections TO said bill,
as amended by the Senate, and
herein referred TO, and to bring
the same together, with the opinion
Of the House in respect thereto, before
said committee of conference; and if
necessary in their opinion, after having
conferred with the Senate cOnferees, said
conferees in said committee may make
report to the House in regard to said bill
herein referred to. The preamble was
also adopted-1l7 to 36.
Mr.. HammOnd's resolution, as amended 8
by the adoption ef Mr.. Haskells substi-
tqte, was agreed to-yeas 139, nays 122.
Mr.. Kelley Immediately moved to sus-
pend the rules and take from the Speakers
table the internal revenue bill with the
Senate amendments, non-cOncur In those
amendments and appoint a conference
committee, to consist of five members on
the part of the House. Agreed tO-yeas
14S, nays 10.
This was party vote, except Converse,
Curtin, Ermentrout, Hardenbergh.
KlOtz, Ladd, Morse, Mulcher, Phelps,
Wilson and Wise of Pennsylvania, who
voted with the Republicans in the affirma-
tive, and Brumm, Burrows of Missouri.
Campbell and Updegratf, who voted with
the Democrats in the negative.
Some contention for precedence of bills
followed. The Committee on ApprOpria-
tions reported the deficiency bill, and it
was referred to a committee of the whole.
Mr.. Page moved to take up the river
and harbOr bill, the vote by tellers result
ing-yeas l06, nays 96.
Pending the demand for the yeas and
nays, the House took Il recess till 1870
p, M,
AT the evening session of the House the
Speaker announced the appointment of
Messrs, Kelley, Mckinley, Haskell, Ran
dali and Carlisle as the cOnferees on the
part of the House on the tax and tariff
bill.
After a short parliamentary wrangle,
the House { at 1:45) went into committee
of the whole on the river and harbor bill.
The bill was read in full, and Mr.. Page
explained it.
The House was soon in a perfect uprOar,
nearly every member being on his feet
and two or three dozen addressing the
Chair at the same time. The declipation
of the Chairman to recognize anyone until
the committee came to order had no effect,
as no recognition was asked for. Several
members kept up running debate amid
cheers, applause and laughter, which rem
dered not only their words but the direcs
tiOns of the Chair inaudible.
Mr.. Page at last managed to catch the !
ear of the Chairman, and the committee !
on his motion rose.
The condition of the House in regard to |
uprOariOus proceedings was no improve
ment over that of the committee 1t took |
five minutes of continuous rapping of the |
gayel, and some very sharp words from |
the Speaker pro tem Robinson, Gf Mas |
Sachusetts }, to secure any degree of quiet I
Mr.. Page then moved to limit debate |
to two hours. Amid a good deal of |
confusion vote was Taken, and |
no quorum voting, the point was raised |
with good deal of vehemence by Mr.. Van /
VOOrhis, of New York.
Mr.. Holman suggested that in order to /
save. time a compromise might be arrived |
at fixing the limit at two and a half /
hours.
81 will not make any arrangement with |
the gentleman from New York; Mr.. Van |
YO0rhis J, replied Page, when shouted Van |
YOOrhis with emphasis, amid cries of /
.'oh, sit down. ''No mule driver or stage
driver from California can crack whip /
over this House."
Finally a compromise of two and one. |
half hours was agreed to.
Mr.. HiscOck then suggested that those |
two and one-half hours be consumed to- |
night, but there was a storm of objections, /
Mr.. Burrows placing his opposition on /
the ground that the members of the Sc
lect Mississippi Committee desired to /
present their views in an ineligible man.
ner. and Mr.. Cox stating his unwillingness +
to address pack Of wolves here tonight. /
After another noisy wrangle, the House /
again went into committee, but in few /
rose.
On motion to take "A recess no quorum I
voted, and the House adjourned.
CONFIRM ATOMS AND NOMINATIONS.
The Senate to-day confirmed the follow |
ing nominations: John W. Foster. of In !