Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-28
A AR0ARING NIGHT SESSION
DISORDER AND CONFUSION IN
THE HOUSE.

Tariff Bill With a Conference Commit
tee-COnsOling Disappointed RepubIi-
cans-NO River and Harbor Bill-Resig-
nation of David Davis.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The House to-
day referred the Senate tariff bill TO a con-
ference committee, with instructions that
IN addition TO trying to come to
some agreement on the tariff. the
question of the right of the Senate under
the Constitution to pass such a bill
be also considered. There are very few
VINO have any thought that the conference
oi the committee of both houses on the
tarln portion of the bill will be formulated
into legislation. Nearly every one agrees
that to get the bill into conference is the
way the Republicans have devised to kill
all such legislation. There is one point
worthy of notice, which is made by shrewd
observers Of the course of legislation.
Inc conference committee { a majority of
1t Will, of course be Republican can agree
TO disagree upon the tariff portion of
the bill, but agree upon the revenue
part of it, with the additions reducing the
duty on sugar and steel rails. Such a
bill has been the idea of prOtectionists
ever since they failed last week in the
House toput through the internal revenue
part of the Senate bill. The steel rail and
sugar reductions would of course only
be made to catch those Republicans who
refused to vote for the revenue bill when
ii was defeated i'm the House. Many
think that the plan here outlined is what
the Republicans are after, and really
was the basis of their action in sending
the tariff Senate bill to the conference
committee. There need be no thought en-
tertained that the question of consti-
tutiOnality of the Senate.bill will receive
any great attention in the conference
committee. The action of the House to-
day will be reported to the Senate to-
morrow. Five cOnferees on the part of
the Senate will be appointed, and the
conference committee will get to work to-
morrow night at the latest.
REWARDING DISAPPOINTED REPUBLI-
CANS.
1t is thought President Arthur has con-
sOled several Republicans of the House
who failed to be returned to the House in
the next Congress, by giving them good
offices. 1t is stated that more are to be
treated in the same way. The President
does not stop at reWarding Republican
members who have not certificates of cleo
ton to the next House. Take, TO instance,
John Paul, Readjuster member from Vir-
ginia. Paul has a certificate of eec-
tiOn, but his seat will be contested,
He knows that he would be unseated, for
his opponent has plenty of proof of fraud
committed in his behalf; so he and Ma
hone appealed to the President to give
Paul a job, and the President this even
ing nominated him to be United States
District Judge of the Western District of
Virginia.
LIVELY NIGHT SESSION.
There was a large night session of the
House. When that body met for the night
session ut 1:30, evidences of the Glowing
bowl" soon showed themselves on the
surface-there was uprOar and confusion.
There was bOisterOusneSS and schOOl-bOY
eXuberance.
The river and harbor bill was under
consideration. 4 feature of the fight was
the opposition of New York to the bill and
an onslaught of the Western men upon
New York State men every time one Of
them arose. These assaults were always
charged to the muZzle with uproar. II
was confusion from beginning to end.
There were frequent cries of "Oh, sit
DOWN. Members were frequently adjured
to ''Shut up" and there were numerous
inquiries Of "What's the matter with
yOu?'
Cox was, as ever, most bitter in his OPP
position to the bill. His opposition finally
made Page attack him. He said Cox was
a carpet-bagger. He jumped around
from one State to another when he became
too unpopular to be reelected to Congress
again. Page and Van VoOrhis, of New
York, exchanged amenities. The House
was bowling about arrangement for the
consideration of the bill tomorrow.
Van NOOrhis, who had been opposing
the bill, said he had an arrangement to
submit.
Page said Indignantly: 81 will enter
tain no arrangement from the gentleman
from New York"
Van VOOrhis retOrted: 81 don't want
any California mule driver or stage driver
to accept any arrangement propose"
Right here the tellers were ordered.
and the Chair,,in order to make peace be-
tween Van NOOrhis and Page, appointed
them tellers. They were so mad, however,
that they refused to give each other the
usual shake of the hands.
Again during this noisy night BelfOrd,
of Colorado, tried to make peace. His
voice is not one of the loudest. The merry
members began to call, Louder, louder!'
They yelled Belford down amid rOars of
laughter, but not before he could be heard
to say that in discussing question
wherein so much water was involved
there should at least be little peace.
No RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
AS might have been expected, not hing
practical was accomplished before the
House adjourned, 1t can be put down
that there will be no river and harbOr bill
this session, Your correspondent talked
tba ba NJ hn l4tI IN iol1f
with a number of members. Almost
without dissent, the opinion was that it
was too late to pass river and harbOr
bill. Even if it should pass the House,
which at this late day is almost an inn
possibility, it would not get through the
Senate.
MATTERS sIAIPLIFIED.
The resignation of David Davis as Pres
ident prO tenn. of the Senate, which takes
effect on March Sd next, Will simplify mat
ters greatly. 1t allows the Republicans
to select Republican officer without
special session of the Senate. 1t may
safely be assumed that there will not even
be special session of the Senate,
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The President pro TEN. read the follow
ing to the Senate:
EsIn view of possible eXigencies that
might affect the public service, L deem it
proper to give notice of my intention to
resign the office with which the Senate
h0n0rs me, at noon on Saturday, the I'd
of March proximo,
The Committee on Finance reported
favOrably the joint resolution to provide
for terminating the Hawaiian reciprocity
treaty.
Mr.. Window insisted that the joint resO-
luton ought to be referred to the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations, and after some
discussion it was so referred.
On motion of Mr.. Butler, the Secretary
Of War was directed to furnish any in
formation recently received by him in re-
gard TO the condition and progress of the
work for the Improvement Of Charleston
haFhOr,
An executive session was held, and
when the doors were reopened message
vas received announcing the non-cOn-
currenoe of the House in the action Of
the Senate on the internal revenue and
tariff bill, and asking conference in
which the House should be represented by
five cOnferees.
Mr.. Morrill, moved that the Senate in
sist upon its action, and agree to con-
rIr, ingalls, said he would like, before
the question on agreeing to a conference
was put, to have Ees9 the names OF the
conferees who were TO be appoiateG on the
part of the Senate. He understood that
the names were in the hands of the chair,
and he asked 10 have them read now, as
his action in this. matter would be very
mneh controlled by the knowledge thus to 1
he obtained,
Mr.. Ingalls, was promptly sat upon by
his Republican brethren, who Insisted
upon preserving the etiquette OF the
: 6,,,+o aud awaiting the announcement