The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-28

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an assumption. OF power after the fashion
Of the electoral CO omission or tariff COM
mission. Ii was direct, fiat and pslpsb'e
violation of the rules of the house detected
as this had been declared.
The speaker SAID he was satisfied the sub
stitute would not be in order if il under
took 10 do anything more than to provide
for disagreement with the senate on the
subject of the constitutional right of the
two houses; but this was not doae. and the
chair oyerruled the point of order.
klott opposed Hammond's resolution.
Hammond said the country would under
stand that the majority was running over
the rules; that it was surrendering the
privileges of the people, that 1t was march
ing through the constitution in order to
take care OF monopolists.
Morrison commended, the house having
originated the revenue bill and sent it to
the senate, II was in the power of the sen.
ate TO amend it as il saw fit.
Robson made constitutional argument
against the right of the senate to originate
revenue legislation, whether under the
guise OF amending house bill or not
Blackburn thought he hazarded nothing
in the assertion that though the record did
not show it, everybody knew this tariff re.
vision was destined to die, and it was dying
now in the house OF itself; asserted its
friends, who did not intend that either the
senate bill or conference bill should be en-
acted into law
Reed-"Does the gentleman mean TO as
sert that he is Il friend OF the bill2'
Blacsburn-"He means to assert that
he would accept the senate bill in prefer
ence to anything likely to come from the
committee OF conference; and he would
not concur in the senate amendments if it
fha only A ~. 10
suit of the star chamber inquisition like this
which il is proposed to inaugurate. We
sand here clammoring AM demand
Ing the poor privilege OF voting
to concur or n0n.corcur, ana we
cannot have it. We cannot even have a
conference committee that is not TO be
Handicapped and loaded down with extra.
ordinary duties SO AS to insure the utter
Wort hessness of any work We may look for
Springer argued that the power of the
senate to amend the house revenue bill was
limited to the subject matter OF the bill.
Butter worth said it had been whispered
around that member from Ohio, and
from certain other states, favored
the constitutional question OF privi-
lehe, because they were anxious
to ultimately defeat the senate bi f. If it was
intended to say the members from Ohio
were opposed to revenue tariff, he chal-
leuged the correctness of the assertion. If
was intended simply to say they would pre-
fer no revision to such q revision as would
leave no tlocks on the hills of Ohio, and
would ruin Ohio industries, it was true.
After further discussion, the question re-
Cured on lIaskell's substitute.
Hammond demanded separate vote on
the preamble and resolution.
The resolution was first agreed to-yeas,
ll3; nays, 40. 1t is in TIE following lam
guage;
Resolved, That if this bill Senate tariff
blD shall be referred to q committee of con-
terence, it shall be the duty of the
conierees on the part of the
house on said committee TO CON
slider fully the constitutional 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, befo& said committee of
conference, and, il necessary IN their opin.
ion, after having conferred with the senate
conferees said Conlerees on said committee
may make report to the house in regard
to said bill herein referred to.
The preamble was also adopted III to &c,
diamonds resolution as amended by the
adoption OF Haskell's substitute was also
agreed to-yeas, 1913; nays 122.
Kelly immediately moved to suspend the
rules and take from the speakers table the
internal revenue bill with the senate
amendments non-concurred in, and that the
speaker appoint conference committee to
consist OF five members on the part of
the house. Agreed to-yeas, 49, nays, no.
ms was party vote, except that Con.
verse, Curtin, Ermentrout, Hardenberp.
klotz, Ladd, Morse, Mutchler, Phelps, vii.
son aud Wise, of Pennsylvania, voted with
the republicans in the affirmative, and
Burrows, of Missouri Drummer, Campbell
and Updegratf with the democrats in the
negative.
Page moved to 20 into committee of the
whole on the river and harbor bill.
Humphreys wanted to adjourn. Lost.
Hiscock reported from tie committee on
appropriations the deficiency bill. Refer.
red to the committee of he whole.
Hiscock stated that he would call IN
that bill when the house went intoa COM
mittec cf the whole.
Page and kenna strenuously directed to
yielding the rightof-way TO The deficiency
bill. The latter declared that To do SO
would be to lose all chance OF passing the
river and barbor bill.
After confused discussion the regular
order was demanded, and the vote required
on Pages motion. The vote by tellers re.
suited LOG to 8, and pending the demand
Tor the yeas and nays the house recessed.
EVENING SESSION.
a message from the senate announcing
its agreement to the request of the
house Tor conference, the internal
revenue bill having been received,
the speaker appointed Kelly, Mckinley,
Haskell, Randall aud Carlisle as conierees
on the part Of the house.
The supplemental post.route bill
was passed after short par.
liamentary wrange.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the river and harbor bill
Page briefly explained It's provisions.