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


iue Ireeluent-"l Inc paper was nanueu
TO the chair by senator, and the chair
handed 1t back. have not got any paper."
Laughter
After fur her discussion, the senate hav-
ing voted to insist on its action, and TO
agree To a conference, the conterees to be
appointed by the chair the president
named Messrs. Morrill,, Sherman, Aldrich,
Bayard and Beck.
Mr.. Beck at first declined TO serve, on the
grounds that he was fully occupied as h
member OF the subcommittee of the com
mittee on appropriations, on the sundry
ciyll service bill, and ii that bill should fail,
an extra session would be necessary but
alter Mr.. Voorhees,, Mr.. Harris and Mr.
Morrill, had insisted upon his serving as
memb Der OF the conference committee, he
agreed to do so.
The senate held a brief executive session
and adjourned
Immediately after the reading of the
journal the house proceeded to vote on the
adoption of the Reed resolution. The res
0lnlion was agreed to-yeas, I'D; nays, %.
The democrats generally RETAINED from
voting.
Hammond Immediately rose to ques.
ton OF privilege, aud offered resolution
declaring the action OF the senate in substi-
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revenue tqXes q proposition imposing inn
port duties and internal revenue taxes, in
conflict with the true intent and purpose OF
that clause OF the constitution which re-
CURES that all bills for raising revenue
shall originate in the house, and declaring
further that the bill with the senate amend
ments shall lie on the table. 1t also directs
the clerk OF the house to notify the senate
OF the adoption of the above resolution.
Calklns raised the point of order that the
resolution was premature, as the bill was
not before the house
The speaker said he did not take that
view; that the house did know what tho
bill contained The bill had been returned
to the house by official direction of the
senate. 1t had 90 go on the speakers table,
and the house had taken notice of it. 1t
had been printed and was before the house,
therefore the chair overruled the point Of
order.
Hammond discussed the constitutional
questions raised, and then SAID after con-
snilatlon, the democrats had considered
that the republican side would not have
the hardihood to diregard the principles of
the constitution.
Backburn-"DOes the gentleman say the
resolution is the result OF conference on
this side"
Hammond--"I told certain friends | felt
1t my duty to raise the question, end they
said To wait and see whether the other side
Will do the wrong or not"
Hammond then quoted from the debates
IN the former congress against an infringe
ment of the senate on the right of the
mouse to originate revenue bills, and
he argued that the . senate was
Obliged to limit its tariff
legislation to specific subjects
that II was submitted by the house, and
had no right TO tack tariff legislation on the
internal revenue bill.
kasson offered Us substitute for Ham.
mond resolution, the following: "That
this house insisting always on the privilege
% originate bills for raising revenue, aud
waving no right in respect to house bill
NO. ,5o3S, with the senate amendments,
hereby declares disagreement. with the sen.
ate amendments to the same, and asks for n
committee OF conference thereon, to be
composed of five members or the part of
the house,
Carlisle raised point of order against the
substitute, as the bill was not before the
mouse, and gave notice, il it were in order.
ne would offer an amendment to agree to
the senate amendments.
The speaker said the resolution of the
gentleman from Georgia presented aues.
ton Of higher constitutional privilege.
and nothing could be done
by way OF amendment, other than such
as grew out OF that constitutional question,
or Incidental to 1t. lie therefore sustained
the point Of order.
kasson then argued against Hammond's
resolution, contending that when the house
sent to the senate the revenue bill. no mat
tor whether it related to taxation, internal,
or external, or both, the power attached to
the senate to amend that bill in
respect to the subjects germane to the CON
stltutional subject matter. The constitu.
tional subject matter was revenue, not rev.
enue derived from schedule A or b, or from
Cincinnati or New York. but revenue
coming rom the people. That made it
revenue bill, and the senate might add
on two or twenty amendments to il.
Bedford inquired whether if bill re.
duced the tax on tobacco the senate will
add an amendment entirely revising the
tariff
kasson replied, the question was whether
the mousse had sent the senate a revenue bill.
II so, the senate should amend it, How FAR,
that was not constitutional question. 1t
was question for the senate first, and for
the house afterwards llaskill offered as a
substitute resolution recitng the consti.
tutional question substantially, as raised
by Hammond, and declaring if the bill
shall BIO referred to committee of confer.
ence, the constitutional feature shall also
be conlded to the committee, which shall
submit its finding to the house.
Carlisle raised point Of order against
the substitute.
Haskell began his remarks by state
ment that the house tariff bill was dead,
killed by delay and obstruction.
The speaker-"The chair desires to hear
argument on polnt of order"
the speakers table, and on that bill hung
the homes and faith nf tho nannl,. ,h,. -