Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-02-28
the resolution VAS premature, a. the bill va.

the resolution was premature, - the bill was
not before the House.
The chair overruled the point Of order.
Mr.. Hammond argued upon the constiiu-
| tional question raised by his resolution. and
said that after consultation. come Of the dem
ocrats lad agreed that the republican side
would not have the hardihood or effrontery
to disregard the principles of the constitu-
ton.
Mr.. KassOn Of Ia, ordered as substitute
| for Mr.. Hammond's resolution: That the
| House hereby declare disagreement with the
Senate amendments. and ask for q committee
Of conference thereon, to be composed of
three members on the part of the House.
Mr.. Carlisle raised point of order against
| the substitute, Is the bill was not before the
House.
The Speaker sustained the point of order
Mr.. Kasson argued against Mr.. Hammond's
resolution.
Mr.. Haskell offered as substitute, reso-
luton reciting the constitutional question
| subsequently as raised by Mr.. Ham,
mond, and declaring that if the bill shall be
referred to the committee of conference, the
constitutional question shall be confded to
| the committee, which shall submit its find
| ings to the House.
SIR. Carlisle raised a point of order against
| the substitute.
w-angle snsued, and the Speaker over
ruled the point Of order.
| A long debate upon Mr.. Hammond's sub
stitute ensued, in which the right of the Sen
ate to originate the revenue laws was fully
discussed
| After further discussion, the question re-
Cured on Mr.. Haskelrs substitute.
Mr. Hammond demanded a separate vote
| on the preamble and resolution.
The resolution was first agreed to, l43 TO
| 100, as follows:
Resolved, That if this bill (Senate tariff
bill) shall be referred to the committee on con-
ference, it shall be the duty of the conferees
on the part of the House on said committee
to consider fully the constitutional objections
to said bill as amended BY the Senate and
herein referred to. and to bring the same to-
sether, with the opinion of the House in re-
-pect thereto, before said committee of con-
terence, and if necessary, in their opinion,
after ha, ing conferred with the Senate con-
terees, said conferees on said committee may
make q report to the House in regard to said
bill herein referred to-"
The preamble was also adopted.
Mr.. Hammond's resolution, as amended by
the adoption of Mr.. HaskelPs substitute, was
agreed to.
| Mr.. Kelley of Penn, Immediately moved
to suspend the rules and take from the Speak
er's table the internal revenue bill with the
Senate amendments, and nOn-cOncur in those
amendments, and appoint conference COM
mittee to consist of five members on the part
of the House; agreed to, us to ITO.
This was party vote.
Mr.. Page moved to go into committee on
the river and harb0r bill.
Mr.. Hiscock said he would call up the de-
ficiency bill when the House went into COM
mittee.
Messrs. Page and Kenna strenously OBJ
ljected, the latter declaring that to do so
would be to lose all chance of passing the
river and harbor bill.
After a confused discussion, Mr.. Pages
motion prevailed, and pending the demand
for yeas and nays, the House at $50 took a
recess until 7.3O.
| EVENING SESSION.
The message from the Senate announcing
its agreement to the request of the House
for conference on the internal revenue bill
having been received, the Speaker appointed
Messrs. Kelley, Mckinley, Haskell, Randall
and Carlisle as cOnferees, on the part of the
House.
On motion of Mr.. Bingham, the supple
mental post-route bill was passed.
After a short parliamentary wrangle, the
House went into committee on the river and
harbor bill.
Mr.. Cox insisted on first reading the bill
in full.
The reading having been concluded, Mr..
Page briefly explained its provisions.
In the course of the discussion that fol-
lowed, great disorder prevailed. At one time
the committee was in perfect uproar, nearly
every member being on his feet and two or
three dozen addressing the chair at the same
time.
The refusal of the chairman to recognize
any one until the committee came to order.
had no effect, as no recognition was asked
for. Several members kept up a running
debate, amid cheers, applause and laughter.
| MIR. 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
the uproar of the proceedings, was no i'm
provement over that of the committee, and it
took five minutes of continuous rappings of
the gravel and some sharp words from the
speaker pro tenn, MIR. Robinson of Mass, to
increase any degree of quiet.
MIR. Page moved to limit the debate to two
hours.
Mr.. Dwight of New York moved to amend
by making it three hours.
Amid good deal of renewed confusion.
the vote was taken, and no quorum voting.
A point of order was raised with a good
deal of vehemence by Mr.. Van Voorhees, of
New York.
Mr. Holman suggested that in order to
save time, compromise might be arrived at
by fixing the limit at two and one-half hours.
81 will not make any arrangement with
the gentleman from New York." ivan Voor-
hees) replied Mr.. Page.
And" shouted Mr.. Van Voorhees, with
emphasis, (amid cries of .'oh sit down.
mo mule driver or stage driver from Cali.
fornia can crack the whip over this House -
Finally. Mr.. Dwight's motion was lost. and
q compromise Of two and one-half hours
agreed to.
After another noisy wrangle, the House
again went into committee, but in few mo-
ments rose.
Mr.. Page then moved for recess until 10
O'Clock tomorrow, but no quorum voted, and
- 3oshe Meme adjourned.