Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-01
NEARING THE END.
CLOSING WORK OF CONGRESS,
THE HITCH ON THE TARIFF BILL

| CLOSlNG WOhk Or CON u Il h 3 >
THE HITCH ON THE TARIFF BILL
sUNDRY CIVIL, AND RIVER RAHDHARBoR BILLS
Senate Proceedings.
| Mr. BAYARD EXPLAINS
Mr. Bayard, rising to personal explanation in
| the Senate to-day, said that he wished to make q
statement as to the reasons which had impelled
his colleague (Mr. Becky and himself to withdraw
| from the conference committee on the tax bill.
After reading the resolution adopted by the Senate
yesterday directing its conferees to withdraw, II
they found that full and free conference could
not be obtained he said that his colleague and he
had been unable. under the Information brought
come to any other conclusion than that 1t was no:
full and fair conference The House conferees
selected them, and could nek confer fully and
fairly with the Senate. It wss from profound
sense OF what was due to the Senate; it was from
an equal sense OF what was due to coordinate
branch OF this government that he and his col
| league had obeyed what they believed was the
clear intent and clear and positive instructions OF
the Senate. The privilege and constitutional
power or the Senate to possess and exercise CO.
ordinate share OF the legislative powers OF the
government should never be, and could never be,
subjected to the individual judgment of five men,
Ders OF the House. or OF the House ITSELF When the
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power to engraft tariff legislation on an internal
| revenue bill, the conferees could not change at
their will the formal emphatic clear expression of
aChe House. The Senate cOnferees could not act on
such tentative and capricious proceeding this,
and 1t was their duty to have submitted the matter
| TO the Senate.
Mr. Sherman interrupted, and protested against
Mr.. Bayard arraigning the conference committee,
In violation OF the rules OF the Senate.
Mr Bayard replied that he was not talking of
what was the duty of the committee He was
speaklng OF what was the right and the duty
OF Ia tne e, minority: His associate and he had felt
tnelr obvious duty under the resolution adopted
by the Senate yesterday to refer the matter back
10 the Senate. Under the action of the House
| there was an unfair and fettered conference 1t
was far and unfettered the part OF the Senate,
ana IL was Tor the Senate to determine whether 1t
was Was equally fair on the part Of the House He had
duction OF taxation, but, acting under the dIrec-
tion OF the Senate, it would have been breach OF
with the House committee the question whether
the Senate had or had not power to engran tarin
legislation on the internal revenue bill.
Messrs Beck and Bayard should have felt it their
dqty 1fy to % raise this technical objection.
Ihe debate was continued at some length.
MIR. BAYARD AND MR. BECK EXCUSED.
Mr.. Bayard and Mr. Beck having asked TO be ex-
cused from further service on the conference COM
mlttee on the tariff, Mr.. Garland offered a resolu-
ton fnstructng all the Senate conferees to with
draw from the conference.
Mr. Allison objected to the present consideration
Vi lhe resolution, and 1t went over until to-mOr-
row.
Mr.. .Bayard and Mr. Beck were excused by a
vote OF 49 ayes to 6 noes.
OTHER SENATORS DECLINE TO SERVE
Mr.. Morrill, asked consent that the chair should
have authority to fill the vacancies on the COM
mittee, which was agreed to.
me e PRESIDENT then appointed Messrs. voorhees,
and Mcpherson.
was not in accord with most OF his democratic col
Leagues ON the tariff question and also because Of
lts conferees. He was excused, and the President
appointed Mr.. Harris
with Messrs. Bayard and Beck on this subject. and
asked TO be excused His request was granted.
Mr. voorhees, then rosa and declined to serve,
giving no reasons. He was excused.
The President said he had no means of ascer-
talnlng who would consent to serve unless by
gol1g around and interviewing every Senator. but
teri
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
The Senate then proceeded to consider the sun
dry civil appropriation bill, and several unim-
portant clauses were acted on.
NEW coNFEREEs ON THE TARIFF BILL
The President appointed Messrs Morgan and
German to take the places OF Messrs Bayard and
Beck on the conference committee on the tariff
bill.
THE FoRTIF1CATIoNs BILL PASSED.
MIR. Dawes presented the conference report on
the Notifications appropriation bill; which was
agreed to.
SIX MORE SENATORS DECLINE TO SERVE ON THE
TARIFF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Morgan coming into the chamber, said he
understood that during his absence he had been
appointed on the committee OF conference on the
tariff bill, but it would embarrass him to serve
upon that committee after the remarks which he
had felt called upon to make heretofore in relation
to the action Of the House he must ask to be ex-
cuSed.
His request was granted.
Mr. German also declined to serve, and was ex-
The President appointed Messrs Davis Nv. Va,
excused.
He then appointed Messrs. Butler and Maxey.
who also declined
MEssRs. INGALLS, AND MALONE APPOINTED
Then assuming that no democratic Senator
would serve the chair appointed Messra Ingalls,
and Malone.
MR.. INGALLS, DECLINES; ALSO MR. MILLER.
Mr. ingalls, was absent when his appointment
was announced. He entered in a few moments
and asked to be excused, saying his engagements
were such that he could not perform the duty.
Mr.. Morrill, requested him to serve, but Mr. Ingalls,
replied @ tn that ne could not, and was excused.
fOrnia. - ~
Mr. Miller arose, apparently to decline, but the
aepunhcan rep tn senators gathered round him and be-
gan 10 persuade him to accept He retired to the
back OF the chamber, and fnally, just when iJ
was thought would accept he to his
would accept ~
MR.. h'DnL APPOINTED.
The Chair then appointed Mr. McDil, and It
was understood he would accept
House OF Representatives.
THE FoRT1F1CATIoNs BILL PASSED.
MI. Forney presented the conference report on
the fortihcation appropriation bill. and it was
agreed to.
tThe bill appropriates se7o,ooo being saso, COO
more than when it passed the Housed
Mr. Page moved to suspend the rules and adopt
an order limiting debate on the river and harbor
Dill except In regard to the items for the improve.
ment OF the Mississippi river) to one minute
LDsIyeas lSS, nays 83-not the necessary two
tnir0S IN the Affirmative. The House then at
II 100. went into committee OF the whole fMr Cam
non ~ tne cha1r) on the state of the Union: but
Mr HlscOck objected to the river and harbOr bin
to the House. '"
THE RIVER AND HARBoR Bill.
the House-yeas 124, nays lO7-ordered that the
consideration OF the river and harbor bill should
be resumed, and Immediately went into commit
tee on that bin. large number of amendments
making adoitional appropriations were adopted
IN IN Gne n tem m aPproprating sl5OO0o for improving
Gne FOX anu Wisconsin rivers, Mr.. Bragg moved to
strike out the words and Wisconsin riyer.n and
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