Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-12

Of the committee had not been disposed A. Of in
the senate. But the pending question was te
reconsider the vote by which the amendment
Of the senator from Nebraska was laid on the
table.
Van Wyck-Then the proper matter for
| consideration Of the open senate is for further
consideration ON a vote upon that amendment.
Presiding Oficer-Tho pending question Is
the bill, having been read three times. Shsll
It pass.
not hereafter show any action upon the amend.
ment In question to till uu the hiatus thus
created. He thought he had the right, rs a
senator, TO demand that n vote loo taken In
open session ON tn It amendment.
Several Senators Question question
The question, "shail the bill nass!' was nut.
On this yeas and nays were called Ivy Vance.
The result was IS yeas, | nay (NanceL no
quorum voting,
Vest, Jones aud Van Wyck were paired
| with absent senate s, but announced If they
had not been paired they would have voted
against the bill. The last two senators be.
cause of the way in which it was attempted
to pass the bill. The roll of the senate was
called, but did not secure q quorum. Ad.
journed.
HOUSE.
The senate bill passed extending the time to
commence laying an Atlantic cable.
Tho house went into committee of the whole
on this river and harbor bill
Mr.. Maybury called the attention of the
committee to the nee essity of prosecuting t.
completion the work of improving the Detroit
river but was unsuccessful in the effort to have
the appropriation for that river CHANGED from
500, 600 to 1927, 900.
The cause providing for the construction Of
the Henuepin canal having been reached,
j Jones wis raised again the point of order
that the committee on rivers and harbors had
no jurisdiction over the subject, and that n
bill with substantially the same provisions
pending in the house.
Holman supported the point, arguing that
that the subject of The Hennepin canal was
within the jurisdiction of the committee on
railways and canals. He made the further
point that the clause was in order rs it pro-
vided for new work not authorized by law.
Mr.. Henderson (ill.) spoke against the
points of order and the debate continued at
some length.
The chair man, (Wellburn), in announcing
his decision, reviewed the several points of
order raised: with regard to the first point,
that the work was u new one. The chair
thought the clause of rule p which prohibited
such legislation was applicable only to general
appropriation bins, and it had been decided
that the river and harbor bill was not such n
measure; the second point, that the Hennepin
canal clause was the substance of another bill
pending before the house, was wellltaken, be.
cause the rule on which ithe point was based
ielers only TO amendments anu ho' W I'LL orig
ma, ..i' A.. u,., .,. n.u.
WIN regard 10 the tnru P1lhI, tnat tno
tsee on rivers ana harnor' haa no oriSi-
MAJ ]ur,suiction over the suoJect maI or OF Ihe
eide whether it had jurisdiction or not. The
view OF the CHAIR was thaJ the aeVlon OF the
mouse IN committing the niit 20 me committees
Oh me whole Tor CONSIDERATION qua not leaVe IL
w.thtn the province OF the ehair To pass on the
question OF original jurisdiction. lie there
lore oVerrnlea tne points OF oraeri Inc ae'
Gislon, so lar as the question OF original luris'
dictlon was concerned, was q Ell on the stats
lneht mat the points OF order haa not been re-
served o,y, the house. II the poiats mad been
reserved Inc chair, WITHOUT passing upon the
question:, would nave 'eit IL his duty To reier
the point TO the house Tor decision OF the