Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-07
United States Senate

United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, May 6th.-Bayard and Others
presented memorials favoring the suspension nj
the coinage of the silver dollar
Cockrell introduced a bill to facilitate the ne.
gotiation of bills of lading and other commercial
instruments and to punish frauds therein Re.
ferred to the Committee on Commerce
Hill gave notice that tomorrow morning he
would ask unanimous consent to address the
Senate on the bill relating to the forfeiture ol
the land grant of the New Orleans Baton Rouge
and Nicksburg Railroad.
The morning business disposed Of FRYE moved
to lay aside the calendar and take up the ship
ping bill. Agreed TO, and an extended debate
ensued.
Pending action, the Senate adjourned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, May 6th.-The morning hou
was dispensed with, and the House went into
Committee OF the Whole Cox of New York in the
chair on the tariff bill,
After an extended debate. Converse at 4:l5
moved to strike out the enacting clause of the
bill, and amid great excitement and loud cheers
il was agreed to-lj9 To LOO
The House, by a vote of ayes I59 TO noes I54
approved the action of the Committee of the
Whole in striking out the enacting clause
Following is the vote in detail ON the motion
TO strike out the enaeting clause:
Ayes-Adams (lll.l, Anderson. Anot, Atkin-
son, Bayne Belfast, Bingham Bisbee Boutelle
Bowen, Boyle, Brainerd, Breitung Brewer IN
y. J. Brewer n. j., Browne Qnd.l, Browne pa y
Brumm, Budd Burleigh Calkins. Campbell
pa, Cannon, Chair, Connolly, Converse, Cul-
,bertson (ky.l, Cullen, Curtin, Cutcheon, Davis
Qn.), Davis Mass. }, Dingley, Duncan Durham,
Eaton Ellicott, Elwood Ernentrout Evans Pa. J.
Everhart Ferrall, Fielder, Findlay, Finerty Fo-
ran, Funston, GeddeS, George, Glascock, Goff,
Guenther (Ky.). Hanback,, Harmer Hart, Hatch
(Iich.l, Haines, Henderson Qowa), Hender-
sen NH.l, Hepburn, Hiseoek, Hit, Holmes
Holton, Hooper. Hopkins, Horr. Houk, Howey
Hunt Hutchins James JetfordS Johnson Jor-
dan klSSOn hp1n kpifpr Kelley kRllau.r
Ketchum, Lacey, Laine, Lawrence Lefeyre, lib
hey, Long. Lyman, McAdoO. McCord, McComas,
Mccormick, McKenley, Millard. Miller Pa,
.Milliken Mooney Morrill, Muller Murray
Mutchler Nutting. O'Hara, O'Neill Pa, Paige,
Parker, Parker, Patton, Payne, Payson, Peelle
Qnd }, Perkins, Peters, Pettibone Phelps, Poland.
Pest, Price, Randall, RaRney, Ray (N. ", Ray
On. II J, Reed, Rice, Robinson Ohio, Rockwell,
Roweil, Russell, Ryan. Seney. skinner N. ",
Smalls, Smith. Snider, Spooner, Steele, Stephen
son, Stewart (Nt), Stone, Storm, Strable, Sum
ner Cali, +. b. Taylor (Ohiol J. ID. Taylor
(Ohio) Thomas, lully, Nanalstyne, Wadsworth,
Wait, Warner Ohio, Washbun. Weaver, Wem-
Pile Whiting. wilkins, Wilson Ia), q. p. Wise
(Va.), J. s. Wise (Va.l, York-l59.
Noes-Adams Many. Aiken, Alexander. Bag
ley, Ballentine Barbour, Barksdale Beach. Bel
mont, Blackburn, Blanchard, Bland, Blount,
Breckenridge Broadhead, Buchanan, Buckner,
Barnes CGbell, Caldwell Campbell, Gambler,
carleton, CASSIDY, CIardy Clay, Clements, Cobb,
Collins, Cook, CoSgrove, COvngtOn, Cox y. ",
Cox (N. c., Crisp, CUlbertson {TeX.), Darg0n, Da-
wilson, Davis MOI, Deuster. Dibble IS CJ.
Dibrell (Tenn.l, Dockery, Dowd. Dersheimer,
Forney, Fiyan, Garrison, Gibson Graves, Green,
Greanleaf. Halstcll, Hammond Hancock,
Hardeman, Hatch Mo-, Hemphill, Henley,
Herbert, Hewitt u. -, Hewitt lAla), Hill,
Hoblitzell, Holman, Hausman, Hurd, Jones
(Wis), Jones tTeX.l Jones (Ark.l. Jones (Fla.),
King, kleiner, Lamb, Lehman, Love,
Lewis, Lowering Lowery, Mcmillan,
Matson, Mayburry, Miller TEX, Mills. Mitch
oil Mnruo1n Morrison,
Murphy, Neece, Nelson, Oates, O'Farrell, O'Neill
(Mo), Pierce, Peel ark, Potter, Pryor Pusey,
Rankin, Regan, Reese, Robertson, Rogers Ark,
Rogers IN. " Rosecrans Scales. Seymour,
Shaw, shelly Singleton, skinner a. c. Slocum,
Springer, Stephens, Stewart TEX Stockslager,
STRAIT, sumner (Wis.) Talbot, Taylor Tenn },
Throckmorton, Tellman, Townsend, Tucker,
Turner Ca, Turner Ky Vance Van Eaton,
Wakefield, Ward, Warner Tenn, Wellborn,
Weller White Mimi Williams, Willis. Wilson
OW. Va), Winans (NIich.) Winans (Wis., Wal
ford, Woodward, WorhingtonS Iaple, Young,
Carlisle-155.
When Youngs name, the last on the list, was
called, Speaker Carlisle said to the Clerk. "Call
my name" The name was called and the
Speaker voted nay. The vote was received with
The Clerk read the names of four pairs-the
smallest number of members recorded as paired
for years. Bennett nay, ochiltree yea, Muldraw
nay, Valentine yea, Nichols nay, Riggs yea,
Wood and John d. White.
The vote on the pending bill is 159 yeas to
155 nays" said the Clerk.
Upon the announcement of the result, the
Republicans and successful Democrats rose in
their seats and gave cheer after cheer Some
waved papers above their heads, while Others
added to the confusion by a continuous clap
ping of hands. In the galleries men and wO-
men again chcered the latter also waiving their
handkerchefs.
Morrison moved to vacate the order for night
sessions. Agreed to.
Randall moved that members who had not
spoken the tariff be allowed TO print their re-
marks in the Record. Agreed to.
Converse moved to reconsider the vote by
which the House decided to strike out the en-
acting clause. and then moved to lay that mo-
ton on the table
The motions were carried by a viva voce vote,
and the announcement of this result was re-
eeived with cheers and applause. though not
with so much enthusiasm as the previous an
nouncement viii suggested that Converse,
whose seat is on the Democratic side, have a
seat hereafter with the Republicans.
When the last vote was announced the menl-
bers began leaving the hall. The crowd in the
galleries lessened. and within ten minutes
scarcely one hundred persons remained and
the House adjourned until tomorrow.
An analysis of the roll call shows that only
three Republicaf1s-Nelson, Strait and Wake
field, all of Minnesota-voted against the strk-
ing out