Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-19

The motion to reconsider was tabled
Yeas, i40; nays, 1903.
Mr.. BarksdAie Of Mlpsissippi offered
an amendment providing that the
furnishing OF separate hccommOda-
lions with equal facilities and equal
comforts nj the came charges shall not
be considered discrimination,
The amendment was agreed to-
yeas, 13l (; nays, 124
Further confederation Of the bill
was siponed few moments Ia order
TO allow the house to non-concur IN
the senate amendment TO the bill max.
ing temporary provision for the naval
service.
.Messrs. Randall, Holman and Long
were appointed conftrees.
When the interstate commerce bill
WAS again taken up Mr.. R'agan de-
manded the previous question on the
first section.
A point OF order was made that as
the bill WIS being considered as IN the
committee Of The whole II wHsnOt com
petent for the house 10 take any action
which would prevent ihe offering u
amendments and discussion under the
hve-mlnute rule
After long debate the speaker de-
| livered his opinion. The chair rtcOg-
nized the difficulty of the question, rs
well as the importance Ut the decision
~ q precedent The order Of the house
WAS that the bill shOuld be considered
ia the committee of tue whole. When
the house was considering the bill ~
in the committer,t the chair must assim
ilate the proceedings OF the house n
nearly as possible To the proceedings
OF the committee. The rules Of the
house prescribed what the feet Of the
previous question was H. was 10 bring
the house 20 a direct vote On the main
question. Nov tho gentleman from
Texas demanded the previous question
on the iirat section OF the bill II Ia.
house ordered g. what WIS to be akeI ?
The chair Was II theopinion that when
the house was considering a BIZ, as IA
the committee "A motion of the pre-
| NiOus question could not be enter
| tanned, unless there was some question
| before the house The chair Thought
! hat the genteman's motion was at
hast premature and tor the present de
rlued TO entertain the demand for The
p evious question
| MIR Reagan then moved TO limit the
debate on tho 3, ction to five minutes
y
the motion on the ground that the de-
bate could only be limited in the
house by the fundamentally of the
previous question. The tti ct of these
rulings was TO leave the h use In a
parliamentary tanRle, AID unable 10
iinit the debate. The speaker
TecuRniz d the incOnveuient and,
az far as ne knew, unprecedented state
OF affairs, but he could not escape the
plain language Of the rules.
MIR, Herbert of Alabama requested
that the speaker eupmt the question
to the house whether when such .
state of atltlts M WAS now presented
arose II Is In order To move TO limit Cha,
debate on the pending section.
A point OF order wa
also made against this proposition
but pending the decision the speRke
( recognized Mr. Horror Michigan, VIII,
had heen recognized early in the day
To otier an amendment TO add 4
D Bsrksdale's amendment the words
) provided that such separation shat
not be made ON the basis of race q
color y Mr.. HorreAl that heutIer, d tn
i amendment for the purpose Of enAblinI
, his Democratic friends 10 relieve them
1 selves from oil further embarrassment
D on this subject. During the receu
4 campaign the Democratic party hs
g taken the position that II WAS prs
a eminently the party which sought {
u benefit m d elevate the neprOts Of tn
Z country, yet upon the first Occasio
e when the Democrats had chanr
+. to emphasize their position Ia regard (
y the culOred race they had Jumped Tia
o track y He wanted them to show ia
T. country that they meant what the
q said.
n The debate then branohed OF 10
a discussion Of Mr.. Horbert's proposition
.. and many parlitmenttriaus on bot
/. sides presented their views aa to Ill
n the parliamentary knot into whic
Il the house had twisted itself.
q Mr.. Herbert moved TO close the d,
=, bate on Horr's amendment, and penC
A. Ing action MIR K-ifer raised point ,
order against the motion.
!. The SPEAKER SAID that the questin
Y presented was very important OF
Z aud there were no rules or precedon
). 10 guide him to "a decision He woul
It therefore submit the question Of ora,
II TO the house.
/ The house decided, yeas 1911, ma,
n 81, that iha motion was ia order. m
i. motion TO close the debate Was tn,
d agreed 10 without division Horr
{ amendment Was loat; yeas ll5, ma,
III 100
d Mr. White (of kentucky offered I
~ amt ndment that any railroad CONN
~ ny permitting the use of fr
N passes or tickets ut other TIM
10 published rates shall be TeunlrI
NJ "a furnish similar nee passes or Tickle
TO 70 any person applying for the sam
AZ Lost.
10 Mr. Budd OF California offered
IA amendment dividing the railroads
re The country into four grades aud
n tablishinR the rate per passenger TO
1T charged by each grade. Lost.
Mr. Henley Of California ofT.red
ls amendment praviding that nj
rs persOn purchasing a railroad itch
shall be entitled to use the same a
Of lime within year OF the time OF pl
Nd chase. Lost,
n Consideration Of the second sectl,
IN was then entered upon, but witho
] =. O.