Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-09
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| WASHINGTON, May S.-The chair laid
before the Senate to-day the House mes
/ sage announcing non-concurrence in the
Senate amendments 20 the pleuro-
/ pneumonia bill. On motion of Mr..
Miller, ofNew York, the Senate insisted
on its amendments. and the Chair ap-
/ pointed as a committee of conference on
| the part of the Senate Messrs. Miller, of
! New York, Plumb and Williams.
The Chair also laid before the Senate a
! House message announcing non concurrence
/ in the Senate amendments to the FitZ John
Porter bill. On motion of Mr.. Sewell, the
/ Senate insisted on its amendments and the
/ Chair appointed as the committee of confer
/ ence on the part of the Senate Messrs. Sewell.
/ Logan and COckren. Mr.. Logan asked to be
/ excused from acting on the committee. He
/ SAID IL was well known that he was opposed
/ to any proposition for the relief of the person
/ named in the bill. and he therefore did not
| think himself a proper person to be on the
committee. The President of the Senate
stated that it was the custom to place on such
a committee some member who voted with
the minority on the passage of the bill favor
ing the subject OF conference. Mr.. Logan
said that he could not and would not serve.
He was accordingly excused, and Mr.. Hawley
was appointed in his stead.
Mr.. Mitchell, from the Committee on PEN
siOns, reported favOrably. with an amend
ment, the House bill granting pensions to SOL
diers of the Mexican war. 1t was placed on
the calendar, and the bills heretofore intro
duced in the. Senate for the same object were
indefinitely postponed. The amendment pro-
yIdes 'that no such officer, enlisted man, or
widow, shall be entitled to the benefits of the
act unless dependent, in whole or in part
upon his or her own labor or assistance from
others for support"
The shipping bill was then taken up. After
speeches by Messrs. Morgan and Coke vote
was taken upon Mr.. McPhersOn's amend
ment cutting of compensation for the return
trip Of the ships that may take out the United
states mail. The amendment was rejected.
ayes II, nays ID.
After further debate Mr.. Vests amendment
reducing the fees of the Shipping Commits
sioners and requiring the Commissioner to
account to the Secretary of the Treasury was
agreed to.
Mr.. Mcpherson moved to strike out the
section providing for foreign mail pay and on
that called for the yeas and nays The mo-
tiOn was not agreed to by yeas to A nays. The
yeas were Messrs. COekrell, Harris, Kenna
Lamar, Mcpherson, Van Wyck and Vest
This completed consideration of the bill in
committee of the whole.
On motion Of Mr.. Frye, the House bill was
then taken from the table and with but slight
debate amended to correspond with the SEN
ale bill as agreed to in committee Mr. Nor
gan then reoffered the amendment he had
Withdrawn, admitting foreign built ships to
American registry under a duty of thirty Dpr
cent. ad valOrem. This was disagreed to by
vote of 10 yeas to 81 nays. The House bill as
amended was then passed without division or
tcDdle. anu MI RYE at once moved 1Or the
appointment OF committee OF conference on
the disagreeng votes of the two houses.
Mr.. Harris raised the point of order that
this was not in accordance with parliament
tary usage.
The Chair overruled the point Of order, say
ing that it was in accordance with the prin-
ciples and usages of parliamentary law, al
though instances were rare where either
house asked for such a committee at this
stage.
Mr.. Beck appealed from the decision of the
Chair.
Mr.. Frye said that he had known it to be
done twenty times in the House.
Mr.. Bayard inquired if there was a prece-
dent for it in the Senate?
The Chair stated precedent in the case Of
the snndry civil bill on March 3, 1879
Mr.. Beck thought that, owing to the unu-
sual pressure before adjournment, unanimous
consent may nave been given.
Mr.. Frye read from JeffersOn's Manual to
Justify his motion.
Mr.. Sherman hoped that the question would
be allowed to lie over till Tomorrow
Mr.. Frye said that he understood that the
bill was passed and the only question pending
was as TO the committee of conference.
The Chair stated that the bill could not 60
to the House until this question was dis
posed of.
Mr.. Beck said that he had not Withdrawn
his appeal.
Mr.. Frye was proceeding to say that "the
bill went to the House, when the Chair an
nounced that reference to the House of Rep
resentatives was not in order.
Mr.. Frye said that he would then suppose
the case. If a point of order were made
against this bill in another place and it shOuld
so to the committee Of the whole that would
bury the bill.
The Chair reminded Mr.. Frye that he was
infringing the rude.
Mr.. Beck insisted that there was as vet no
disagreement between the two houses. A
conference could be asked for when a dis
agreement arose.
Mr.. COnger did not see how a conference
could be asked in case the bill was not re-
turned to the Senate after leaving it.
Mr.. Frye insisted that the disagreement
within the meaning of the parliamentary rule
arose when the Senate refused to agree to the
House bill and amended it, but he would let
the matter go over till morning and consider
what was best to be done. He might ask
unanimous consent for a call of the yeas and
nays on the bill in the morning.
The Senate then at $40 O'Clock adjourned.
Senator Frye's purpose in requesting a con-
ference upon the shipping bill before it goes
back to the House for concurrence IN the Sem
ate amendments is to secure for it, when it
reaches that body, the privilege which a con-
ference committee report always has of i'm
mediate consideration. He believes that. in
the present condition of the business of the
House, if the measure goes there in the usual
way its enemies may send it TO committee of
the whole, where it would be buried under
the mass Of matter already pending there
Although the bill has been passed by the SEN
ate, it is not released from that body until
Mr.. Frye's motion for a committee of confer
ence is disposed of.
Mr.. Frye said before the adjournment that
he might not press the motion tomorrow but
in its stead might ask unanimous consent for
an aye and nay vote on the bill, it having had
Its final passage without division. His pur-
pose in this VIII be to send the measure to the
House with such prestige as may be conferred
by strong vote IN It's favor in the Senate, to
ask conference upon the amendments which
have not been considered by both houses, and
to ask for an aye and nay vote upon blIl
already passed and not proposed for recon-
sideratiOn, an unusual and almost unpre-
cedented proceeding.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day, on motion of Mr.. DORIS
heimer, of New York, the Senate joint resO-
luton was passed in regard to the ceremonies
to be authorized on the completion of the
Washington monument.
Mr.. Buckner, of Missouri, from the Commit
tee on Banking and Currency. reported a bill
to enable the National Banking Association to
increase their capital stock and to change 4
their location and name. 1t was referred to
the House calendar.
Mr.. Clardy, of Missouri, from the Commit
tee on Commerce, reported bill authorizing
the appointment of a Missouri River Commits
sion. 1t was referred to the committee of the
whole.
Mr.. Dargan, of South Carolina, from the
Committee on Patents, reported a bill provid-
ing for the revision, improvement and amend
ment of the laws relating to patents. 1t was
referred to the committee of the whole.
Then arose contest between various spe-
cial orders for supremacy, Mr.. StOckslager.
of Indiana, pressing consideration of the bill
for the erection of public buildings; Mr.. Sin
gleton, of Mississippi, urging the Congress
siOnal library bill; Mr.. Ellis, OF Louisiana,
desiring discussion of the New Orleans Indus
trial Exposition bill; Mr.. Randall expressing
the anxiety of the Appropriations Committee
for the disposal OF appropriation bills, and Mr..
Payson, of Illinois, demanding consideration
of the unfinished business, being the Oregon
Central Railroad forfeiture bill.
Mr.. PaysOn's demand was not aeceded to,
and Mr.. Holman. of Indiana, moved to go into
committee Of the whole on the appropriation
bills. This was lost by vote of 6S to 9S. Mr..
Holman, in the interest of public business,
called for the yeas and nays, but Mr.. Randall
declared that the roll call would not be in the
interest of public business, and the yeas and
nays were not ordered. The House declined
to consider the library or public building bills.
and then at l2:25 O'Clock went into committee
OF the whole. with Mr.. Dorsheimer in the
chair, on the state of the Union.
On motion Of Mr.. Ellis all prior bills were
set aside and the committee proceeded to the
consideration OF the bill appropriatingS 81 ,O00,-
600 for the celebration of the Worlds Indus
trial and Cotton Centennial Exhibition at
New Orleans. Mr.. Ellis briefly explained
the provisions of the bill, and pointed out the
safeguards which had been established for
the return of the appropriation to
the United States out of the receipts
more broadly national and International
in its character than the great Exposition of
1876 at Philadelphia. Already every one Of
the states are taking steps to take part in the
exhibition, and twenty foreign nations had
signiied their intention to be represented.
Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania. said he was
heartily IN favor of the government aiding
this exposition without scrutlniZing too close
ly the possibility of encOuntering direct finan-
cial loss. An exposition such as was to be
held at New Orleans. at which the world
would assemble, and in which the convoca-
ton OF the American people would be an ac
tive and predominant element, would pay the
people a hundred dollars for every dollar
which would be lost If the government should