Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-06

mont. of New York, from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs. reported joint resolution
requesting the President to negotiate with
Great Britain for renewal Of the Canadian
reciprocity treaty Of 1854. 1t was put on the
House calendar.
Mr.. RanRey, Of Massachusetts,. from the
Committee on Elections, submitted 4 unani-
nous report confirming the right of Martin
McGinnis as Delegate from Montana Terri
tory, and it was agreed to.
The decision OF the prima faeia right Of 7.
e. skinner to the seat as Representative from
the First District Of North CAROLINA, was post
pOned until the second Monday in December.
The House then proceeded industriOusly to
kill time, and succeeded in its object. The
Mexican pension bill was the pivot on which
all motions turned.
At 1880 O'Clock, with a view TO removing
the impediment 70 the transaction Of business,
Mr.. Burns, Of Missouri, moved TO postpone
further consideration Of the bill until the
second Tuesday in December. The motion
was lost by 55 yeas to l3l nays. A number Of
roll calls were taken without extracting the
House from its deadlock, and then at 30
O'Clock recess was taken till 8 O'Clock.
THREE DISPUTED POINTS.
After the recess Mr.. Burns submitted the
conference report on the consular and diplo-
matte appropriation bill. OF the 167 amend
meDts placed en- the bill by the Senate, the
conference committee has reached an agree
ment on all except three. One of these is that
approprlatlng S25O.0o0 to meet the necessary
expenses attending foreign Intercourse to be
expended under the direction OF tlIe Presi-
QenI. Inc Otner TWO nave reference To the
appointment Of = commission 70 ascertain the
beet mode OF securing more intimate interna-
tiOnal and commercial relations between the
United States and the several countries of
Central and South America, The
bill as far as agreed upon appropriates 81, 1885,
$50, being an increase Of $235, ,l20 over the ap-
preparation carried by the measure as Il Origi-
inally passed the House.
MIR. Burns said, in reference to 5he first
point Of disagreement that the conference
committee was so hedged in by obligations
Fug ar Ia ffarh 70, a
crlmlnate between what ought to 30 said and
whas could not be said. His impression was
that public interest required that there should
be no discussion Of the question. He would
not attempt to discuss it unless such was the
desire Of the gentlemen on the other side.
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, inquired how far
the gentleman could go in stating the object
OF the appropriation without violating the Sc
crets of the committee?
Mr.. Burns trusted that the gentleman would
not insist upon his question.
Mr.. Washburn, of Minnesota, said that the
Senate, after very fun discussion Of the
matter, had placed the amendment on the
bill by an almost unanimous vote. He thought
that the House would make a great mistake
il it did not recede from its disagreement to
the amendment.
Mr.. Burns called attention to the fact that
majority of the Appropriations Committee,
after an impartial consideration OF the Ques
tion, had come to a different conclusion.
REFUSING TO GIVE IN.
Mr.. Washburn moved that the House re-
cede from its agreement to the amendment.
This was lost by 81 yeas to 93nays.
Messrs. Findaay, Finerty, Greenleaf, Han
cock. Hunt. O'Neill of Missouri, Potter, Rose
Grams and Wipans of Wisconsin, voted with
the Republicans IN the affirmative, ard
Messrs. Payne; O'Hara and York with the
Democrats in the negative.
Mr.. Washburn moved recession from the
disagreement to the other matters in dispgte
Messrs, Washburn, Kasson, Hunt and
O'Neiu of Missouri, advocated the motion as
being IN the interest of extending our COM
mercial interests.
Messrs. Burns, Townshend and Springer op-
posed 1t, regarding the proposition as involY-
ing an unnecessary expenditure of money,
the latter declaring that the commission
might drink barrel after barrel of champagne,
but they could not sell single wOolen hat in
South America until they sold il as cheap as
it could be sold by England.
The motion to recede was agreed to by Ill
yeas to 76 nays. This leaves the $250,O00 clause
the only point of difference.
Messrs. Burns, TOwnshend and Washburn
were re-appOinted conferees. The House
then at $40 o'clock took recess until 9
When the House met at 9 o'clock it still
found itself in deadlock over the Mexican
pension bill, and an hour and half was con-
sumed in futile attempts to make some pro-
gress with the Senate amendments.
At 1880 O'Clock Mr.. Browne, of Indiana,
called attention to the obvious fact that it
was impossible to pass the bill at the present
session in view of the strong opposition made
~
laid aside and mat the House proceed to the
consideration of private pensions bills.
Mr. Townshend, who has charge Of the hill,
consented to this arrangement.
Mr.. Hewitt, Of Alabama, also acceded to
the proposition, saying that he had opposed
the Senate amendments because they had
radically changed the features of the bill, and
because he thought that they would saddle
on the government debt of 50, 600, ,0O0, eco.
swELTERING IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Townshend wished an opportunity to
deny this last statement, but he was cried
down with demand for the Irregular ORDER"
proposition, and the roll call proceeded. AS
is usual during night sittings, when the ses-
sion of Congress is drawing to a close, the
galleries of the House were crowded, and
the air in the chamber sitting
Many members took refuge on the south por-
tico of the capitol to enjoy the breeze which
came from up the river, to talk politics, while
others who remained in the hall, assumed
listless attitudes, and endeavored to make
themselves as comfortable as the circum-
stances would admit by the constant use of
fans.
THE HOUSES LONG sEIGE.
WASHINGTON, July 8, 8 A. MIR. Springer
moved to postpone consideration of the Mexi-
can pension bill till Tuesday next, but no
quorum voting withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Hewitt, of Alabama, obtained the floor
and made speech, reviewing his opposition
to the Senate amendments and deploring that
they Disseminated against the soldiers of the
Mexican war.
At 1915 O'Clock this morning Mr.. Holman,
of Indiana, submitted the conference report
on the legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill. An agreement is reached on
all the points of difference except that in
creasing the appropriation for the
presented by the Senate amendment
striking out the restriction on the use of that
fund. The agreement is reached by a practi-
cal yielding of all the points by the House
cOnferees. The Senate, however, recedes
from its amendments prohibiting the printing
of undelivered speeches in the Record
The legislation reducing the number of inter
nal revenue and customs collections districts
is str1ken from the bill. The bill as far as
agreed to appropriates $2l, ,426, ,32l. Mr.. HOl-
man. though presenting the report, does not
sign it, as he differs from his colleagues on
some points.
The report was agreed to without division
Mr.. Hancock moved that the House recede
from its disagreement to the one item still
remaining in controversy.
The motion was lost by y yeas to 81 nays,
and the House further insisted on its disagree
ment. Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylvania, then
submitted the conference report on the forti-
fications appropriation bill and it was agreed
to. 1t appropriates 100000, being an increase
of $l05.000 over the amount carried in the bill
as it originally passed the House.
The House at 2:30 O'Clock this morning was
again killing time on the Mexican pension
bill, while awaiting the report on the sundry
civil bill. The reading of the report when it
comes in will probably last until 4 O'Clock.
Adjournment at this hour promises not to be
reached before noon, if then.
NO EXCITING INCIDENTS.