Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-21


whether q was Che duty Of the Senate 70
sdjouru.
III. Hale said the Senate had yesterday,
| by unanimous vote. supported the POSI-.
| ton OF Its own committee and insisted on
| lie amendment. The House was advised
| Of this fact. IL appointed conserrees aud
| sent the bill hack 10 the SeDste, where Il
arrived at ? O'Clock to-day. In the Senate
+! a further conference was ordered and con-
serrees were appointed. He (Mr. Hale had
| sent word 10 the House conferrecs that the
| senate conferrees were ready mt any time TO
| meet them. but the House conserrees had
not appeared, The chairman Of the House
committee has assured him tMr. HaIe) that
a conference was useless unless the
Senate would rccede from its po--
siiion. The House was determined
that the Senate should follow the rule
adopted by the House OF taking the appro-
pria,ion bill Of last year and giving one
half its amount for the coming hall year.
| The statement was that the House would
never back down.
Mr.. Mcpherson said he had heard too
much criticism OF the House OF Repre-
! sentatiyes. The true difficulty was that the
| Senate had insisted on attaching to an APP
preparation bill provision the steel
After twelve or thirteen months the Senate
was still insisting on that provision. Inn
proper In that place, when II knew that the
| House would not yield.
Mr.. Hale said the House did not even
| give the Senate an opportunity OF receding
| from that or any other amendment.
Mr.. Mcpherson thought the House quit,
| night in its position as long as the Senite
| insisted on that amendment.
MIR. Beck said the position OF the House
| conference committee was that II would
not take no or consider the bill preplred a.
| The last session by the House itself, and
amended by the Senate.
Ats O'Clock u message was received from
the House OF Representatives making pro-
| vision for the naval service for th,rty-one
| days from The 3Ist Of December next.
Mr.. Butler called for its immediate con-
sideration. The bill was read, and after
some debate, IN which 1t met with opposi-
ton on the same ground as did the six
months bill, Mr.. Butler withdrew his call
for It's immediate consideration.
Mr.. Logan, from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, reported the Military Academy
bill, and it was passed without debate. IL
appropriates IN all 5000, 1895 for the support
| OF the Academy foi the next fiscal year.
House concurrent resolution providing
| for an adjournment from to-day tn January
| 9Th WAS then taken up, and voted on by
yeas and NAYS, and was not agreed to
| yeas, s; nays, %.
| The voc IN detail was as follow:
YEAs.-Messrs. Bayard. Colquiit jack
son. Jones OF Florida, George, Gibson,
| Hampton, and Lamar-S.
| NAYS. -ncssrs. Aldricb, Blair, Call.
Cameron OF Wisconsin, Conger, Cullom,
Dolph, EdmundS, Frye. Hale, Harrison.
| Hoar. Lapham, Logan, Mcpherson, Man
dersou. Maxey. Miller OF New York. Nor
gan, Plat. Pugh, Sawyer, Sheffield. Walker.
and wilson %.
This vote developed the fact that there
was no quorum present; whereupon. at
| 5:45 =. NJ, the Senate adjourned tlll Mon
| day next.
House OF Representatives.
Immediately after the reading OF the
| journal The House resumed the consldera-
| ton OF the interstate commerce bill.
Mr.. Henderson. OF Iowa, moved TO strike
| out the section prohibiting railroad COM
Janies from charging greater compensation
| for transporting freight shorter than
longer distance. He believed that the Sec
ton was deadly 10 the interest OF the pait
| Of country which he representative great
| agricultural interest.
| MIR, Reagan, OF Texas, opposed the mo-
| ton. Not to prohibit greater rate for
shorter than longer haul was to submit
| 10 the railroads the regulation OF the entire
commerce OF the country.
After further discussion, Mr.. Reagan
yielded to Mr.. Randall, OF Pennsylvania,
TO permit him TO report the conference dis
agreement on the temporary naval appro-
| priation bill.
Mr.. Randall said that there should be no
| ill.fcelng between the two houses on nc.
count OF The disagreement. He did not
think that the position OF the House con-
ferrees had been stated fairly in the Senate
Yesterday, and therefore he would express
the unanimous voice OF those conferrees as
TO what they had maintained. II was well
known that the Navy Department had been
administered during the past six months
under temporary appropriation.
The continuance OF the provisions OF this
proper bill was objected to by the Senate.
! The Senate conferrees desired that the bill
| which should be made Tire basis Of q COLI
! ference should be the bill that was passed
| last session by the House aud amended by
the Senate. but which was laid aside and
never became law. That bill was based
on an increase Of appropriation approach
ing $4,000, 600, and would bring into the
conference new subjects not legislated
upon at all.
In the contested-election case OF Me-
Lean rs. BrOadhead, Of Missouri, the sub
committee, by party vote. has decided
10 report TO The full committee in favor Of
| Broadhead.
What the House conierTees wanted was TO
take the existing law and, il necessary, re-
peal it by items. They did not want TO Use
dragnet and bring in other matters OF
| Legislation and appropriation.
The question Of appropriations for new
vessels formed the burden OF debate which
followed. At its conclusion the House in
/ sisted on its disagreement to the Senate
amendments, and a further conference was
ordered.
Mr.. Randall moved tina. when the House
/ adjourn to-day it be to meet Wednesday,
the oath instant. The Constitution. he said,
| prohibited adjournment for more tiian
three days without the concurrence of the
Senate. lie asked unanimous consent that
il should be agreed that on the oath fur
| ther adjournment should be had until the
! 9Th, then to the 3l,t. and then until the
/ 9TH Of January; and that on those days 10
! business whatever shalt be transacted.
This would accomplish the judgment OF the
House on the question OF the holiday re-
cess. There was barely quorum in the
House TO-DAY, ana II would be impossible
| 10 get one next week,
Mr.. Randalrs motion was agreed to. bu,
unanimous consent was not given TO the
agreement for further adjournment.
The consideration OF the Interstate com
morce bill was resumed. The amendment
/ Of Sir. Henderson. OF Iowa, was rejected
I yeas, 81; nays, lis.
! Mr.. Peters, OF Kansas. offered an amend
ment 10 the "loHg. and shorthand pro-
| vision by adding the words, longer dis
/ lance to be limited TO the nearest competing
/ point at which two or more railroads com
/ pete Tor business" OF this amendmeni
no quorum voted, and Il ell OF the House
was ordered. The call showed 1876 mem.
bers present.
Mr.. Peters withdrew bis amendment, and
ibe consideration Of the bill was postponed.
Mr. Randall! introduced bill making tenn
porary provision for the support Of the
navy for the month Of January, 1885, OH
the basis OF six months. The appropriation
! bill was pissed without division.
On motion Of MIR. Hopkins, OF Pennsyl-
! wanna, senate JOINT resolution was passed
/ G,clsnng Christmas and New-Year's days
| holidays for all per diem Government en-
/ ploy6s.
! The House then adjourned until Wednes-
| DIV. December 2iih.