St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-19
MORRISON DEFEATED.
His Motion to Take Up Revenue Bills Re-
jeoted by the House of Rep
resentativeS.
Twenty-Si1 Democratic congressman Vote
in the Negative and Six Repub-
licans Afirmatively.
All the Minnesota Delegation Save
GilfIlan Favor the Prop
OSitiOn.
Gen. Bragg Protests Against Convfct
Labor at the Military
Prsion.

WAsHINGToN, Dec. 1S.-After some pre-
liminary business the house went into COM
mittee of the whole (Mr. Crisp, of Georgia,
in the chair) on the Oklahoma bill. Mr.
Barnes (Ga.) opposed the bill because it did
not provide clearly-defned territory over
which government was to be established,
the extent of the territory being dependent
upon the ability of the government to induce
or coerce the five civilized nations to surreu-
der their land. He believed that the homo +
of the country would be affected by the bill
for good faith towards defenseless and in
offensive people required that it should not
pass. Pending action the committee rose
and the morning hour expired. Instantly
HUSH FELL OVER THE HOUSE
and the noise in the galleries ceased. AL
eyes were turned upon Mr.. Morrison, who,
rising il his seat. said
s'Mr Speaker move that that the house
resolve itself into the committee of the whole
ON the state of the Union. for the purpose of
considering revenue bills"
Mr.. Mckinley (Ohio)-"And on that de-
mapd the yeas and nays" During the roll
call absolute silence reigned in the house,
and many members, with pencil in hand,
were figuring the vote. Messrs. Morrison
and Randall were apparently among the least
interested members. each leaning back in his
now and then pleasant remark was eX-
changed between them. The motion was
lost-yeas 149, nays l54. The announcement
was received with some applause or
the Republican side, but it was quickly
SuppI Iessed.
THE VOTE.
The following Democrates voted in the
ne5atIve: Messrs. Bliss, Boyle, Campbell
(Ohio), Curtin, Ermentrout, Foran, Gay
Geddes, Green (N. J.), Irion, Lawler. Le-
fevre, Martin, McAdoo, Merriman, Muller,
Randall, Seney, Sowden, Spriggs, Stahlnecker,
St. Martin, Wallace. Ward Qll.), Warner
(Ohio), and Wilkins. The following Re-
publican voted in the affirmative: Messrs.
HAYDEN stoae Mass)' 1vS1t Strait Make Make
Owing to the deaths of Messrs. Dawdney,
Arnold and Price, the membership of the
house is reduced to S22. There were 303
Votes cast and seven pairs announced, show
ing that five members we're absent without
pairs. These were Mr.. Aiken Is. C.l, who
has never qualified as member of the house,
Ellsberry (O.), King LA Reagan (Tex.) and
Reed IN. c.. Twenty-six Democrats voted
in the negative. OF these New York con-
trbuted bliss, Merriman, Miller, Sprig2s
and Stahlnecker), Pennsylvania (Boyle, Cur
tin, Ermentrout Randall and SOwden). Ohio
(Foran, Geddes, Lefevre, Seney, Warner,
wilkins and CampbeD, louisiana 4 (Gray.
Green AMI McAdoo), Illinois 2 Lawler and
Ward), and Alabama l (Afartiu). the only
Republican votes in favor of Morrison 8
motion came from Massachusetts and
Minnesota-Hayden and Stone, of the
former stale, and Nelson. STRAIT,
Wakefield and White Of the latter. It. ].
Campbell, Pinder aud Viele, of New York;
Fipdlay, of Mary land, and Stone and Hay-
den of Massachusetts. who last year voted
against the confederation of the bill, to-day
voted in the affirmative Mr.. james, of New
York. who last year voted 10 consider, to-day
reversed his vote. MIR. Herbert, of Alabama,
attempted to call up the naval reorganization
bill, but was antagonized by Mr.. Crisp with
the Pacific railroad funding bill and the
speaker ruled that the question must first be
tak en- on calling up the latter measure, as il
was prior special order. Mr. Springer op-
posed tho measure. He wished its consider
alton to be postponed until after the holidays,
AT which time he hoped to have the privilege
of submitting some remarks upon the bill,
and perhaps some amendment to it. If its
consideration was passed at this time he
would resort to all parliamentary methods to
defeat it. On a standing vote there was q
majority OF III to 40 in favor Of its consider.
alton. Mr.. Holma demanded the yeas and
nays, pending which Mr. Springer made fiji
clustering motion to adjourn, which at 2:l5
was carried, its opponents not having sulfi-
cient force to order the yeas and nays.