The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-12-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
MDrrison's Bill Defeated by PrOtcc-
ton Democrats.
sATuRDAy's PROCEEDINGS.

vacancy on the committee on bank
ing, currency and expenditures in the
state department.
Hill, of Ohio, called up and the
house passed the bill providing for an
associate justice of the supreme court
of the territory of New Mexico.
The house then in committee of the
whole considered the Oklahoma bill.
Barnes, of Ga, in brief speech OPP
posed the bill, and pending further
action the committee rose and the
morning hour expired.
Immediately the noise and hustle
ceased and Morrison became the center
of attraction. Rising in his seat he
said: "Mr Speaker. | move that the
house resolve itself into committee of
the whole for the purpose of consider
ing revenue bills"
"And," said Mckinley, of Ohio. "on
that demand the yeas and nays"
The roll was called amid absolute
silence. Many members kept tally
of the votes. while Morrison and Ran
dali appeared the least interested, and
during the roll call exchanged several
pleasant remarks. The motion was
lost-yeas 149, nays l54.
Twenty-six Democrat voted in the
negative. OF these New York con-
tributed tive-Bliss. Merriman, Muller,
Spriggs and Stahlnecler; Pennsyl-
vania five-Boyle, Curtin. Ermentrout,
Randall and Sowdcn; Ohio seven
Foran, Geddes, Lefcvre, Seney, War
ner, Wilkins and Campbell: Louisiana
four-Gay, Irion, st. Martin and Wal
lace; Now Jersey two-Green and Nc
Adoo: Illinois two-Lawler and Ward.
and Alabama one Martin. The only
Republican votes for the bill came
from Massachusetts and Minnesota.
Hayden and Stone, of the former
State, and Nelsor Strait, Wakefield
and White. of the latter, voting for re-
consideration. II. j. Campbell, Pindar
and Viole, of New York; Findlay, of
Maryland, and Stone and Hayden, of
Massachusetts, who last year voted
against the consideration of the bill,
today voted in the affirmative. James,
of New York, who last year voted to
consider. to-day reversed his vote.
'.Ycas 40, nays l54." 1t was intoned
monotonously. Mr.. Morrison, who
appeared absolutely iinperturbab!e
throughout the voting, had begun
ncrvously to pass pencil from one
hand 10 the other as the final moment
approached. but as the clerks voice
was reverberating in the hall he
stopped all action and stared tixedly
at the Speaker. AS the short sentence
was uttered which told him that his
grand scheme would not be considered
by majority of his fellows, he turned
carelessly around, looked ut the clock,
and his rugged face assumed an aspect
of supreme indifference. There was
faint cheer from the desks on the
right, but three rapid taps of the
Speakers gavel brought silence. The
galleries cleared as by magic, and the
Morrison tariff bill was thing of the
past.
Reagan, Of Texas, entered the house
few moments after the completion of
the call, and asked leave to have his
vote recorded, but the speaker held
that under the rules he could not sub
nit the request to the house, and Mr..
Reagan was obliged to content him
self with the statement that, had he
been present, he would have voted in
the affirmative.
Blanchard. of La, announced that
his colleague, King, who was absent
with tho leave of the house, was una
bic to secure pair. If he had been
present he would have voted aye.
Owing TO the death of Dowdney.
Arnot and Price, the membership of
the house is reduced to 322. There
were 3O3 votes cast and seven pairs
showing that six members
were absent without pairs. These
were Akin, of 5. &. (who had never
qualified as a member of The present
house,, Ellsberry, Of Ohio, King, of
La, Reagan, of Texas, and Reid, of
n. {. i
The five absentees would have voted
aye, and left one majority for consid-
Grafton.
Herbert then attempted to have the
naval reorganization bill considered,
but his motion was antagonized by
Crisp, of Georgia, who desired consid-
Grafton of the Pacific railroad funding
bill.
The speaker ruled that the question
must be first taken on calling up the
latter measure, and Springer gave
notice that if its consideration was
pressed at this time, he would resort
to parliamentary methods to defeat it.
as he wished its consideration post
poned until after the holidays, in order
that he might submit some remarks
upon the bill and perhaps some
to it.
A standing vote was taken, result /
ing in III votes being cast in favor