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

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 coeree the five civilized nations to surren-
der their land. He believed that the homo r
of the country would be affected by the bill
for good faith towards defenseess 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
''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-
mand 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
cUdlr NlIulu Il lew 1GGI Va lHc w ullc
now and then a pleasant remark was ex-
changed between them. The motion was
lost-yeas 149, nays l54. The announcement
was received with some applause OF
the Republican side, but it was quickly
suppressed.
THE VOTE.
The following Democrates voted in the
neSatIve: Messrs. Bliss, Boyle, Campbell
(Ohio), Curtin, Ermentrout, Foran, Gay
Geddes, Green On. j., Irion, Lawler, Le-
fevre, Martin, McAdoo, Merrman, 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, Stone (Mass), Strait, Wake
field, Mellon and White (Minn).
Owing to the deaths of Messrs. Dawdney,
Arnold and Price, the membership of the
hou sc is reduced to 322. There were 30S
votes cast and seven pairs announced, show
ing that five members were absent without
pairs. These were Mr.. Aiken Is. c., who
has never qualified as member of the house,
Ellsberry (O.), King (La.), Reagan TEX and
Rsed IN. CO.. Tweuty-siX Democrats voted
in the negative. OF these New York con-
tributed bliss, Merriman, Miller, SpriggS
and Stahlnecker), Pennsylvania 5 Boyle, Cur
TIN, Ermentrout, Randall and Sowden). Ohio
Z Foran, Geddes. Lefevre, Seney, Warner,
wilkins and CampbelD, louisiana 4 (Gray,
Quin St. Martin and Wallacs), New Jersey z
(Green AMI McAdoo), Illinois 2 Lawler and
Ward), and Alabama l (Martin). The only
Republican votes in favor of Morrison
motion came from Massachusetts and
Minnesota-Hayden and Stone, of the
former state, and Nelson. STRAIT
Wakefield and White of the latter. Il. J
Campbell, Pinder aud Viele, of New York
Findlay of Maryland, and Stone and Ha
den of Massachusetts,, who last year voted
against the confederation of the bill, to-day
voted in the aft native Mr.. james, of New
York, who last year voted TO consider to-day
reversed his vote. Mr.. 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
tax 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 1t. If its
consideration was passed at this time he
would resort to all parliamentary methods tC
defeat it. On standing vote there was
majority of III to ~ in favor of its consider
alton. Mr.. Holmai demanded the yeas anC
nays, pending which MIR. Springer made a fiji
clustering motion to adjourn, which at gle
was carried, its opponents not having suffi.
Gent force to order the yeas and nays.