Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-21
SLASH OF THE SENATE.
THE HOUSE TAKES UNKINDLY
TO THE CHANGES.

Long Debate as TO w neither the Alter
alton Constitutes More than One
Amendment--The Speaker Rules iD the
standardization of Prolonged
Fight.
WASHINGTON, July 20.-ln the House
to-day Mr.. Willis, OF Kentucky, from the
Committee on Rivers and Harbors, re-
ported back the river and harbor appro-
priatiOn bill, with recommendation that
the Senate amendments be non-concurred
in, buC on point of order raised by Mr..
Hepburn, of Iowa, the bill and amend
ments were referred to the committee OF
the whole. The House later went into
committee of the whole, with Mr.. Hatch,
Of Missouri, in the chair, on the Senate
amendments to sthe river and harbor
DILL. The Senate has stricken out:all after
the enacting clause and inserted new
bill. The question arose as to whether
the change made by the Senate cOnsr-
| tuted one amendment or a large number
| Of amendments. The friends of the mea-
| sure insisted that there was but one
amendment, and in support of this posi-
| tion they referred to the Endorsement on
the bill by the Secretary of the Senate
| "passed the Senate with an amendment"
ENIIRELy NEW PkONISlONSs
In controyerting this position the oppo-
nents of the bill called attention to the
| fact that as the bill came from the Senate
it contained provisions which had never
| been considered by the House and which,
| if 1t was ruled that there was but one
amendment, would never be considered
/ by 1t. They contended that even though
there was but one amendment it was sus-
ceptible Of division, as it contained pro-
| visions wnicn had no connection one with
the other. In referring to the remark
made by Mr. Browne, OF Indiana, that he
hoped Congress would adjourn with the
the bill undisposed of, Mr.. Dunn,
! OF Arkansas, said that he knew
that it had been determined by some
gentlemen that the bill was to be ad-
journed upon.
Mr.. Browne remarked that he was
credibly informed that the bill would be
lost, whether Congress adjourned upon 1t
or not.
Mr.. Dunn-Let me inform the gentle
men that the enemies of the bill will have
to find some way TO adjourn this Congress
without majority OF the House, or this
bill will 90 to IA conference committee. |
call on the friends of the measure to serve
notice on the managers who have pre-or-
dained the defeat of this bill, that no ad-
iOurnment resolution can Oe carried until
to stay here all summer.
BUT ONE AMENDMENT.
The chair ruled that the change made
by the Senate presented but single
amendment, but that 1t was in order to
amend any portion of that amendment.
The bill as it passed the Senate was then
read at length
The reading of the bill consumed an
hour and half, and the chair then stated
that the measure was open to amend
ment.
Mr.. Randall moved to amend by strik-
ing out the Heunepin canal clause. This
motion was the cause of parliamentary
discussion, the point being made that it
was not in order. The motion was, after
long discussion upon the legislative
tangle here presented, held to be in order
and was rejected by a vote of SO to l09.
Mr.. Hewitt, of New York, moved to
strike out the clause making an apprO-
priation for the improvement of New
York harbOr. He said that the only effect
of the clause wouldsbe to make an appro-
pristiOn to be expended by men who had
no defnite plan. That was the view of
the Chamber OF Commerce of New York.
On Mr.. HewItts motion the vote stood IS
to 81, but the point OF no quorum being
raised the committee rose.
THE NEW NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT.
MI. Morrison, from the Committee on
Rules, reported the resolution setting
aside July y for consideration of the bill
providing for a new naval establishment.
1t was laid over for the day.
He also reported back the concurrent
resolution fixing July % as the day for
final adjournment, but. pending action, .
O'Clock arrived, and the House took re-
cess TIL O'Clock, the evening session TO
be for consideration Of bridge bills.
AT its evening session the House
passed the following bills authorizing the
construction of bridges: Across the Flint
river, Georgia, by the Americus, Preston
and Lumpkn Railroad Company; across
the Tenne ssee river at Chattanooga;
across the st. Augustine river in Geor-
gia; across the Tennessee river at Shelf
field, Ala; across the Bigbee river at
Jackson, Ala. The House then adjourned.