Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-23
House.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-In the house, as
the work was finished of reading Yesterdays
journal, the RIVAL chairmen OF the committee
on ways aud means ana appropriations were
ON the floor claiming recognition. TIE
speaker recognized Mills, VINO called up a
resolution touching the constitutional right
of the senate to amend the Mills bill by
means of substitute dealing with the entire
subject of taxation Randall, stating that
he had reports to make from the committee
on rules raised the question of consdcra-
ton. The house refused-yeas, SS; nays,
143--to consider Mills resolution.
The following democrats voted in the neg
ative: Bliss, Bryce, Chandler, Chipman,
Clements, Cowles Grain Cummings, DiDbie,
Green, Hall, Henderson of North Carolina,
Hopkins of Virginia, Johnston OF North
Carolina, Latham, Lynch, Merriam, O't'er-
RAJ, Outhwaite, Pennington, Randall, Sim
mons. Spinola, Stewart Of Georgia, Vance,
Washington and Wise.
Mr.. Bland of Missouri also voted in the
negative for the purpose of reconsideration,
but motion to that effect was met By Mr..
Randall with IL motion to table.
a motion TO reconsider was tabled-yeas,
ZIG; nays, 49,
MIR. Randall then reported from the com
mittee on rules resolution providing that
shall be 10 o'clock; that from that hour until
II O'Clock business shall be transacted by
unanimous consent and that the speaker
shall not at any other time receive requests
for unanimous consent, except to concur or
non-concur in house amendments to senate
bills or pass senate bills when received from
the speakers table.
MIR Bland, OF Missouri, objected to the
resolution on the ground that the time of the
house should be devoted TO consideration OF
appropriations aud the California contested
election case.
The resolution was adopted and the com
mittce on rules reported resolution Tor
the immediate consideration of the senate
bill granting Il pension to Irene 3uCkcr
Sheridan.
Mir breckenridge, of Kentucky, raised
the question OF consideration and on division
Mr.. Cheadle, Of Indiana, raised the point OF
no quorum.
The house determined yeas l.4 nays 62
to consider the resolution. Then iiibuster.
ing was uaugurdtod by Mr. kilg0rc of
Texas who moved adjournment, and when
that motion was voted down followed il with
"A motion Tor recess un'il + 80 The mOtlOa
for q recess was lost-yeus 2, nays 2ll.
Mr. Reeds resolution was then adopted.
The Sheridan pension bill was taken up
ana passed with an amendment hNing the
rate at 81, 800 per anuum,
Great satisfaction was expressed on Doth
sides Of the house when II became generally
known that tho president had signed the ter
rtoral bill Shortly after the house met
special messenger from the white house
bipuSht 'Hc lol"Hi"B "uI"S' apH lcVI'i W VHS
chairman of the committee on territories;
Hon. William NJ. SipringGr-My Dear Sir:
! signed the bill for the admission Of the
new states at II O'clock this morning.
Yours very truly, GROVER CLEVELAND.
= The committee on rul . reported a rcsolu-
ti0n for the immediate consideration of the
senate bill for the retirement of ItO5ecraus
with the rank OF brigadier-general, The
resolution was adopted aud the bill taken up.
Mr.. Spinola of New York desired TO oIer
an amendment authorizing the president TO
appoint and retire j. e. Fremont as major
general, bat under the terms of the resolG'
tiou the previous question was ordered on
the bill ana the amendment could not be re-
ccivel.
The bill was then taken up and vigorously
opposed by Mr. StruDle of Iowa on the
ground that General Rosecrans had Yillfcd
General Grant and declared that Grant was
a scOundrel. This man, who had viilIhed
the name OF the countrg's hero, came here