Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-16
SENATE'S SUBSTITUTE.
A Resolution Declaring 1t Un-
constitutional.
RIGHTS OF THE HOUSE usURPED.

Dir. Mills Reported tire Resolution and II
VIII Be Debated Tuesday-House Agrees
on Instructions TO the Territorial Com
mittee-The Panama Bin Passed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1G-The house passed
the resolutions instructing the conferrees on
the territorial bill and the senate bin. en-
abling the president to protect United States
interests in Panama.
Mr.. Mills reported back the Mills tariff bill.
with senate amendment. and by direction Of
the speaker it was referred to the committee
of the whole
Mr.. Mills also reported the following reso-
luton, the consideration Of which, he said. he
would ask the house to enter upon on Tues
day next:
Resolved, That the substitution by the senate
under the form Of an amendment for the bin of
the house, No 905l. (the Mills bilD OF another
and different bill, containing a general revision
OF the laws imposing import duties and internal
taxes IS In conflict with the true intent and pur
pose OF section +. article l. OF the constitution.
and that said bill be returned to the senate with
the respectful suggestion that that section vests
~ the house Of representatives the sole power to
originate such a measure
Mr.. Reed tMe.) reseI we'd point Of order
against the resolution.
The speaker said that the resolution would
remain upon the speakers table with the
point of order reserved against it.
Mr.. McCreary (ky.) reported back the
senate bill appropriating S250,OOO to enable
the president to protect the interests of the
United States in Panama. Brief speeches
followed
The question being on ordering the bill to a
third reading, Mr. Kilgore Tex raised the
point of no quorum.
The yeas and nays were ordered. but pend
ing the roll call the hour OF l2:45 arrived
and the matter was laid aside temporarily to
enable the house, under the special order. "a
consider the resolution introducing the house
conferrees on the territorial bin as To the
methods they should pursue in arriving at an
agreement. The pending motion was that 10
table the motion TO reconsider the vote bv
which the house agreed to that portion of the
resolution directing the conferrees TO so
amend the bill as to provide for the admission
OF South Dakota under the Sioux Falls CON
stitution by proclamation of the president.
without new vote being taken on the
question Of division
BY vote Of IA to 100 the house tabled the
motion. The remaining instruction relative
10 the admission Of North Dakota, Montana
and Washington by proclamation was agreed
TO without division and the bill again sent 10
conference after the adoption OF the prelimi-
merry lnstructing clause by a vote Of: Yeas.
149; nays, lOl
The house resumed the consideration Of the
Panama bill.
Mr.. Kilgore withdrew his point Of no quo
rum, aud the bill was passed.
THE SENATE.
The senate considered the Texas elections
resolution and the resolutions on the death ~
Representative Robertson.
The credentials Of William d. Washbulp
of Minnesota, for the term beginning March
next were placed on the files Of the senate
STILL MORE TARIFF BILL.
The house committee on ways and means
viii begin at once the preparation of a tariff
bill, with which to antagonize the internal
revenue bill agreed upon by the APPROXIMATION
committee. The bill viii contain the free
list of the Mills bill, its wool sections and tbe
internal revenue sections Of the Cowles bin.
The house committee on ways and means
viii report tariff bill prepared by Mr.. Nc
Milan embracing the principal features of
the Mills bill and reducing the revenue about
S10,00O000 The Randall bin reduces the
revenue about So, 100000. The Cowles bin
for which the Randall bill is substitute. re-.
duces the revenue about So, 900. 900. Both
the Randall bill and the Mcmillan bill will be
reported to the house, and lively fight is ex.
pected over the Randall bill, the members of
the ways and means committee declaring
that It shall not 60 on the calendar if they
can prevent it, Conference reports. which
are privileged, viii be offered to prevent the
house voting on it. II is understood that tbe
Republicans will support the Randall bin
solidly and that seventy Democrats have
pledged themselves to support it, and secure
for it consideration
coLMAN's COMMISSION SIGNED.
The president signed the commission Of
Norman }. Colman to be secretary Of agri-
culture. Secretary ColInan took the oath Of
Office in the department library, in the pres
ence of all the employees of the department
The oath was administered by Mr.. o. "a
l4adow, the secretary private secretary.
AN EXTRA SESSION CERTAIN.
Republicans in the house say that the prac-
tical determination Of the passage Of the
omnibus bill for the admission Of the terri
tories viii not affect the prospects of an extra
session Of the Fifty-first congress. A large
hahlbti VI AnelH were interviewed VpSter-
day and they expressed the belief that there
would be am extra session called by President
Harrison. majority Of them believe that
the extra session will be held, beginning
about the middle of April, while the rest ex-
pect that congress will be called together in
October.
STEAM PRESSES WILL STAY.
Mr. Hiscock presented to the senate the re-
port of the finance committee on the bill
whose object is the substitution Of hand work
for steam presses in the bureau of engraving
and printing The committee makes an elab-
crate report, the substance Of which is that
there is saving Of more than $500. 600 a
year to the government in the use Of the
steam presses and that the work done by
them is as good, if not better, than the work
done by hand. The report was agreed to and
the bill indefinitely postponed.
One Taken. the Other Left.
ALEXANDRIA, Mimi, Feb. l6.-John Lee.