The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-13
MILLS AND THE RULES.
THE TEXAN DECLINES TO SERVE
ON THE COMMITTEE.

Mr.. McMillin of Tennessee Appointed
to the Place-The Status of the Com
mittee Not Affected by the Change.
The Conference Report on the Anti
Trust Bill Rejected.
WASHINGTON, June 12.-The speaker laid
before the House this morning a letter
from Mr.. Mills of Texas resigning his MEM
bership on the committee on rules, to which
he was appointed yesterday. The resigna-
nation was accepted, and MIR. McMillin of
Tennessee was appointed to fill the vacancy.
The resignation of Mr.. Mills and the sub
stitution of Mr.. McMillIn as the second
democrat on the committee does not change
the situation in that committee. MIR.
McMIliin will vote against subsidy legis-
lation just as quickly as Mr.. Mills. Mr..
Mills resigned after considering the matter
in consultation with his party friends for a
day because he is not on such terms with
Speaker Reed that he could confer with
HIM comfortably. He has never hesitated
to say what he thought of Speaker Reed
and of Speaker Reeds methods Naturally
their relations have been strained. Speaker
Reed refused to appoint him as Mr.. Ran
dalrs successor and only appointed him as
Mr.. Carlisle's successor because he could
not help himself.
THE ANTITRUST BILL.
A vote was then taken on agreeing to the
conference report on the antitrust bill and
resulted in So nays to 25 yeas.
MIR. Stewart of Vermont raised the point
of no quorum, as the speaker was unable
to count a quorum a call Of the House was
in order. quorum having appeared, the
conference report was rejected by a vote of
IL yeas to lis nays.
Mr.. Stewart then moved further confer
ence, with instructions to the House con-
ferees to recede from the House amend
ment. This amendment provides that
every contract or agreement entered into
for the purpose of preventing the sale or
purchase of any commodity transported
from one state or territory to be sold in an
other and so contracted to be sold, or to
prevent competition in the transportation
of persons or property from state or terri
tory into another shall be deemed unla wful
of this act, provided that the contracts here
enumerated shall not be construed to ex-
clude any other contract or agreement de-
clared unlawful in this act
AS AGREED TO IN CONFERENCE.
AS agreed to in conference this amend
ment was made to read "Every contract
or agreement entered into for the pre-
vention of competition for the transporta-
tion of persons or property from one state
or territory into another, so that the rates
of such transportation may be- raised above
what is Just and reasonable, shall be de-
clared unlawful within the meaning of this
act, end nothing in this e2t shall be deemed
or held to impair the powers of the several
states in respect of any of the matters in
this act mentioned --- ff-~
Mr.. Stewart demanded the previous ques-
tion on his motion. The demand was
agreed to, the vote being: Yeas Ill, nays 81.
The motion was then agreed to, the vote
standing: Yeas 106, nays 98.
The conference report on the military
academy bill was agreed to-
MIR. Henderson of Iowa, from the COM
mittee on appropriations, reported an urgent
deficiency bill appropriating SO, ,708. 900 for
the payment of pensions and S3,705, 600 for
the expenses of the eleventh census. 1t
passed.
PENSION APPROPRIATIONS.
The conference report on the pension ap-
preparation bill was presented. The report,
which Is dlsagreeing one, was adopted and
further conference was ordered.
The House then went into committee of
the whole, briefly considered the agri-
cultural appropriation bill, reported it back
to the House without amendment and
passed it.
Mr.. Funston made brief explanation of
the details of the bill, saying that the COM
mittee had had economy in view at every
stage. There was no general debate upon it.
The House at o'clock took recess until
8 o'clock, the evening session to be for the
consideration of bills reported from the
committee on commerce.
THE EVENING SESSION.
AT the evening session only five or six
local bills, chiefly for the establishment of
lighthouses, were passed. Mr.. Finley of
Kentucky acted in the roll of objector
Tonight and allowed a tithe only of the
bills present to come to point of passage.
Consequently the session was a short one,
and the House at 9:15 o'clock adjourned.