The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-19
SPARRING IN THE HOUSE.
FARQUHAR TRIES TO GET UP THE
SUBSIDY BILL.


Messrs. Springer and Blount Question
His Authority to Make the Notion.
The Speaker Rules Against His
Party Later On He Admits That He
Made a Mistake.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1s.-In the morning
hour in the House to-day the pending
measure was the Senate bill amending the
interstate commerce act by providing for
the taking of depositions by notaries public.
1t passed
A bill was passed for the construction of
a bridge across the Duck river by the
county or Humphreys, Tenn.
Inc morning hour expired aud Mr. Far
quhar OF New York, as chairman of the
committee on the merchant marine and
fisheries, moved that the House go into COM
mittee Of the whole for the consideration of
the Senate bill to place the American
marine. engaged in the foreign trade, on an
equality with that Of other nations, with
the House substitute therefor.
FARQUHAE HEADED OFF.
A contention, started by Messrs. Springer
and Blount, arose as TO whether Mr..
tarquhsr had the authority Of his commit
tee to make this motion.
The speaker ruled against Mr.. Farquhar
The latter moved then that the House go
into committee of the whole on the state Of
the unioo. The motion was agreed to.
MIR. Farquhar then moved that the House
proceed to consideration Of the Senate bill
10 place the American merchant marine on
an equality with that of other nations.
Mr. Springer made the point Of order
that the motion was not in order. but that
the committee must proceed to considera-
tion of the appropriation bills.
THE sPEAKER's RULING.
The chairman ruled that the motion was
in order, for the reason that the rules gave
the committee authority to decide what
measure it would lake up.
Mr.. Springer took an appeal from the de-
cislon, but the speaker was sustained 10y d
vote of SO to 2S.
Mr.. Wheeler of Alabama then moved
that the committee proceed to consideration
of the army appropriation bill. Amid a
good deal OF confusion and despite protests
from his party colleagues, the chair held
that the motion was In order nnd had prece-
dence over that made by Mr.. Farquhar.
Mr.. Wheeler's motion was lost by a vote
of IS to 80.
MIR. Wheeler then moved that the COM
mittee rise
The vote was lost after much time had
been lost by the Intentional tardiness of the
democrats in passing through the tellers, by
a vote Of 76 to o.
wHETLER's NEXT MOVE.
Mr. Wheelers next move was a motion
to take up the District of Columbia appro-
priation bill
The chair declined to entertain this
motion. He thought that no had made an
error in deciding some time previously that
any member could call up an appropriation
bill. After an examination of the rule.
and precedents, he was Of the opinion that
no gentleman who was not the chairman
nor member Of the committee having an
appropriation bill in charge could call up a
measure In committee of the whole.
WHY HE ISN'T CHAIRMAN.
Mr.. Wheeler accounted for the fact that
he was not a chairman by stating that be
was democrat, He further appealed from
the decision of the chair, an appeal which
the chair refused to entertain. This de-
cision of the chair gave rise to much con-
fusion, entirely good natured in its charac-
ter.
Mr.. Farquhar's motion was then agreed
to by vote of III to S5
Mr.. Farquhar then took the floor to argue
in favor of the bill, and occupied the re-
mainder of the afternoon session. When
the committee rose the HOUSE adjourned.