New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-01
THE POSTAL SUBSIDY BILL.
HOUSE CONFERENCES APPoINTED-THE VOTE BY
WHICH TWAS PASSED.


Washington. Feb. % tspceiaD-The Democrats in
the House who bu,tered last night TO prevent roie
on the motion TO send the Postal subsidy bill to con
ference committee gained little by their obstructive
tactics. for the motion was adopted soon after III
O'Clock this morning by "a vote Of 1l3 to 3d. 1t was
party vote. The House conferrees Mcssrs Farqunar
Dingley and Springer. were promptly appointed. ana
like prompt action in the senate was confidently eN
pccte1. The expectation was not realized. ana inc
conference committee will not be completed until 10
morrow Democratic Representatives professcd TO fear
that the conference committee might attempt to attach
various provisions OF the Tonnage b TO Its report
and IL was asserted that The fear prevailed among
Democratic Senators. OF course. Democrats were
ready TO believe anything which would furnish pre-
text for resort TO dilaoy tactics In order 10 preveht
any legislation which would tend either directly OF
indirectly to benefit the American merchant marine
against the fostering and promoting of which they are
almost sodly arrayed, the vote IN the House
Yesterday on the "frcc-ship' substitute concuslvcy
proved Only twelve Democrats voted against the
substitute Whether the frec-tradc demagogucs ana
their supporters will carry their devotion
10 foreign interests and their hatred for American IN
terests so far as TO defeat the moderate measure now
pending remains to be seen.
The House substitute for the Senate Postal SUD
sidy bill was laid before the Senate and read
I'm full after which Mr.. Frye moved for the
appontrnent Of conference committee. the com
petency Of this motion challenged by Mr. Carlisle
an the ground that there could be question Of dill
ercnce between the two houses until the senate hau
disagreed 10 the substitute passed by the House.
Mr. FRYE informed him. however, that such was mol
the practtice in the senate. suggestion was made by
Mr. AIdric that the sense of the Senate should first be
tested on the House amendment. lie proposed that
the substitute be printed and lie on the table,
Mr. EhAhunds sustained Mr.. .Ndrlch's proposition As
wise and right.
After further discussion Mr.. Frye withdrew his mo-
tiron and asked that the bill be printed and Ito over u
Tomorrow. when he would renew the motion 10 asree
10 the conference asked by the House. IL was 50
ordered.
The following was. the vote in detail In the House
last night upon the final passage OF the Postal subsidy
bill as amended
Yeas-Mcssrs. Adams Allen cichl: Anderson
Kan Arnold As a,sn rgnn s ary sIgss
bingham Bliss, Bouiee. Brewer. Brosius. Brewer
Browne a) buchanan ans a.. III cannon car
der Cheadle, Cheatham Clark WyO.l. cogswell Cole
man. Comstocs. Culbert,on lPcns'. DaIl, narin IN,
ouhar Feather ton Flick Flood Funston. Gear, t'cs
Clifford, Grecnhalge. Grout, Hall, liarmcr. liauSen
z. j. Hayes Hill. Hit. Hopkins, Kennedy herr
iowa: Ketclam, Kinney, Knapp. Lacey, Ia Toilette
Mr1 omas Mcpunic. McKcnna. Mckinley. Miles, Miller
MiIliken, Monlti Moore Is. ~: Mory, Morrill, Nor,
row, Mudd, Nedringlaus, Mute O'Donncl oNdi
petnrs pieIler' Post. Pngsley Quackenbush. Raincs
Ray, Reed Iowa; Reyburn Rife Ro~ell. ka, rs,
sanford SAWYER. Scranton SOUL, sherman, smith illl
smith w. Val: smyser. snidcr. spinola; spoones'
stshlnecker stephenson stone usnn' Stt"9'e'
]. ID. Taylor. Thomas. Townsend lcol; Townsend
penn. Waddc wade. Walker. Wallace ~. W;
Wheeler (Nlchl; Wchham, Wilson tNash.l; wright
Yardley-130
Nays--Messrs Abbott, Anderson N.ss.l. Eankheld.
Barnes Barwig. Bland. Bonnt, 10 ttner, Bootllma1,
Ireckinrdge tirk). Brecknrdgc tKyl, Brckner,
RrookshIre J. -. brown. Drummer. buchanan va.
Buctaleyy Bnnn Campbell. Gambler Ca. Carlton.
Carufh CLANCY. Clements, Ciunie, Cobb Connell,
Cooper lnd Covert cowles. Grain. Crisp. Cummings.
pibbe. Jefferson. Dockcry Dunphy. Edmunds, Ellis,
Finley Fitch. Fihian Forman. Fowler Gcary, Gibson,
(;oodnicht Grimes. GrOsvenOr. Hare Hatch, HAYNES,
Hcord Iiemphill. Henderson Is. O. Herbert Holman.
Hooker. Kerr lPenn). Lane. Lanham Laxler. Lee,
Lester Ca. Lester (va.l; Lewis, Magner, Mash
Mansur. Martin Ind, Martin Teyass McA Moo.
Montgomcrv Moore Texas). Mutehler. Nor
ton oFerrall. o'Neil tsiass, outhwaite.
Owens QOhio), Parrett. PAINTER Pool Perry, Pierce.
Finder. Price. Reilly. Richardson, Robertson. Rogers,
Rowland IusI. Savers Scney Shlvcly. Springer. stew
art Texss) stockdale Store Ciol, Tarsney. Iillman
Tucker Turner Gal Tuner IN. W. Washington,
Whitolaw Whiting Mike. Williams llll.). Williams
toho), Wilson (IO.). Wilson w. Va. iodcr-l.I.