Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-28
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Virginia; Carlton. CAru.h. cosneli, Meglsy.
Gesi, Lacy. Lswlsr. McCerd. Owens Of onioi
fiuaar, Quinn. TAysney, Wiley.
The announcement VS. greeted with villa
a,n.ause from the Democrats. and Dinetey
moved (, reconsider the motion. which |
Mcmillan promptly moved to lay on the
table. This motion was defeated; yeas,
l4S: nays, l49; and the Republicans vere
;uhilsnt. The melton to fecoesidsH was
agreed to; yeas. las; nays, l43; and the |
question asain required on ordering the |
bill 10 i:s third readina. The third reading |
VA, ord cred yeas, l47; nays, las.
Cannon of I.linois moved that the bill be |
recommitted TO the committee on merchant |
marine and Asheries, with Instructions to
the comm ttee to report back forthwith
bill similar 10 the Senate bill and on the
same subject, to provide for An ocean mail
service between the United States and for
e,gn porte.
This bill is identical with the ssubstitute
which Chandler Of Massachusetts desired
to offer except it eliminates the free ship
clause of the latter measure.
Bland of Missouri, raised to point OF
order, that the committee could not be
directed to report forthwith.
MeMillin Of Tennessee argued similar
poiat Of order was made aud sustained
against Bland when ha sought to recon-
NIT the silver bill passed last session.
Blount Of Georgia made further pnioi
Of order on mosi,n to rscommit In violation
of the spirit Of the special order under
which the bill was considered.
The Speaker ruled Cannon's mo,i,n 10
oder and put the previous question on the
motion, which wss o,dsred-yeas, 1925;
nays, los.
The question followed en- Cannon's mo-
I on to recommit with instruction was car
ried-yexs l43, nays 142. During the roll
call there was great confusion on the floor.
Toe fret call showed that no party feeling
| was involved in the question. Republicans
and Democrats alike voted % they desired.
Then began series Of changes Of votes,
, the Republicans who voted in the negative
| changing their votes to the affirmative, and
tina Democrats who voted in the affirmative
recording their votes in the negative.
Twice had the vote to be recapitulated be-
fore its accuracy could be relied upon. The
vote was fnsly announced, Immediately
FaYquhaf of New York rose and reported
back the bill in accordance with instruc-
tions. The bill having been read, a
fusilsde Of points Of order were directed
from the Democratic side.
Crisp of Gsorgis msde the point tht
FNquhsr was the mouthpiece of the COM
mittee, not the committee itself, and had
no right TO usurp the power of the CON-
nittee.
The Speaker overruled this point. hold
ing that the 20 nmistee was but the agent Of
the House. and that the gentleman from
New York was in order as the the mouth
piece of tina. committee which was under
instructions from the House to report back
I bill in conformity with those instructions.
Then Crisp raised further point that
the bill must be considered in the commit
tee on the whole, pending which the point
was raised tina. the bill had lost its prisi-
eyed character and must take place at the
foo. of the calendar.
The Speaker overruled the points in
order. The Senate bill, a. amended,
passed, yeas, l40; nays, 100. Farquhay
moved conference be ordered, pending
which Bland Of Missouri, moved an ad.
j,urnment. Lo,t-Yeas, "A; nays, Ill.
Petding the scdon on Farquhar's motion,
the House st midnight,
| Adjourned.