Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-28
VOTED ON SUBSIDY.
The Final Struggle Over the
Shipping Bill.
BOTH PARTIES JUBILANT IN TURN.

inal Purpose and Pass a Mail Contract
Measure-Senator Blair Gets the Chi
nese Mission-The Two Houses Do a
Long Days Work and Adjourn Very
Late at Night-The Resignation of
Treasurer Huston-Capital Items.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb 2S.-There was
hot fight in the house yesterday over
the shipping subsidy bill, and at one
time the Democrats were jubilant over
what seemed to be the death of the meas
ure. The next moment the Republicans
had their innings, and were cheering over
its resurrection. But the bill did not pass.
In its place mail service bill was put
through after a struggle against points
OF order innumerable, all of which were
decided by the speaker against those who
raising them. During the early part of
che consideration of the shipping bill
many amendments were offered, but most
OF them rejected, and a number of vigor-
Gus speeches were made against the bill,
which the Democrats characterized as a
measure to loot the treasury.
Called on Holman to Speak Out.
Holman of Indiana, in speaking to a
against the policy of subsidies, and called
attention to the disgrace which had here
tofore been associated with congress when
1t had entered upon that policy. Gros-
venor of Ohio said that if the gentleman
from Indiana knew of any member who
had been approached corruptly in favor of
the shipping bill it was due TO his great
service to the country, and to his high
character that he should make specific
charge. If there was a representative of
any American constituency who knew
there was a corrupt villain here lurking
somewhere, it was his duty to get up and
denounce the villain. Let not gentlemen
wait until the Till was passed, but make
their charges now
The Final Struggle Begins
All this debate took place in committee
OF the whole A special order to that eff
feet having been adopted Wednesday,
when the hour OF p. m. arrived the COM
mlttee rose and reported the bill 20 the
house, and then Farquhar formally of
fered the house substitute for the senate
bill. Springer made the point of order
that this being Friday the house was in
recess until o'clock, but that point was
overruled by the speaker on the ground
that the special order superseded the gen
eral rule. Then the house became a scene
of confusion, growing out of the parlia-
mentary tangle in which it found itself.
Excitement Over a Vote.
The substitute having been offered,
Fithian of Illinois obtained permission to
offer free ship substitute. Lost-yeas,
then agreed to-l44 to a. The vote then
recurring on ordering the senate bill, as
amended by the substitute to third
reading, the roll was called amid intense
excitement Every sDonse was anxiously
awaited and as the call came to close
and it was known that the motion had
been defeated, there were many manifes-
tations of pleasure on the Democratic
side AT the last moment, Dingley
changed his vote to the negative and the
speaker announced the vote to be: Yeas.
142; nays, 14S. The announcement was
greeted with wild applause by the Demo.
Gratis.
The Republicans Time to Howl.
Then Dingley moved to reconsider-a
motion which McMillin promptly moved
tc lay on the table. This motion was de-
feated-yeas, l46; nays, 149; and the Re
vote on the motion to reconsider. This
motion was agreed to-yeas, 14s nays, 143;
and the question again required on ordering
the bill to third reading The third reading
of the bill was ordered-yeas, 147; nays,
145. Cannon of Illinois moved that the
bill be recommitted to the committee on
merchant marine and fisheries, with in
structions to that committee to report
back forthwith bill-similar to the SEN
ate bill on the same subject-to provide
for ocean mail service between the United
States and foreign ports.
Bombardment of Points of Order
Bland of Missouri raised the point of
order that the committee could not direct
the report Forthwith" McMillin of Ten
nessee argued that a similar point of or
der had been made and sustained against
Bland when he sought to recommit the
silver bill passed last session Blount of
Georgia made a further point of order
that the motion to recommit was in viola
tion of the spirit of the special order
under which the bill was considered. The
speaker ruled that Cannon's motion was
in order, and put the previous question on
the motion, which was ordered-yeas, 125;
nays, 1OS
Confusion During RoIl-CaII.
The question then followed on Cannou's
motion to recommit with instructions
and it was carried-yeas, 143; nays, 142.
During the roll call there was great con-
fusion on the floor The first call showed
that there was no party feeling involved
in the question, and Republicans and Dem
ocrats alike voted as they liked. But
then began series of changes of votes
the Republicans who had voted in the
negative changing their votes to the af-
firmative, and the Democrats who had
voted in the affirmative recording their
votes in the negative. Twice had the vote
to be recapitulated before its accuracy
could be relied upon. The motion was
announced, and Immediately Farquhar of
New York rose and reported back the
billin accordance with the instructions.
Another Fusillade of points"
The bill having been read, fusllade of
points of order was directed from the
Democratic side. Crisp of Georgia made
the point that Farquhar was the mouth
piece of the committee and not the COM