The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
REEDS VOTE OF THANKS.
NONE OF TIE DEMOCRATS WILL
VOTE IN FAVOR OFT.
1t VIII be Proposed by Mr.. Mckinley.


1t VIII be Proposed by Mr.. Mckinley.
Mr.. Mills Will Make Dignified Ex-
PLANTATION of the Inability OF the
Democrats to Indo-se It-Reed Wont
Have to Count Quorum.
WASHINGTON, March S.-rhere win be
an unusual scene in the House tomorrow,
just before noon. Representative McKin-
ley, chairman Of the ways aud means coma
mite, and titular leader of the republican
side, will rise to perform the duty usually
performed by the leaders Of tho opposition
in offering resolution thanking
Speaker Reed for his able and inn
partial administration of the Office
Of speaker. Then Mr. Mills Of Texas
as the leader Of the democratic side, will
rise and will set forth the reasons why the
democrats cannot vote for the resolution.
At an Informal meeting Of the democratic
leaders to-day 1t was agreed that it would
be better to have the democratic objection
to the vote Of thanks presented in this way
rather than by offering substitute for the
Mckinley resolution, such rs had already
been prepared by several democrats. The
statement made by Mr.. Mills, il the present
purpose is adhered to. will be diguiied,
temperate aud just. It will express
regret that the democrats cannot follow
the usual custom in expressing thanks to
the speaker, and will set forth briefly and
dispssSionRtely the reason why they cannot
do 50. Afterward the democrats will vote
against the resolution, which they expect to
see carried by the republican votes, although
they expect to see some republicans refuse
to vote for it. They do not expect to see
any democratic support. The proposition
that the democrats should refrain from
voting and so compel Speaker Reed to
count a quorum in order to pass the resolu-
ton of thanks TO himself was not seriously
considered by the leaders. They expect
Speaker Reed to indulge in sarcasm aimed
at the democrats in accepting tho vote Of
thanks which his followers will give him.
THE DAY IN THE HOUSE.
By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-When the
House met after the recess. it found that
the wear and tear Of the heavy work of the
last few days had told heavily upon the read
ing clerks, and their voices, ss they read the
various measures sent to them, were almost
inaudible.
BOARD OF MANAGERS INCREASED.
Mr.. Cutcheon of Mississippi submitted
the conference report on the bill to increase
the number of the board of managers of
the national home for disabled volunteers.
As agreed to, the bill provides for eleven
members, and names the following in addi-
tion to those already appointed: Messrs.
Edmunds, Morrill,, Alfred L. Pearson, Will
lam B. Franklin, John G. Black, George W.
Steele, James Bennett, J. Il Bonebrake and
Francis Fessenden. The report was agreed
to--yeas 124, nays 123, the speaker casting
the deciding vote
Mr.. Butterworth presented the conference
report on the legislative bill, An agreement
is reached on all questions except the Senate
| amendment making senator's clerks annual
| employees. TIE report was adopted and
further conference ordered.
AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATIONS.
The House voted to nonconcur in the
amendments to the agricultural appropria-
ton bill, and a conference was ordered.
Mr.. Cannon then offered a resolution di-
recting the House conferees not to agree to
| the Senate amendment appropriating
S20, 900 to enable the Secretary of Agricult-
urs to collect and publish information as 10
the best methods of irrigAting the region
between the go of longitude and the east
ern foothills of the Rocky mountains. The
resolution was adopted.
The Senate amendments to the deficiency
| bill were non-concurred in, and a confer
ence was asked for.
The disagreeing conference report on the
pension appropriation bill was presented,
and new conference ordered.
THE HAWAIIAN CABLE.
Mr.. Hit submitted the conference report
on the diplomatic aud consular appropria-
ton bill. The only subject which mad been
in dispute was the Senate amendment rela-
A. h. ETax nahI
subject the conferees had compromised.
The House conferees had yielded
to retention of the amend
ment after the amount of the
Appropriation bad been reduced from
s., ,O0O, 600 TO 81, ,250, 900 ard some additional
restrictive features had been added. After
a long discussion the conference report was
rejected yeas So, nays 1876.
Mr.. McCreary then offered a resolution
instructing the conferees on the part Of the
House to insist on their disagreement to the
Hawaiian cable proposition. The resolu'
tion was agreed to.
Mr.. Cannon presented the conference re-
port on the suudry civil bill, ana it was
| agreed to.
| The House then took q recess until 9:3C
| o'clock.
THE NIGHT sEsSION.
In spite of the incle mency OF the weather
| the galleries OF the House were packed tC
their utmost capacity tonight, and hum
dreds of persons unable to obtain ingress
| surged through the corridors.
The speaker laid before the House the
| Senate joint resolution amending the act
establishing circuit courts of appeals By
providing that such courts shall hold their
| first session on the third Tuesday in June,
| 1891.
Mr.. Caswell of Wisconsin offered an
amendment providing that nothing in the
original act shall be held or construed in
any way to impair the jurisdiction of the
| supreme court or any circuit court Of the
| United States in any case now pending
before it, in respect to any cause wherein a
| writ of error or an appeal shall have been
issued out of, or taken to said court before
July l, 1891.
SESSION OF CONFUSION.
Mr.. McMlllin of Tennessee took occasion
to call attention to the fact that every i'm
! portant measure passed under the present
rules to expedite business" had to be
amended by subsequent joint resolution.
I This House had opened in confusion; had
| continued in confusion, and it looke1 as il
it would end in confusion. There was bu
| one solution, and that was that tomorrow
the country would say, "The Lord giyett
and the Lord taketh away; blessed be tbs
name Of the Lord" Laughter and ap
plause.]
The amendment was agreed to. and tht
Joint resolution was passed as amended.
| POSTAL APPROPRIATIONS.