The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-28
New York Chamber of Commerce urging the
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passage Of the bill.
On motion of Mr.. Covert. Of New York, an
| amendment was adopted providing that the
record of the American shipping, by wnhSh
the classification and standing OF vessels 10 os
benefited is determined, shall be approved
by the Commissioner of Navigation ana ma
jority of the Boards of Underwriters OF New
York. Boston, Philadelphia, New orleans anu
San Francisco.
The hour of o'clock having arrived, the
committee rose and reported the bill TO the
House without amendment. no vote having
been taken IN committee upon the SUBSTITUTE.
Mr. Farquhar formally offered the House
substitute for the Senate bill.
Mr. Springer made the point OF order that
this being Friday the House was IN recess
until O'clock, but the point of order was
overruled by the Speaker on the ground that
the special order superseded the general rule
SCENE OF CONFUSION.
Then the House became a scene of confu-
sion growing out Of parliamentary tangle IN
which II found itself. The hour Of five hav-
| ing arrived before the Committee OF the
Whole had taken final action on the substi-
| tute, the Senate bill was reported without
amendment The substitute having been Of
fered, Mr.. Fithian obtained permission to
offer a free ship substitute; lost III TO l72.
| The substitute was then agreed to, IA to a.
The vote then recurring on ordering the
| Senate bill as amended by the substitute 10
third reading, the roll was called amid intense
| excitement. Every response was anxously
awaited. and as the call came to close, and
when it was known that the motion had been
defeated there were many manifestations oi
pleasure on the Democratic side. At the last
moment Mr. Dingley changed his voto
10 the negative, and the Speaker announced
| the vote TO be: Yeas. 1872: nays, las. The an
nouncement was greeted with wild applause
by the Democrats. and then Mr.: Dingley
moved to reconsider, motion which Mr. Me-
MILAN promptly moved TO lay on the table.
This motion was defeated, yeas, ii6; nays,
l49. and Republicans were jubiant.
Then came the vote on the motion TO recon-
slider. This motion was agreed TO yeas, LAG;
navs. Ii3. and the question again recurred on
ordering the bill to a third reading.
| The third reading OF the bill was oruereui
! Yeas l47; nays. l45.
Mr. Cannon. Of Illinois, moved that the bill
be recummit.ed to the Committee on Mer-
| chant Marine and Fisheries with instructions
70 that committee 10 report back forthwith o
bill similar TO the Senate bill on the same
subject 10 provide for ocean mail service. ms
| bill is identical with the substitute which
Mr. Chandler of Massachusetts,. desired TO
| Offer. except that II eliminates the free-ship
| clause Of the latter msasure.
Mr. Bland. Of Missouri, raised the point OF
order that the committee could not be direct
| ed 20 report forthwith
had heeu made and sustained against MIR.
Bland when he sought TO rccommit the Silver
blll passed lsst session
Mr. Blount. Of Georgia. made n further
point Of order that the motion 20 Iecumnnt
was IN violation Of the spirit Of The special
order which the bill was considered,
The Speakes .fulcd that Nj. Cannon 3
motion was in order and put the previous
question ON the motion, which was ordered-'
yeas, i95: nays, los.
The question then followed on Mr.. Cannon's
motion 10 recommit with instructions AMI u
was carried yeas. 1i8; nays l42.
During the roll-call there was a great con-
| fusion on the floor.
The first call showed that there was no
| party feeling involved In the question, and
| Republicans and Democrats voted rs thny de
sired; bat then begun series OF changes or
votes. the Republicans who had voted IN the
negative changing their votes TO the atilima
tive. and the Democrats who had voted In the
affirmative recording their votes in the mega
tive.
Twice the vote had to be recapitulated
before it could be relied upon.
Tie vote was finally announced. and lmme-
diately Mr.. Farquhar rose and reported back
the DIll in accordance with instructions.
The bill having been read "A fulsldade OF
| points of order was directed from the Demo-
cratic side.
MR.. CRISP MAKES POINTS OF ORDERED.
Mr.. Crisp made the point that NJ. Farquhar
was the mouthpiece of the committee and not
the committee itself. and that he had no right
| TO usurp the power of the committee.
The Speaker oyerruled this point. holding
that the committee was but the agent ot the
HOUSE, and the gentleman Of New York was
in order as the mouthpiece OF that committee,
which was under instruction from the House
To report back the bill in conformity with
those instructions.
Then Mr.. Crisp raised the further point that
The Iili must be considered in the Committee
OF the Whole. pending which, the point WA
raised ihat the bill had lost its privilege char
acter and must take its place at the foot OF
tine calendar.
The speaker overruled the points Of order,
and the Senate bill, as amended, was passed
yeas l40, nays 100
Mr.. Faruuhar moved that conference ba
orlerd. pending which Mr.. Bland, Of Mis-
souri moved adjournment yeas u, nays Ill.
Pending action ON Mr. Farquhar's motion
the House at midnight adjourned.