The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-06-09

ton authorized by law for transportation of
mails by other railroads"
| The yeas and nays were demanded on the
motion and it was lost-yeas 81. nays ITO.
The previous question on the passage OF the
bill was then demanded and ordered and the
| bill was passed.
| Immediately Mr.. Hatch MO-, d. arose and
moved that the House 60 into Committee OF
the Whole TO consider revenue bills, the object
being to take up the anti-option bill. Mr..
| Hatch stated that he wished the House to pro-
| coed with the general discussion OF the anti
option bill to-day; but he did not mean to be
understood as saying that he would not ask
recognition on Monday to move to suspend the
rules and pass the bill.
Mr.. Cummings IN. Y, d. inquired whether
it was not fact that the Democratic caucus
had decided that the appropriation bills should
| have the right of way. If that was tact was
not the gentleman endeavoring to turn down
| the action of the Democratic caucus?
| Mr.. Hatch was obliged to the gentleman for
| asking that question. He (Mr. Hatch) had at
tended caucuses III this Congress-caucuse; SO
called-as well as in previous Congresses,
where it had been declared by the Chairman,
/ Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, that ii was not a eau
Gus but q conference, and did not bind any
| body He was acting under instructions from
| the Committee on Agriculture, and he would
| follow these instructions. There was no appro-
priation bill being pressed, and he insisted on
his motion.
Mr.. Cummings-The calendar shows that
| there are appropriation bills demanding the
action of the House
Mr. Hatch-But they are not pressing.
Mr.. Pierce (Tenn., D.)-Did not the gentle
man from New York state in the caucus on the
silver question that they would not be bound
by the caucus action? Laughter.
| Mr.. Hopkins (lll, T. suggested that the
Republican members be permitted to retire
while the Democrats settled their differences.
Then began a season of filibustering on the
part of those opposed to the anticipation bill.
| Filibustering tactics consumed the remainder
of the day, and the House adjourned without
action.
| MONDAY, JUNE 6.
The consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill was laid before the Senate, but was tempo
| rarilv laid aside in order to permit Mr.. Vest to
! address the Senate on the resolution heretofore
introduced by him to discharge the Finance
| Committee from the further consideration of
the bill to place wool on the free list, and to
bring it before the Senate for action.
Mr.. Vest said that it was not his purpose to
! invade the province of the National Democratic
/ Convention to be held in Chicago. He had ex.
pressed his opinions freely and clearly to DEM
ocrats in relation TO the policy which he
| thought the Democratic party ought to pursue
| He had DO explanation, excuse or apology to
make for any utterance made by him on that
question. He was responsible to the Democrats
of Missouri, and not to any self-constituted
| tribunal inside or outside of the Senate cham
| Der. He was no strategist, and no advocate OF
the claim of any particular candidate for the
| Presidency. If he were member of the
| Chicago Convention he would cast his vote and
use his influence for the nomination Of that
man who could succeed in the coming canvass
| on the well-known Democratic platform in
favor of tariff reform and against all class legis-
lation and class interests.
Mr. Vest spoke at considerable length. No
| action was taken on the resolution. A number
of committee appointments were announced to
take the places made vacant by the late Sena-
tor Barbour, of Virginia and the Senate adj
journed at $40 pm.
Before the reading of the journal Mr.. Cooper
| lind, d.. raised the point that no quorum was
present although the attendance was as large
as any which had been in the House at IL
o'clock, and roll-call was ordered. The point
was made to prevent the taking up OF the
| River and Harbor appropriation BILL One
| hundred and eighty-nine members answered to
their names, more than quorum.
Mr.. Hatch MO, D. moved to suspend the
| rules and pass the anti-option bill.
Mr. Cummings N. Y, D. demanded a Sec
ond, pending which Mr.. Hatch asked that the
| report of the committee be read the time to be
| taken out of that set apart for debate, as the
! then asked that second be considered as Or
| dered, to which Mr.. Cummings objected, and a
| division was called for. The opponents of the
bill refrained from voting to break quorum,
but failed in their purpose, as the second was
ordered-yeas 1856 nays IL.
Thirty minutes under the rules were allowed
for debate and Mr.. Hatch made few vigorous
remarks in favor of the bill.
Mr.. Herbert Ala, d. opposed the bill, as
did Mr.. Rsynor Mo-, d., Warner IN. Y, d.,
Taylor (Ill R., Harter TO-, d., Stout Mich,
D., and Cummings \. Y, -, while Hender
son iowa, r. spoke in fl for of the measure
| The bill was then passet-yeas l6s, nays 40.
Mr. Blanchard ia, ~ moved to suspend
| the rules TO non-concur IN the Senate amend
ments to the river a4i harbor appropriation
| bill, and agree TO 2 col erence second was
demanded and ORDERED yeas l55, nays h. The
motion ives then pasf ].
Mr. Bryan (Neb., "a moved to suspend the
rules and pass the oil appropriating $4,000
for the erection Of pedestal for a monument
to Gen. Sherman Washington. Mr.. Kilgore
Tex, d. dema( led a second, which was
ordered-yeas II, nays 80. The bill was then
passed.
Mr. Washington Tenn d. moved sus-
pension of the Jules and the passage of bill
admitting the Territory Of New Mexico into
the sisterhood of States. The second having
been ordered, the bill was passed-l67 to g.
able to M ster a sufficient number of members
| 10 order fae yeas and nays. The applause was
renewed when Mr.. Smith (Ariz.l moved to
| suspend the rules and pass the bill admitting
Arizonn to Statehood.
The 1il was passed-yeas, ia; nays, IL.
Mr. Torney (Ala, d. moved to suspend the
rules and pass the legislative appropriation
bill.
TIE reading Of the bill consumed close to
two hours, when Mr.. Henderson iowa r. de-
m2lded second. The second having been
orlered, Mr.. Henderson iowa made fierce
attack upon the Committee on Appropriations
in cutting down necessary appropriations, but
he said that il was not the Committee on APP
preparations but the Democratic campaign
committee of 1892 that demanded it. APP
plause. The Democrats were sacrificing their
country in order TO deceive the people.
Dir. Payne N. Y, r. elected great applause
by his query, What has become of the sacred
rights Of the minority so eternally called for
by the Democrats of the last Uouse?" With
l40 majority, when its own party press had
dashed it aud asked it 10 90 home and give the
Democratic party a chance this Fall, nowon the
9Th OF June the Democrats were in such haste
that they were willing TO pass bill appropri-
ating $l50,0o0,000, and put it through under
the spur OF two-thrds rule. Applause on
Republican side.
The bill was then passed amid Democratic
applause.
Mr.. McMillin Tenn, d. introduced a con-
current resolution for the final adjournment of
Congress on Monday, July 4, at 2 O'Clock. Re-
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