The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-03
AND NOW THE TARIFF.
The Ways and Means Committee to
Work After Adjournment.
10 ADMIT UTAH TO STATEHOOD.
The Committee on Territories Reports Fa-
vorabIy on tho Bill to Add Another Star
to the FIsg-onIy an Appropriation BILL
in the Way of Adjournment.

vorabIy on tho Bill Co Add Another Star
to the FIss-onIy an Appropriation BILL
in the Way of Adjournment.
WASHINGTON, Ncx. 3.-The first slsir-
nish over the tariff in the Fifty third
congress occurred in the house yesterday
afternoon, and after deadlock lasting
until $3.50 lass evening resulted in draw.
The senate amendment TO the urgency de-
rciency bill providing pay for senate en-
ployes during the recess and the Fifty
first congress Is now the only bar to final
adjournment this afternoon. The senate
conference committee declare that they
will never recede and the house seems
equally determined not to accept the
amendment.
After the reading of the Journal in the
house yesterday Mr. Catchings reported
resolution providing for adjournment at
eo'clook today. As soon as it was read
Mr.. Holman argued against adjournment
and In favor of a recess, in order that the
committee might have an opportunity to
work between now and the beginning OF
the regular session. He contended that if
congress took a recess a final adjournment
of the regular session could be reached by
July next.
Mr. Terry tArk.l argued against either
au1Uurnnent or recess.
"If there were any business on the cal
ondar," replied Mr., Catchings, there
would be much more force in the sugges.
tion that we remain in continuous session.
There is no business on the calendar, no
estimates have yet been submitted to the
committee on appropriations, and the ways
and means committee will not have COM
pleted the tariff bill before the regular
ssssion. The committees, in fact have
mot been working with the idea of con-
tinuous session in view. We were called
here for a special purpose. That purpose
has been accomplished, and we ought to
adjourn"
sis there any possibility asked Mr.
Henderson Qa), 'of reporting the tariff
bill before regular session."
"None whatever" answered Mr.. Catch
ings.
The vote was then taken by yeas and
mays. and the resolution was carried, 1874
to S3
Mr.. Wilson, chairman of the ways and
menus committee, asked unanimous CON
sent for the consideration of resolution
to permit the ways and means committee
to sit during adjournment and to file with
reports any bills, and providing that il
filed such bills and reports shall be mailed
to each member. This had reference to
the tariff bill Mr.. Reed (Me.) objected,
explaining that the minority should have
fair and decent opportunity to examine
and prepare minority report on n bill Of
such Importance as tarii bill before its
presentation.
Mr.. kilgore, from the house committee
on territories reported favorably on the
bill admitting Utah to statehood
Mr. Catchings, from the committee on
rules, then presented n special rule for the
consideration of Mr.. Wilson's resolution
to permit the ways and means committee
TO work on the tariff during recess. Mr..
Reed opposed the resolution at length and
MIR. Wilson supported it. The vote re,
suited 8 to 150
Upon the announcement Mr. Reed arose
and offered to compromise. 1t being APP
parent, he said, that no quorum was pre-
sent on the Democratic side, and that II
ons were to be obtained the siege would
be much prolonged, he offered, as the size
OF the transaction did not warrant pro
tracted fight, a counter proposition 10
amend the resolution giving the ways and
means committee permission to sit during
the recess so AS to permit the chairman to
fils the tariff bill, with the understanding
fhst the reports thereon shall be filed not
iess than ten days later This proposition
Mr. Wilson accepted, provided the word
Lsrfn before the bill be changed to
s.revenne."
This controversy being nmicably settled,
che house proceeded to untanele the pnr-
linmentary knot into which il had worked
ftGelf, after which Mr.. sayers, from the
coIuniitusSc on appropriations, presented
the conference report on the urgency lie.
hcsency bill and asked that the house insist
On its disagreement to the senate amend
mcnt TO pay ai,ooo to senate employees for
work done during he recess of the Fifty
first congress He explained that this
money should have come out OF the con.
Hngent fund of the senate, and that the
last congress had refused to pay it, The
house, by a vote of 100 to /, decided to not
recede from its posieion. Then at $50 D. M
they adjourned.
The only important action in the senate
yesterday was the passage of the house
Chinese exclusion bill as 1t came from the
hDuSe