The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-11-03
THE REVENUE BILL.
Lively spas in the House over It Yes

a Lively Spat in the House Over 1t Yes
terday.
Washington, Nov. 2-Immediately
after the reading of the Journal, Gen
eral Catchings reported a resolution
for final adjournment at 8 o'clock to-
morrow The resolution was carried
| by a vote of 134 to SO.
| Wilson, chairman of the ways and
means committee, asked unanimous
consent for the consideration of reso-
| luton to permit the committee to sit
during the adjournment, and file with
the reports any bills, and providing,
| if filed, such bills and reports shall be
mailed to each member.
Reed objected, explaining that the
minority should have a fair and decent
opportunity to examine and prepare
q minority report on a bill of such i'm
portance as the tariff bill before its
presentation
Kilgore reported favorably the
Rawlins bill for the admission of Utah
into the Union.
Catchings, from the committee on
rules, presented a special rule for the
consideration of Wilson's resolution.
Reed said the resolution was unsat-
lisfactory in its character and unreaSon-
able in its demands. 1t would be
unjust to the minority to expect them
to get together and in few days
prepare a report on the bill.
Wilson said the resolution was de-
signed to give the country the benefit
OF the earliest possible information
concerning the proposed legislation and
get the bill through all the preliminary
committee stages, so its consideration
could begin Immediately after the
regular session convened. There was,
he continued, no mystery about the
preparation of the tariff bill. He him
self invited every Republican member
of the committee with the possible
exception of Reed, who was absent,
to come to the committee room and
see what was going on. Reed re-
sponded briefly, and then a vote was
taken. The Republicans refused to
answer to their names and there was
not a quorum-the yeas being 157 and
the nays 1.
Catchings at once entered motion
| to reconsider the vote by which the
House agreed to adjourn on Friday.
| Wilson. or West Virginia, moved to
cali the House with the intention to
get a quorum to pass the resolution.
The call developed the presence of
pa members.
At 9:15, the executive clerk an
nounced the presidents approval of
the repeal bill.
1 n ISSOlullOu was dQOHACQ 1CNOfAAAS
ileaves of absence and instructing the
sergeant-at-arms to arrest all alb
sentees.
For three hours the members waited
patiently for the appearance of the alb
sentees.
At TAO, Wilson moved to dispense
with further proceedings under the
call.
The vote resulted 9 to $50. and upon
Its announcement Reed arose and Of
fered a compromise. He offered a
counter-proposition to amend the reso-
Tuition so as to permit the chairman to
| file tariff bill with the understanding
that the reports thereon shall be filed
not later than ten days This PROPOSE
ton Wilson accepted, provided the
word tariff before the word bill be
changed to revenue"
The controversy being annicably set
tied. Sayers, from the committee on
appropriations, presented the confer
fence report on the urgency deficiency
| bill, and asked the House to insist on
| its disa greement to the Senate amend
jments to pay S21, 600 to the Senate en-
| ployees for the work done during the
recess of the Fifty-first Congress. He
Explained that this should come out of
| the contingent fund of the Senate. and
the last Congress refused to pay it.
The House, by vote of 120 to 4. de-
cided not to recede from its position.
Then the House adjourned.