The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-03
AND NOW THE TARIFF.
The Ways and Means Committee to
Work After Adjournment,
TO ADMIT UTAH TO STATEHOOD.

The Committee on Territories Reports Fa-
vorably on the Bin to Add Another star
to the Tlag Only AN Appropriation Bill
in the Way Of Adjournment.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 3-The first skir-
mish over the tariff i'm the Fifty-third
congress occurred i'm the house yesterday
afternoon, and after "a deadlock lasting
until 500 last evening resulted in draw.
Yhe sru1te amendment TO- the urgency de.
ncioucy bill providing pny for senate en-
plOve5 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 rccede 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
3 o'clock today AS soon as IL was read
Mr.. Holman argued against adjournment
and in favor of q recess, i'm order that the
committee might have AN opportunity to
work between now and the beginning of
the regular session. He couteudcd that if
cOngr. IS took a recess a final adjournment
OF the regular session could be reached by
July next
Mr. Terry ,Ark) argued against either
adjournment or recess.
'lf there We're any business on the cal
| endar,' replied Mr. Cutchings, "there
would be much more force i'm 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 uappropriations,an and the ways
and means committee will not have com
| pjcted the tariff bill before the regular
session. The committees, in fact, have
not been working with the idea Of a con
tinuOus session i'm view. We were called
| here for a special purpose That purpose
| has been accomplished, and we ought to
| adjourn"
as there any possibility" asked Mr.
Henderson 0al, "of reporting the tariff
bill before regular session.
None whatever" answered Mr.. Catch
| ings
The vote was then taken by yeas and
nays, and the resolution was carried, 1884
| TO S3.
MIR. Wilson, chairman Of the ways and
means committee, asked unanimous con
sent for the consideration of a resolution
| to permit the ways and means committee
reports any bills, and providing that if
filed such bills and reports shall be mailed
to each member. This had reference to
the tariff bill Mr.. Reed ClIe.) objected,
| explaining that the minority should have
! fair and decent opportunity to examine
and prepare "A minority report on bin of
| such importance as a tariff 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 a 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
! Mr. Wilson supported it, The vote re
! suited o to l5O
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 If
1 one We're to be obtained the siege would
be much prolonged, he offered. as the size
I Of the transaction did not warrant pro-
tracted fight, "a counter proposition to
amend the resolution giving the ways and
means committee permission to sit during
the recess so as to permit the chairman TO
file the tariff bill, with the understanding
that the reports thereon shall be filed not
less than ten days later. This proposition
Mr. Wilson accepted, provided the word
"tauli before the bill be changed to
| "revouue.n
This controversy being amicab bly, settled,
the house proceeded to untau lie the par
liameutary knot into which ID had worked
itself, after which Mr. Sayeys, from the
committee on appropriations presented
the conference report ON the urgency de
ficieucy bill and asked that the house insist
on its disagreement to the senate amend
ment to pay S21 900 to senate employees for
work done during the recess of the Fifty.
first congress. He explained that this
money should have come ont of the con.
tingent fund of the senate, and that the
last congress had refused to pay ir The
house, by a vote of 100 to 4, decided 10 not
recede from its posieion. Then at s5Op, m
they adjourned
The only important action i'm the senate
yesterday was the passage of the house
\ Chinese exclusion bill as it came from the
house.
Supposed Gang of Outlaws Unearthed.