The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-15
FEDERAL ELECTIONS BILL.
Warm Partisan SkirmiSh in the House
Over Its Submission.

Passed-Mr. Grosvener Threatens
the Repeal Bills Success if it Comes
Back to the House With the Wabash
Annex; and Mr.. McMillin Defes
Him and His Party to do Their Worst.
Democrats Not There for Child's
Play"
Washington, Sept. 1.-THE action of
the republicans in tilibustering against
receiving the report of the committees,
was not unexpected Tremendous effort
had been made yesterday and last night
to prevent the report this morning of the
bill repeating the federal elections law,
known as the Tucker bill 1t is even said
openly that the President had used his
influence to have the matter postponed
Despite all that, and despite the fact that
the republicans in committee meeting
had refused to vote, thus hoping to break
a quorum of the committee, Mr.. Tucker
had the bill ready to report Immediately
on the assembling of the House.
SURPRISE WAS AT DEMOCRATS.
Nobody was surprised ut the filibuster-
ing of the republicans, but that any mum
Der Of democrats should join them, causes
much comment and that of unfavorable
character. If the democrats were in
their places there would be quorum Of
the House, even if the republicans refuse
to vote; and the absent democrats viii be
brought back at once. This report is go
ing to be made very soon. Some demo
Gratis object to taking up the repeal Of the
elections laws now for fear Of its effect on
the Senate republicans If this fear
leads them to join the republicans in fill
clustering the effect in the Senate may be
different from what they expect
A democratic senator who intends to
vote for repeal said tonight: If the
democrats in the House undertake this
game against the Tucker bill, the repeal
bill will never be allowed to pass the Sen
ate"
TOBACCO CLASSIFICATION.
Grayson v Heidi of Atlanta was APP
pointed a cadet at the naval academy by
Secretary Herbert, and went to Annapolis
to-day to stand his examination.
Revenue Collector Gunby and Messrs,
McFarlane and Semple of Tampa, arc
here to confer with the ways and means
committee about more definite and uni
form classification of tobacco.
AS was foreshadowed. the first Skin
mish over the federal elections repeal bill
took place in the II ouse to-day, and
although the casualt les were few, it was
manifested that both sides were in ear
nest and that the regular battle win be
severe one. The republicans opened their
batteries by declining to allow the ''casus
belli' to be even reported to the House.
Under the generalship of Mr. Burrows,
the republicans resorted to tilibustering
tactics, and fOFthe day had the best of
the skirmish, as they prevented the re
porting of the measure, and the House,
at 2:45 O'Clock, adjourned without ac-
ton.
sPIKING REPUBLICAN GUNS.
But before this was done the democrats
adopted a resolution revoking all leaves Of
absence except those granted on account
of sickness, Over the resolution there
was very brief but spicy discussion, in
the course of which Mr. Grosvener. rep,
of Ohio, minated that if the bill was
called up at the present time the Wilson
bill, when it returned from the Senate.
might not receive the republican assist
ance it formerly did; and MIR Mcmillan,
dem, Of Tennessee, vigorously declared
that the federal elections bill would be
reported, if it took the whole congress to
do so.
In short, in the brief debate there were
indications that the approaching debate
will be warm partisan dispute.
PUTTING THEIR HEADS TOGETHER.
Messrs. Reed and Burrows were en-
gagged in earnest conversation this morn
ing before the meeting Of the House pre-
sumably upon the course to be pursued
by the republicans should the federal
elections repeal bin be reported. Then
they joined Mr.. Dingley, and another
consultation was held The Attendance
was larger than it has been for some
days.
Owing to slight indispOsition on the
part of Mr.. Richardson, dem, of Tennes-
see the printing bill was not called up
for action.
The speaker then directed the clerk to
call the committees for reports, but be-
fore the clerk got fairly started Mr. Bur
rows was on his feet and, in his smooth,
quiet tone, which be always uses when he
has any deep scheme in his brain, sug-
gested that as the call was a long one and
there would probably be no reports pre-
scented, he moved that the call be dis
pensed with.
sKIRM1sHING BEGINS.
To this. however, Mr.. McBae objected,
and the clerk proceeded to call the com
mittces.
"One moment, - said Mr. Burrows. II
ask unanimous consent that if any mem
Der of a committee hasa report to present
he may Indicate its character and pre-
sent it,
TO this Mr.. Tucker objected.
The clerk again proceeded, but Mr..
Burrows "one moment again inter
rupted him, while Mr.. Reed suggested
that the clerk should not race against the
House Then Mr.. Burrows moved to
dispense with the call of committees
and on a division the vote stood yeas 10 to
nays 80.
Mr. Burrows raised the point Of no