The herald., 1893-11-03
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
An Adjournment Resolution Passed-A
Tariff skirmfsh.

An Adjournment Resolution Passed-A
Tariff skirmfsh.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-In the house
today, Immediately after the reading of
the journal, General Catchines reported
resolution for final adjournment at 8
O'Clock tomorrow. The resolution car
ried by vote of 134 to 83.
Wilson, chairman OF the ways and
means committee, asked unanimous con-
sent for consideration Of the resolution
to permit the committee to sit during
adjournment ard file, with reports, any
bills and providing, if fled, that such
bills and reports shall be mailed to each
member.
Reed objected, explaining that the
minority should have fair and decent
opportunity to examine and prepare
minority report ON bill of such i'm
portance as the tariff biK before its pre-
sentation.
Kilgore reported favorably Rawlins'
bill for the admission of Utah into the
union.
Catchings. from the committee on
rules, presented special rule for the
consideration of Wilson's resolution.
Reed said the resolution was unsatis-
factory in character and unreasonable in
its demands: it would be unjust to the
minority to expect them to get together
and in q few days prepare report on
the bill.
Wilson eaid the resolution was de-
signed to give the country the benefit of
the earliest possible information con-
cerning the proposed legislation, and
get the bill through all the preliminary
committee stages, so that it's considera-
ton could begin Immediately after the
regular session convened. There was,
he continued, no mystery about the
preparation of the tariff bill. He him
self had 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 responded briefly and then q
vote was taken. The Republicans re-
| fused to answer to their names and
there was no quorum, the yeas being
1877 and the nays l.
Catchings at once entered motion to
reconsider the vote by which the house
agreed to adjourn on Friday.
Wilson of West Virginia moved call
OF the house. with the intention to get
quorum to pass the resolution. The
call developed the presence of pa mem
| bers.
At 3:15 Executive Clerk Pruden an.
nounced the presidents approval of the
repeal BILL
A resolution was adopted revoking
leaves OF absence and instructing the
sergeant-st-arms to arrest absentees.
For three hours the members waited
patiently for the appearance of the alb
sentees At 40 Wilson moved to dis
pense with further proceedings under
the call. The vote resulted 8 to ~,
and upon its announcement Reed arose
and offered a compromise. He offered
counter proposition to amend the res
oluton so as to permit the chairman to
| file tariff bill, with the understanding
that the reports thereon shall be filed
not later than in 10 days. This propo-
sition Wilson accepted, provided the
word tariff" before the bill be changed
to revenue.
The controversy being amicably set-
tied, Sayres, from the committee on -.
preparations. presented the conferences
| report on the urgency deficiency bill
and asked the house to insist on its dis.
agreement to the senate amendment to
pay $4,000 to senate employees ior
work done during the recess of the fifty
frat congress. He explained that this
should have 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, decided not to 5ecede from
it's position. Then the house ad-
inurpad