The morning call., 1893-11-03
TARIFF OR REVENUE.
Mr.. Wilson of West Virginia In
sists Upon the Distinction.
Beginning of the Fight That viii
Run Through the Next Regu-
lar Session.

| WASHINGTON, Nov. I'm the House to-
/ day, Immediately after the reading of the
| journal, General Catchings reported a reso-
luton for adjournment at o'clock to-
morrow. The resolution was carried by a
vote of 1874 to So.
Wilson, chairman of the Ways and
| Means Committee. asked unanimous con-
sent for the consideration of the resolution
| TO permit the committee to sit during the
adjournment and file with its reports any
bills agreed upon, and providing that if
! fled such bills and reports shall be mailed
to each member. Reed objected, explain
ing that the minority should have a fair
and decent opportunity TO examine and
prepare min ority report on bill of such
Importance as tariff bill before It's presen-
tatiOn.
Kiigore reported favorably the RawIins
bill for the admission of Utah into the
Union.
Catchings. from the Committee on Rules,
presented a special rule for the consid-
GRAFTON Of Wilson's resolution. Reed said
the resolution was unsatisfactory in char
acter and unreasona bic in its demands. 1t
would be unjust to the minority to expect
| them to get together and in few days
prepare report on the bill.
Wilson said the resolution was designed
| TO give the country the benefit of the ear
| lest possible information concerning the
proposed tariff legislation and to get the
| bill through all the preliminary committee
/ stages so that its consideration could begin
! Immediately after the regular session con-
vened. There was. he con tinuad, no mys-
| terry about the preparation of the tariff
| bill. He himself had invited every Re-
publican 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 vote was taken
The Republicans refused to answer to
their names and there was not quorum,
the ayes being 167 and the noes l. Catch
ings at once entered notice to reconsider
the vote by which the House mad agreed
TO adjourn on Friday and Wilson moved a
call of the House with the intention OF
getting a quorum to pass his resolution.
The call developed the presence OF 214
members.
| At 315 Executive Clerk Pruden an
nounced the Presidents approval of the
repeal bill.
! A resolution was adopted revokine
| leaves of absence and lnstructing the ser
geant-at-arms to arrest all absentees.
For three hours the members waited
patiently for the appearance of the alb
sentees, and at 7:40 Wilson moved to dis
pense with further proceedings under the
call. The vote resulted 8 TO 150. and upon
the announcement Reed arose and offered
to compromise. He offered a counter
proposition to amend the resolution so as
to permit the chairman to file a tariff bill,
with the understanding that the reports
thereon shall be filed not later than ten
days after adjournment. This PROPOSE
tion Wilson accepted provided that the
word tariff" before the title of the bill be
changed to revenue"
The controversy being amicably settled,
SayerS from the Committee on Appropria-
tIOns presented the conference report on
the urgency deficiency bill and asked the
House to insist on its disagreement to the
Senate amendments to pay S21, 900 to SEN
ate employees for work done during the re-
cess of the Fifty-frY Congress. He ex-
planned that this should come out of the
contingent fund of the Senate and that the
last Congress refused to pay it. The
! House, by vote of 120 to 4, decided not to
recede from its position, and then ad-
| inurned