The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-08-02

motion as for the iron ore propo-
sition.
Mr.. Washburn (rep., of Mime
ta,) then submitted a motion to
instruct the senate conferees to
recede from that portion of the
sugar schedule placing the Is cent
differential on sugars above 16
Dutch standard.
Mr.. Gray dem, of Delaware,)
made the point of order against
the motion that it was not competent
for the senate to instruct its con.
ferees in "full and freen confer
ence to insist upon or recede from
any particular amendment. To do
so would be to prevent the free
and untrammeled consideration of
amendments to conference. The
senate adjourned without deciding
the point.
Friday Senator Jones (dem., Ark. J
called up the conference report on
the tariff bill.
The pending question was the
decision of the chair on the points
of order raised by Messrs. Gray and
Mills against Mr.. Washburn's motion
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recede from the one eighth of one
cent differential on sugar above 16
Dutch standard.
Mr.. Henderson rep, Neb.) was
Immediately recognized and pro-
ceeded to argue against the point of
order upon which so much seemed
hinged. He maintained with vigor
that it was competent for the senate
to instruct its conferees. Mr.. Man
derson described at length the meth
DDS of conferences between the
two houses in parliament and in
congress, drawing distinction
between n "simplen conference,
and "full and free" conference.
In the house, he declared, it had
never been disputed that the house
could instruct its conferees. Ger
tainly it could not be contended that
the senate had no power or control
over its conferees. How could any
committee of the senate be superior
and above the senate which created
it? There was more involved in this
than simple question? In it was
involved the rights of the sugar trust,
which was so eloquently declaimed
against by Mr.. Villas. 1t was said in
side and outside this chamber that the
trust was so powerful that it could
defeat any bill that did not give it
what it wanted. He apprehended
that this was true, for no matter how
close the senate came to striking at
the diiferential, a vote was always
ioitii'Oi'ihS AZ thc ihst ihohitiit W
save it. The ruling on this point of
order would determine whether the
senate should have the right to
pass upon this odious differen-
tial, the striking out of which
meant the defeat of the whole bill.
Mr.. Manderson then renewed the
precedents bearing on the point of
order, citing numerous cases in the
house where conferees had been
instructed.
Senator Harris in the chair sus-
tanned the point of order against
Washburn's motion. An appeal was
taken. The vote to lay the appeal
on the table was tie-32 to 32-and
was lost. The negative vote con-
sisted of twenty eight republicans
and Messrs. Hill (dem.) Allen, Kyle,
and PETER (pop) Mr.. Stewart did
not vote. Those voting in the
affirmative were all democrats.
The vote REQUIRED on Mr.. Wash
burns appeal from the decision Of
the chair and resulted-yeas 80, nays
32.
The senate having failed to sustain
the chair, the vote required ON the
motion of Mr.. Washburn to instruct
the conferees to recede from the
ore eighth differential en- refined
sugar.
Palmer and Villas held with the
democratic colleagues and Mr..
Stewart did not even make his ap-
pearance in the chamber, conse
quently the vote was again tie, 32
to 30, and under parliamentary prac.
tice the motion to instract the con-
ferees against the one eighth was
defeated. The bill was thereupon
sent to the conferees without in
structions.
LEGEND OF THE PANSY.
From the Household Magazine,
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