Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-08-02
BACK TO C%ONFERRTS
THE TARIFF BILL CAT
ARILY DISPOSED or
senator Washbnrn's Motion
cede From the DiTerenit,, Y
raj Is Defeated by n Tie w Y
the Bill Is Sent to Confer.'esl

Washington, July 2S.-A. ,no.
Jones of Arkansas called nm ~ !. q
ference report on the tariff hill uT
The pending question was tha
IF the chair on points of order r.;s ~
Messrs. Gray and Mills a,.sea
Washburn's motion to instrne. ~
ate conferees to recende from ~
1 cent difterential On sugar
Dutch standard. Mr.. MardarsoaaD OFs
mediately recognized and procsa
argue against the point Of osa0a
which so much hinged. He ma N
with vigor that it was competent -
senate to instruct its confora".
MaNderson described at length i.
DDS of conferences between =
houses in Iarli TT ent and in
drawing a distinction between . $50
']crference and full and free
III Ce.
In the house of Representatives i
tia:ed it had never been disnn.l
the house could instruct lis coss
Certainly it could rot be tontanSaa
the senate had no power or co,'trS
its c%onferees. How could any g
Of the senate be superior tna aLo..
senate which created it? There NJ.
involved in this than q sinpla or,'.l
In it was involved the rights Of tSs u
trust, which was so elCql entity d.
against by MIR. Villas. 1t was saa -
and outside this chamber that 4.
was so powerful that it could def,
bill that did not give it what il wan
He apprehended that this was trua
no matter how close the sonata O.r.
striking ut the differential, a vote w..
ways coming at the last moment n .
it. The ruling on this point N
should determine whether the -.
should have the right &c pass pnOn
odious differentiar, the striking an,
which meant the defeat of the wbos
Mr.. Henderson then reviewed
precedents bearing on the point Of =
citing numerous cases in the house NJ
the conferees had been instructed
Senator Harris, in the chair. su,t,,
the point of order against Wosbbr
motion. An appeal was then take,
The vote REQUIRED on Mr.. WasbaJ
appeal from the decision Of the
ani resulted 81 to 81. The senate ku
failed 10 sustain the chair. the vi,
CURED on the motion of Mr.. WASH
to instruct the conferees to reeede
the Is cent d%ifferentiaI on refined q
Result, 81 to 81. Motion not asrD
The bill was then sent to eonfsa
without instructions and without dv]
of the senate, no vote being taken a
motion tC send the bill back to al
enCe.
The votes on the three motions va
follows:
Ayes-Bfte, Berry, Blackburn, BID
ard, Brire, Call, Cockrell, Ccke, ID
Fan lkIIer, George, Gibson, G0lman
Hmtun, Jones (Ark.), Lin dsay
LaUrin, Martin, Mills. Mitchell
Murphy, Palmer, Pasco, Pugh, R.I
Roach, Turpie, Vest, Walch, WbiA
N"es-Alltn, Aldrich, Allison,
Chandler, CulIom, Davis, Dixon,
Dubois, Frye, Gallh ger, Hale,
bro ugh, Hawley, Hill. Higgins
INey,l. Kyle, l.. dye, Mcmillan, NJ
son, Mitchell orr, Potion, PefG
ins. Platt, Proctor, Sdoup, Squire
WasLburn-32.
Stewart did not vote. The paSj
as follows, those first named il ed
f6N orinG the motion AID those aSa
opposing it Gordon end Wilson
and Hoar, Butler and Cameron,
and Sherman, McPher;cn and N
Morgan and Quay, Smith and Ig
DemocTats), Camden and Ped
Voorhees, and Wolcott and CafeT
Power.
A scene of i7extricable "onfusa
lowed the last vote. TIE Depj
were wringins e; Oh others hall4
Enthusiastically. Their colleagues II
other end of the capitol rushed tE
aisles and congratulated them
victory. and tie spectators in The
les realizing that the tension vas 4
drew n long breath. The chair rG1
ed the conferees, Messrs. Worries
Vest, Harris, Sherman, AliSl /,
Aldrich. 1t is thought that The
Oil as 1t practically now STANDS !
agreed upon in conference, the Tg9
be accepted during the coming veg
congress will adjourn within ten :
In the morning some debate Y :
over a clause in the conference y :
the army apI rOpriatioa bill triHS
the Apachee Indians held as prSa1
war i'll Alabama to military Tcsf1
in the West. Nh. Dubois (Reqr ;
protested again st sending these !
to Oklahoma. Some bad blood :
of Mr.. Blackburn's charge that !
Publicans were trying TO delay q
the appropriation bills. /
Messrs. Dubois and MardefSa 9
especially incensed a. this, each J
Nh. Blackburn with bad faith ID !.
from amendments they had onag =
You had no right to recede, /
Dubois. E
Il had the right" said the d. $
senator molly, land l object Q
ator's attempt to define ny risns =
floor. 1t is a piece of impertlne'' !
I resent" r.
mo more than / resent o.
torted Mr.. Dubois. q
The conference report was sg1
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