The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-23
ANTI-OPTION BILL PASSED.
The Vote On the Measure in the
House $50 to Sc.


Washington, June 22.-The Hatch anti
option bill passed the House to-day by
vote of 100 to S6 The closing speech was
made by its author, in which he scored
most viciously Messrs. Twigg of New
York and Harter of Ohio. He referred
to Tom Watson of Georgia, once in the
course of his remarks He said he would
rather be bed fellow of the veriest popu-
list crank; he would rather lie side.by side
with Tom Watson even than stand along
side of MIR. Harter in his damnable politi-
cal plays
The Georgia delegation voted as 1t did
on the repeal of the Sherman purchasing
clause Messrs. Livingston, Maddox,
Tate and Moses voted for the bill, while
Messrs. Black, Lester, Turner, Cabaniss
and Russell voted against it.
Before the final vote was taken Mai,
Black moved to commit the bill to the
judiciary committee with instructions to
report bill to prohibit interstate dealing
in what is known as futures and which
has been held by the courts to be gambling
contracts 1t would have been well to
have accepted his motion, but it was voted
down.
POSITION OF THE MEMBERS.
The position held by the members of
the delegation who voted against it, is
about that stated in an interview had
with Major Black after his vote was
registered in the negative.
81 do not think the present bill consti-
tutional with its present provisions" he
said. Il think it an unwarranted and un-
constitutional interference with trans
actions that are recognized as legal
by all the states aud all the laws.
The bill deals with transactions which are
not CANT bling. I think the bill in it's
present form entirely contrary in princi-
pie to the position / held on the state
bank tax, and have seen no reason to
change. While favor legislation to pro-
hibit these gambling transactions.} this
bill goes much further, and with my
views / could not support it without
stultifying myself which of course l
would not do"
Judge Lawson was quoted as present,
but did not vote on the bill at all.
THE DAY IN THE HOUSE.
BY the Southern Associated Press.
Washington, June 22.-At 445 o'clock
this afternoon the anti-option bill passed
the House by vote announced to be yeas
$50, nays 81 present and not voting, l.
This result was reached after two hours
consideration of the amendment to the
bill, under the five-ninute rule, and an
hours speech by Mr.. Hatch, the author
of the bill, summing up the arguments in
it's favor.
In committee of the whole, an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Boatner Of Louisiana
providing that the bill should not apply
to transactions where delivery of the ar
ticles traded in was intended, and which
arose in due course of business, failed Of
adoption by tie vote.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Aldrich,
rep, of Illinois, to include trading in -four
within the provisions of the bill, and an
amendment offered by Mr.. Cox, of Tennes-
see, amended on motion of Mr. Lacey
rep, of Iowa, exemptiug from the provis-
ions of the bill sales for future delivery
by the owner of the article, or his duly
authorized agents, and relieving the seller
from liability where failure to deliver
the article sold was due TO failure in
transportation or other fault of a common
carrier beyond the sellers control, were
agreed to in committee of the whole. But
in the House the latter amendment was
rejected so that the bill as finally passed
was the bill that came from the com
mittee on agriculture, with the single ad-
dition of -four to the list of articles which
may not be traded in.
THE VOTE.
The vote in detail is as follows
observation-disclosures Abbott, Anderson, Al
exander. Allen, Arnold, Bankhead, Power OF
North Carolina, Branch, Bretz. Brickner,
Brookshire, Brown, Bum, Caminetti, Cannon
OF California, Capehart, Clarke Of Missouri
Cobb of Alabama, Cockrell, Coffeen, Conn,
Cornish Cox, Crawford, De eArmond. benson,
Dinsmore, Dockery, English OF California
Enioe, EPes' Eithia9' E9rman; Fs.n; Fyan, Cor
Hare, Hatch, Heard Henderson OF
North Carolina, Hines, Holman, Hooker,
Of Mississippi Hunter, lkert, Kribbs,
Kyle, Lane, Latimer, Lawson. Livingston,
Maddox, Mallory, Martin Of Indiana, Nc
Creary, McCullock, McDannod McDearmon,
McKaig, McLaIrfn, McNagney, McRae,
ogden, Paynter, Pearson. Pendleton OF West
Virginia, Richardson of Michigan. Richard
son of Tennessee, Robbins. Sayers, Shell,
Sibley, Snodgrass, Sorg, Stallings, StockdaIe,
pin, Tyler. Wheeler Of Alabama Williams OF
Mississippi, Wise ana Woodward-9S.
Republieans-MeSSrS. Altken, Bowers Of
California Broderick Bundy, Burrows
Chickering, Cooper Of wisconsin Cousins
Curtis of Kansas, Dolliver, Doolittle, Fun
ston, Gear, Grow, Hagen, Hainer, Haugen
Henderson OF Illinois, Henderson OF Iowa.
Herman, Hit, Hopkins Of Illinois, Houk,
Hulick, Hull. johnson Of Indiana Lacey,
Linton. Lucas Marsh. Milliken Murray, Per
lSins, Pickler, Smith, G. w. Stone Of Pennsyl-
vanla, Strong, Sweet, Tawney, Thomas, Up
degran Wanger, Waugh Wheeler OF Illinois
Wilson Of Ohio, Wocmer, and Wright OF
PENNSYLVANIA.
Populists-M Messrs Baker Of Kansas. Bell
Of Colorado, Boen, Davis. Harris, Hudson,
4. EN-, Mckeighan Pence and Simpson--l0.
NAYS:
Democrats-Messrs Baldwin, Bartlett Bar
wig Bell Of Texas Black OF Georgia Boat
ner. Bynum, Cabaniss Cadmus. Clancy,
Clarke OF Alabama, Cobb OF Missouri,
Coombs, Cooper OF Florida, Cooper Of Texas,
Covert, Cram, Cummings, De Forest,
Dunn, English Of New Jersey. Erd-
ham Grimm. Haines. Hall OF Minnesota. Har-
ter Hendrix Lapham. Lester Lynch, Magner,
Mcguire McAleer, McEttrick. McGaD. Nc
Millin, Meyer, % Neil OF Massachusetts. Page.
Paschal, Patterson, PendletOn OF Texas,
Pigott Price, Richie, Russell Of Georgia,
Ryan Somers, Sperry, Springer. Iarsney,
Tracey, Turner OF Georgia. Warner Washing
ton. Weadook and Wolvertonr6l.
Republicans Messrs. Adams OF Ken
tucky, Aldrlch, Baker Of Sew Hamp-
shire. Bartholdt Cogswell. Dalzell.
Draper. Fieteher. Funk. Gardner, Hart
man johnson OF North DakOta, Loud, Loud
enslager. Mercer, QulgE. Reed. keyburn,
Russell OF Connecticut. shaw, stephenson