The herald., 1894-07-28

would determine whether the senate
should have the right to pass upon this
odius differential, the striking out of
which meant the defeat OF the whole
bill.
Mr.. Manderson then reviewed the
precedents bearing on the point OF or
der, citing numerous cases in the house
where the conferees had been instruct
ed, He also gave precedents in the par
liamentary history OF the senate.
Mr.. Plat (Rep.) Of Connecticut fol-
lowed in opposition to the point OF
order.
MIR. Harris then gave his rulings.
After having recited the course of the
bill in conference he said: "All con-
ferences on disagreeing vote are in
tended to be full and freq for the sole
purpose of compromising and adjusting
difficulties. An instruction from either
house impairs the fullness and freeness.
He held, however, that he need not de-
eide the broad question. The motion of
the senator from Minnesota was to in
struct its conferees to amend an amend
ment. The power of each house is alb.
solute and complete over the whole
question, whatever the conference may
do. The report must be acted on by
either house before it has force. The
occupant of the chair believes the senate
cannot directly amend an amendment
that has gone to conference, and that it
cannot do 90 indirectly"
The point of order of Mr.. Gray, he
concluded, was therefore sustained.
Mr.. Washburn appealed from the de-.
cision OF the chair. and Mr.. Faulkner
moved to lay the appeal on the table,
The yeas and nays were demanded. The
announcement, which was as follows,
yeas 80, nays 32. caused sensation. as
it meant a failure of the motion to Icy
Mr.. Washburn's appeal on the table,
tion to recede from the Is cent differen-
tial.
The vote on the motion to lay on the
table was in detail as follows:
Yeas--Bate, Berry. Blackburn, Blanch-
ard, Brice, Call, Cockrell, Coke, Daniel,
Faulkner, George, Gibson, German,
Gray, Hunton, Jones (Ark.), Lindsay,
McLaurin, Martin, Mills, Mitchell
(Wis.), Murphy, Palmer, Pasco, Pugh,
Ransom, Roach, Turpie, Vest. Villas,
Walsh and White-32.
Nays-Allen, Aldrich, Allison, Carey,
Chandler, Cullom, Davis, Dixon, Dolph,
Du Boise, Frye, Gsllinger, Hale, Hans.
brough, Hawley, Hill, Higgins, joiner
(Nev.) }, Kyle, Lodge, Mcmillan, Man
derson, Mitchell (Ore.), Patton, PETER,
:. Perkins, Platt, Proctor, Shoup, Squire
Teller and Washburn-32.
Stewart did not vote.
The pairs, the first mentioned In each
pair favoring the motion and those las
mentioned opposed to it, were: GordoI
with Wilson, Harris with Sherman, Nc
Pherson with Morrill,. Jarvis with Hoar
Butler with Cameron, Morgan will
Quay. Smith with Irby (both the latte
Voorhees, with Wolcott and Caffery wit
Power.
The motion to lay on the table havin
been lost on the tie, the vote revsrte,
on the main question-that of sustain
ing the decision of the chair. The resul
WAS called amid the most intense excite
ment. 1t also resulted 32 to so, an,
according to parliamentary usage wa
declared'lost.
This vote was identical with its pred
ecessor. The decision of the chair wa
therefore not sustained and the motion
OF Mr.. WaHhburn to instruct the con
ierees to recede from the senate amend
ment was in order. There were lou,
cries of "Vote, vote" from Mr.. Aldricl
and other Republicans. CONSERVATION
was written on the faces of many Dem
ocrats.
Without further ado the clerk obeys,
the instructions OF Mr.. Harris and be
gan calling the roll. The Democrats
under the caucus agreement, stood man
fully to their guns, and with the excep.
tion of Mr.. Hill voted against the mo
ton. Even Mr.. Villas, who made .h,
terrific arraignment OF the sugar trus
on Monday, voted NO with emphasis.
Another tie," was the word tha
won't hurriedly about.
upon this question:" said the pre-.
siding officer, with a ring of jubiatioI
in his voice, 1872 have voted in the sf
6rmative and so in tho negative and tn
motion is lost"
The faces OF the Democrats lighted
with smiles. Mr.. Gormsn then called
for vote on the resolution to agree tt
the request OF the house for a furthe
conference. which was agreed to with
out division.
Then scene of ofinextricable confusion
followed. The Democrats wrung each
others hands enthusiastically.
Mr.. Quay of Pennsylvania securet
recognition. He drew q high pile o
manuscript from his desk and said b,
desired to make some observations or
the metal schedule. Leave to print wal
hurriedly granted.
The senate then proceeded to consider
and pass some unobjectionsble bills or
the calendar.
At s :46 D. m. the senate, ON motion O
Mr.. German, adjourned until Monday