Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-08-02
Doinga Of conxreas.

Perhaps no more remarkable scene WAS ever
Witnessed In the Senate than that which
occurred there on the Esd. when for two and
peech against the President and in defense OF
he Senate tariff bill. The galleries were
lacked, and 30 great was the interest In
sorman's speech that bers of the House
locked to the Senate
The House adjourned at 1870, on the Esd, for
rant OF a quorum. leaving the railway NATL
Jerks reinstatement bill pending.
The House on the Gath passed by q party vote
he bill for the reinstatement OF clerks dis.
Kissed from the railway mail service between
farch IS and May l., 1857. Bills were passed to
'sued patents to the Presbyterian board OF
observation for church purposes and to author.
20 the Secretary OF the Interior to lease sites
. the Hot Springs, Ark, Reservation for cold
later reservoirs. Adjourned.
In the Senate on the Y5th the conference re-
ort ON the Legislative, executive and judicial
precipitation bill was agreed to. The confer.
nee report on the tariff bill was called up and
Principally upo the question OF a duty on
iugar. Ats:S3 the Senate e into executive
session and an hour later adjourned.
In the House on the 25th the conference re.
port on the legislative, executive and Judicial
appropriation bill gave rise to considerable
'hhscnsslon, principally on the clause giving WIN
promise between the &AU.0O OF the House and
jhe 10000 of the Senate) for making special
xalninations. The report was agreed to. Al
In the House on the aeth the conference re-
port on the Notifications bill was agreed to
ind assigned to the Committee on Interstate
md Foreign Commerce, and some thirty bills
reported from were passed, among
hem the bill amending the act for the con.
trnction OF a bridge across the 81, Louis
River between Minnesota aud Wisconsin. Ad-
burned.
In The Senate on the 9Th the conference re-
ing the Apache Indians in Alabama to mill.
AIRY reservations In the west was agreed to
v to Is. The conference report on the tartn
III was then called up. The pending question
senator Washburu's motion to instruct the
iena.e conferees to recede from the Is cent
liferentiai on refined sugar. senator Man.
lerSon argued against the point OF order. He
described ut length the methods OF confer
noes between the Houses of Parliament and
congress, drawing q distinction between .
simple conference and a full and free con-
erence' 1t was said the sugar trust could
lefeat any bill that did not give 1t what 1t
santed, This seemed true, for q vote was al
his point OF order would determine. whether
he Senate had q right to pass on this odious
uferential, the striking out OF which meant
argument, Senator Harris in the chair, sus.
aimed the point Of order against W~ashourn's
notion. An appeal was taken. AS the roll
:all proceeded on Washburn's appeal from the
iecision OF the chair the Senate became very
,erious, The announcement Of the result
yeas 81. nays 3~:-caused = sensation, as 1t
IlcaAi u hllu Vi tHo HOllou W 10y
burns appeal on the table and prospecuvely a
vote on his motion to recede from the y cent
~iiierential. The motion to lay on the table
having been lost on n tie vote, the question
pf the chair. The roll was called amid the
most intense excitement. 1t also resulted
- to 81, and according to parliamentary
.al with its predecessor. The decision OF the
shair was therefore not sustained and the mo-
ton OF Washburn to instruct the conferees to
recede from the Senate amendment was IN Or
Ter. CONSERVATION was written on the faces
of many Democrats. without further ado the
.lerk began calling the roll. The Democrats,
Under the caucus agreement, stood maniuily
10 their gun and, with the exception OF Sena-
Tor Hill. voted against the motion. Deep 81
rence reigned as Senator Harris arose to an.
aounce the vote. Upon the question:" said
he presiding officer with a ring OF tubilation
u the negative, and the motion Is lost Al
Ter order was restored Senator Quay said he
desired to make some observations on the
metal schedule. The prospect OF another In
ate. and leave to print was hurriedly granted
aim. The senate then proceeded to pass some
1nobiectionable bills on the calendar, and later
adjourned.
there WAS not a quorum OF members in the
House on the 9Th, and all business was trans
acted by mutual consent. No business OF I'm.
oortance was transacted. A message announc.
Ing that the Senate insisted on Its amendments
20 the tariff bill and had agreed to the request
Of the House for a further conference was re-
,eived without any demonstration. A recess
was taken and the evening session was devot-
ed to private bills.
The House held a very short session on the
esth, but managed In the two and a quarter
hours it was in session to transact a good deal
resolution was adopted still further extending
the appropriations for 1924 until August a.
and as the thermometer was in speaking dis
lance OF the century mark the House adj
iOurued.