The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-27
The Senate Refuses. to Recede
From Its Position.
The Tax on Sugar Remains in
It's Bill.
70 INSTRU CTIONS:
Bill Goes Back to the Conference
Committee Unaltered.
Motion to Recede From Sugar
Tax Lost by a Tie

WASHINGTON, July 27.=The indica-
tions when the senate met at noon today
were that the struggle over the resolu-
ton to agree to the further conference
on the tariff bill asked by the house
would be ended before adjournment
At 1905 o'clock the report Of the con-
ference on the tariff bill was called up by
Senator Jones of Arkansas.
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 to instruct the senate
conferrees to recede from the one-eighth
of one cent differentiaf on sugar above
Is Dutch standard
Mr. Henderson was Immediately rec
Ognized and proceeded to argue against
the point of order upon which 80 much
vigor that it was competent for the SEN
ate to instruct its cOnferrees.
Mr. Henderson described at length the
methods of conferences between the two
houses in parliament and in congress,
drawing a distinction between "a simple"
conference and sfulI and free confer
ence.
In the house, he declared, it had even
been disputed that the house could in
struct its conferrees. Certainly it could
not be contended that the senate had no
power control over its conferrees.
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 1t was involved the
rights of the. sugar trust, which were so
eluquently declaimed against by Dir.
Villas It was said inside and outside of
the chamber that the trust was so pow
erful that it could defeat any bill that
did not give it what it wanted He APP
pretended that this was true, for no mat
%~rt
at the differential, a vote was always
forthcoming at the last moment to
save it.
The ruling in this point of order would
determine whether the senate. should
have the right 20 pass upon this odious
differential, the striking out Of which
meant the defeat of the whole bill
Mr.. MandersOn then reviewed the pre-
cedents bearing on the point of orders
citing numerous cases IN the house
where the conferrees had been instructed
Senator Harris in the chair, sustained
the point Of order against Washburn's
motion.
An appeal was then taken from the
decision of the chair by Mr.. 'Washburn.
A motion was made to lay the appeal
on the table. 1t was tie, 32-32, and
was lost
The negative vote consisted of 2S Re-
publicans and Messrs. Hill. Democrat,
Allen, Kyle and PETER, Populists. Mr.
Stewart did not vote. Those voting in
the affirmative were all Democrats.
The vote required on Mr.. WaShburn's
appeal from the decision of the chair
and resulted: Yeas 81; nays 50.
The senate having failed to sustain
the chair, the vote REQUIRED on the mo-
ton of Mr.. Washburn to instruct the
conferrees to recede from the one-eighth
differeutial on refined sugar.
The vote resulted: Yeas 80; nays 32
Motion not agreed to.
The bill was then sent to conference
without instructions and without division
Of the senate. no vote being taken ON the
motion to send the bill back to confer
ence.