The evening world., 1894-07-27
Senate Refuses to Instruct Its
Tariff Oonferreee.
Parliamentary Battle Ends in a
Series Of tie Votes.
No Division on the Final Question
Of Returning the Bill.

WASHINGTON, July T.-In the morn
ing hour in the Senate some debate &C.
Cured ever a clause in the conference
report on the Army Appropriation bill.
transferring the Apache Indians held
as prisoners of war In Alabama to mil
itary reservations in the West.
Mr.. Dubois (Rep., Idaho) proested
against sending those Indians to Okla
homa.
Some bad blood and temper grew out
of Mr.. Blackburn'a. charge that the Re-
publicans were trying to delay action on
the appropriation bills. Messrs. Dubois
and Henderson were especially incensed
at this. each charging MrBlackburn
with bad faith in receding from amend
ments they had offered.
You had no right to recede." said
Mr.. Dubois.
II had the right, replied the Kentucky
Senator. holly. land object to the Sen
ator's attempt to define my rights on
this floor. 1t is piece Of impertnence
which resent"
mo more than resent yours re-
torted Mr.. Dubois.
The conference report was agreed to
IS to Is.
Then at 1.5 o'clock Mr.. Jones, Of Ar
kansas, called UP the conference report
on the Tariff bill.
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 Sem
ate conferrees to recede from the one
eighth Of one cent differential on sugar
above l6 Dutch standard.
Mr.. Mandcrson Rep., Neb) was imme-
diately recognized, and proceeded to
argue against the point OF order upon
which SO much hinged. He paid a high
compliment to the parliamentary ability
Of Senator Harris, the President pro tenn,
who was to decide the question. But he
maintained with vigor that 1t was COM
petent for the Senate to instruct Its con-
ferrees
How could any committee Of the Sem
ate be superior and above the Senate
which created it! There was more in
VOWED In this than simple question.
In 1t was involved the rights of the
Sugar Trust which was so elequently de-
claimed against by Mr.. Villas. 1t was said
inside and outside Of Ibis chamber that
the Trust was SO powerful that 1t could
defeat any bill that did not give 1t what
1t wanted. He apprehended that this
was true. for no matter how close the
Senate came to striking at the differen-
tial vote was always Forthcoming
from members at the last moment to
save 1t
The ruling on this point Of order would
determine whether the Senate should
have the right to pass upon this odious
differential, the striking out Of which
meant the defeat of the whole bill.
Mr.. Plat (Rep., Comm followed in OPP
position to the point of order, declaring
that on two occasions the presiding Off
Ger Of the Senate ION one Of these occa.
sionstM Mr.. Sherman) held that a motion
to instruct conferIees was not In order.
Senator Harris in the Chair. sus
tanned the point Of order against Wash
burns motion. and an appeal was taken
The vote on a motion to lay the appea
on the table was tie-32 to Sand wa:
lost.
The yeas were: Messrs. Bate, Berry
Blackburn, Blanchard, Brice. Call, Cock
rell, Coke, Daniel. Faulkner, George, Glib
son, German, Gray, Hunton, Jone:
(Ark.), Lindsay, McLaurin, Martin, Mills
Mitchell (wis.) Murphy, Palmer, Pasco
Pugh. Ransom Roach, Turpie, Vest
Villas, Walsh and White. Total. 80.
The nays included Hill Dem, N. "
Allen, Kyle and PETER, Populists, ant
twenty-three Republicans. Stewart di'
not vote.
The vote then required on Mr.. Wash
burns appeal from the decision of thu
Chair, and resulted: Yeas. 50; nays, 81
The Senate having failed to sustain
the Chair. the vote required on the mo
ton of Mr.. Washburn to instruct tn
conferrees to recede from the one-eightl
differential on refined sugar.
The vote on Mr.. Washburn's motion
resulted: Yeas. 80: nays, Sc. Motion
not agreed to.
The bill was then sent to conference
without instructions and without divi
sion OF the Senate, no vote being takei
on the motion to send the bill back. =,
The vote was the same on each roll
call where the tie is reported.
A scene of inextricable confusion fol
lowed the final action.
The Democrats wrung each Others
hands enthusiastically. Their colleague
from the other end of the Capitol rushe
down the aisles and congratulated Their
on the victory. The spectators in tn
galleries, realizing that the tension wa
over, drew a long breath and filed out
From the press gallery 1t looked as
the Senate had adjourned.
MIR. Harris vacated the chair to &
down on the floor to shake hands wit
Mr.. Jones, and Mr.. Cockrell of Missouri
to whom he resigned the gavel, could NJ
make himself heard above the din &c
fully three minutes. After order was RI
stored. Mr.. Quay. of Pennsylvania, 81
cured recognition.
He drew huge pile of manuscriI
from his desk and said he desired
make some observations on the metz
schedule for the beneht of the col
ferrees.
The prospect of another instalmeI
Of MIR. Quay's speech appalled, ii
Senate and leave to print was hu
riedly granted him. The Senate the
proceeded to consider and pass son
unobjectionable bills on the calendar.