The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-08-02

absolute ami completes over tine whole
question, whatever the conference may
DO. The report must be acted ON in
either house before it has force. The
occupant OF the cnair believes that the
senate cannot directly amend an
amendment that has gone to confer.
ence ana that il cannot do SO Indirectly.
The point of order of Mr., Gray, he
concluded, was therefore sustained.
Mr.. Washburn appealed from the
decision of the chair and Mr.. Faulkner
moved to lay the appeal on the table.
The yeas and nays We're demanded.
Mr.. Harris, the president pro tem.,
caused roar of laughter I'D putting
the question by saying impe-
tuously, the yeas have it," be.
fore the call of the roll commenced.
He caught himself up with an
explanatory "Oh, but the senate had
already caught the point and embar-
raised the punctilious Tennesseian
with its laughter" AS the roll call
proceeded the senate became very ser.
ious and Mr.. Pasco, Democrat of
Florida in charge of pairs, hustled
about the floor. The announcement
of the result, yeas SO, nays 80, caused
a sensation, as it meant failure of
the motion to lay Mr.. Washburn's
appeal on the table and prospectively
q vote on his motion to recede from
the 10 of a cent differential.
The vote ON the motion to lay on
the table was in detail as follows:
Yeas-Bates, Berry, Black burn,
Blanchard, Brice, Ca ,Cockrell, Coke,
Daniels, Faulkner, George, Gibson,
German, Gray, Hunter, Jones lark J,
Lindsay, McLaurin, Martin, Mills,
Mitchell (Wis), Murphy, Palmer,
Pasco, Pugh, Ransom, Turpie, Vest
Villas, Walsh, White; 32.
Nayes-Allen, Aldrich, Allison,
Carey, Chandler, Collum, Davis, Dix
on, Dolph, Dubois, Frye, Gallinger,
Hale, Hansbrough, Hawley, Hill,
Higgins, Jones New, Lodge, Mc-
MILAN, Manderson, Mitchell (Ore J,
Patton, PETER, Perkins, Platt, Proc
tor, Shoup, Squires, Teller, WASH
burn; 32.
Stewart did not vote. The pairs
were as follows. Those first men,
toned in each pair favoring the mo-
ton, and those last named opposing
it: Godron, Wilson; Harris, Sherman;
McPherson, Morrill,; Jarvis, Hoar;
Butler, Gamer ION; Morgan, Quay;
Smith, Irby (both the latter Demo-
crats); Camden, Pettigrew; Voorhees,,
Wolcott; Caffery, Power.
Senator Stewart was the only sem
ator who was absent and not paired.
He was in the Republican cloak room
while the votes were being taken,
and came into the chamber immedi.
ately after the final result was an
nounced,
The motion to lay on the table
having lost on the tie, the vote revert.
ed on the main question, that of sus-
tanning the decision OF the chair. The
roll was called amid the most intense
excitement. 1t also resulted 81 81 and
according to parliamentary usage was
declared lost. This vote was identi.
cal with it's predecessor. The decision
of the chair was therefore not sus-
tanned and the motion of Mr.. Wash
burn to instruct the cOnferees to recede
from the senate amendment was In
order There were loud cries Of vote,
vote,n from Mr.. Aldrich and other
Republicans. CONSERVATION was writ.
ten on the faces of many Democrats
without further ado the clerk
obeyed the instructions OF Mr.. Harris
and began calling the roll. The DEM
ocrats under their caucus obligation
stood manfully to their guns, and
with the exception of Mr.. Hill voted
against the motion. Even Mr.. Villas,
VINO made the terrific arralgDment Of
the sugar trust on Monday, voted
"no" with emphasis. The senators
and the crowd of members Ia the rear
of the chamber eagerly craned their
heads while the clerk was recapitu-
lating the vote. Msssrs. Brice, A Id
rich and Cockrell Kept tally. "An-
other tie,n was the word that went
hurriedly about while the clerk was
footing up the totals. Deep silence
reigned as Mr.. Harris arose to an
nounce the vote. "Upon this ques.
tion," said the presiding officer, with
q ring of jupilation in his voice, "3l
have voted in the affirmative and 3.
In the negative and the motion il
lost" The faces of the Democrats
lighted with smiles.
Mr.. German Immediately called fol
o vote on the resolutions to agree tC
the request of the house for further
conference, but it was agreed to with
out division. Then q scene of inde'
scribable confusion followed. The
Democrats wrung each others hands
enthusiasts tically. Their colleagues
from the other end of the capito
rushed down the aisles and congratu.
lated them on the victory. The spec
tatois in the galleries, realizing thai
the tension was over, drew q lOn2
breath and filed out. From the press
gallery it looked as if the senate haC
adjourned. Mr. Harris vacated thu
chair to go down on the floor to shak,
hands with Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Cock
rell of Missouri, to whom he resigned
the .gavel but could not make himsel
heard above the din for fu ly three
minutes.
After order was restored Mr.. Quay
of Pennsylvania secured recognition
He drew huge pile OF manuscript
from his desk and said he desired Il
make some observations on the meta
schedule for the benefit of the confer
rees. The prospect OF another install
ment of Mr.. QIay's speech appalle'
the senate ana leay Q to print was hui
riedly granted him. The SCI ate theI
proceeded to consider and pass som