The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-07-28
NO MORE INSTRUCTIONS.
The Senate Finally Sends the Tariff
Bill Back for Further
Conferences.
Tho Conforroos Are Given no Fur
ther Instructions for Their
Guidance
TIo Vote on an Appeal From a Decision
BY tho ChAir-Hul Win
Republicans

WAAnIEoros. July 2Z.-Indications whom
the senate met At noon to- day we're that
the Struggle over the resolution 10 Agrso TO
the further conference on the tariff bill
asked By tho house woald be ended before
Adjournment
In the morning hour some debate oc-
CURED over the clause OF the confoFenes
report on the army appropriation bill,
transferring The Apache Indians held rris-
oners Of war Ia N.nlamn 10 the military
reservations 10 thl sesl Dubois protested
Gaainat aending these Indians 10 Okla
homs. BiAekburn's charge that tho repub-
lioans were tying 70 delay action on the
appropriation bill inosnsod Dubois and
MAnderson, who accused Blackburn OF bad
faith N .1osdinR from the amendments
offered.
"You had no right to rscsde." said Du-
bois.
81 had a right" said the Kentucky soma
tor. hotly. "And the ssnstoI's attsmp. 10
define my rights on this floor Ia piece Of
imps sftinsnce which / resent"
mo more than resent yours" retortod
Dubois. The conference report was agreed
10, thirty. eight 70 thirteen.
Jonss called up tho tsriG conference re-
port. Tho pending question was the de-
cision OF the chair on points Of oIdsr
raised BY Gray and Mills against Wash
burns motion 20 instruct the senate con.
fei ses TO rsceds from tbs eighth cent differ
entisl on sugar above sixteen Dutch stand
ard.
Mandsrson argued against the point OF
order. maintaining With viRor that il vas
competsnt for the ssnats to instruct its
conferees.
Manderson described at len 9Th the meth
ods OF the conference between the two
houses 10 tarlismsnt and In congress.
drawing a distinction between q 'simpls
conference and q full and free coufsi-
ence." In the house. be declared. 10 had
never been disputed that the house could
instruct its conferees. Certainly II could
not be oontendsd that the senate had no
power OF control over It's confereea How
could any oommittos Of the senate DO aupe-
rior and above the senate which created IN
There was more involved In this than a
simple question. In ID wers involved the
rights OF the sugar trust. which was 90 60,
auently declaimsd against BY Mr.. Vllas.
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chamber, that the tfust was 80 powerful
that 10 could defeat an LII that did
not give it what u wanted. He apprs-
hended this was true, for no matter how
close the senate came 20 ctr king out the
dill .Iential a vote was always forthcoming
al the last moment TO save II. The ruling
in this point Of order would determins
whether the senate should have the right 10
pass upon this odious differential, the
Il srfk on nf UhiOh tla dafa4t nf
the bill.
Mr.. Manderson then reviewed the pre-
oedents bearing upon tho point Of order.
citing numerous cases In the house where
the eonferers ha been instructed.
Senatof Harris. In the chair. sustained
tbs point of order seainst Wa.hburn's mo-
tion. An appeal was ,sksn. The vote on
the motion 20 iay the appeal on tho table
was t,e, and the motion was lost.
Announcement OF the rssuit, yeas thirty
two nays thitts-two. caused a sensation.
ms it meant failure of the motion 10 lay
| Washburn's appeal on the table and PROS
pectiyely q vote on his motion 10 receds
| from the eighth cent differentiai. Tho
motion 10 lay on the table having been lost
on a tie vote, the vote reverted on the main
question, that OF sustaining the decision OF
the chait, The roll was called amid the
most intense eEoi,ement 10 also esultsd
thirt--two to thiTty-two. aud according 10
pAriiamentarT usage VISA declared lost
This vote was identic Il with its d edeces-
sor. The decision OF tho chair was there
fore not sustained, and the motion OF
Mashbufn TO instruct the confofees 10 ro-
csde from the senate amendment vAs in
order.
There uefo loud cries OF "Voter "Voter'
from Aldrich and other republicans. Con-
| siernAtion was written on the faces OF
many democrats, but under caucus agree
ment theT stood mAnfully TO their guns and
with tho exception OF Hill voted against
the motion. Eyen Villas, who made ter
rite Arrsignmsnt OF tho sugar trust on
Monday. voted mop with emphasis. An
other tie, was tho word that went hufriedly
about.
Upon this question" said the presiding
oi,iler, with a ring Of juhilation Ia his
voice. '1hirty-two have voted In The afhrm
Ative and thirty-twO in the negative, and
the motion IL lost" The faces OF tho dem
ocfats lighted with tmiles Gofmsn then
called for vote on tho resolution TO
nRrss 10 The request Of tho house for fur
thsr conferences, which was agreed 10 With
out division. Then a scene OF Rteat con-
fusion followed. Democrats wTung each
| others hauds ssnthuaiasilaellT.
Quny, OF PsnnSy lvania, then secured rec
oenitiou. lie drew huge pile OF manu-
script from his desk aud said he dosiI cd TO
make some observations ON tho metal
schedule. Leave 10 PRINT was hurrlsdly
grant d TO him.
Tho senate then proceeded 10 consider
aud pAsa some un0b leetOnAbio bills on the
calendar ana adioul ned until Monday.
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