The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-28
STEWART SAVED THE BILL.
Dirasntial Duty on Sugar Of IS Of a
Cent Retained by a Tie Vote.
IHg BILL GOES BACK TO CONFERENCE.
The Vote stood 80 to 81. stewart OF Nevada
Hcfusing to Note-Harris sustatns
Gray's Point of Order-Houso.

vs. NSllINGION. July It-lheie were
,.ry few people in the Senate galleries
iay. and the attendance on the foor
,as als1 slim. Air. harris occupied the
chair.
The reading Of yesterdays journal was
dispensed with. and the usual routine bus
r,ss proceeded.
Then the conference report on the army
appropriation bill was taken up. In ex-
\ uins the appropriations. Mr.. Black
-u said the bul as IL passed the House
.rNprlatcd S13.0N6,54 and as II passed
o.. SVuQtc $-6.liNWV. and as agreed 10 Dy
g.. conference the bill appropriated 3D.
80.
4le paragraph referring 90 the Indians
g. Mount y ernon barracks. Ala, proNohed
ne discussion. bat the report as Il WhoIe
Nas finally agreed TO-
THE POINT OF ORDER SUSTAINED.
Then. at 115. the House mcssae,et ask ask;
was lald before the senate the pending
question being the point OF order made
Yesterday against the motion or MI'
Nashburn 10 instruct the Senate con-
i,rees 10 reccde from the diderential duty
G. sc. per pound on sugar. the point OF
0-l.r being that II Is not in order 10 give
srucuons In ii "full and free confer
Messrs Manderson and Platt argued
s.alust the point of order.
The decision OF the presiding officer
Giarrlsl was In favor OF sustaining the
10 OF order and excluding the amend
I.nt. The decision was appealed from
3, Afr. Washburn, and the motion TO lay
t.r appeal on the table was made by
Nr Faulkner. The vote was taken amid
grtat excitement and resulted in a ue-
yes 3. nays, 81. The three POpulsts-
Etssrs. Allen. Kyle and Pefer-vOted with
thr Republicans as did Senator Hill, and
th- vote OF Mr.. lrby was paired with
tlat II Mr.. Smith. Of New Jersey. The
Or = senator who. not being paired, 1ld
Mt vote, was MIR. Stewart, Of Nevada
IL was present in the chamber. but re
Trained from voting. The net result was
that the motion 10 lay on the table not
having a majority. failed.
The VOTE IN DETAIL.
Following is the detailed tie vote
Yeas-Messrs. Bate Berry, Blackburn
Blanchard Brice. Cali, CockTeA' Coke,
Daniel Faulkner George. Gibson, Cor
man cray. Hunton. Jones (Ark). Linsay,
NcLaurin Martin, Mills, MitcheH 'N iS.)
Murphy. Palmer. PascO. Pugh. Ransom,
Roach. Turpie, Vest. Villas, Walsh, and
Nays-Messrs. Aldricn Allen, Allison,
Carey. Chandler. Cullom. Davis, Dixon,
polph, Dubois Frye, Gallinger, hale,
Hansbrough. Hawley. Higgins. Hill Jones
Nev), Kyle Lodge, Mcmillan, Mander-
son. Mitchell Ore), Patton, PETER Per
kins, Platt, Proctor, ShOup, squire IeIer'
and Washburn-S2.
Pairs were announced between Messrs.
Butler and Cameron. Caffery and Power.
Camden and Pettigrew, Gordon ana VII
son. Harris and sherman. Jarvis and
Hoar. Mcpherson ana Morrill,, Morgan
and Quay. Smith and lrby Doth Demo-
erats) and voorhees, and Wolcott
Mr.. Stewart was present, but did not
vote, nor was he paired. This accounts
for the whole number Of senator's, 50.
Among the bills passed was Senate bill
- open certain Parts Of the Fort Jupiter
military reservation in Florida to entry
under the homestead law. the two Florida
senators stating that they had reconciled
their differences and made amendments
I'm the bill.
NOT TIKI JUDGEMENT OF THE sLNATE.
Then came a question as to whether the
qe?ision OF the chair should stand as me me
Judgment OF the Senate, and II was also
decided In the negative In the same way,
the vote being idenucally the same as in
the first instance.
The next vote was on agreeing 10 Sena-
tor WashbUrn's motion, and II also failed
from the same cause.-the lack of a ma
1orty-the vote being for the third time
% 10 81. but this time the tepuDhcan
senators and their allies voted aye ana
the Democratic senators voted no. Ihen
Senator Gray's original motion 20 insist
and agree 10 a further conference was
agreed 20 without q division, ana the
same seven conferees were reappointed.
Some dozen bills on the calendar were
Senate adjourned till Monday
House OF Representative.
WASHINGTON. y. c., July 27.-After
the passage Of q few private bills under
unanimous consent, Mr.. OuthW alte pre-
scented the conference report on lhe
military appropriation biL me Auol7
tion Of the report was earnestly opposed
By Messrs. Flynn (kep., OK ana smith
dem, ArlZ). for the reason that the
bin authorized the Secretary or war
81
Apache Indians, now confined ia Mount
Vernon barracks. Alabama. to military
ii also carried on appropriation OF
Sl5 600 TO buy them household and agri-
cultural implements. Messrs. Flynn
and Smith protested against the transfer
In the name of the murdered settlers,
the victims Of the Indians atrocity IN
f.~ner wears asserting that whatever
q stances separated them, II they had
only passed the Missouri river, they
would soon get together again IN their
o.i haunts Of murder and blood IN the
White mountains. New Mexico, and enter
uy0l their career OF slaughter ana ue-
Nessrg. Outhwaite and HUI Rep.,
llNaJ defended the report Ihey bdld
n v.es moi the Intention of the Secretary
cf War 20 move these Indians connned
20 NoSnt Vernon for the commission
% crimes. but IL was Intended 10 give
re women and children the same cpahGe
Var other human beings have 10 90
~ rfemseIves. Neither the Govern
uet nor the people Of the country,
they say. desire to keep two hundred
w9u1 and children I'm prison all tnelr
lhrs fr the crimes Of their fathers.
NE report was agreed 10; -
j. was. 31O o'clock when secretary |
Cox appeared at the door 10 commune |
Cate me action of the Senate on the |
tam conference report.
It. House then prOceeueu 10 iuFther |
t1eieration Of bills -.
TIE House went into committee OF the |
whole on the bill 20 authorize the Secre-
tAI Il the Treasury 20 settle accounts |
between the Government and the state !
u Florida during the authority OF the |
aci approved March 2, 1889 known as the |
deficiency act, and to pay the balance |
Il r1 20 be due. The amount lnVOiVeo |
s about 10000 for expenditures mace
lEs-6s II was advocated by Messrs Nal |
lTy and Cooper of Florida Mr.. Davis |
Po1 Kan) opposed the passage or the |
blh He alleged that hosulities grew out |
oi Tho attempts OF the siaVe-hoI9e,S 10
suppress the sentiments In FAVOR or hDer-
~ among the Indians and negroes.
Mr Cousins Rep., Iowa., who made |
minority report adverse 10 the BIZ, spoke
against its passage. He based MS obJec-
uon mainly on The ground that the troops /
pensc did not come within the consttu- |
u nal requirement governing the enlist
Mtnt or troops by State. lie said thdt
az that tiVe there were but nlnety-elsht
hostile Indians, while the United states
had nearly 1900 regular and volunteer
troops In the field. He looked upon the
claim az a huge joke. and as manifesto
uon Of the habit that Florida had failen
INTO oi having claim pending N Con
Siess 70 reimburse her Tor expenditures
on account OF the Indian wars.
The hll was further opposed by Mr..
Bartlett Oem., n. -. which carried the