Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-27
THE VOTE WAS A TIE
The Tariff Bill Goes Back to
Conference.
NO INSTRUCTIONS TO BE GIVEN
Senator Washbum's Motion Was
Not Agreed To.
THE POINT OF ORDER

The Indications, when the Senate met at
noon today. were that the struggle over the
resolution to agree to the further conference
on the tariff bill asked by the House would
be ended before adjournment. The demo-
cratic leaders said they had the situation
well in hand and that they believed that the
program agreed upon in caucus would be
carried out
Army Bill Conference Report.
In the morning hour some debate occur
red over clause in the conference report
on the army appropriation bill transferring
the Apache Indians held as prisoners of
war in Alabama to military reservations in
the west. MIR. Dubois of Idaho protested
against sending those In itans to Oklahoma
Some bad blood and ten. er grew out of
Mr. Blackburn's charge hat the republi-
cans were tryins to delay action On the ap-
preparation bills. Messrs Dubois and Man.
derson were especially incensed at this,
each charging Mr.. Blackburn with bad
faith in receding from amendments they
had offered.
You had no right to recede," said Mr..
Dubois.
Il had the right" replied the Kentucky
Senator, hotly, and l object to the Sena-
tors attempt to define my rights on this
floor II is piece of impertinence which 1
resent"
no more than 1 resent yours" retorted
MIR Dubois.
The conference report was agreed to
8S-1S.
The Tariff Report.
Then, at los, MIR. Jones of Arkansas call
ed 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.. Wash
burns motion 10 instruct the Senate con-
ferees to recede from the one-eighth Of one
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standard
Mr.. Manderson, republican, of Nebraska
was Immediately recognized and proceeded
to argue against the point of order uron
which SO much hinged.
He paid high compliment to the rarIia-
mentary ability of Senator Harris the pres
ident pro tenn, who was 10 decide the ques-
lion. But he maintained with vigor that it
was competent of the Senate to instruct its
,conferees.
The Right to Instruct Conferees.
Mr. Manderson described at length the
methods of conference between the two
houses in parliament and in Congress.
drawing a distinction between "a simple"
conference and full and free confer
ence.
In the House Of Representatives he de-
clared that the fact that the House could
instruct its conferees had never been dis
.puted. Certainly 1t could not be contended
that the Senate had no power or control
over its conferees. How could any COM
.mittee of the Senate be superior and above
the Senate which created it? There was
more involved in this than simple oues-
ton. In il was involved the right of the
sugar trust, which was eloquently de-
'ciaimed against by Mr. Villas 1t was said
inside and outside this chamber that the
trust was powerful that it could defeat
any bill that did not give it what it wanted
He apprehended that this was true, for, no
matter how close the Senate came to strik-
ing at the diferential. a vote was always
Forthcoming from members at the last mo-
Enent to save IL. The ruling on this point
iof order would determine whether the SEN
ate should have the right to pass upon this
odious diffcrential, the striking out of
which meant the defeat of the whole bill.
Mr.. Manderson ii en- reviewed the prece-
dents bearing on the point of order, citing
conferees had been instructed. He also
found precedents in the parliamentary his
tory of the Senate.
Mr.. Platt Comm followed in opposition
to the point of order. declaring that on two
occasions the presiding officer of the Senate
ton of which occasions it being Mr..
Sherman) held that a motion to instruct
conferees was not in order. Those decisions
had. however. been reversed. and motions
to instruct had been repeatedly entertained.
The Chairs Decision Appealed From.
Senator Harris. in the chair, las sustained
the point CT order agairs st Washburne's mo-
ton. An appeal has been taken.
The motion TO lay the appeal OIL the table
viii be the direct vote and settle the matter.
The Appeal Los,.
The vote to lay the appeal on the table
was tie-:i21- -322-and was lost.
The vote in detail is as follows:
Yeas-Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Blanch-
ard. Brice, Call. Cockrell. Coke, Daniel,
Faulkner George, Gibson. German, Gray,
Hu1ton, Jones of Arkansas. Lindsay, Nc
i.aurin. Martin. Mills, Mitchell of Wiscon-
sin, Murphy, Palmer, Pasco, PuSh, Ran
som. Roach. Turpie. Vest, Villas, Walsh
and White-:;2
Nays-AIlen. Allison. Carey, Chandler.
Cullom, Davis. Dixon. Dolph, Dubois, Frye.
GaHinger Hale Hansbrough, Hawiey, Hill,
Jones of Nevada. Kyle, Lodge, Mcmillan,
Henderson. Mitchell of Oregon. Patton,
PETER Perkins. Platt, Proctor, Shoup,
Squire. Teller. Washburn, Aidrich and Hig-
gins-32.
Mr. washburn's Motion.
The Serate having failed to sustain the
chair. the vote required on the motion Of
Mr. Washburn to instruct the conferees to
fecede from the one-eighth differential on
refined sugar.
The vote resulted-yeas 80. nays 80. Mo-
tion not agreed to.
The bill was then sent to conference with
out division.
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