Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-07
QUESTION OF vERACITY. Ex.Speaker Roed and Speaker Crisp Have a Short Squabble in the

A QUESTION OF VERAC1TY. Ex-speaker Roed and Speaker Crisp Have a Short squabble in the ! House.
 WASHINGTON, April 6.-After roll-call on measure providing for a clerical ap- pointment to one of the senate committees Mir. Reed, criticislng . decision of the
 speaker regarding an interruption of the roll call, said 1t was strange to have the
 roll-call interrupted even by unanimous
 consent. The speaker said:
 "Ths gentleman from Maine objects. Call the roll"
 MT. Reed (emphatically gentle man from Maine does not object" The speaker insisted that the ex speaker did.
 MT. Reed-"My statement will go into the Record"
 The speaker-"so will that of the chair"
 Then MT. Reed retorted "And the pub lie will be able to judge. It is question of veraoity."
 This clsssd the incident and the resolu tion was passed.
 The house then, the committee of the
 whole. resumed consideration of the post office bill.
 MT. Springer, dem., of Illinois, presented modification of the amendment he offer cd directing the admission of certain classes of publications to the mails ss see- ond class matter, SO as to include the pub- lications of trade unions and of scientific and professional societies. The point of order against the amendment made yester- day was discussed. The chair finally over ruled the point of order. --.- MT. Henderson had read 6 statement from the postoffice department showing mails 255, ,643, ,2l3 pounds of second class matter, at loss to the department as com pared with tho receipts from transmission | of other classes of $I7, ,6o4, 4O2, and at an absolute cost of over $16, COG, 900. .. On motion of MT. Everett, dem., of Mas | sachusetts, and Mr. Washington, dem of | Tennessee, the amendment was further amended by including ths publications of ! literary and historical societies and the | bulletins of state boards of health. As amended tho amendment was
 adopted. As reported the bill contained | an item of $243, ,000 for printing postage | engraving and printing te do the work MT. Henderson moved to reduce the amount to | $163, GOO. MT. Dunphy, ,dem. of New York, moved to further amend by providing that none of the stamps shall be printed at the
 bureau of engraving and printing. MT. Henderson made point of order against
 MT. Dunphy's amendment.
 Without disposing of the question the committee rose and the house took re- | cess.
 At the night session about fifty members | vere nresent Six prfvate bills were con-
 sidered. At 1920 the house adjourned. ! \ IN THE SENATE.
 WASHINGTON, April GA vote in the
 senate today on motion by MT. Hill te
 adjourn till Monday ii regarded e having
 an important bearing on tho fate of tht tariff bill. It was test vote. Ar. Chand lsr's suggestion that aquorum should be or
 hand to approve tho journal was followed
 by unusual activity among those in charge of parliamentary tactics on both sides ol the chamber.
 When the yeas and nays were ordered or ] MT. Hills motion and 1t was defeated-yeai 25, nays 26-the ciesenesa of the call wa
 regarded as very significant.
 All the republican senators voted aye ant
 50 did the two New York senators, Hill
 and Murphy, and MT. Irby, dem., of Soutl i. Carolina. All the rest of the democrati !. senators voted "No," but Mr. Brice, dem. of Ohio, who was paired with anothe F | democrat, MT. Palmer of Illinois. Tn . populist senators-Alsn, Kyle aud Peffe I-votej "No" and tho Populist Senate : Stewart aye.
 At2 o'clock the tariff bill came up an,
 MT. Peffer, pop, of Ksnsas, addressed th