The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-08-18
EQUALIZATION OF THE house.
Forced 10 Accept tho Senate Tariff Bill
without Amendment.

HUMILIATION OF THE house
Forced to Accept the Senate Tariff Bill
without Amendment
WASHINGTON, Aug. l3.-When the
house met five minutes after the dem
ocratic caucus adjourned, the members
were stand ing about in excited groups,
discussing the resolution. Under the
rules Mr.. Hurd, chairman Of the com.
mittee On the District Of Columbia,
pending action by the committee OF
rules, claimed the day for business re-
ported from the District Of Columbia.
At 2:2O the committee on rules ended
ito conference and Mr.. Catchings Of
Mississippi entered the hall with q
special order in hand. Mr.. Hardy
called to him and Mr.. Catchings pre-
sented rule, which was as follows:
Resolved. That upon the adoption Of
this resolution 1t shall be in order In
the house 10 move that the order here.
tofOre made requesting the conference
with the senate on the disagreeiuR
votes of the two houses on house rule
4,S84 be rescinded; that the conferrees
heretofore appointed on the part Of the
house be discharged from further duty
In that behalf, and that the house re-
csde from it's disagreement to the SEN
ate amendments to said bill In gross
and agree to the same; that two hours
DO given for debate on said motion. and
IL shall be advisable that vote he
taken without delay or other motion.
Resolved, That any time after the
adoption Of this resolution 1t shall be
In order to present for consideration,
without reference to the committee.
separate bills placing upon the free
list sugar In all its formr, coal, iron ore
and barted wire; each Of said bills.
when presented, shall be allowed Is
minutes' debate, aud at such debate the
previous question shall he considered
10 ordered thereon and without delay
will be taken up.
A Parliamentary Battle.
When the portion Of the rule relative
10 free coal. etc, was read, Mr.. Catch
Jugs demanded The previous question,
but Mr.. Reed rose to a point Of order,
and the battle was on. Mr.. Reeds
point of order was that the tariff bill
was not In possession Of the house anu
therefore the action proposed In the re.
port could not be taken. He MAIN
taiaed in case Of an agreement
Of congress on the bill either
house could act on the re-
port, but In the case of disagreement
the bill went back TO the body first re.
Questiug the conference. 1t was par
liamentary as we'll as q physical fact
that papers could only be in one place
at one time. Otherwise both house
and senate could recede at the same
time. What bill would then be . law?
It would certainly puzzle those who
are not In the habit of cutting Gordian
knots. The house had no report on
the bill, Mr.. Reed said, and the senate
had rspented IT it, bill. Both were
ashamed Of their offspring Republican
applsuse]. yet the house was now pro-
posing ~ crap the senate bill before 1t
could be repudiated by that body and
swallow its nHuseous meat. Such q
spectacle, he declared, had never be.
fore been Witnessed.
Point Of Order Ovsrrulsd.
The speaker announced that he was
ready 10 rule. After O careful state
ment Of the situation and the declara.
ton that by the special order changing
or suspendiDR the rules Of the house
temporarily the accepted doctrine Of
Jefferson's manual was carried out,
and after citing a. precedent one Of