Huntsville gazette., 1894-08-11
LIVELY IN THE SENATE
MIR. Hill Holds the Boards with
a Resolution.
WANTS TO HEAR FROM CONFERES
His Resolution Went Over for Day Upon
objection to Immediate Consideration.
In the Meantime, 1t May He That the
Conference COMMITTEES Will Have
Agreed-WOrk In the House.

WASHINGTON, Aug 10.-Mr. Chand-
Ter, Republican, at 1915 p. IN. In the
senate offered resolution directing the
committee on privileges and elections tC
investigate the recent election in Ala
bama and ascertain if frauds were com
mitted. 1t went over for day.
Mr. Gray moved, at 1920, to go into
executive session The motion was de-
feated by vote of yeas, 2l; nays, y.
Mr.. Hill, of New York, moved to re-
quest conferes on the tariff bill to report
to the senate if there was any hope OF
agreement and if not what it was that
kept them apart. Debate ensued.
Mr.. Harris said that the conferes had
not agreed upon the three items of coal
iron and sugar; but if they could agree
ON them he believed the conferes coulC
! speedily agree on the rest of the bill.
Mr. Allison suggested that the better
| way would be to instruct the confereS
| to report agreement, if they could, and
| If not to at once report disagreement.
1t was not, Mr.. Allison said, a confer
ence that had been discussing the bill.
but friendly party consultation. Tha
senate, in view of the long delay, shoulC
| take decided stand and instruct the
conferes to report either one thing o..
| the other.
Mr.. Gray, or Delaware, objected to
| the present consideration of the resolu-
ton, but Mr.. Hill contended that the
debate had been proceeding for Is min
utes. and Mr.. Gray was too late.
"It has been proceeding by unani
nous consent" said Mr.. Gray.
There was considerable debate on this
| point, participated in by Messrs. Hill,
| Manderson, Hoar, Ransom and others.
Messrs Manderson and Hoar supported
Mr.. Hill.
Mr. Villas opposed the consideration
| of the resolution, contending that the
| rule did not particularly limit objection
| to the minute the resolution was pro-
posed, and that it provided that all res
olutions should lie over one day, i'll or
der to prevent snap Judgment and sur
| prises
Mr.. Hill replied to Mr. Villas. He
held that this motion must be treated as
any other.
''This senate ought to be permitted
once in while to do what it wants to
do" he said, ''and no technical objec
tion should be permitted to interfere
| with its consideration.
Other senators had spoken without
asking for unanimous consent and it
was only when he took the floor that
objection was made to prevent him
from speaking ON his own resolution.
The senate was not pressed for business
just now and it might as well discuss
the resolution instead of sitting around
the city waiting for tomorrow.
Mr.. Villas objection reminded him of
ruling of the speaker in the New York
! legislature. A member had asked unan
| nous consent to speak and no one had
| objected. He proceeded to speak aud
then some one objected and the speaker
ruled that "when consent is withdrawn
| you must take your seat" daughter
Messrs. Villas and Gray interjectad
warm objections to Mr.. Hills argument,
and there was much confusion for a
minute.
| "The senator knows I do not want to
misrepresent him." said Mr.. Hill to Mr.
Villas.
Certainly not" drawled Mr. Villas,
with touch of sarcasm in his tone, and
the galleries laughed.
Mr.. Hill contended at some length
that objection to the consideration OF
| the resolution could not be made aftel
consideration had begun on the merits
Of the resolution Objection, he held
could not be effective at any time. 1t
must be made at the time the resolution
was offered.
| The chairman, Mr.. Jarvis Of North
| Carolina, decided against Mr.. Hill
| He said that notes of the reporters
showed that no request for unanimous
consent had been made and more than
that the senator had stated that he did
not hear the question when it was put
| Under this ruling the resolution woul,l
60 over.
| Mr.. Hill then submitted to the chair
man whether the question of privilege
was not debatable without going over
III er the rule, as all that related to til,
conference report was privileged.
| Mr.. Miller, of Texas, arose and hcl
that where the report of the commit
On conference was always matter q
privilege, motion in relation to tha
report was not privileged.
| Mr.. Hill wanted to know if the CO..
ference committee had authority c.
the senate with reference to the confe
ence report, and Mr.. Mills held that
had in this instance
At the suggestion of Mr. Vest, the f
| resolution was read to the senate Il
Mr.. Hill accepted Mr.. Allison's ament;
ment to have the conferes report "agre
| ment or disagreement The chair rule
| that the resolution was not a privilege.
matter. Then Mr.. Vest created soln
surprise by saying that. as one of IL
conferes, he was in favor of the resolu
ton. He thought it was time that T.
calcium lights should be turned on Ill
work of the confereS.
He was tired of hearing all thesa III
famous lies about Democratic member
| of the conference committee, AMI !,
proposed, when the resolution was co .
sidered, to tell some things about tn
conference. ''Is the senate ready to
OrOcned tOday2'f softly asked Mr. Hiii