The morning call., 1894-07-28
WITH NO ORDERS.
Tariff Bill Sent to Con-
ference.
RATHER A CLOSE CALL.
But the Democrats Garry Their
Point.
SUGAR THE SUBJECT AT ISSUE
Washburn's Motion Went Near tC
Carrying Confusion Into the
Enemy's Ranks.

strength to-day came Oh WashDurns mo-
ton that the Senate recede from that por-
ton of the sugar amendment placing a
diffsrential of an eighth of a cent on SUI
CARS above No. 16 Dutch standard. Alter
an hour and a half debate on the pending
points the President pro tenn Harris. who
was in the chair iu the absence OF vice.
President stevenson, sustained the point
of order and ruled the motion out. Inc
decision was Immediately appealed from
and motion made to lay the latter motion
on the table. Both motions resulted In
tie vote, Hill and the Populists acting
with the Republicans in an effort to get a
direct vote of the Senate on Washburn'S
III otion.
All the Democrats save Hill and 1rby.
who were pared in favor of striking out
the one-eghtb, stood by the caucus agree
ment and voted against the motion. The
Republicans also presented solid front.
Quay, who voted for the one-eighth
when the bill was in the Senate joined his
colleagues in the hope of beating the bill
by this indirect method. The three Popu-
lists acted throughout with the Republi-
cans. The chair reappointed the confer
ris, Sherman, Allison and Aldrich, and
the Senate, after transacting little rou-
tine business, adjourned till Monday.
The indications when the Senate met at
loon were that the struggle over the reso-
luton to agree to further conference on
the tariff bill asked by the House would be
ended before adjournment
In the morning hour some debate &C.
Cured over the 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. Dubois pro-
tested against sending these Indians to
Oklahoma. Blackburn's open charge that
the Republicans were trying to delay ac-
ton on the appropriation bills incensed
Dubois and Henderson, who accused
Blackburn of bad faith in receding from
;he amendment he offered.
You had no right to recede," said Du-
bois.
Il had right" replied the Kentucky
Senator. holly, "and the Senator's at
tempt to define my rights on this floor is a
piece Of impertinence which [ resent"
mo more than l resent yours" re-
torted Dubois.
The conference report was agreed to-3S
TO 10 and al II :05 o'clock Jones called up
the tariff conference report. The pending
question was the decision of the chair on
the points of order raised by Gray and
Mills against Washburn's motion to in
struct the Senate conferrees 10 recede
from the one-eighth cent differential on
sugar above 16 Dutch standard.
Henderson 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 con florence.
10 the House, he declared, 1t had never
been disputed that the House could in
struct its conferrees. Certainly it could
not be contended that the Senate had no
power nor control over its conferrees.
How could any committee of the Senate
be superior and above the Senate which
created it? There was more involved in
this than a simple question. In it were in
volved the rights of the sugar trust, which
was so eloquently detained against by vi
las. 1t was said. inside and outsideeof the
chamber, that the trust was so powerful
that it could defeat any bill that did hot
this was true. for. no matter how close
the Senate came to striking at the differ
entail, vote was always forthcoming at
the last moment to save it, The ruling on
this point of order would determine
whether the Senate should have the right
to pass upon this odious differential, the
striking out of which meant the defeat of
the whole bill.
Henderson then reviewed the prece-
dents bearing on the points of order,
citing numerous cases in the House where
the conferrees had been instructed. He
also gave presidents in the parliament ary
history of the Senate.
Plat followed in opposition to the
point of order. and Harris then gave his
rulings. After having recited the course
of the bill In conference he said all con-
| ferences on a dsagreeing vote are intend
ed to be full and free for the sole purpose
of compromising and adjusting d fficul-
ties. An instruction from either house
| impairs fullness and freeness. He held,
| however. that he need not decide the
broad question. The motion of the Sem
ator from Minnesota was to instruct Its
conferr ees to amend an amendment. The
power of each House is absolute and CON-
plete over the whole question, whatever
the conference may do. The report must
| be acted on by either House before it has
! force The occupant of the chair believes
the Senate cannot directly amend an
amendment that has gone to conference
/ and that 1t cannot do so indirectly. The
point of order of Gray. he concluded. was
| therefore sustained.
| Washburn appealed from the decision
of the chair, and Faulkner moved to Law
| the appeal on the table. The ayes and
noes were demanded. The announcement nj
of the result-ayes 80. noes 32-caused a
sensation, as it meant a failure of the
motion to lay Wash burns appeal on the
! table, and prospectively vote on his
motion to recede from the one-eighth OF 6
cent differential. The vote ON the mo tor
to lay on the table was in detail as fol
| lows:
Ayes-Bate. Berry. Blackburn, Blanchard
Brice, Cali. Cockrei. Coke. Daniel, Faulkner
| George, Gibson, German, Gray. .Hunton, Jone:
of Arkansas. Lindsay, McLaurin, Martin
Mills, Mitchell of Wisconsin, Murphy, Palmer
Pasco. Pugh, Ransom, Roach Turpie, Vest
Villas, Walsh and Wbite-32.
Noes-AIlen, Aldrich, Allison. Carey, Chan
dler. Cullunl. Davis, Dixon, Dolph, Du Bols
HILL higgins. Jones OF Nevada, Kyle, Lodge
Patton, PETER, Perkins, Platt Proctor, Snoup
Squire, Teller and Washburn-32.
Stewart did not vote. The pairs wer'