The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-14

WASHINGTON, D. O., August IA
The long struggle over the tariff bill
came to q close at 0 Go'clock this oven
ing, when the house by vote
Of 1872 to los decided to discharge tho
house conierecs from further consIdcra.
ton Of the bill, rccodo from It's opposi-
tiOn to tho G34 senate amendments and
agrso to the sanc. 1t was complete
victory for tho senate. The house
mado an absolute surrender.
The whole question was prccipitated
at the caucus hold just before
the house convened to-day. at which
It was decided to take tho senate
bIll and Immediately afterwards pass
separate bills placing coal. iron orc,
sugar and barbed wire on the FREQ list.
and By so doing place tho house on
record mud at least partially overcome
the humiliation involved in its deteat.
WAsunoroS. August 1S.-whcu tho
house mot five minutes after tho Demo-
cratic caucus adjourned, thero were
more members on the floor than at any
time since the taria bill was passed.
The anxious public who thronged the
corridors bcforo tho doors wcro thrown
open crowded into the galleries in an
ticipation Of the final scene in the long
taril baltic. Immediately after tho
reading Of the journal, Mr.. sayers,
chairman of tho appropriation commit
tee, offered a resolution providing for
the continuation OF tho expenses of the
government until August "a. 1874.
After brief explanation the resolu'
tion was adopted without division.
The greatest confusion existed on tho
floor. Members wero standing about in
excited groups discussing tho situation,
the general understanding being that
resolutions to agree 10 tho senate
amendments and probably to consider
tho bills for FREQ coal, iron, sugar and
bnrbed wirc would bo brought in this
afternoon. Under the rulos Mr.. Hoard,
chairman Of the committee on tho Dis
trlct OF Columbia, ponding action by
the committee on rules, claimed the
day for tho consideration OF business re-
ported from tho committee on the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
AWAITING THE SPECIAL ORDER.
No opposition was made aud tho
house. on Mr.. ueard's motion, won't
into committee Of tho whole aud the
hill providing for frcc public library
in ,Eo DistYict OF Columbia was con-
sdered. ,,,
on rulus awaited tho coming Of Mr..
Outhwattc. His appearance at o'clock
caused a furry on the floor. At 2:2O
the meeting OF tho committee on rules
ended and Mr.. Catchings (Dem. Miss.)
Immediately entered tho hall WITH tho
special ordor In his hand: MI. Heasd
yielded to him and Mr.. Catchinga pre-
seutcd tho rule. A..
Immediately after the adoption Of tho
order 1t would be in order to consider q
resolution discharging tho house con-
forces on the tariff bill from the further
duty OF considering that measure and
tho house recede from It's Disagreement
in gross 10 the senate amendments TO
that bill and agree to tho same; and,
second. that It shall DO in order at any
time thereafter to consider bills for FREQ
coal. free iron, free sugar and treee
barbed wire. Tho resolution allowed
two hours debate on tho tariff rcsolu-
ton.
THE TARIFF RESOLUTION.
The full text of the special rulc is as
follows:
"Re,otved, That aftcr the adoption Of
this resolution II shall bo in order IN
tho house 70 movc that tho order hore'
tofore made requesting n conference
with tho senate on tho dlsagreGlnG
yotes OF tho two houses oil house rcso-
luton 4SO4 be rescinded, that tho con-
forees heretofore appointed on tho part
Of the house be discharged from i9rsnot
duty In that behalf, and that tho house
recedo from Its disagrcoment to tho
senate amendments TO sHid Dill IN
gross, and agreo to tho same. mat
attor two hours debate on said motion
(which Bhall be indivisiblo) tho vote
shall be taken without delay or other
motion. H.
"RcS0lrsd, Second-That any timc after
tho adoption Of this resolution 1t shall
be in order to present tor consideration
without roieronco 10 committee. sep
arnte bills placing upon tho FREQ list
sugar in nil lis forms. coal, iron ore and
borbol wire, each OF said bills when
presented shall be allowed on each bill.
and at tho end OF such debate tho
proyioug question shall be considered
40 orde,od thoreon. md without delay
or other action the vote shall DO taken. ="
During tho reading OF tho resolution
thero wero ieurS on tho Republican side,
Nr. Burrows calling out SILLY, shy,
whom that portion OF tho rule relative TO
free coal, etc, was road. Mr.. Catchinsa
demanded tho provipus queatlon, nut
Mr.. ROod arose to point OF order ana
tho battle was on. Mr.. Reeds point Of
order wAs that tho tariff bill was not in
posgessiop OF tho house and that there:
fore the action proposed IN tho tarin
bill could not bo taken. Ho maintain
cd Tint in casc OF an agreement OF con-
ferccs on n bill, either house coul! net
on a ronort. but in casO Of disnRron'
mont, the bill went back to tho body
first requesting tho cOnioronco. the
bili could not be In posso'son 0l Ooin
houses nj tho salno timOi nclthor could
either house act except on papers be-
ioro It. Tho papers could not DO in poa'
session OF both houses at tho same aIne
II was n parliamentary, rs well aH =
physical fact, that tho papers cou'u
only bo In ono place at ono tine.
SIN. RREDs sARCAsM
Al the nrouont time, ho said, getting