Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-14


that the bill was IN that body.
OBJECT OF CONFERENCES.
The object OF all conferences. said
Speaker crisp. was 10 get the minds OF
the two houses together. and while a
conference committee is still I'm existence.
Il has been held that one house may
rcccde from its disagree TO the
amendments OF the other house, and per-
init the bill TO become a law. In support
OF this position the Speaker had the
clerk read from a decision OF Speaker
Cafnslcs. which was 10 the effect that
whore two conferrees disagreed the
situation was different from that Of other
cases. and that the House might vote
TO change It's action upon the bill without
resembling previous votes Of contrary
character.
in brief" said the Speaker. 'the point
Of order made by Mir Reed is overruled.
and the question is upon ordering the
previous question
The previous question was seconded
without a division. and the Speaker re-
cocnlzed the gentleman from Mississippi
NIr CatchmgJ. who had arisen from his
seat simultaneously with Mr.. Reed. The
former Indicated his willingness TO yield
90 Mr. Reed while the latter sat down.
as u UlfW llAiiIk ~ Wv l'AtN' spAf N"'N'-'''n-
Of the floor.
Nr Reed. however, again arose and
made one OF his most sarcastic speeches.
He did not wonder b. said. that the
other side did not desire 10 discuss the
question QaugEtcr). but he would HiVe
them plain statement Of what they
were going 10 do. The House had an
nnunocd some time ago that II would
fight tic Senate and die in the last ditch.
This Wa the last ditch and the lowest
uait Of T.. QaCghterJ He realized how
disiast-ful u Wvst be. and how the Demo
Gratis we're trying TO season II with suit
able earnishing. They were about TO en-
act what they believed was not an honest
bin Boo q dishonest way. They were about
10 desert "thc roll of honor" and trick
themselves out with the gcwgaw5 OF
this absurd proposition.
TURNER TAKES REED TO TASK.
Mr. Turner. OF Georgia. replied to Mr..
Reed. and WAS greeted with applause by
the Democrats. IL said the gentleman
from Maine had built up parliamentary
sy tem which now reacted against him.
There was 80 right or Justice In the as
sumption that the action Of the Senate
in sending the bill back 10 the House was
erroneous. He asked Mr. Reed what
right be- had 10 make this assumption.
Mr Reed said ne did not make any
claim Ilc had been Informed that the
iir,eularltv occurred bat be had no per-
soual information.
Mr. Turner proceeded 10 show that the
present action OF the House was strictly
regular on all such occasions as this
there was sound ConImon-sensc domi-
mating Congress which brought order ont
of the parliamentary tanglcs which eX-
ptrts might devise. When the Mckinley
lul was passed more than 10 Of tho
amendments were passed with little or
10 debate.
IF it took two hours to IMPOSE the
burdens of the Mckinley law on the
American people" said hc Shouts IT.
take any more than two hours 10 lift
those burdens from the American peo-
pie 900 Each one Of these items had been
discussed for months
Mr. Reed proceeded to discuss the de-
ci-iou Of the chair. and controversy
over The decision between himself and
lIr Turner consumed the few remaining
minutes.
ADOPTION OF THE ORDER.
The question then being put on agree
iuc 90 the resolution, Mr. Reed demanded
p division The entire Democratic side
arose -u masso. but when the negative
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calmly IN tleir seats. hoping TO break a
quorum. When the Speaker announced
the vote isS-thrce more than a quorum
the Republicans were somewhat Giscon-
certed Mr. Reed. however. demanded
tho yeas ana nays. The House order was
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