The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-09

Washington, July s.-There was full
attendance in the House to receive the re
turn of the tariff bill which was sent to
the Senate March 81. The galleries were
well filed with spectators.
A lively incident occurred. Mr.. Lewis
was on his feet clamoring for recognition
as soon as the journal had been approved
but the chair announced message from
the Senate.
Amid a burst of applause on the Re-
publican side. Secretary Cox Of the Sen
ate, then announced the passage of the
House bill 379, with sundry amendments
upon which the Senate requested a con
ference.
Mr.. Dalzell and Mr. Lewis both claimed
the attention of the chair as soon as the
message from the Senate had been read
Mr.. Dalzen had special order from
the committee on rules to present, and
the speaker was disposed to recognize
him, but Mr.. Lewis loudly demanded to
be heard on a matter of the highest privk-
lege, affecting the integrity of the House.
AT last the chair decided to hear Mr.
Lewis, who proceeded in an excited man
ner to declare that the House was disor-
SStuiLClt DOQp, lNIlOuU iCSbllUy3 ci1lo butb
constitutionally it was dissolved.
AT last the Speaker put an end to Mr..
Lewis's speech by ruling that he had not
presented question of privilege.
. "That gentleman having stated his
proposition, namely, that this IS not a
House, said the Speaker, the chair rules
| that he does not present a question of
privilege
Mr.. Lewis attempted to appeal, but the
chair declined to entertain the appeal.
Mr.. Lewis thereupon subsidized, and
Mr.. Dalzell offered the special order agreed
upon by the committee on rules.
1t provides that Immediately upon it's
adoption it should be in order to move to
non n-concur in the Senate amendments to
| the tariff bill and agree to the conference
asked for by the Senate with provision
for the appointment of conferees and the
REMEMBERING of the paragraphs of the
bill
The House adopted the special order 142
to 107 and agreed to Mr.. Dingley's mo-
tion to non concur in the Senate amend
ments and agree to conference.
The Speaker appointed the following
conferees on the bill: Messrs. Dingley,
Payne, Dalzell, Hopkins, Grosvenor, Re-
publicans; and Messrs> Bailey, McMillin
and Wheeler, Democrats.
The debate upon the special order was
in no way sensational. Mr.. Dalzell ex-
planned that the purpose OF the order was
to hasten action on the BILL to avoid de-
lays and to Immediately send the bill to
conferees. There was about 800 amend
ments and the sooner the conference be-
gun work, the sooner would an agreement
be reached Mr.. Dalzell said that, of
course, if the resolution was adopted, no
vote could be had on separate amend
ments.
eff we adopt this order and send the
bill to conference will opportunity be
given to move concurrence at a future
timer" asked Mr.. Swanson, Democrat Of
Virginia.
"That depends on the action of the
House" replied Mr.. Dalzell.
Mr.. Dingley called attention to the fact
that these proposed proceedings were ex-
actly similar to those had when the Will
son bill was sent in conference in 1898.
On that occasion he said. the other side
gave this course it's full concurrenca:
When Mr.. Dalzell concluded he yielded
ten minutes to Mr.. Bailey, the minority
leader but at the latter's request IN
creased it to twenty minutes. Mr.. Bailey
yielded portion of his time to Mr.. Nc.
Millen of Tenn essee, and Mr.. Swanson of
Virginia. The former tried to offer an
amendment to the special order setting
aside tomorrow for the consideration OF
the Senate Cuban belligerency resolution,
opd Sa+urdav for the consideration of the