Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-11
THE FUNDING BILL.
Killed Outright By The Final Vote
Of The House.
A Motor by Pow L. 10 IL conmit the
Mra,urc GO7s Over ill
fem rrGw.


vote on tho Iunding bill stood: yoaa
1902; nays 16S. This kills the bill out.
right.
Great interest was manifested in
the cute me of the battle royal over
the Psclfic funding bill, VIII o4 cam
to vote in the House today. Before
tho House convened the floor was
crowded with members standing about
arguing the merits o, the bill. The
galleries also were filled. 1t required
some time to strsighten out the parli-
mentary situation.
Speaker Reed stated there was no
pending amendments TO the bill, There
were, however, two substitutes, that
OF Harrison, Alabama. to provide for
commission OF three cabinet officers
to negotiate Il settlement OF the debts
with the two rOads, and the Bsll sub
sti!ute providing that If the roads
would clear of the Il e. mortgage and
advance the govern ment's lien TO the
position OF first mortgage, the govern
mt nj would agree 20 an extension OF the
period for the payment OF the debt at
three ger cent interest.
70 the former substitute there was
pending an amendment proposed by
Nortnway, Onio, provitins that the
commission created should be up.
poiuted by the secretary OF the trbas-
ury, secretary OF the Interior anu the
attorney general instead CT consisting
of these three cabinet oflicere. The
Northway amendment, he said, was
l... at.NA HrnA I'D 4. a.
stitutes in their order.
After Ia short wrangiing the Speak.
er's explanation OF the situation was
accepted by the House.
The Northway amendment TO the
Harrison substitute was defeated on a
viva v0ce vote, after which tho Bell
substitute was subm ,tted. Bell de.
manded a record-making vote. The
demand was sustained by 10 olu mem
bers, mostly on the Democratic eide,
anu The roll was called. AS the voting
proceeded 1t was evident the substi.
tute would fail and the friends OF the
bill were correspondingly iubilanI.
senator White, Cal, SenAtOr Daniel
and other senators watched the strug-
gle with keen interest. There was a
| furry when the Speaker ennOun ced
| the defeat OF the Bell substitute ITO to
l56. The opposition upprared some
| what staggered, but II was pointed out
| that the California members and
others known to be opposed to the
measure voted against the substitute.
| The Harrison substitute was tneu sub
mitted. On viva vOce vote the III ouse
was against the substitute anu the
Speaker wac about to declare II defeat
ed when Harrison demanded the ayes
ami nays.
There were cries OF "no, no,n but
Harrison succeeded in securing AZ
members to back his demand. This
was not u fith OF the preceding
vote, but the other side was unable to
muster more than l29, 80 the Speaker
ordered roll called. The substitute
was Overwhelmingly defeated, 55 to
2l4,
The opposition then deciGed to test
their strength by securing roll call on
the usual formal motion to engross
anu read the bill. Accor iingly
Mcguire, Dem., Cal, demand
ed the yeas anu nays, and
half the House ssemed to respond
to his demand. AS the roll call began
everyone realized that the critical
moment had cOme. The buzz OF ex-
hush fell on the House. Powers and
the clerk kent the tallies. Cummings
dem. n. " Msguire (Den. Gala
and several other members also
checked the vote. 1t was quietly
whispered at the end OF the first roll
call on motion to engross, that the vote
was 81 to 147. The adversarics
of the measure were Uvuijoyed.
Mcguire started round OF Nd.
plause and abandoned bis tally.
rhe completeness of the defeat OF the
bill's advocates became m IRE apparent
AS the second roll cali proceeded.
When the clerks had figured uu the
totals, the Speaker submitted the re-
suit, yeae, l02; nays, l6S. There was
a greauoutburst OF sppiause when the
deieat OF tbs measure was officially
announced.
The motion OF Hubbard, Republic
can, Missouri, to reconsider and lay
on the table was carried anu some
minor business transacted.
Then suudenly Powers seemed to
make up his ninu to try anu get
further consideration o! the bill ia
new. form. He arose and moved the
bill be reconinikteu to the COMMITTEES,
ut Is apparent" said he, speaking
very calmly, "that the House has
manifested Its opposition to the prin.
oiple of this bill. But" he continued,
81 take 1t that every member present
wants some action taken, anu l make
this motion In order TO see II the com.
Iultteo cannot formulate bill which
win meet the approval OF the House."
D1ckery (Dem., MlsaourD immadi-
ateIy made the point Of oruer that the