The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-09
.ENT TO CONFERENCE
arlff Bill Takes the Usual Course After
Reaching the House.
|. LEWIS CREATES SOME DIVERSION
lis Privileged Question WAS No.
Privileged. ID en,oerats Insist With
ont Success on Proceeding svI,h
Legislative misunderstanding OH
Judge Holman.
w sl1ington, July s

341 &-f.@ w aS1lllS July O. 1871.
81 The House to-day sentthe tariff bill to
%onference. Chairman Dingley, Payne
S3G New York, Dalzell OF Pennsylvania,
!%fopkins Of Illinois, and GiIosvenor of
sRhlo Republicans), and Bailey of Texas,
s&tcAlillin of Tennessee and Wheeler Of
4Sf oama Democrats), were appointed
!iohierecs. The proceedings were III no
Mise sensational
IA a lively incident occurred Immediately
}4ftter the reading of the journal. MT.
Lewis (Dem.), Of Washington, was on his
sH9e9, clamoI1ng for recognition as soon
#is'the Journal had been approved, but
zane chair announced a message from
#ahe senate. Amid q burst of applause
2|SS33rom the Republican side, Secretary cox,
#t the Senate, then announced the pas
HaSe OF House bill 3T9 (the tariff Billy,
Mltn suhdrY amendments, upon which
aane Senate requested a conference
# MI. Dalzell (ItepD, OF Pennsylvania
z8 nd No. Lewis both claimed the attcn-
a3}lon OF the chair ats soon as the message
Hrom the Senate ,had been read Mr..
||ssfalzell had Il special order from :he com
Hntttee on rules to present, and the
Hs peaker was disposed 10 recognize him,
8lut Mr.. Lewis loudly demanded 10 be
I'M {efd on matter Of the highest privi-
ASese affecting the integrity OF the House.
H at last the chair decided to hear Mr..
NEWS, who proceeded in an excited
s3manner to declare that the House wa.
Or disorGanized body without legality,
ARnd that constitut!onally 1t was dis
Holved. He continued amid many inter
Huptions and calls for the regular order.
81 AZ last the Speaker pu. an end TO Nlr.
Nevis speech by ruling tha, he had not
8resentcd a question Of privilege.
Il The gentlemen having stated his pro-
&,os!tion-namely. that this is not q
&Iouse." said the Speaker, tine chair
&ulcs that he does not present a question
&'f privilege"
q Mr.. Lewis attempted to appeal, but the
Hhnir declined to entertain the appeal
4Ir. Lewis thcveupon, subsidized and Mr.
a)alzell offered the special order agreed
Upon by the Committee on Rules.
Il il provided that immediately upon its
adoption, it should he in order to move
40 non-concur in the Senate amendments
8o the tariff bill and ag'eed to the con-
ference asked for by the Senate with
#,roviNion for the appointment CT cen
Herccs and the remembering of the para
Hsraphs Of the bill
"If we adopt this order and send the
&>ill to conference will opportunity be
H9Aen to move concurrence at n future
iHc?" asked Mr.. Swanson (Deln), OF
Virginia
A THAT depends on the action OF the
A1ouse," replied Mr.. Dalzell
4 Mr. Hinglcy called attention to the fact
#hat these proposed proceedings were cI-
Rctly similar 10 those had When the VIII
8son bill was sent To conference in 1895
&0n that occasion, he said, the other side
8,ave this cerrsc It's full concnrrence.
D When ATr. Dalzell concluded he Welded
Fen minutes to Mr.. Bailey, the minority
Reader, but al the lat,e.'s request In
*:reascd Ii to twenty minutes. Mr.. Bal
E9y in turn yielded 4 portion Of his tline
MD Mr.. McA!iMin, of Tennessee, and Mr..
Swanson, OF Virginia. The former tried
ITO offer an amendment TO the special or
eaer scrting aside Ho-morrow for the con-
laidcrauon OF the Senate Cuban bellIge-
&cncy resolution and Saturday for the
Of THE bankruptcy bill but
lNLr. Dalzell said he had not yielded foy
Jihc purpose OF amendment. I3esile, he
submitted that the amendment was not
|germane.
MI. NlcA!ilin argued that If the House
was to proceed at last to do business
those matters should be disposed Of
%,You should enact legislation.'' he said
Nptcv into which YOU are thlustng
them. and TO aid the people Of Cuba IN
their struggle for frecdom."
NJ. Swanson contended that the
House should have an opportunity TO
vote on such Of the amendments as they
now desired TO act upon.
MI Bailey. In closing the debate for
his side, said If the minority had been
given assurances OF Il reasonable time
for debate when the conference report
was reported TO the House, the adontion
Of the special order would rot have been
He defended the course uf
the Democrats in ihe Senate. showing
that no attempt had been made there
to delay action on Il pnrtiain tariff nea-
sure, and contrasted with that the refu-
sal Of the House to consider Tie non
partisan Cuban resolution and the bank
ruptcy bill, both Of which. he said wore
approved by the overwhelming acnti-
ment or the people. Mr. Bailey's aliu-
sion to Cuba was warmly npplaudel by
the Democrats, who renewed their DEM
onstratlon when Mr.. Bailey said hat the
President had found time to send Il spc-
cial amhas sado- 1000 miles to attend
the festivities in honor Of a European
monarch, but none to send even mes
sage OF sympathy to people struggling
for freedom at our very doors
Mr.. Dalzcll, in closing The debate,
said mat there was no doubt lhat Il l'ea-
sorable time wolild be allowed for de-
bate on tie conference report
The previous question was 0Iderc1--
142 TO 1G7. Tho resolution was ad0ntcd
LA to 1oi, Afr Din@ley in nurs,ianGe
OF It's provisions N,ovad .nat tho Senate
amendments be non-cuncWrre5 in, ana
that the House agree to tic conference
asked FOR ny he SENATE
11r. Bailey stated that in view OF til,
fact that the rest Of the day waa dcvctnd
to 'riDuTcs 10 the memory Of the late
Wtil!Am s. Holman Of lnGiana. he
would not call for n division on the mo-
lion which was adopted
The House spent The remainder of tha
day undcr the special order adopted la
week listening 10 euloe!es on the llfe
and public services ot judge Holman.
At 8 o'clock, as a further mark Of re-
spect, the House adjourned.
SENATE
Tho session Of tho Senate to-day r,ns
unevent full, the deficiency appropriation
bill carrying s7S11,4G5. being considered