The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-07
NOW GOES TO CONFERENCE.
HOUSE REFUSES To CoNCvR IN THE
SENATE AMENDMENTS.
Democrats Wish 20 Vote Separately
On the Scixniorawc Coinage and
other Amendments TO Revenue

WASHINGTON. June e-The center OF
legislative interest was in the house to-
day, owing 10 the return OF the revenue
bill from the senate for house action. It
was generally understood the majority OF
the members proposed 20 adopt rule
providing for the adoption of general non
concurrence IN the senate amendments
and agreeing to the conference asked by
the senate on Saturday. TIE Democrats.
desiring 10 vote separately upon the SEN
ate amendments, notably the seign!orage
provision. came prepared 10 accept defeat
At the hands OF the majority. but deter
mined TO enter their protest and put on
record their position. An unusually large
attendance was In evidence.
Consideration Of a patent measure was
interrupted at i2:ts by the receipt Of the
revenue bill from the senate. ami Dalzen,
irons the committee on rules, presented
"a resolution introduced by DingIey, pro-
viding for an immediate vote on non-con-
currence and sending the bill TO confer
ence.
The previous question was ordered upon
the discussion. and Dalzeii. speaking il
support. said il was intended 10 expedite
the enactment Of the emergency revenue
measure for the earliest possible relief or
the treasury. upon which there was a
daily demand OF sl.oeo,ooo Replying to q
question from Bartlett. he said the adop-
tson OF the resolution would prevent any
separate votes upon the senate amend
ments. He said 1t would be in the prov
ince OF the house to reject finally the con-
ference report, but he could give no as
surance that an opportunity would be
ever given to vote on particular amend
ments.
Bailey of Texas. addressing himself 10
the Democratic position, said the pending
measure was not political in the sense of
an ordinary tariff measure. and that no
one party was necessarily responsible for
II. Likewise, voting upon separate amend
ments in general tariff measure might
result In destroying the equity of an en-
tire schedule. but such objection could
not be urged in the pending measure. He
took issue with Dalzeil in claiming the
treasury's condition presented a dire
necessity for immediate passage OF the
measure, and in this connection reviewed
the recent treasury statement insisting
that a total OF $780, ooeo0a was available
including the gold reserve. or s9ooo0.ooo
at hand for ordinary expenditures Of the
government
Swanson OF Indiana and McM!lIin of
Tennessee followed Bailey. citing notable
instances where both sides of the house
should vote directly upon amendments.
The Tobacco tax and the provision for
seigniorage coinage were noted.
Dingley concluded in support OF the
resolution by saying il was identical with
the one adopted when the tariff bill OF
1897 came back from the senate. and prac-
tically identical with that adopted by the
Democrats in 1894. He said experience
had made 1t plain that the best results
were 10 be obtained by sending imme-
diately bills 10 conference In cases where
a large number Of amendments develop
ing complicated differences. have been
"a p~f,s al,
2l3 amendments In the senate Dingley
said that body with ninety members had
considered five weeks on the bill. and
should the house, with four times that
number of members proceed with the
same latitude to consider the amend
ments. 1t would be winter before action
could be secured. He argued that the
pending measure was one or emergency.
and should be at once upon the statute
and to begin at the earliest moment tho
payment of war debt. The vote was
then taken upon the resolution. Bailey
demanded the yeas and nays, the roll call
resulting yeas 1877. nays Ice.
The vote was strictly party one. The
house then voted to non-concur and agree
10 the conference, and the speaker named
Dingley of Maine. Payne OF New York
and Bailey Of Texas as conferees.
The senate bill 10 revise and perfect the
classification of letters patent and print
eG publications IN the patent office was
considered under suspension OF the rules
1t provoked quite a debate, bur was final
~ passed. i5t 10 los.
The election contest cases OF Joseph
Gain and Armand Roman VS.. Adnlph
Meyer. from the First Louisiana district.
were disposed OF by the adoption OF the
committee resolutions. called up by Ohm
stead OF Pennsylvania, declaring that
neither contestant was elected.
A bill granting the right OF way through
the Colville Indian reservation TO the
Kettle River railway was passed
Under suspension of the rules, the SEN
ate bill ra;ifying An agreement between
the Dawes commission and the Seminole
Indians. providing for the allotment of
the latters lands. was passed.
A bin Of 23i pages. providing a code OF
criminal law and procedure for Alaska
was called up but its reading was inter
rupted by a motion 10 adjourn. made nv
sherman of New York, which prevailed.
and a 3-34 n N h0t1Sxa cd