The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-07
War Revenue Bill Received From
the Senate.
VOTED TO NoN-CoNCUR
REPUBLICANS RAILRoADED THE
BILL TO CONFERENCE.
1he Bugaboo of An Empty Treasury
Raised As An Excuse For Hasty
Action-Bailey Showed, By Treas
ury Statements, That There Was
Abundant Time For Deliberation.

Washington, June 6.-The center of
legislative interest was in the house
today, owing to the return of the rev.
enue bill from the senate for house ac-
ton. It was generally understood that
the majority members purposed to
adopt a rule providing for the adop-
ton of a resolution of general nom
concurrence in the senate amendments
and agreeing to the conference asked
by the senate on Saturday. The Dem
ocrats desiring TO vote separately up
on the senate amendments, notably the
seigniorage provision, came prepared
TO accept defeat at the hands Of the
majority but determined to enter their
protest and put on record their posi-
ton. An unusually large attendance
was in evidence.
When the house met, upon motion of
Mr.. Lacey (Rep., Ia-) the consideration
of the bin providing for the exercise of
suffrage by volunteer soldiers and sail
ors in the congressional elections was
made a special order for tomorrow
Consideration of a patent measure
was interrupted at 12:0S by the receipt
of the revenue bill from the senate,
and Mr.. Dalzell (Rep., Pa.), from the
committee on rules presented resolu-
viding for an immediate vote upon gen
eral non-concurence and sending the
bill to conference.
The previous question was ordered
upon the discussion and Mr.. Dalzell,
speaking in support, said it was intend
ed to expedite the enactment of the
emergency revenue measure for the
earliest possible relief of the treasury.
upon which there was a daily demand
of 81 600, 900. Replying tc a question
from MIR. Bartlett, he said the adoption
of the resolution would prevent any
separate votes upon the senate amend
ments. He said it would be in the
province of the house to reject finally
the conference report, but he could
give no assurance that an opportunity
would be ever given to vote on partic-
ular amendments.
DEMOCRATIC POSITION.
Mr.. Bailey Oem., Tex, addressing
himself to the Democratic position,
said the pending measure was not po-
litical, in the sense of an ordinary
tariff measure, and that no one party
was necessarily responsible for it.
Likewise, voting upon separate amend
ments in a general tariff measure
might result in destroying the equity
of an entire schedule, but such objec-
ton could not be urged in the pending
measure. He took issue with Mr. Dali
Zell in claiming the treasury's condi-
ton presented a dire necessity for i'm
mediate passage of the measure and in
this connection reviewed the recent
treasury statement, insisting that a to-
tai of $3.50 000, 600 was availa BILE, includ-
ing the gold reserve, or $50, 600, 900 at
hand for ordinary expenditures of the
government.
With this condition, Mr.. Bailey said.
there was no ground for forcing the
house to forego its right and duly con-
slider separately provisions adopted by
the senate. He contended the rule was
unfair and pointed out that should the
resolution fail to pass it would be tan
tamount to an acceptance of the bill
as passed by the senate, and it would
involve a vote by members for provi-
sions to which they are strongly OPP
posed. On the other hand, if the vote
Should he to nOnconcur, members would
be forced to vote against provisions
which, as separate propositions, they
would favor
Mr.. Swanson CRep. Ind.), and Mr.
McMillin dem. Tenn.), followed Mr.
Bailey, citing notable instances where
both sides of the house should vote di-
rectly upon amendments. The tohaccoI
tax and the provision for seigniorage
coinage were noted.
MI. Dingley concluded in support of
the resolution by. saying it was identi-
cal with the one adopted when the
tariff bill of 1897 came back from the
senate and practically identical with
that adopted by the Democrats in 1894
He said experience had made it plain
that best results were to be obtained
by sending Immediately bills to con-
ference in cases where large number
of amendments. developing complicated
differences, have been added.
Referring to the incorporation of 213
in the senate, Mr.. Dingley
said that body, with 80 members, had
consumed five weeks on the bill and J
should the house, with four times that
number of members, proceed with The !
same latitude to consider the amend !
mentS it would be winter before action |
could be secured. He argued that the |
pending measure was one of emergency !
and should be at once upon the statute |
books TO relieve the ordinary revenues |
and to begin at the earliest moment the |
payment of the war debt.
RESOLUTION CARRIED.
The vote was taken then upon the
resolution. Mr.. Bailey demanded the |
yeas and nays, the roll call resulting, |
yeas 1877, nays los.
The vote was strictly party The |
house then voted to nOn-concur and |
agree TO the conference, and the |
speaker named Messrs. Dingley (AIe), |
Payne (Rep. n. y, and Bailey Dem.
Tex, as conferees.
The senate bill TO revise and perfect |
the classificatio of letters patent and |
printed publications in the patent CT
fee was considered under suspension
Of the rules. 1t provoked quite a de-
bate, but was finally passed, 154 to 10S
The election contest cases of Joseph
Gain and Armand Roman VS.. Adolph
Meyer from the First Louisiana dis
trict, were disposed of by the adoption
Of the committee resolutions, called up
by AIr. Olmstead (Rep. Pa.), declaring
that neither contestant was elected.
A bill granting right of way through
The Colville Indian reservation to the
Kettle River railway was passed.
Under suspension of the rules the
senate bill ratifying an agreement be-
.ween the Dawes commission and the
Seminole Indians, providing for the
allotment of the latter's lands, was
passed. A bill of 251 pages, providing
/ code of criminal law and procedure
or Alaska, was called up, but its read
ng was interrupted by motion to ad-
curn, made by Mr.. Sherman (Rep. n.
~. which prevailed and at 1874 o'clock
}, N. the house adjourned.