The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-07
SENT TO CONFERENCE
HOUSE VOTED TO NONcoNcUR IN THE
WAR REVENUE BILL,
And the Speaker Named COnferees to-
Treat with SenatOrs-An Urgent
Deficiency Bill Passed.

WASHINGTON, June 6.--After the rev.
enue bill was sent to conference the session
of the House to-day was devoted to routine
business, chiefly under suspension OF the
rules. a number of bills being passed. ADJ
journment was taken pending the disposal
of measure providing a code of criminal
law and procedure for Alaska.
When the House met. on motion of Mr..
Lacey (Rep,. LAD. consideration of the bill
providing for the exercise of suffrage by
volunteer soldiers and sailors in the con-
gressional elections was made special or
der for tomorrow
Consideration of patent measure was in
terrupted at 10:0S o'clock by the receipt OF
the revenue bill from the Senate. and Mr.
Dalzell (Rep.. Pa from the committee on
rules presented a resolution introduced by
Mr.. Dingley, providing for inmediats
vote upon general concurrence and sending
the bill TO conference.
The previous question was ordered upon
the resolution, and Mr.. Dalzell. speaking in
support, said it was intended to expedite the
enactment of the emergency revenue meas
ure for the earliest possible relief of the
treasury. upon which there was a daily de-
mand of $l,OOOOOO. Replying to a question:
from Mr.. Bartlett. he said the adoption OF
the resolution would prevent any separate
votes upon the Senate amendments. He
said it would be in the province of the
House to reject finally the conference re-
port, but he could give no assurances that
an opportunity would ever be given to vote
on particular amendments
Mr.. Bailey (Dem.. Tex.). addressing him.
self to the Democratic position, said the
peading measure was not political in the
sense of an ordinary tariff measure. and
that no one party was necessarily RESPONSE
BILE for it. Likewise, voting upon separate
amendments in a general tariff measure
might result in destroying the equity of the
enl1re schedule, but such objection could
not be urged in the pending case. He took
issue with Mr.. Dalzell in claiming the
treasury's condition presented dire neces-
sity for immediate passage of the measure,
and in this connection reviewed the recent
treasury statements, insisting that total
Of 600 was available, including the
gold reserve, or $9000 coo at hand for ordi-
nary expenditures of the government. With
this condition. Mr.. Bailey said there was no
ground for forcing the House to forego its
right and duty to consider separately i'm
pOrtant provisions added by the Senate He
cOntended the rule was unfair. and pointed
out that, should the resolution fail TO pass,
it would be tantamount to an acceptance OF
the bill as passed by the Senate, and it
would involve vote by members for provi-
sions to which they are strongly opposed.
On the other hand. if the vote should be to
nonconcur, members would be forced to
vote against provisions which as separate
propositions they would favor.
Mr.. Swanson and Mr. McMilln followed
Mr.. 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.
Mr. Dingley. concluding, in support of the
resolution said it was identical with the one
adopted when the tariff bill of 1897 came
back from the Senate and practically identi-
cal with that adopted by the Democrats in
1894 He argued that the pending measure
xnToC ono 0V11n a
once upon the statute books to relieve the
ordinary revenue from the extraordinary
demands and to begin. at the earliest mo-
ment the payment of the war debt.
The vote was taken then upon the resolu-
ton. Mr.. Bailey demanded the yeas and
nays, the roll call resulting: yeas. 1877;
The House rhen voted to nonconcur and
agree to the conference and the speaker
named Messrs. Dngley (Rep. Maine),
Payne Rep., N ", and Bailey (Dem.,
Texas as confeeres. r-..s-
classification of letters patent and printed
publications in the Patent Office was con-
sidered under suspension OF the rules. 1t
provoked quite. debate, but finally was
The election contest cases of Joseph Gain
and Armand Roman VS.. Adolph Meyer from
the First Louisiana district. were disposed
of by the adoption of the committee resolu-
tons called up by Mr.. Olmstead CRep., Pal.
declaring that neither contestant was
A bill granting right of way through the
Colville Indian reservation to the Kettle
River Railroad was passed.
Under suspension of the rules the Senate
bill ratifying an agreement between the
Dawes commission and the Seminole IN
dams, providing Tor the allotment OF the
latters lands was passed.
A bill of 231 pages providing code or
criminal laws md resSnr t %as ate
rupted by motion to ad1ourn, mace py
Mr. Sherman (Rep., N. W, which prevailed,
and at S:S4 O'Clock p m. the House ad-