The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-07
NON GOES 70 CONFERENCE.
HOUSE REFUSES TO CONCUR IN THE
SENATE AMENDMENTS.
Democrats Wish to Vote separately
on the SefgnioraEe Coinage and
other Anne ndments to Revenue

ASH iNtsToN. june Sine center OF
legislative interest was In the house to-
day, owing 10 the return OF the revenue
/ biz from the senate for house action. Il
was generally understood the majority Of
the members proposed 10 adopt a rule
/ providing for the adoption OF general non
concurrence in the senate amendments
ard agreeing 10 the conference asked by
( the senate On Saturday. The Democrats,
desiring to vote separately upon the SEN
ate amendments. notably the seignioraga
provision, came prepared TO accept defeat
Al the hands of the majority. but deter
mined 20 enter their protest and put on
record their position An unusually large
attendance was in evidence.
Consideration Of a patent measure was
interrupted al 12os by the receip. Of the
revenue bill from the senate. and palzeil.
from the committee on rules. presented
n resolution introduced by Dingley, pro-
viding for an Immediate vote on rgon-con-
currencs and sending the bin TO confer
ence.
The previous question was ordered upon
the discussion. and DalzeiI speaking in
support. said IL was intended 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 s1.o1o.O1o. Replying 10 a
question from Bartlett, he said the adop-
ton OF the resolution would prevent any
separate votes upon the senate amend
ments. He said il 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
Il. 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 Dalze!l 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 total of $3.50. oo00lo was available.
including the gold reserve, or $50. 900 900
at hand for ordinary expenditures of the
government.
Swanson of Indiana and McMillin 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 1t was identical with
the one adopted when the tariff bin OF
1897 came back from the senate, and prac-
tically Identical with that adopted by the
Democrats in 1894. He said experience
had made it plain that the best results
were TO be obtained by sending imme-
diateiy bills to conference IN cases where
large number OF amendments, develop
ing complicated differences, have been
added. Referring to the Incorporation OF
2lS 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. II 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
books to relieve the ordinary resources
and TO begin at the earliest moment the
payment Of war debt. The vote was
then taken upon the resolution. Bailey
demanded the yeas and nays, the roll call
resulting yeas 13I, nays 106.
The vote was strictly party one. The
house then voted to non-concur and agree
TO 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
ed publications IN the patent office was
considered under suspension OF the rules
IT provoked quite a debate. but was final
ly passed. ia to Jos.
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 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 sem
ate bill ratifying an agreement between
the Dawes commission and the Seminole
Indians. providing for the allotment OF
the latters lands, was passed.
a bill OF 2Si pages, providing a code OF
criminal law ana procedure for Alaska
was called up. but its reading was inter
rupted by a motion 10 adjourn. made by
Sherman of New York, which prevailed
and at S;A p. m. the house adjourned.