The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-07
no SHOW N THE HOUSE
SENT TO A CONFERENCE
~ . Strict Party Vote Of 1877 to 100
the House Refuses to Consider the
WA Revenue Bill as 1t Came
From the Senate.

Washington. June e.-The center OF
legislative interest was in the house
to-day. II was the return Of the rev.
ton It was generally understood that
a majority Of the members proposed
to adopt a rule providing for the adop-
ton of . resolution of q general nom
concurrence In the senate amendments
and agreeing to the conference asked
ocrats. desiring to vote separately upon
the senate amendments, notably the
seigniorage provision. came prepared
to accept defeat at the hand of the ma
jority, but determined to enter their
protest and put on record their posi-
ton. An unusually large attendance
va In evidence
The consideration OF a patent meas
ure wal interrupted at IL: 0s o'clock by
the receipt OF the revenue bill from
the senate, and Mr.. Dalzell. rep, Pa.
from the committee on rules. presented
Q resolution introduced by DIR. Dingley
providing for IN immediate vote upon
general non-concurrence N sending
the bill to a committee on conference.
The previous question was ordered
on the discussion, and Mr.. Dalzell.
speaking in support, said II was in
tended 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 00. 900. Replying to a question
from Mr.. Bartlett. he said the adoption
Of the resolution would prevent any
separate votes upon the senate amend
ments. He salt II o be in the prov
ince OF the ous TO reject finally the
conference report. but he could give no
assurance that an opportunity would
be ever given to vote on particular
amendments.
Mr.. Bailey, DEM, Tex. addressing
himself to the democratic position, said
the pending measure was not political
in the sense OF an ordinary tariff meas
ure, n that no one party was neces-
sarily responsible for II. Likewise. vot-
ing upon separate amendments I'm a
general tariff measure might result In
destroying the equality of the entire
schedule. but such objection could not
be urged in the pending measure. He
tool issue with Mr.. Dalzell in claiming
the treasury's condition presented a
dire necessity for the immediate pass
ing Of the measure, and in this connec-
ton reviewed the recent treasury state
men insisting that a total of 1890 ,00o,-
00o was available. including the gold
reserve. or $50. 600, 900 at hand. for the
ordinary expenditures of the govern
ment.
Mr.. Swanson, rep. Ind. and Mr.. Nc
Millin. DEM. Tenn. followed Mr.. Bailey.
citing notable where both
sides of the house should vote directly
upon the amendments. The tobacco
tax and the provision for seigniorage
coinage were noted.
Ds--r-. " $500 -
the resolution by saying IL was identi-
cal with the one adopted when the tar
IN bill of 1887 came ack from the SEN
ate and was practically identical with
that adopted by the democrats in 1894.
He said experience had made IL plain
hat the best results were to be OBJ
tanned by sending Immediately bills to
conference In cases where a large num-
Der of amendments developing compli-
Gated differences have been added.
Referring to the Incorporation OF 2l3
amendments by the senate. MIR. Ding
ley said hat body with 80 members
had spent 1--WE 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 measu was m of emergency
and should be at once upon the statute
books to relieve the ordinary resources
and t. begin at the earliest
the payment of the Var debt.
The vote was taken then upon the
resolution. Mr.. Bailey demanded the
years and nays, the roll call resulting:
Yeas. 1877: nays. log. The vote was
strictly partisan.
The house then voted to non-concur
and agree to the conference. and the
speaker named Messrs. Dingley of