The Portland daily press., 1898-06-07
SENT TO CONFERENCE.

journed.
SENT TO CONFERENCE.
The House Disposed of Revenue Bill
without Debate.
Washington, June 6.-After the revenue
bill was sent to conference, the session of
the House today was devoted to routine
business chiefly under suspension of the
rules number of bills being passed.
Adjournment was taken pending the dis
posal of measure providing code of
criminal law and procedure for Alaska.
Washington, June 6.-When the House
met today, upon motion of Mr.. Lacey,
Republican of Iowa, the consideration of
the bill providing for the exercise of
suffrage by volunteer soldiers and sailors
in the congressional elections was made
special order for tomorrow.
Consideration of patent measure was
interrupted at 1905 o'clock by the receipt
of the revenue bill from the Senate and
MIR. Dalzsll, Republican of Pennsylvania,
from the committee on rules, presented a
resolution, introduced by Mr.. Dingley
providing for IN immediate vote upon
general non concurrence and sending the
bill to conference.
= The previous question was order upon
the resolution and Mr.. Dalzell, speaking
in support said it was intended to expe-
dite the enactme emit of the emergency reye-
nue. measure for the earliest possible re-
lief of the treasury upon which there WAS
daily demand OF 81 900, 200 Replying to
question from Mr.. Bartlett, he said the
adoption of the resolution would prevent
any separate votes upon the Senate
amendmen ts He said it would be in the
province of the House to reject findly the
conference report but he could give no as
surance that an opportunity would ever
be given to vote on particular amend
ments.
Mr. Bailey, Democrats of Texas, address.
sing himself to the Democratic position
said the pending measure was not
political in the sense of an ordinary tariff
measure and that no one party was neces-
sarily responsible for it. Likewise voting
upon separate amendments in a general
tariff measure might result in destroying
the equity OF an entire schedule, but such
objection could not be urged in the pend
ing case. He took issue with Mr.. Dalzell
in claiming the treasury condition pre-
sented dire necessity for immediate
passage of the measure and in this con-
nection reviewed the recent treasury state.
ment, insisting that total of $3.50, 900, 600
was available, including the gold reserve,
or 800, 600, 600 at hand for ordinary ex-
penditures of the government.
With this condition, Mr.. Bailey said
there was no ground for forcing the House
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separately important provisions added by
the Senate.
MIR Swanson, Democrat of Virginia |
and Mr.. MCMILLAN, Democrat of Tennes- |
see, followed Mr.. Bailey, citing notable
instances where both sides Of the House |
The tobacco tax and the provisions for |
seigniorage coinage were noted.
Mr.. Dingley, concluding in support of
the resolution. said it was identical with
the on adopted when the tariff bill Of 1897
came from the Senate and practically
identical with that adopted by the Demo-
Gratis in 1884. He said experience had
made it plain that best results we're to be
obtained by sending Immediately bills to
conference in cases where large number
OF amendment developing complicated
differences have been added. Referring to
the Incorporation of 81 amendments in
the Senate Mr.. Dingley said that body
with ninety members had considered five
weeks the bill and should House with
four times that number Of mem bers pro-
coed with the same latitude to consider
the amendments it will 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 from extraordinary demands
and to begin at the earliest moment the
PAYMENT of the war debit
The vote was then taken upon the reso-
luton. Mr.. Bailey demanded the yeas
and nays the roll call resulting yeas, 1877;
nays 100.
The vote was strictly party.
me House then voted to homogeneous
and agree to the conference and the
Speaker named Messrs. Dingley of Maine,
and Payne of New York, and Mr.. Bailey
OF Texas, as conferees.
The Senate bill to revise and perfect the
classification of letters patent and printed
publications in the Patent office was con-
sidered under suspension of the rules. Its
object, as pointed out by Mr.. Hicks, Re-
publican of Pennsylvania was to facilitate
in the patent office the determination of
the novelty of inventions. 1t provided
for an annual expense of s52 600, but Mr..
Hicks said but $4,000 would be required.
Mr.. Dookery, Democrat of Missouri,
attacked the bill, declaring that 1t was
Pi0oseQ Cul0lly Ia uA6 lHpcIosu VI pstU6ub
attorneys. 2
Mr.. Livingston, Democrat of Georgia
and Mr.. lowering. Republican OF Massa-
chusetts denied the contentious of the
opposition and insisted the patent office
was not administered properly, because
adequate executive provision bad not
been made
MIR. Bland, Democrat of Missouri, an
tagonized and Messrs Hill, Republican
of Connecticut and Mr. Sherman, Repub-
lican of New York, supported the meas
ure.
Mr.. Cannon, Republican of Illinois op-
posed present passage.
The bill was passed-l54 to So.
The election contest cases of Joseph q.
Gain and Armand Roman VS.. Adolph
Meyer from the first Louisiana district
were disposed of by the adoption of the
committee resolutions declaring that
neither contestant was elected Under
suspension of the rules the Senate bill
ratifying an agreement between the
Dawes commission and the Seminole
Indians, providing for the allotment of
the latter's lands was passed.
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