DECEDENTS ESTATES.
Mr. HEFFREN moved that the bill [H. R. 223] concerning decedents' estates be read the third time by sections and put upon its passage.
The motion was agreed to.
The bill passed by yeas, 85; nays, 0.
Pending the roll call-
Mr. MELLETT, when his name was called, said: It occurs to me that this matter ought to be care- fully and deliberately considered. I desire to say In explanation of my vote that I think this bill better than the old law. But I desire to say that I vote for it under protest. I protest against the manner in which the Committee acted in regard to this bill, and the action of the Speaker in not allowing the question to be discussed.
The SPEAKER (interrupting) commanded Mr. Mellett to take his seat, saying that no such explanation would be tolerated on the floor of this House.
