The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-11
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WASHINGTON, April 10.-There are in
dications of very bitter parliamentary
contest over the motion to go to the Speak
ers table to take up the Senate bill on F.
nance Some of the shrewdest parliamen-
tarians have prepared points of order,
which, they believe, will be maintained,
and send the bill to the Committee of the
Whole Such action would occasion great
delay.
The finance discussion was resumed in
the House
Mr. Butler stated his purpose in moving
to go to the Speaker table. He wanted
to relieve the country of its present uncer-
tainty by taking up and passing the Senate
| Currency bill, and when the Senate bill
was passed he would return and help the
Banking aud Currency Committee to pass
their bill, with certain amendments. He
! did not desire to antagoniZe that commit
| tee.
Mr.. Cobb asked Butler whether he IA
vored the free banking provisions of the
House Free Banking bill.
| Mr.. Butler replied that he was in favor
of some system of free banking, if that
was the best way, but he did not favor the
| pEONkSlUuS uOW LAClC. l1C WduICu lllC CCu-
ate bill passed first. Then he would try to
do whatever else he could. In the language
of the New England fishermen, he thought
they had better 'pawl"' that is, put down
the catch and hold what they had got, and
then spit on their hands and take another
heave. Laughter. Mr.. Butler then di-
rectly intimated that the President would
not veto the Senate bill.
Mr.. Kellogg, of Connecticut, asked il
Mr.. Butler had any right to refer to what
the President would do.
Speaker Blaine called Mr. Butler to or
der and said that under no circumstances
had gentleman the right to refer to what
the President might do. 1t was grossly il
violation of the rules of decorum.
Mr. Butler said that he had mentioned
the fact from public considerations only
and because the subject was noticed in the
newspapers. For this latter fact he beg
ged pardon, and he had referred only to {
veto in a negative sense.
Mr. Dawes wanted to know if it was any
more parliamentary to make such a refer
ence to the President negatively that af
frmatively.
MIR. Cox said that now that Butle
had made positive statement, he demand
ed his authority for such an extraordinar,
statement.
Mr.. Butler, then, in great heat, said tha
he had not said that the President woult
not veto the bill.
Great confusion followed. in the midst o
which, above the tumult and the noise &
the quick gavel, Speaker Blaine's voice wa
heard, stating that such discussion coul
not be allowed
Mr.. Hale, of New York, asked if Butle
considered the Senate bill simply an enter
J ing wedge.
Mr.. Butler declined to commit himself
Mr.. Frye, of Maine said that Butler ha
stated that after the passage of the Senat
bill he would spit on his hands for ar
other heave. This seemed to settle i
Butler evaded the question, and said b
would permit no amendments if he reaehe
the Senate bill
. Mr.. Maynard said that if the Senate bi
! was reached, he would move the House bi
as an amendment.
Mr. Butler returned to his mention of th
veto and the fact that he had been SUNNI;
rily called to order. He referred to Judg
: Hoar's speech, yesterday, which reterre
to the past action of the President
Speaker Blaine said that was very di
Z ferent matter Mr.. Hoar had referred {
: public documents Mr. Butter had ind
Gated possible future act.
Judge Hoar rose Indignantly and sa
that Butler had spoken directly of Pre-,
! Iential veto. ane he, himself, had referrt
- to completed act He trusted that
had better appreciation of public digni
than to commit an act such as that
which Butler was guilty Butler returne
that he had had no consultation with Il
President about veto. He was caretl
not to talk with him on such subjects. E
feared that the President would differ vii
him, and he did not want to know it.
After the vote was made up, there we
sufficient changes to alter the vote, so Il
vote was tied-l26 to l26.
Speaker Blaine then stated that such b
ing the fact, he would give the castin
vote, and voted no, which defeated Il
Butler motion temporarily. Mr.. Blail
thus placed himself in direct antagonis
to Butler and against preliminary motit
for limitless imitation
The ayes and noes were then ordere
ON the Maynard motion to reconsider Il
vote whereby the House bill was yesterds
POSTPONED.
The House reconsidered the vote
which the Free Banking bill was postpone
to Tuesday-ayes, 1873; noes, l20, a ga
of two votes for Maynard's bill, and a 10
of six votes for Butler, indicating the pr
bable defeat of Butler plan
Further parliamentary motion were CO
tinued.
The changes in the votes were due
two causes Blaine's action, and Butler
threat that if the Senate passed it, Butl
would lead the crew to''spit on their han
for another heaye."
Tellers then being called on the recur
ing motion. Shall the House bill be pos
poned 2 the House refused to postpo
the bill, by vote of 76 yeas to loo nay
This placed the bill back on Maynard
hands, and the contest proceeded.
Buffers defeat was very signal
The ayes and noes were then ordered
the Mitchell amendment to the regul
House bill. This amendment proyid
that in the event of an increase of natior
bank notes beyond 1854, 900, the
gal tender notes shall be retired and ca
celed until this amount is reduced to $30'
OOo,0O0 and for this purpose the surpl