Daily globe., 1879-05-25
FREE COIN AGE.
THE HOUSE DECIDES UPON Its
UTILITY. atstse{
A Spirited Contest on the final Passage OF
the Warner Bill-The Republicans Fail
in Their Filibustering Tactics = MIR.
Ryan Fails to Introduce His Amendment
0u the Bill. ...|...
House of Representatives..

the IS.it. |
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-The usual scenes at
tending an all night session were enacted last
night At one o'clock the sergeant-at-arms
was ordered to arrest absentees, but at three
no report had been made by him, which called
forth the remark from Mr.. Conger that perhaps
the absentees had captured the sergeant-at-
arms and it might be we'll to call out the
troops.
At $40 the Speaker stated tina: he had recaiv-
cd the report of the sergeant-at-arms; that that
officer had visited the residences Of twenty
eight absentees, most of whom could not be
found some were sick and the reInalnler were
not in the city. Laughter.
MIR. Atkins inquired if there was any rule OF
the House which could revoke all pairs. The
Speaker replied that there was not, lnasnuch
as no rule recognized the pair. Mr.. Hatch
asked leave to offer resolution revoking all
pairs but Mr.. Van Voorhees, objected
At 4, Mr.. Weaver, speaking for the centre,
proposed that vote now be permitted upon
the Ryan amendment and that then the pre-
vious question be understood as seconded upon
the bill. Messrs. Hurd and Weller objected.
At AIS report was received from the SER
geant. alarms, communicating the names OF alb |
sentees who were too sick to be ,'resent. MI. |
Sparks moved that all proceedings under the |
call be dispensed with; that new call might |
be ordered. The motion being agreed to, Mr.
Sparks moved that there be new call of house.
Agreed to. ..
MIR, Hurd, rising to question of privilege,
said he had been charged by his colleague
(NIacMahon) with making misstatement when
he had said there were twenty hard-money
Democrats in the House. He desired to say ne
had spoken the truth. Cries of regular ORDER
from the Democratic side, prevented Mr.. Hurd
continuing. Mr.. Hurd's purpose in rising
was to verify his statement as to the number
of hard-money Democrats. For that purpose
he had prepared the following list of names
L.. w. @Io+o
rison, Bliss, Mcl,ane Flood, Gibson Kummel,
Deuster, Ross, Poehler, Martin of Delaware,
O'Brien Covert, Lounsberry, Clark of New
Jersey, Morse, Talbot, Muller, OReilly and
Beltzhoover.
The call of the House proceeded and at its
conclusion the doors were again closed. Mr..
Reagan moved that the esergeaut-at-arms be di-
rected to take the absentees in custody.
Agreed to- Mr.: Murch moved that the ser
geant-at-arms be directed to bring the alb
sentees before the bar of the House at IL Mon
day. Defeated-yeas 73, nays rs.
The sergeant-at-arms at $50 appeared at the
bar of the House, having in custody Messrs
Newberry and MCGOWAN, who were Immediate
ly discharged.
A motion to adjourn was defeated-yeas II,
nays "a. 5g 49,. r '
At 6, after long lull in the proceedings. a
proposition was made by Mr.. White that Mr..
Warner proceed now and close the debate
the silver bill. The Speaker Informed him
that debate was not in order.
Mr.. Springer suggested this was good time
for seconding the previous question, as the
House had now been eighteen hours in session.
If the other side would abandon factious op-
position and allow the previous question to be
seconded the bill could be passed in fifteen
minutes. " .5rsiu -
days. desire to make one point against the
silver bill. (Calls of Regular orderly I
propose 10 show that the honest dollar has its
friends on this side. Continued calls to order
1-I To M HrJr1 fn inf II ia
specify 49,.
After some further delay an assistant SER
geant-at-arms appeared at the bar, having in
custody Mr.. Hazelton, who explained that he
had gone out for a couple of hours because he
thought his presence was of no account. he
was excused.
Then Mr.. Hurd renewed his efforts to get a
hearing under the pretense of personal ex-
PLANTATION, but without avail.
Then Mr.. Springer made motion looking te
the arrest of all members who had since tht
call commenced left the hall without leave
Rejected, yeas At, nays 81.
Then there was another interval of waiting
until about 7. the deputy rgeant-at-arms ap
peared with Mr.. McCook in custody. Mr.. Nc
Cook said be had sat here FOR over two weeks
listening to wind and insane propositions
many of which had been incorporated in th'
silver bill, and he had not thought it necessary
to stay up all night engaged in any movemen
either toward obstructing legislation or aidin!
in the passage of the bill He had therefor
gone home and to bed. He admitted that h.
might be technically in contempt of the Hors
tempt for it, and thought contempt was in
dulged by the whole country. Mr.. Coffrot
moved that the member be fined 1926, and MI
Kenna moved to make the fine $500. Mr.. Nc
Cook who had been received al the bar of th
House with good natural badinage, cause
much indignation the Democrat
side Of the House. Messrs. Garfield an
Morton, from his own sid.
with Mr.. Sparks from the other side, came t
him and appeared to address him in whispere
remonstrance He seemed to act on the advic
and resumed his remarks in an apolegetic vai1
but was informed by the Speaker pro tenn. thu
debate not in order. MIR. Kenna aske
unanimous consent for Mr.. McCook to make
statement. Consent being given, Mr.. McCoO
expressed feeling of great respect and adm
ration for many members on the Democrat
side, but said he had right to feel justly i
dignant at being dragged from his bed at SUI
an early hour when there was no necessity f
it. OF course hes. had not meant to be unde
stood as saying he had any contempt for Il
House. On the contrary, ne regarded his ele
tion to it as the proudest event Of his life, b.
if the House were to adiudge him in contemr
it would be very natural for him to have lit
contempt. Uaughter.) Expressions of indi
nation were made on the Democratic side
account of Mr.. McCook not having Withdraw
his offensive remarks. As soon as he hea
them he said, II will withdraw it. on
used it in Pickwickian sense" Mr.. McCot
was then excused. 81 t~. t9G
At 8 Mr.. Reagan made an offer Of CO,
promise which served to be satisfactory to bo
sides. It was that the amendment of Ryan
Kansas be received and regarded as pendi
and that the previous question be seconded
the bill and amendment and vote be taken
two o'clock. s e@@ I5
single objection having been made on
Republican side motion was made by \
Payne to dispense with all further prOce
= ings under the call. Mr.. Atkins fnqui
whether it was to be understood there was
be no dilatory motions and the response bel
general from the Republican side that th
further proceedings under the call were {
pensed with and the doorkeepers were direc
- to open the doors.h us .5. raz.z rs =,
. Mr.. Ryan then, made his motion in
form.
Mr. Wells (excitedly)- that is the doctr
now, why were we here all night? - 81
MIR. Ryan-Because at no time could we
an agreement from the other side to stop
clustering, and now when the other side is v
posed on our side. '3"S ~ - &3H e
Mr.. Manning-That is entirely gratuitoua
the part of the gentleman from Texas. !
Mr.. Reagan-I stand upon the record
leave it to the House and the country to jut
Mr.. Mills-The proposition was m
from the other side of the House last even
and now having stayed here all night an un
ditional surrender is proposed. =
Mr. Reagan-There was no time when
other side of the House offered to cease fill
tering. Sat 7ls5
It being intimated by the Speaker pro t
{Blackburn) that the demand for the prev
question: which was now pending, had frs
be voted down, tellers were ordered and
seven Democrats voted to second the prev