Morning journal and courier., 1890-06-20
THE EIErY-TIRsr CONGRESS.

I THE EIRTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
 Silver men Oprese Rsferrlng she ;sIl- Yer Bin so she Coinage Committee- Lengthy Discussion FoHows-Cons alteration of she Legislative, Execu-
 tive and Judicial Appropriation
 Bin In the Senate.
 WASHINGTON, D. O., June 18.-The jour-
 nal having been read, MT. Mills of Texas
 objected to it's approval on the ground that
 the clerk had not read 1t in full. The
 speaker suggested that the clerk had only ] omitted to read such portions as 1t is cus-
 tonary not to read, but he directed the full l reading of the journal. The clerk proceed ing read that portion of the journal which discloses the reference of the silver bill to
 the committee on coinage, weights and meas- | ures.
 Ar. Mckinley moved that the journal be approved. Upon this he demanded the pre-
 vious question, despite MT. Mills protest that he was entitled to recognition to move to correct the journal.
 MT. Springer, rising to a question of or der, raised the point that the journal con- tained the record of something which had never happened and which should not be in the journal.
 The Speaker replied that that was for the house to decide, and directed the clerk to call the roll.
 The olerk proceeded with his duty, while MT. Springer entered his protest, addressing the speaker saying: "You can ignore the rights of representatives of the people, but the people will pull you down, sir, at the polls next November, and your party with you"
 But the speaker was imperturbable and the roll call continued.
 The previous question was voted down yeas 106, nays 117.
 Mir. Mills offered resolution reciting that the order of reference made by the speaker referring the silver bill to the committee on coinage, weights and measures was incorrect under the rules of the house and was made without authority under the rules, and re. solving that the journal be corrected by striking therefrom this entry. Mr. Cannon of Illinois raised point of order against the resolution. It proposed to strike out an entry in the journal which re- corded question of fact. It was in order for the reason that if adopted 1t would have the effect of changing a reference of bill with senate amendments otherwise than was provided by the rules of the house. He proceeded to argue that the senate amend- ments would require to be considered in committee of the whole. That being SO it was the duty of the speaker to refer 1t to the committee on coinage, weights and meas- ures.
 MT. Mills of Texas characterized MT. Can. non's position as the boldest, most reckless and most absurd position he had ever heard maintained in a legislative body. MT. Peters of Kansas, though declaring himself free coinage man, sustained the speakers action, contending that under the rules it was the speakers duty to refer the bill as he had done.
 ment to show that under the rules the speak CT had not the power to refer the bill as he had done. In the course of his remarks he referred to decision made by the speaker
 in regard to the Washington postofice bill, which he held was totally at variance with the present decision.
 MT. Butterworth controverted the con- struction put upon the decision by MT. Crisp, and said that if he had 50 construed l the speakers decision he would have voted to overrule 1t.
 Mr. Crisp suggested that if the gentleman had done that it would have been the first time he had ever voted to overrule the chair.
 Mir. Butterworth remarked smilingly that
 the chair was always right, MT. Crisp dis. | claiming any discourtesy in drawinga simile | between the gentleman's remark and the re- mark of the Hindoo when he approached l his hideous god, CT know that he is ugly, but feel that he is great" This sally gave rise to hearty laughter, in which the speaker | joined, though in a moment he rose and said l dryly: "The chair hopes that personal mat ters will not be introduced into this discuss sion."
 MT. Bland of Missouri held that there was | no other course open but to strike the errone-
 ous reference of the bill from the journal. That would place the bill on the speakers
 table again and allow the house to get at it.
 Mr. Butterworth of Ohio said that the 1 time had not come when the republican par | ty was willing to abdicate its control over the | business of the house. The question would
 be put next fall (not in time to affect this question:
 MT. McMillin of Tennessee-But it will be
 in time for this question to affect it. [Demo-
 cratic applause.
 Continuing, MT. Butterworth held that the real question before the house was whether or not the speaker had referred the bill to to the committee, not that 1t was or was not properly referred. The resolution offered
 recited that certain thing was done, that
 1t was done enormously, and that because 1t
 was done erroneously it was not done at all. Laughter. The question arose whether the speaker was authorized to make the refer ence. He contended that he was 50 author-
 ized.
 After further discussion Mr. Cannon
 moved to table Nr. Mills resolution. On a standing vote this was carried-120 to 110.
 Mr. Morrow of California, MT. Bartine of
 Nevada and Mir. Townsend of Colorado voted | with the democrats. They stood in little group on the extreme western side of the hall and were overlooked by the speaker in his
 first count, but MT. Morrow called attention to the omission.
 The motion to table was lost-yeas 11S,
 nays 12S.
 resolution and it was agreed to-yeas 12l
 nays IF.
 At the conclusion of the roll call the vote
 stood-yeas 119, nays 118. A change of one vote would be necessary to defeat the resolu.
 ton by a tie vote, and the change was made
 by Nr. Funston of Kansas. amid the derlsivt
 jeers of the democrats. This left the vote Yeas 11S, nays 118. But the change proved unavailing. MT. Abbott of Texas and Nr. ,, Bullock of Florida, whose names were mol { recorded, stated that they had voted in the , affirmative, and the speaker accepting theil statements, the vote stood-ysas 120, nayt
 11S.
 Then Mr. Mckinley arose and amid demo-
 cratic laughter changed his vote to the af frmative, and the vote was finally an nounced-yeas 121, nays IF.
 MT. Mckinley was then recognized to nov 2 reconsideration and also to move adjourn , ment, Mr. Mills managing to sandwich in :; motion to lay the motion to reconsider o, , the table.
 ,, On the motion to lay the Mills resolution on the table the following republicans voted , | with the democrats in the negative: Bartine |, Garter, De Haven, Ewart, Kelley, Morrow and Townsend of Colarado. On the resolu
 tion itself Nr. Ewart did not vote. Tn other gentlemen mentioned voted with tn n democrats in the affirmative. MT. McKinle g also voted in the affirmative, but only fo f the purpose of moving @ reconsideration j. The motion to adjourn was lost-yeas 11t 3 nays 120. The vote recurring on Mir. Mill E motion to reconsider 1t was agreed to-Yea
 121, nays IA.
 f MT. Mills then moved the approval of th 'at journal as amended, asking to withdraw th q preamble which recites that order of refel Q ence made by the speaker referring the si n yer bill to the committee on coinag e weights and measures. was incorrect undo Q the rules of the house. and done withou . authority under said rules. Mir. McKinle
 objected, and the question recurred on u
 adoption of the preamble. It was lost
 yeas 10o, nays 12l. Republican applause e MT. Springer moved the approval of th
 journal as amended, pending which, on m' i. ton of MT. Mckinley, the house at p. '