Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-06-27
TWO DAYS SKiRMlSH OVER THE
JOURNAL IN THE HOUSE.
The Silver Bill and Its Reference the
Cause.
Reciprocal Trade With the Ameri-
can Nations.
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the clerk had not read it in full. The
speaker said that the clerk had only omit
ted such parts as was customary. but he
directed the clerk TO read it in full, which
was done. and it disclosed the fact that
the silver bill had been received from the
senate and referred to the committee on
coinage, weights and measures.
Mr.. Mckinley moved the approval of the
journal and demanded the previous ques-
ton, despite Mr.. Mills protest that he was
entitled to recognition TO move a correction
of the journal.
Mr. Springer of Illinois, made the point
that the journal contained record of some
thing which had not happened and which
should not be in the journal
The speaker replied that this was for
the house to decide, and directed the clerk
to call the roll. which was done, while Mr..
Springer, amid applause on the democratic
side, made vigorous protest, saying TO
the speaker: ''You can ignore the rights of
representatives of the people; but the peo-
pie will put you down at the polls next
November and your party with you"
The speaker was unmoved, however, and
the roll call proceeded, and resulted, yeas
l06, nays III; so the journal was not APP
proved. The democrats applauded vigor-
ously.
When the applause had ceased the speak
er recognized Mr.. Mills, who offered a res
olution that the or2er of reference made by
the speaker of the silver bill 10 the commit
tee on coinage, weights and measures was
incorrect, under the rules of the house, and
was made without authority under the
rules, and resolving that the journal be cor
rected by striking the entry from it.
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois, raised a point of
order against the resolution. He claimed
that the resolution proposed TO strike out
an entry which recorded question of fact,
and argued that the senate amendments
would require TO be considered in commit
tee of the whole. No conscientious man
could vote TO strike out recital of fact.
Mr.. Mills of Texas, characterized Mr..
Cannon's position as the boldest, most
reckless and absurd position he had ever
heard. 1t showed that a well-disciplined
mind might become beclouded by starting
out in error and continuing that course.
Under the constitution the journal was TO
be kept by the house, not by the speaker
or his clerks. Mr.. Mills charged the re-
publican party with being false to its
pledges on the silver question. The demo-
cratic party would give the people free and
can party were voting against the wishes
of the people.
Friday morning Thursdays contest was
resumed. The journal of Thursdays pro-
ceedings was not read and the speaker an
nounced the pending question to be the
ordering of the previous question on the
motion made by Mr.. Mills of Texas to APP
prove the journal of Wednesday as amend
ed by the resolution of the day before.
The previous question was ordered
yeas 1876. nays 1872.
Mckinley of Ohio, before the announce
ment of the vote, changed his vote to the
affirmative (amid suggestions Of ''tilibus-
tering'' and jeers from the democratic side)
and then moved reconsideration.
Mr.. Tracy of New York voted with the
republicans. The republicans who voted
with democrats in the affirmative were
Messrs. Bartiue, Carly, De Haven, Her
man. Kelley, Morrow and Townsend of
Colorado.
Mr.. Mills moved to table the motion to
reconsider. The motion to reconsider was
tabled-yeas 1871, nays 1873. The question
then required on approving the journal of
Wednesdays proceedings as amended and
was agreed to-yeas 1872, nays 130-and
the clerk then proceeded TO read the Jour
nal of Thursdays proceeding amid tri-
umphant buzz on the democratic side.
The Michigan members have voted with
Mckinley to sustain Reed except O'Don-
nell, who did not vote on either roll call
The journal having been read and APP
proved, Mr.. Stewart of Vermont asked
for recognition with the conference report
ON the antitrust bill, and Mr.. Bland arose
| and raised the question of consideration.
Mr.. Rland's purpose was to offer the fol-
lowing resolution: That house bill 1881
directing the purchase of silver bullion and
the issue of treasury notes thereon and for
other purposes. with senate amendments,
be taken from the speakers table and SEN
ate amendments concurred in.
The house observation-disclosures, IA; nays,
102-to consider the report.
AL except one of the IA regular appropria-
ton bills have been acted on in one or both
houses of congress. But two of the 10,
however-the army and military academy
bills--havc passed both houses, been APP
proved by the President and are now laws.
The condition of the remaining IL is as,
| follows:
The naval, District of Columbia and the
pension appropriation bills have passed
both houses and are now in conference.
| The legislative. executive and judicial
| and the fortihcation bills have passed
both houses and are ready for conference
although the conference committee has not
been appointed.
The agricultural, sundry civil and Indian
! bills have passed the house and are now
being considered by the senate appropria-
tons committee.
The general deficiency appropriation bin
| is the only on that has not yet been con-
sidered by either body it not having been
reported from the house appropriations
committee.
| About 700 bills, the larger portion being
house bills, have been sent TO the President
since the opening of congress for his
| action.
Caius Z. Triplet of Macon, Lenawee, CO.,
| who has been for some time clerk in the
pension office, has been appointed special
examiner and assigned to duty in the field.
| His headquarters will be Mt Logansport,
Ind.
Tho postoffice, consular and diplomatic,
and river and harbor bills have passed the
house. been reported TO the senate with
amendments by the senate committees hav-
ing them in charge. and are now awaiting