The daily critic., 1890-06-21
ANOTHER STIRRING DISCUSSION
OVER REEDS RULINGS.
THE SPEAKER MAKES A STATEMENT
Concerning His Action in Referring
the Free-COinage Bill.
An EXTREMELY VICIOUS CODE OF RULES
The Presidents Fight on the Measur
Stewart After Crofuts Scalp.
In the Senate.

ticn in the House when the Speaker
called It to order to day. What will
be the next mover was the single topic
discussed
A little knot of Democratic leaders
were gathered around Mr. Blands seat,
and it was evident that a plan Of action
was being mapped out
The rainy weather kept many from
the galleries, but, nevertheless, there
was fair sprinkling Of spectators
The Speaker announced, Immediately
after the journal had been approved
without objection, that the pending
question was motion to reconsider the
vote by which the yeas and nays on the
motion of Mr.. Mckinley to lay on the
table the appeal Of Mr.. Bland from the
decision of the Speaker that Mr. Bland
resolution providing for the considera.
ton Of the Senate Silver bill was out
Of order.
MR.. BLAND WANTS TO WITHDRAW MS
APPEAL.
Mr. Bland said that he wanted to
withdraw the appeal, but Mr. Mckinley
objected to this
10 HIS feet with aquestion of order. He
held that the business on the Speakers
table should be disposed Of before other
business could be taken up, according
10 the rules.
Mr.. Springer Of Illinois thought Mr..
Bland had a right to withdraw his APP
peal.
After short controversy II was de-
oided that Mr. McKinley's motion
to lay Mr.. BANDS appeal on
the table was in order, and
on It The yeas and nays were
ordered. Before the vote was an
nounCCd most of the Democrats who
had voted withdrew their votes
The result was-yeas, liB; nays, -;
and the appeal was laid on the table.
TIE sTEAKER's STATEMENT.
Bringing his gavcl down on the desk
several times the Speaker finally man
aged 10 secure almost perfect quiet.
Then. rising In HIS chair he
made a long statement concerning
his action In referring the silver
ill 90 The Committee on Coinage,
Weights and Measures, and the sub5o
quent proceedings I'm the House In re-
gard to that action, In conclusion he
announced the
TIE BILL HAD BEEN REFERRED,
according TO the rules, 10 the Committee
ON Coinage, Weights and Measures aud
an appeal could be taken from that ref
eTenco.
Mr. Bland Immediately appealed and
Mr Mckinley MS quickly moved to lay
that appeal on the table.
Amid shouts of vote, vote" and mo
.N.1,t.HH A. IF1anI banaI fIag cone ia
bate might be allowed, and this was
finally agreed to-
Mr. Bland argued that the bill had
heen wrongly referred and was properly
before the House, lie was followed By
MR. SPRINGER,
who. after quoting from the rules Of
the House made the assertion that the
Silver bill was the only bill of It's status
that had been so referred.
Mr. Peters of Kansas denied this, lie
said that all appropriation bills with
amendments were referred when they
came back 10 the House TO the Commit
tee on Appropriations.
Il deny Il, deny II, said Mr..
Springer, vehementy.
If the opinion Of the Chair In refer
ring the bin 10 the Committee on Coin
age was not sustained. he said, the bill
would siill be before the House The
bin had been so referred In the face Of
the demand Of a majority Of the House
and Of the people OF the country for its
passage with the Senate amendments.
MT. Crisp Of Georgia believed that
the present
RULES WE'RE EXTREMELY VICIOUS.
They had been constructed as 10 com
pletely stiAe the voice of the minority,
They were for the puTpC Of ena-
bling The majority % & business
Tie majority now desired ID DO bust
ness. III the minority We allowed 10
90 what vas right before The sun went
down The people Of the country would
have what they wanted.
RErUBLICAN PROTEST.
Nj. Townsend Of Colorado. q Repub-
liran made a vigorous protest against
tlu reference Of the bin % the Commit
zee "a Coinage No opportunity had
legu given. be said, 10 O1er
amendments while the bin was
under debate Ia the House
lie thought that II the bill went 10 the
Committee On Coinage again that free
coinage would De- kiIlei Ills Coustitu-
lnCy looked on demonstration as
AS NFAu8Us CRIME,
Nj Townsend saii he would vote IN
tgtFy aay be could % zel up the con
siiemIlan ~ the Gill
Messfs Morrow COLI Bartiue New. 7,
HERMANN .Ore ana Garter Month an
Republicans followed iu ihe same vein.
zach protesting against The reference %
Mr Csuers n Georgia lDcm).