The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-22
CAR REED HAS HIS WAY.
THE SILVER BILL LEFT WITH THE
COINAGE COMMITTEE.

WASHINGTON, June 21.-In the House
this morning, after the reading and ap-
proval of yesterdays Journal, Mr.. Bland of
Missouri moved to reconsider the vote by
which the yeas and nays were ordered upon
Mr.. McKinley's motion to table his (Mr.
Bland's) appeal from the decision of the
chair yesterday, declining to entertain his
motion to take the silver bill from the
speakers table. He announced that he de-
sired to withdraw his appeal. but Mr.
Mckinley insisted on a vote, so Mr.. BANDS
motion to reconsider was put and defeated
by vote of 90 to 120.
The roll was then called on Mr. Nc
Kinley's motion to table Mr.. BANDS
appeal. and it prevailed, the vote standing:
yeas 146, nays 45. All of the free coinage
men except DeHaven, who did not vote,
voted to table the appeal, as well as the
following Democrats: Messrs. Buckalew,
Campbell, Dunphy, Fitch, Geissenhainer.
Lewis, McAdoo, Mutchler and Tracey.
A large number of democrats refused to
vote at all.
Mr.. Forman Of Illinois, rising to ques-
ton of privilege, said the journal showed
when the administrative customs bill was
in Springfield. Ill
REEDS SILVER BILL REFERENCE.
The regular order being demanded, the
speaker said that the question had been dis
cussed yesterday (the silver billy, which had
been referred by the speaker, and the rec
ord of which, in the journal, had not been
concurred in by the House-in fact, had
been said to be effaced. The rules required
that such bills be referred, and statement
to that effect should be put in the journal
and record. The statement was made
and the House saw fit not to allow II to be-
come part Of the journal. That left
somewhat difficult question rs to the status
of the bill. Individually the chair be-
lieved, as did the gentleman from Iowa Mr.
Conger), that the refusal to record the fact
did not obliterate the faot ITSELF
NOT AN EXACT SCIENCE.
The action of the House might have its
origin in another motige-that it would
not give its sanction to the record in
the journal of the transaction which
it desired TO subverJ-and while it might
seem to the chair that some definite
action should be taken by the House, yet,
as the gentleman might have noticed, parlia-
mentary law did not seem to be an exact
science. daughter and applause on the
democratic side.1 The chair, however, de-
sired to give the House all proper opportu-
nifty for the transaction of business
which it might desire subject to the rules.
The reference was made in accordance
with custom which had prevailed ever
since the establishment OF the rules. The
chair believed that the Senate amendments
to the silver bill came within the purview
of rule No. 20, which prescribed that any
amendment made by the Senate to any
House bill must be considered first In
committee of the whole. 1t would have
been so liable had it originated in the
House.
NEW PROPOSITIONS.
The Senate amendments to this bill strike
out the first section, which contained the
words of appropriation of the House bill,
and substituted another section containing
no words of appropriation and proposing
different line of action, to wit: fashloning
of silver bars and coiuIng of all the silver
presented, instead of the purchase of
bullion. This aud other substitutions were
plainly new propositions, requiring consid-
GRAFTON in committee of the whole. The
chair was of the opinion that the bill ought
to be referred to the committee on coinage
from the provision Of the rule that all pro-
posed legislation must be referred to certain
committees. Under these circumstances,
and in conformity with the rules, the chair
was now referred-to the committee on
coinage, weights and measures. An appeal
could be taken if the House desired to
express its judgment on the decision.
BLAND APPEALS.
Mr.. Bland of Missouri Immediately ap-
pealed, and proceeded to argue that the
appropriating clause in the original House
bill, and the bill as it came from the Senate,
was similar in terms and purpose. and that
the bill was not subject to reference to COM
mittee of the whole. Besides, he held that
the point was made too late.
EXCEPTIONAL TREATMENT.
Mr.. Springer declared that the silver bill
was the only one which has been subject ed
to this kind of treatment.
Mr.. Peters of Kansas said that all the
general appropriation bills took the same
course
Mr.. Springer denied the statement, and
challenged the speaker or any one else to
produce single similar case. Ihls was an
attempt to revolutionize the rules them
selves-revolutionary in conception. The
republicans and their speaker were lodging
the silver question.
Mr.. Crisp said. that it was evident that
there was deliberate intention to prevent
direct vote upon this question. The House
should conform to the rules. The rules were
extremely vicious. They did what they
were designed to do. They put it in the
power of the majority to do pretty much as
they pleased to stife the voice of the minor
lty. But in this case the majority OF the
House had changed to his side, and when 1t
sought, under the rules, to do business, a
way was found, q discreditable way, to
prevent it.
THE ONLY CHANCE FOR FREE COINAGE.
This was the only opportunity to get
vote upon free coinage. If the speaker was
sustained and the bill went to the coinage
committee, if it ever came again before the
House it would come under rule that
would keep it entirely under control OF the
gold men, who would alone be recognized to
move amendments. If the free coinage
men would do their duty they could get
vote upon the proposition before the sun
went down.
Mr.. Clements of Georgia said that the
question ought not to be polltlcal
or party question He warned the friends
of free coinage that If they passed this
station the probability was that they
would not have another opportunity to vote
ior free coinage in connection with this
bill.
Messrs. Townsend of Colorado, Morrow Of
California, Bartine of Nevada, and Herman
OF Oregon, all republicans, argued against
tne speakers rulings.
DEMOCRATS DIVIDED.
Mr.. Fitch of New York, democrat, an-
nounced his intention to vote TO refer the
bill to the coinage committee. He said Mr..