The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-06-19
TIE SILVER BILL,
Reported to tho lIouss--An Interesting
Point or Order 10 be Decided.

| VI ~ Dc DtCIueUs
| WASHINGTON, June lS.-The silve
bill M amended by the Senate was pre-
scented to tho House ut lo:45. 1t wa!
received with tremendous applause b,
the Democratic side. Mr.. Bland, OF Mis-
aouli, Immediately moved that tho Com
missee OF the Whole arise Ia order that
they might at once proceed to tho con.
sideration OF the bill.
Mr.. Peel. OF Arkansaa, who Ind The
floor, was induced to yield 10 this mo-
tion, but the Chairman Of tho Commit.
tee (Mr. Allen, OF Michigan) directed
the clerk to continue the reading OF a
long precedent bearing upon tho point
oil order then under discussion. At III.
conclusion OF the reading, Mr.. Biaud's
motion was put and was defeated on a
standing vote by 70 10 50.
On n vote by tellers the Committee re.
fuse to rise-yeas 04 nays lO5-and con.
tinucd tho consideration Of tho Indian
Appropriation bill.
Mr.. Perkins, who has charge Of tho
Indian Appropriation bill, was prepared
to move to return at once to Committee
OF the Whole. Had his motion been dc.
ieated call Tor the regular order would
have sent the House to business on
the Speakers table. Just there the OBJ.
stacle stands. Tho rule is peculiar in It's
phraseology. 1t reads: "lIouse bills
with Senate amendments which do not
require consideration in Il Committee OF
the Whole, may be Mt once disposed OF
as tho House may determine"
1t will DO noticed tha. tho provision is
not mandatory, inasmuch as the word
may" is nsed, md 1t is suggested that
there was n distinct purpose In Its use.
It is understood also that when tho bill
Is finally reached on the Speakers table
the point OF order will be made
that 1t must go to the COM
mittce OF the. Whole under rule
20, which subjects to point OF order
any amendment OF the Senate to a
House bill that originated in the House
would be subject to that order. The
members who stand ready to mako this
point hold that the clause in tue bill Ms
It came from the Senate made uu in.
ASauasS W CdtTy UuL tut
purpose OF the bill, is subject to the
point, but the free coinage men hold
that as the House bill contained pro.
vision asking an indefinite appropris.
ton for the purchase OF silver monthly,
this clause cannot be regarded as au
amendment, and ia therefore not sub.
ject to the action of the House. The
real issue depends on whether the ap.
preparation clauses are held to BIZ inden-
tical in purpose-one making an appro.
priation for bullion purchases and the
other for the expenses Of free coinage,
Speaker Reed admits that the points
presented are delicate and intricate, aud
the indications are that when the point
is made there will be prolonged dis.
cusson before q decision is rendered,
If that decision should be in support Of
the point OF order, then the bill will be
sent to the Committee OF the Whole,
from which it cannot probably be res.
cued save by the action of the Commit.
tee on Rules.
Meanwhile the supposed representa-.
tives Of the administration are making
an active canvass OF the Republicans OF
the House, which may lead to a short
cut to the conference and avoid the pre-.
sentation OF the point OF order, ii it
shows that they eau defeat a motion to
concur in the Senate amendments.