, 1890-06-21
REPUBLICANS ROUTED.
Thursdays Legislative Battle
Resumed in the House
And the Democrats Come Out
With Flying Colors.
Stewart and Reagan Deny
Having Had a Fight.

prove the Journal OF Wednesday as
amended by resolution yesterday. The
previous question was ordered-yeas l26,
nays l22. Mckinley changed his vote to
the affirmative and moved a recousidera-
ton.
Mills moved to table the motion TO re-
consider. Carried-yeas l3l, nays 129.
The question then REQUIRED on ap-
proving the Journal of Wednesdays pro-
ceedinRs, as amended. The motion. SIS
amenued, was agreed to-yeas 1872. nays
49,.
The clerk then proceeded to read the
journal of Yesterdays proceedings. The
journal was read and approved.
Stewart of Vermont presented the con-
ference report on the antitrust bill.
Bland OF Missouri raised a question of
consideration TO otter a resolution. Tne
house bill directing the purchase of silver
bullion and the issue of treasury notes,
with senate amendment, was AIKEN from
the speaker table and senate amend
ments concurred in.
The house determined-yeas IA, nays
l02-to consider the Conference report
Alter a short debate the report was
adopte1-yeas 243, nays O.
Bland then offered a resolution to take
up the silver bill.
Mckinley made the point of order that
the motion was not privileged.
Con0er OF Iowa added the further
point, amidst sarcastic Democratic laugh
ter. that the bill was not on the speakers
table. but In the hands OF the coinage
committee.
Bland held that the bill was on the
speakers table.
A long DIS ,us ion followed as to
whether the senate amendments TO the
bill we're new matter such Ms would re-
qlire consideration IN committee of the
whole.
Cunger OF Iowa said that notwithstand-
ing the action of the house in correcting
the Journal. the bill! had been referred to
the committee On coinage, aud the chair
man of that committee had actual pos
session of it.
Crisp of Georgia. said there was no
evidence Of reforence-the journal did
not show l..
Morrow of California, said the action
of the house yesterday was exceedingly
significant of its disposition. The fsct
was there was no reference al all. The
speaker had no authority to refer the bill.
his action was not voldsble, but void. The
fact Wa the bill was upon the speakers
table. The mere physical fact that the
gentleman ron Iowa (Conger) or his
clerk had actual possession of the bill
made no difference in ITS parliamentary
position.
Butterworth denied that the house, by
adopting Wills resolution, had declared
that the bill had not teen referred.
Henderson OF Iowa asked if Morrow
would contend il the house, being under
Democratic management for the time be
ing, should burn up the record OF the
passage of the senate bill, the bill would
fail.
Morrow Insisted there was a material
difference between the fact and this sup
position
Butt rSorth declared there were not
twenty five men under the dome OF the
capitol who believed the bill incorrectly
referred upon their oath. lRepublican
applause
Morrow declared that a majority of the
house declared otherwise
Williams of llllnols said that yesterday,
while the motion t. reconsider was pend
ing, and the resolution had been adopted,
the chairman of the committee on coinage
walked up to the speakers desk, took up
a bill that he (Wlliiams) believed was the
silver bill, and handel it over to the clerk
of the committee on coinage This looked
like a conspiracy to obtain physical posses
sion of the bill
Co1ger of Iowa, chairman Of the COM
mittee On coinage. said the bill was de-
livered 10 his clerk before IL o'clock yes
terday morn ng. During the afternoon,
upon the request OF the journal clerk, it
had been put in his possession for a short
time in order to make some clerical en-
dorsem nts, but he (Conger) had again
taken 1t back to the committee clerk.
McCreary maintained that under the
constitution the bill had never been
properly in charge OF the committee on
coinage. The constitution required the
house to keep a journal. Until that
%journa. was approved 1t was not proper to
journal was void. He held that the bill
was on the speakers table and should be
placed before the house for action. After
further discussion by Bland, the speaker
and others, Bland modified the language
of bis resolution SO as TO direct that tie
speaker under rule "a lay the matters
on his table, including the silver bill. be-
fore the house for action.
The SPEAKER said that perhaps he could
simplify the matter. and suggested to
Bland that he understood his wish to be
simply to get at this matter when it would
naturally come up. Surprising it was
upon the speakers table. and not passing
upou the matter at this time, what the
chair proposed to do was that when the
bill or its hiatus, whatever it might be,
was reached it should be brought before
the house, but the gentleman did not
seem TO consider that this was special bill
day, and that private bills aloue were in
order.
Bland aske1 whether the bill would be
laid before the house tomorrow morning.
The speaker declined TO answer that
question until the proper time.
McComas demanded the regular Or
der.
The speaker said the regular order was
a private bill, which he passed to the
reading clerk.
Springer wished to know when the
chair might be expected to decide where
the bill was.
The s~peaker-Whenever the bill would
be in order, providing the views of the
other side we're ~correct-about which the
chair presents no opinion, because he does
not think it il the proper time.
As Bland and Springer finally insisted
on a specific ruling, the speaker finally
ruled Bland resolution to proceed to the
consideration of the silver bill was not in
order under the rules.
Blaud appealed.
Mckinley moved to lay the appeal on
the table.
The yeas and nays were ordered. pend
ing which Crisp moved that the house ad-
journ.
The motion was defeated, but the hour !