, 1890-06-26

--ayes, 1871; noes, i2D.
The question then REQUIRED on ap.
proving the Journal Of Wednesday us
amended.
The Journal was read aud approved.
Mr., Stewart, oi Vermont, presented
tho conference report on the antitrust
bill.
MIR. Bland, of Missouri, raised n ques-
ton of consideration TO offer resolu-
tion that tho house bill directing the
purchase OF SILVER bullion and to issue
treasury notes, with the senate amend
ments, DO taken from the speakers ia
Bile, and tho senate amendments con
CURED In.
Tho house voted to consider tho con-
ference report.
Af,er n short debate tho report was
adoptcd--ayes 2i3, noes none
Mr Bland then offered resolution to
take up the silver bill.
Mr. Mckinley made point OF order
that tho motion was not privileged.
Mr. Conger. Of Iowa, added n further
point, amidst sarcastic democratic
laug htcr, that the bill was not ON the
speakers Table, but In tho hands Of the
coinage committee.
MIR. Bland held that the bill was on
the speakers table.
A long discussion followed AS 10
whether tho senate amendments to the
bill were new matter, such as would 70.
quire consideration In committee OF the
whole.
MIR. Conger. of Iowa, said that not
withstanding tho action Of the house in
correcting the journal. the bill had been
referred to the committee on coinage
and the chairman of that committee had
actual possession of II.
Mr.. Crisp, of Georgia, said that there
was no evidence OF tho reference, as the
journal did not show 1t.
MIR. Morrow, of California, said that
the action OF the house yesterday was
exceedingly significant Of its disposition.
In fact, there WAS no reference mt oil.
The speaker had no authority to refer
the bill, and Ills action was not only
avoIdable but void. The fact was that
the bill was upon the speakers table.
Mr.. Butterworth denied that the
house by adopting MIR. Mills resolution,
had declared that the bill had not been
referred.
Mr.. Henderson, OF Iowa, asked If Mr..
Morrow would contend, IL the house be-
lag under democratic managcmen, for
the time being, should burn up the rec
ord of thu passage of tile senate bill. the
bill would iail.
Mr. Morrow insisted that there was q
material difference between the fact and
his superstition.
Mr.. Buitervorlh declared that there
were not twenty five men under tho
dome OF the capitol who believed that
the bill had been incorrectly referred.
Rcpublican applause
Mr.. Morrow replied that the majority
of the house had declared otherwise.
Mr.. Williams, OF Illinois, said that
yesterday, while the motion to recon
slider was pending. the chairman OF the
committee on coinage had walked up to
the speakers desk ana taken UP a bill
that he (Wiiiiams) believed was the sill.
ycr bill, anu handed 1t over to the cler k
OF the committee on coinage. This
looked like conspiracy to obtain phys.
ical possession of the bill.
MIR. Conger, of Iowa. chairman of the
committee on coinage, SAID that the bill
was delivered to his clerk before IL
o'clock yesterday morning. During the
aftern oon. upon the request of the four
nal clerk, 1t had been put In his posses
sion for short time in order to make
clerical Endorsements, but he (Conger)
had again taken 1t back to the commit
tee clerk.
Mr.. McCreary maintained that under
the constitution the bill had never been
N nj Ian nf La,
coinage. The constitution required the
house to keep journal, and until that
journal was approved 1t was not proper
TO send y bill anywhere. The entry in
the journal was void. He held that the
bill was on the speakers table, snd
should be placed before the house for
action.
Alter further discussion by Nh. Bland,
the speaker and others, Mr.. Bland
modified the Language Of his reso.
luton so rs 10 direct that tho speaker.
under rule 2i1. lay the matter on his
table, including the silver bill boiote the
house for action.
The speaker said that perhaps he could
simplify the matter, and suggested to
Mr.. Hand that he Understood his wish
10 I've simply to get at this matter when IL
would naturally come up, suppo'ing 1t
was upon the speakers tablc-hOt ma
lug upon the mutter at this time-what
the chair proposed to do was that when
the hill, or its hiatus, whether ID might
be, was reached that IL should be brought
before the house, but the gentleman
dill not seem to consider that this wa.
private bill day, and that private bills
alone were In order.
MIR. Bland was asked whether the bill
would be laid before the house to-mor-
row morning. The speaker declined to
answer that question until the proper
time.
MIR, McComes demanded the regular
order.
The speaker said that tho regular or
der was private bill, which would be
passed to the reading clork.
MIR. Springer wished TO know when
the chair might be expected TO decide
where the bill was.
The speB Bker--W Whenever tho bill Is in
order, providing the views Of the other
side are cOrrcct--about which the chair
presents no opinion, because he does lot
think II l. n proper time.
As Mr.. Bland and Mr.. Springer finally
Insisted on n specific ruling, the speaker
finally ruled that Mr.. BANDS resolu-
tion-to proceed to n consideration Of
the silver bill--was not in order under
the rules.
Mr.. Bland appealed.
Mr. Mckinley moved to lay tho ap-
peal on tho table,
The ayes and noes were ordered, p.nd.
ing which MIR. Crisp moved that the
house adjourn,
The motion was defeated, but the
hour OF had arrived anu the house,
under the rules, took a recess, the even.
ing session to lie for the pension busl.
ness. Nobuslness was transacted at the
evenings session, however.