Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-26
CONGRESSIONAL.
Bill for Admission of Wyoming as a
State Discussed in the Senate.
The senhte's Free Coinage Amendment to the
Silver Bill Defeated in the House
Amid Exciting Scenes.


vent the transportation in bond of merchandise
between the United States and Mexico, and te
restore that right whenever the IONA libra is
abolished, reported adversely. Reagan,
who had introduced the bill said he would seek
an early opportunity of addressing the senate
on the subject
| The house bill authorizing the erection of an
| hotel for colored people upon the government
| reservation at Fortress Monroe, passed.
Call rose to address the senate on the subject
! of the resolutions heretofore offered by him and
reported back adversely from the committee on
foreign relations, one authorizing the president
to open negotiations with the Spanish government
| for the purpose of inducing that government to
| consent to the establishment of free and indie
| pendent republic in the island of Cuba, and the
other in relation to German ownership OF a large
| proportion OF the bonded debt Of Cuba. When
| the clerk was reading the second resolution Mr..
! Sherman rose and moved that tine doors be
| closed.
Mr.. Edmunds seconded the motion and the
| vice president directed that the galleries be
cleared and the doors be closed.
Mr.. Call being thus cut off in his desire to
make speech before the public said that he
would withdraw the resolutions, but the order
to close the doors insisted upon by Mr..
Sherman and Mr.. Edmunds and was carried into
execution.
The doors were reopened al 80 and the senate
took up the house bill for the admission of Wy
oming into the Union as state. The report of
the committee on territories was read. Vest OPP
posed the bill. Wyomings popul alton was not
large enough, besides he would not vote for
woman suffrage. He deplored the extension of
suffrage TO colored men in the South and said no
intelligent man to day would give it to them.
Platt supported the bill and at the close of his
address he made an effort to have vote taken
on the bill, but Vest objected and moved
adjournment which was carried.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June 25.-Mr. Boutelle pre-
scented the conference report the naval ap
preparations bill and insisted on its considera-
ton, Notwithstanding the objection of Mr..
Bland that he was thereby consuming the short
time remaining for debate on the silver bill
Wilkinson of Louisiana sought to obtain re-
cognition to speak against the provision for re-
opening the question of the site for the gulf
coast navy yards, but Boutelle declined to yield
the floor and insisted upon calling for the pre-
vious question. On vote by tellers this was
ordered. but Wilkinson, who complained of be-
ing gagged. insisted in turn on having the yeas
and nays, which resulted l59 to l03, so the pre-
vious question was ordered. The conference
report was adopted.
Conger then moved that the debate on the
silver bill be extended from 2 to O'Clock, at
which time the voting shall begin. His motion
was agreed to, and Morse of Massachusetts took
the floor in support of the house bill and in op-
position to the senate bill.
The debate was continued by Messrs. Taylor
of Illinois, Peters of Kansas, Cutcheon of
Michigan, Dunnell of Minnesota. Williams of
Illinois, Bayne of Pennsylvania, Brosius OF
Pennsylvania, Stockdale of Mississippi and Nc
Kinley Of Ohio The hour of O'Clock arrived
and the speaker declared the previous question
ordered.
Springer of Illinois sked if separate vote could
replied in the affirmative and caused the senate
amendment to be read 1t was the section pro-
viding for free coinage, and was substitute
for the first section of the house bill pro-
viding for the purchase OF 81, 500, 900 worth of
silver bullion monthly. On both sides it was at
once recognized that this was to be the test, and
the yeas and nays were demanded on Springer's
motion to concur in the senate amendment. As
the call progressed the votes were watched with
the closest interest. ana resulted In the defeat
to 152. The result was hailed with applause on
the Republican side. Upon the announcement
of the result Springer withdrew his request for
further separate votes on the renal ming senate
amendments, and with the exception of the
fourth amendment they were considered en-
masse. A motion 10 concur failed on q standing
vote, yeas So, maya las, and they were noncon-
CURED in.
On the fourth amendment, giving legal ten
der quality to silver certificates, Breckenridge
of Kentucky asked for separate vote, but his
motion to concur was defeated upon viva voce
vote
Motion was made by Conger to disagree to the
amendment of the title. 1t was agreed to without
division was his motion for the appointment
of a conference committee, and the struggle was
over.
Hit of Illinois presented the conference rA
port on the diplomatic appropriation bill. and it
Cannon of Illinois, from the committee on
rules, reported back substitute for the resolu-
ton introduced by Lodge OF Massachusetts, set
ting apart five days of the present week for con-
sid Grafton of the national election bill. The
substitute reads: Resolved, that Immediately
house viii proceed to consider house bill II. 0i5,
the national election bill, until July 2 at 2 |
o clock, When the previous question shall be !
considered as ordered on the bill and any |
pending amendments, and on a substitute |
for the whole bill, which the member in charge |
of the bill shall have the right to offer; that |
during the last two days amendments may be |
offered to any part of the bill in the house with
debate under the five minutes rule; that this |
shall not interfere with the general appropria- |
ton bills.
Springer moved to adjourn and Enloe shouted, !
'fThis is q bill to revolutionize the govern
ment.'' Finally it was agreed to allow forty |
minutes debate on the resolution with the un- |
that the previous question shall be |
considered as ordered and Springer withdrew |
his motion to adjourn. i
Messrs. Mcmillan and Blount vigorously at |
tackled the bill and from this time on there was |
great confusion on the floor;
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois and o. Neill of indiana |
engaged in a colloquy somewhat personal in |
its nature and this added SO much to the already |
e xisting disorder that the sergeant at arms |
came forward with his mace of ONCE and /
stored order.
Mr.. Springer OF Illinois moved to table the |
resolution. On yea and nay vote this motion |
was lost-yeas lie, nays. 1873, Mr.. Coleman of Lou
isiana being the only Republican who voted |
with the Democrats.
After arranging to meet at IL O'Clock for the |
six days during which the debate is 10 be con-
tinued tn house adjourned.
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