The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-21
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.

w WASHINGTON, June IU.-ln In0 HOUSE
this morning, Immediately after the prayer
by the chaplain, Yesterdays contest wasre
newed. The journal of yesterdays pro-
ceedings was not read, and the speaker an
nounced the pending question to be ordering
the previous question on the motion made
by Mr.. Mills of Texas to approve the
journal of Wednesday as amended by the
resolution of yesterday. The previous ques-
tion was ordered, the vote standing yeas
1876 nays 122.
Mr.. Mckinley, before announcement oi
the vote, changed his vote to the atfirma-
tive (amid suggestions of fllibustering and
jeers from the democratic side) and then
moved reconsideration.
Mr.. Tracy of New York voted with the
republicans. Tho republicans voting with
the democrats in the affirmative were
Messrs. Bartine. Carter, DeHayen, Her
mann, Kelley, Morrow and Townsend of
Colorado. Mr.. Mckinley also voted in the
affirmative for the purpose stated.
Mr.. Mills moved to table the motion to
reconsider.
The motion to reconsider was tabled, the
vote standing: Yeas 131, nays 129.
The question then REQUIRED on approving
the journal of Wednesdays proceedings as
amended.
The motion to approve the journal of
Wednesday as amended was agreed to, the
vote standing: Yeas 132, nays 130, and the
clerk then proceeded to read the journal of
Yesterdays proceedings amid tremendous
buzz on the democratic side.
A sKIRMrsH FOR PRECEDENCE.
The journal having been read and ep-
proved, Mr.. Stewart of Vermont asked for
recognition with the conference report on
fha ND Mr. Rlond vta m
his feet raising the question of considera-
ton. Mr.. Bland's purpose was to offer the
following resolution: THAT House bill No.
53Sl, directing the purchase Of silver bull
ion and the the issue of treasury notes
thereon and for other purposes, with the
Senate amendments, be taken from the
speakers table and the Senate amendments
Gconcurred in" The House determined
BY vote Of IA yeas to
1O2 nays to consider the conference
report. After a short debate, in the course
of which Mr. Kerr of Iowa declared that it
was the first bill directed against trusts that
had ever passed an American congress: and
that in fourteen years control of the House
the Democratic party had not produced
syllable Of legislation OF the kind, the
report was adopted by vote of 243 yeas
to 0 nays.
Mr.. Dalzeli presented the report Of the
elections committee in the contested Missis-
sippi election case of Chalmers VS.. Morgan
I'm favor of Morgan), and Mr.. Rowen pre-
sented the report from the same committee
upon the case of Miller VS.. Elliott Tin favor
of Miller).
BLAND AGAIN TO THE FRONT.
Mr.. Bland then offered his resolution to
take up the silver bill.
Mr.. Mckinley made the point of order
that the motion was not privileged, and
that the only way to reach the speakers
table was to follow the order Of the morn
ing business
Mr.. Congsr of Iowa added as a further
point, amidst sarcastic democratic laughter,
that the bill was not on the speakers table,
but in the hands of the coinage committee
Mr.. Bland argued in opposition to the
point of order, and held that the bill was on
the speakers table, and, therefore. within
reach.
Mr.. Springer of Illinois said that the
effect of the special order under which the
bill was originally considered was to take
the bill out of committee of the whole. The
only question was whether the Senate had
added new matter-new amendment--that
was subject to consideration in committee
OF the whole. The original House bill had
an indefinite appropriation clause. The
Dill as it came from the Senate
had an identical clause. except that the
order of the words was slightly changed.
The new matter inserted by the Senate was
not subject TO reference to committee of the
whole. If the friends of free silver would
vote in the proper direction they would
soon have an opportunity to vote upon the
Dill directly as it came from the Senate.
FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES.
Mr.. Conger maintained that the appro-