, 1890-06-22
STILL WRANGLING.
Third Days Battle in the
House of Representatives
Over the Disposition Of the
Silver Coinage Bill.
1t Finally Goes to the Commit
tee on Coinage.
In the House.


Upon McKinley's motion to table his
(Bland's) appeal from the decision of the
chair yesterday, declining to entertain his
motion to take the silver bill from the
speakers table. He announced that
he desired to withdraw the appeal,
but Mckinley insisted on the vote, SO
BANDS motion to reconsider was put and
deieated-90 to 120.
The roll was called on McKinley's mo-
ton to table Bands appeal and it pre-
vailed-yeas l46, nays As. All the free
coinage men except DeHaven, who did
not vote, voted to table the appeal. as
well as the following Democrats: Buck
alew, Campbell. Dunphy, Fitch. Greis-
s%enhainer. Lewis. McAdoo. Mutchler,
Tracy. A larpe number of Democrats
refused to vote.
The regular order being demanded,
Speaker Reed proceeded to state his posi-
ton on the mooted question of the ret
erence of the silver bill which he had
referred to the committee on coinage,
weights and measures. He said the
rules required that such bills be referred and
a statement to that effect should
DC pub III lnC JUufutl duu ltcCUfu. LUG
statement Was made aud the house saw fit
not to permit IL TO become a part OF the
journal. That lett a somewhat difficult
question as to the status OF the bill. In
dividaally the chair believed the refusal
to record the fact did not obliterate
the fact itself. The chair believed the
senate amendments to the silver bill came
within the purview of rule 20, which
prescribed that any amendment made by
the senate to any house bill must be COO
sidered first IN committee OF the
whole. 1t would have been SO
liable had it originated 10 the house. The
senate amendments to this bill struck out
the first section and substituted another
section, containing noswords OF %appropria-
ton, and proposing a different line of ac-
ton, to wit: The fashioning of silver
bars and the coming of all silver pre-
sented instead of the purchase of silver
bullion. This and other substitutions
were plainly new propositions requiring
consideration in committee of the whole.
Under these circumstances and in con-
formity with the rules, the chair held that
the bill had been referred and was nov re
ferred to the committee on coinage, weights
and measures.
Bland appealed from the decision and
proceeded TO argue that the appropristinR
clause 10 the original house bill and the
bill as it came from the senate was SINH
lar in terms and purpose, and the bill was
not subject to reference to the committee
of the whole.
Springer declared that the silver bill
ouly wa subject to this treatment. The
Republicans and their speaker were dodg'
ing the silver question.
Crisp of Georgia said a dlscreditable
way had been found under the rules to
stltie the minority when that minority had
become a majority. This was the only
opportunity To get a vote upon free coin
age. Ii the speaker was sustained and
the bill went to the coinage committee and
ever again came before the house it would
come under a rule that would keep it en-
tirely within the control OF the gold men,
who would alone be recognized to moy
amendments.
Townsend OF Colorado said he voted as
he had because he felt it his duty to his
people to endeayor to get free coinage.
Morrow OF California commended in OPP
position to the speakers ruling that the
bill was on the speakers table and open
TO the disposition of the house.
Herman of Oregon said the silver oues-
ton was an issue of the election held
forr weeks ago in his state. He argued
in support Of the Republican state plat
form declsiming in favor of free coinage.
These were his sailing orders
Bartine of Nevada said the representa-
tives Of the silver producing states were
mostly new members aud not trained par
liamentarians, but he could read plain
English and when the rules said the bill
must be considered IN committee OF the
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to the coinage committee.
Fitch OF New York said it was plain
that yesterdays proceeding was 3 victory
for free coinage. Wheo it came to that
point be would refuse to longer combine
with the Republicans and would vote to
refer the bill to the proper committee.
Parkins OF Kansas said it was the pur-
pose not to secure free coinage but to
force through a measure the president
would be Obliged to veto.
Henderson of Iowa held up the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill as 40 Instance
of a bill that had taken the same course
as the silver bill in reference.
Conger of Iowa said there were not
three districts in the United States out
side OF the silver producing states that
would support such a proposition as COO
tanned in the amended bill. As for the
coinage committee, he would promise
again that the bill should be reported back
at the earliest possible moment The
committee was not unfavorabie to silver
Council OF Nebraska said he could not
see why this should be regarded as a DO
litical question. Some of the Democrats
would be found voting aRalnst the major
ity Of :heir parry; why should not West
ern Republicans show the same iDdepen-
denceP
The debate having closed, Mckinley
moved to table BANDS appeal. The yeas
and nays resulted: Yeas LA, NAYS III,
so the appeal was laid on the table. The
following Republicans voted with
the Democrats against McKinley's
motion: Bartine. Connell, DeHayen
Herman, Kelly. Morrow. Townsend and
Funston. These Democrats voted with
the Republicans in favor of the motion
Buckalew, Dunphv, Fitch, Garsseuhai.
ner. Marsh. McAdoo, Mutchler, 0'Neil
of Massachusetts,, Quinn. Wiley and
Stahlnecker. A number Of pairs were
announced.
Mckinley, upon the announcement of
the vote, said: $50 the appeal is tabled
and the bill stands referred to the coinage
committee. "H
Brewer Of Michigan presented the re-
port of the appropriation committee on
the senate amendments to the forii6ca-
tons Appropriation bill. The house non
concurred and a conference was ordered.
Adjourned.
In the Senate.
WASHINGTON, June 2l.-The house
bill supplementary to the act of March
%, 1882, in reference to biRamy was taken