Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-21
VERY LITTLE PROGRESS MADE,
Continuation Of the Jawbone Contest in the
House Of Representatives,
SILVER STILL THE BONE OF CONTENTION.
The senate Votes to Increase the
Salary of the Commissioners
of the General Land
Ohice.

WAsntNGTOS, June 2O.-YcSterday's con-
test was renewed in the house this morning.
The Journal Of yesterdays proceedings was
not read and the speaker announced the
pending question to be ordering the previous
question on the motion made by Mr.. Mills of
Texas to approve the journal of Wednesday
ms amended by the resolution Of yesterday.
The previous question was ordered-yeas, IL;
nays, l22.
Mr. Mckinley of Ohio, before the an
nouncement Of the vote, changed his vote 10
the affirmative and then moved reconsider
ation.
Mr.. Tracy Of New York voted with the
republicans. The republicans voting with
the democrats in the affirmative were Messrs
Bartinc, Carter, Dchaven. Herman, Kelly,
Morrow and Townsend of Colorado.
e Mr. Mills moved to table the motion to re-
consider. The motion to reconsider was
tabled-ynas, l31 nays 129
The question then recurred on approving
the journal Of Wednesdays proceedings as
amended. The motion amended was
agreed toyeas 1872; nays, 1870.
The clerk then proceeded to read the Jour
nal of yesterdays proceedings.
The journal having been read and approved,
Mr. Stewart of Vermont asked for recogni-
tion with the conference report on the anti
trust bill and Mr.. Bland of Missouri was on
MS lptI TulSl1lB Jlc UuthJlOll Vi tOuSlutTallOn.
Mr.. Bland's purpose was TO offer the follow
ing resolution!
That house bill 5,391, directing the purchase
of silver bullion and tho issue OF treasury
the senate amendment be COnCurred in
The house determined yeas, 144; nays
102--to consider the conference report.
After a short debate, in the course of which
MIR. Kerr Of Iowa declared 1t 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 legisa-
ton of the kind, the report was adopted
yeas 232; nays, none
Mr. Dalzell of Pennsylvania presented the
report of the elections committee in the con-
tested Mississippi election case of Chalmers
US Morgan, in favor of Morgan: and Mr. Row
ell of Illinois presented a report from the
same committee upon the case of Miller VS.
Elliott, in favor of Miller.
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 morning business.
MIR. Conger 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 i'll opposition to the point
of order and held that the bill was on the
speakers table and therefore within reach
Mr. Springer said the effect of the special
order under which the bill was originally con-
sidcrcd was to take the bill out of the commit
tee of the whole. The only question was
whether the senate had added new matter-a
new amendment.-that was subject to consid-
Grafton in committee of the whole.
After considerable further debate on the
point Mr.. Butterworth declared that there
were not twenty-five men under the dome of
the capitol who believed upon their oath that
the bill was incorrectly referred. Repub-
lican applause.
E Mr. Marrow replied that majority of the
house declared otherwise. He was here to
carry out the wishes of the people--a major
ity of the people.
Mr.. Butterworth said there was no tyranny
like the tyranny of a majority that acted in
disregard of the law. Great democratic ap-
pause.
Mr.. Williams Of Illinois said that yester-
day. while motion to reconsider was pend
ing and the resolution had been adopted the
chairman Of the committe on coinage walked
up the speakers desk, took up a bill that he
(WirIams) believed was the silver bill and
handed it over to the clerk of the committee
on coinage. This looked like conspiracy to
obtain physical possession OF the bill
MIR. Conger of Iowa, chairman of the com
mittee on coinage, said the bill was delivered
to his clerk before 1 o'clock yesterday morn
Ing. 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 endorsements, but he (Conger)
had again taken it back to the committee
clerk.
Mr. McCreary maintained that under the
constitution the bin had never been properly
in charge of the committee on coinage. The
constitution required the house to keep a
journal. Until that journal was approved it
was not proper to send bill anywhere The
entry III the 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 Mr.. Bland, the
the speaker and others Mr.. Bland modified
his language so as to direct that the speaker,
under rule "a, lay matters on his table, in
cluding the silver bill, before the house for
action.
The speaker said that perhaps he could sim
plify the matter and suggested to MIR. Bland
that he undery TODD his wish to be to get at
the matter when it naturally came up, sup
posing it was on the Speakers table, not pass
Ing upon the matter this time. What the
chair proposed to do was that when the bill
was reached it should be brought before the
house. But the gentleman did not seem to
consider that this was Friday-private bill
day-and that private bills alone were in
order.
MIR Bland asked whether the bill would be
laid before the house tomorrow morning.
The speaker declined TO answer that uues-
tion until the proper time.
Mr. McComas demanded the regular order
The speaker said the regular order was n
private bill which he passed to the reading
clerk.
MIR Springer wished to know whom the
chair might be expected to decide where the
bill was. "rs'
The Speaker-Whenevcr the bill is in order,
providing the views of the other side are cor
rect (about which the chair expresses no
opinion) because he does not think it is the
proper time
AS Mcssrs. Bland and Springer finally in
sisted on specific ruling the speaker finally
ruled that Mr.. BANDS resolution to proceed
to the consideration of the silver bill was not
in order under the rules.
Mr. Bland appealed.
MIR Mckinley moved to lay tho appeal on
the table.
The yeas and nays were ordered, pending
which Mr., Crisp moved that the house ad-
1ourn.
Tho motion was defeated but the hour of 6
having arrived the house under the rules
took recess, the evening session to be for
pension business, No business was trans
acted at the evening session, however.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, June 20.-In the senate
today Mr.. Stewart, rising to question of