The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-20
A TILT WITH CAR REED.
THE HOUSE TRIPS HIM UP IN HIS
SILVER SCHEME.

An Attempt to Hide the Fact OF Its
Reference to the Committee on Coin
age by Omitting to Read That Part
of the Journal-The House Outvotes
the Speaker.
WASHINGTON, June 19.-When the silver
Isen in the house woke up this morning to
the fact that the silver bill, with the Senate
amendments, which they thought still on
the speakers table, had been buried by the
speaker in the committee on coinage, they
were excited, to say the least. They wanted
a chance to vote on the Senate amendments
to that bill, knowing the House would prob
ably adopt them. They were panied to
think that Speaker Read had SO soon and
SO easily circumvented them. II the repub-
lcan silver men had been willing to stand
bv the democratic silver men il would have
been possible to take the bill right out of
the coinage committee and have vote ON
the Senate amendments in the House.
MADE BREAK.
So worked up were the republican silver
men that on the first test vote they did
break away from Reed. Only seven of
them dared to vote against him even then,
the rest contenting themselves with keep
ing silent. 1t is a dangerous thing for a
republican to stand up and vote against
Speaker Reed. He goes at once on Speaker
Reeds black list of kickers, and finds It i'm
possible to be seen by the speaker thereafter
except when the speaker needs him to
make a quorum. So ON second thought the
silver republicans take IL out in private
cursing and public rant. as Speaker Reed
knew they would. Speaker Reed has the
bill Just where he wants it, and they will
have to make terms with him.
A DIsAGREEABLE SURPRISE.
The silver republicans gave Speaker Reed
q disagreeable surprise at the end Of the
day by abstaining from voting, with the ex-
ception of the few who have already reck-
lessly come out in the open air, as a result
enabling the democrats to carry Mr.. Mills
resolution through without its preamble.
The House was as much surprised as
Speaker Reed was, and Speaker Reed was
more surprised than he has ever been at
any time since ne became speaker. He
could have ruled the Mills resolution out on
q point of order, but, relying on the docility
of the silver republicans, he allowed it to
come to vote with these disastrous conse-
quences
LOOKED AS BLACK AS NIGHT.
No wonder he looked as black as night at
the disloyal republicans and quickly ad-
journed the House. Speaker Reed
is more determined than ever to
keep that bill in the coinage COM
mittee unless he can have his own way
with it in the House. Although the House,
by its vote, morally condemned his action,
it did not practically release the bill. 1t ID
in Chairman Congers inside pocket. and no
one but Speaker Reed eau take it out. By
to-morrow's session Speaker Reed hopes to
have some scheme fixed up by which he can
secure peace with honor.
THE THEORY OF THE DEMOCRATS.
The theory on which the democrats will
proceed in the House tomorrow is that the
silver bill is now once more on the speakers
table. Mr.. Mills hopes that the adoption of
his resolution striking out of the journal
the record of what Speaker Reed did oblit-
eratoes the act itself. He will therefore
mhve first to have the journal approved as
amended, and then move to take the
bill from the speakers table and
concur in the Senate amendments.
Speaker Reed is expected. of course, to take
the view that the bill is still in the CON-
mittee on coinage. and will so rule. In any
event. the democrats say they have Speaker
Reed and the great majority of the repub-
licans on record upon silver in a way which
will cost the Republican party not only the
next House, but the next Senate, and cover
Speaker Reeds presidential boom with
frost