The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-06-20

WASHINGTON, June 19.-A1ills objected to
the approval of the journal, on the ground
that it had not been read in full by the
clerk.
The speaker ordered a full reading The
clerk was proceeding to read that portion
of the journal which disclosed a reference
of the silver bill to the committee on coin
age, weights and measures. MCKINLEY
moved that the journal be approved and
demanded the previous question, despite
Mills protest that he was entitled to rec
ognition to move to correct the journal.
Springer raised the point of order that
the journal contained record OF some
thing which never happened.
The speaker replied that was for the
House to decide, and directed the clerk to
call the roll.
The clerk proceeded, while Springer.
amid the applause of his party colleagues,
entered a vigorous protest, addressing the
speaker, saying: "You can ignore the
rights of the representatives of the people,
but the people will pull you down, sir, at
the polls next November and your party
with you"
The House refused to order the previous
question. 102 to III, amid loud Democratic
applause.
The following Republicans voted with
the Democrats in the negative: Messrs.
Bartine, DeHaven, Kelly, Kerr, OF Iowa !;
Lind, Morrow and Townsend, of Colorado.
Mills offered resolution reciting that
the order of reference made by the speaker
referring the silver bill to the committee
on coinage, weights and measures, was
incorrect and against the rules of the
House and made without authority under
the rules, and resolving that the Jour
nal be corrected By striking therefrom this
entry.
Cannon. of Illinois. argued that the Sen.
ate amendments would require to be con-
sidered in committee of the whole, and that
being so, it was the speakers duty TO refer
II To the committee on coinage, weights
and measures. The resolution sought TO
strike out the recital of this fact.
Mills, of Texas, characterized Capnon's
position as the boldest, most reckless and
absurd position he ever heard maintained
in a Legislative body. Under the constitu-
ton the journal was to be kept by the
House, not by the speaker or his clerks
He charged the Republican party
with being false to its pledges on
the matter of silver, and said the
Democratic party would give people free
unlimited coinage of silver On the
hustings people would ask the Republicans
why when they were sent here as friends
of silver, they voted to the death to pre-
vent the contamination of the peoples
wishes and the fulfllment of their prom
Uses
Peters, of Kansas, though declaring him
self a free coinage man, sustained The
speakers action, contending that under the
rules it was the speakers duty to refer tbs
bill as he had DONE
Biggs, of California, put an inter
rogatory with such vehemence as to draw
forth the laughter of the House which wa
renewed when Biggs, in perfect gooC
nature, but totally oblivious of tn,
\ speakers gavel, continued to put his ques
tions. Finally the speaker asked sternly
"Will the gentleman from California be il
order!n
81 WILL replied Biggs in meek pleas
ant voice which again gave rise to merri
ment.
Crisp, of Geogia, submitted an argumen
to show that under the rules the speake
had not the power to refer the bill as b.
had done.
Springer, of Illinois, contended for tn,
right of the House to revise the journa
and make it show what majority of th
House decided it should show. The pur
pose of referring the bill to the committe
Dn coinage, weights and measures was t
) >-vent the House from voting on th