St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-25
The House Proposes to Make
Mineemeat Of the Silver
Bill.
Free Coinage Is Not on the
Programme of This Ad-
ministration.
Senator Moody Wants His
Theories Concerning Irri-
cation Tested.
Congress Likely to Enact an
Inspection on the Hoof
Law.

WASHINGTON, June 24.-ln the house
to-day, after the reading OF the journal,
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois. called atten-
ton to the fact that it showed the legis-
lative appropriation bill as amended by
the senate had been referred to the
committee on appropriations without
notice to the house. He said that II
anything had been decided IN the case
of the silver bill it was that the refer
ence should be made in open house, and
that the bill should have gone to the
committee of the whole. The
speaker said that the usual custom
had been followed, that the record
duly Informed the house of the
references and therefore declared the
journal approved. The report of the
committee on appropriations upon the
senate amendments to the Legislative
bill was presented by Mr.. Butterworth.
Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio, from the COM
mittee on rules, reported the following
resolution:
Resolved, That Immediately after the pass
age of this resolution the house proceed to
consider house bill 1881 (the silver bilD with
senate amendments and at 2 o'clock Wednes-
day, June % (to-morow), the previous ques-
ton be considered as ordered.
He demanded the previous question
on the adoption of the resolution, which
was ordered, and twenty minutes de-
bate was ordered on either side.
Mr.. Milliken, of Maine, asked whether
an amendment was in order, and was
Informed that it was not. Mr.. Nc
Millin, of Tennessee, criticised the
action of the committee on rules. He
recited the action of that committee
when the silver bill was first consid-
cred, in cutting off the right of amend
ment and debate, and said that this
was another appropriation of the same
kind-an ironclad rule to bind the
house and prevent it from expressing
its views. Mr.. Bland. of Missouri,
wanted to concur in the senate amend
ments.> Mr.. Blount. of Georgia, de-
preciated the practice of controlling
legislation exercised by the committee
on rules. Before the speaker was
speaker, he had always been in favor OF
a full and fair debate, butno he found
1t easier to do without it. He feared
that under the rule the tcoinage COM
mittee would come in with
Cut and Dried Programme
which would prevent the house from
voting upon free coinage. Mr.. Mckinley
said that the purpose of the resolution
was to secure definite and speedy action
upon the subject of silver, and he was
surprised at the opposition from the
other side. The Republicans had
brought the bill back almost at once.
They invited the house to concur or non-
concur IN the senate amendments. 1t
was results the Republican side was
after, and politics the Democrats were
after. Mr.. Springer said that the Re-
publicans had had their ears to the
ground aud had just had an awakening,
and at last, somewhat tardily, it was
true. the Republican leaders had been
obliged to come over to the Democratic
position. On motion of Mr.. Mckinley
the special rule was adopted without
division. Mr.. Conger, of Iowa, chair.
man of the coinage committee, presented
the report of that committee. 1t simply
recommended that the house non-concur
in each and all of the senate amend
ments to the silver bill, and request a
conference OH the same. Mr.. Bland, OF
Missouri, moved that the house concur
in the senate amendments. With these
motions pending the debate began, Mr..
Conger taking the initiative. The de-
bate lasted until $40 p. M. when the
house adjourned.