Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-06-21
The House Approves the Journal and
Takes Up Anti Trust Bill.

After prayer by the chaplain yesterdays
contest vss renewed in the House today.
The journal of yesterdays proceedings was
not read and the Speaker announced the
pending question to be on the ordering of
the previous question o the motion made
by Mills of Texas to approve the journal
of Wednesday as amended by the resolu-
ton of yesterday.
The republicans voting with the demo-
Gratis in the affirmative we're Barbour, Car
ter. DeHaven. Herman. Kelly, Marren
and Townsend Of California.
Mills moved to table the motion to re-
consider.
The previous question vas ordered, yea.
1876, navs 1922.
Mckinley of Ohio before the announce
ment Of the vote changed his vote to the
sffirm alive and then moved reconsidera-
ton,
Tracy of New York voted with the re-
pubIicans.
The motion to reconsider was tabled,
yeas 1871, nays 129.
The question then seeurred on approving
the journal of Wednesdays proceedings as
sms nded.
motion to approve the journal of
Wednesday a, amended wss sgreed to,
yeas, 1872, nays $50, and the clerk then
proceeded to read the journal Of yester-
days proceedings amid the triumphant buzz
/ oa the democratic side.
| The conference report on the anti trust
| biIl was taken up. After short debate. in
the course of which Kerr of lows declared
it was the fret bill directed against trusts
ever passed by the American Congress. and
| in fourteen years of control Of the House tie
democratic pirty hsd not produced a
| syllable of legislation Of the kind, the re-
| port was adopted, yeas 2i3, nays none.
| Dalzeil of Pennsylvania presented the
repor, of the elections committee in the
| contested Mississippi election case of Chsl-
mers IS Morgan, in favor of Morgan.
| Rowel of Illinois presented the report
from the same committee upon the case of
Miller "a. Elliot in favor Of Miller.
/ Bland Of Missouri offered his resolution
to take up the silver bill.
/ Mckinley of Ohio made point of order
that The motion was not privileged; the
only to resch the Speakers table was to fol-
low the order of the morning business.
Mr.. Conger, of Iowa, added, as q further
point, smid.t sarcastic democratic laughter.
that The bill vas not on the Speakers table.
but was 10 the hands of the Coinage Com
mittee The original house bill had an in
[ definite appropriation clause, and the bill
as il csme from the Senate had an identical
clause, except that the order of words vas
slightly changed.
/ Mr. But,srwoftb. Of Ohio, denied that
the House, by adopting Mr.. Mills resolu
| too hsi declared that the bill had not been
referred. There we're not 25 men under
the dome Of the Capitol Who believed the
/ bill incorrectly referred, upon their oath.
| Republican spplause.
Morrow replied that = majority Of the
House declared otherwise.
Williams of Illinois said that yesterday
while motion to reconsider vas pending,
and the resolution had been adopted. the
| chairman of the committee on coinage had
| walked up to the Speakers desk and taken
| up the bill that he. Williams, had every
reason 70 believe vas the silver, and hand
ed il over 70 the clerk Of the committee on
coinage, who refused to answer his, VIII
liams', question as to whether if was the
silver bill, and had II carried away. Thil
required explanation; il looked ike con-
spiracy TO obtain physical possession oi
the bill and deprive the House Of an op
porsuBisy TO pass upon is-
Couger Of Iova said the bill had beer
deHrered to his CLERK before ii O'Clock
Yesterday morning ssd receipted for
}, During the afternoon, upon request oi
the journal clerk, il had been pat in hil
possession for short time, in order Il
make some clerical endorsements, and sha
: he (Couser) had again taken is back to ths
committee clerk
. AcCreary Of Kentucky, maintained tha
:. usder higher law than the rules Of th,
House, under the constitution itself, th'