Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-23
IN THE HOUSE.
Speaker Reed States his Position
What Followed.

Speaker Reed states his Position
What Followed.
WASHINGTON. June 2I.-In the
House, Speaker Reed proceeded to
state his position on the mooted uues-
ton Of reference uf the silver biH,
which he he'd referred b The COM
m'tpe on coinage. weights ami
measures. He said the rules requir-
Cd such bills to be referred. ami that
4 statement b. that effect should be
put in the journal. 4 record Of
statements was made aud the House
saw fit not 10 permit il to remain a
part Of the Journal. That lgfl a some
what difficult question rs 10 the
status Of tie bill. Individually the
chair believed a refusal 10 record q
fact did not Oblitergte the fact itself
The char believed the Senate
amendments 10 the silver bin came
within the purview Of rule -, which
prescribed that any amendment
made 10y the Senate To any House
uill must Zee cDnsitit rel firrt IN COM
l'ittee Of the whole, II Il would have
been 80 liable had il originated in
the House. The Ssnate amendment
- .uIs uill struck cut the first sec
ton aud substituted another section
/ containing no words OF appTOpria-
I, ton and proposing a different line
! Ot action, 10 wit; the coinage Of all
/ silver Urv~cuted. instead OF the coin
| ngr Of silver bullion. This and ether
substitutes were plainly new propO-
sitions, recurring constellation in |
! committee az the whole. Under
( these circumstances ami in cuuiOr- |
nifty with the rules
rrIr ,HATE HELD
/ ,iat i!:s bill had heeu re:erred and |
was now referred 10 the committee
Uu coinage, weights and measures.
Bland 40. appealed from the de-
ci~iUu and proceeded 20 argue that
the appropriation clause j., the Origi-
nal House b;ll and the bill Is II
came from the Senate were similar /
in terms ami purpose, and the Till
WAS not subject % reference 10 the
committee Oh the whole.
Springer declared that the Silver
oil had only been subjected % this
treatment. The Republicans ami
their Speaker were d9igiug the sill
yer question.
Crisp tGa.f said a Gis.reditable
way had been found under the rules
20 stifle the minority when that mi
noriry had becomes majority. This
WAS the only opportunity 90 get a
vote uIpu fr-, coinage
Morrow Cad clutenlei in uU-
position 90 the Speakers ruling.
The bill was on the Speakers table,
OvsH 10 the ui-I position OF the House.
Herman core said tire -il.CT
question ws~ au issue 90 the election
held iUur weeks ago in his State.
He agreed o. s.gFur; the ZEE uriican
state platform. declaring iu FAVOR 81
free coinage. These were hi sail
ing Oul,Is.
BlTtiue NUv. said the representa-
tivgs uf the silver producing States
were mostly uca members not lyaru-
cd iu Parliamentary tactics, but hc |
could real plain English aEu sIi. |
the hin mist vu r~uriie-li IN !
--mmit.ec 81 tie whole.
Perkins (Eaas.l said il was
;Ee purpose, mot o. secure free coin
age, uU, 90 ..gge through bin that
the president would ue
OBLIGED ro VETO.
HcrIcr.ou. g0waj held up Tie
urgent Deficiency Appropriation |
bin - au Instance Il - uiii taain-
the same CuuI-u as tine silver Lill IL
reference.
C1a-rr tpwa| -IiG there wcreuo: |
three districts IN the I'ui.pi states.
outside gf Gre silver producing /
states that would support such a
proposition as was contained iu the
aule p ,uI bin. A. for the coinage |
,.mmitUa, NE would promise again
that the bib would he ported back !
az the earliest possible moment
The committee was not urfIvUmhle
90 silver.
Cornell Nrb.l said hc could not
see why Tins should Doe regarded -
a political question. some oi the |
democrats would he fuuui voting
against the majority 81 their yGrty.
Why should not the western rrpuh-
leans show the same independence? |
The debate baviug closed, Me
kiuley moved Go table BlauG's APP I
peal. Tie yeas ami nays resulted
yeas ia. nays IL. 80 the appeal
was laid ON the table. The follow
ia1c republicans voted with the ,
democrats against Mckiuley's mo-
ton: Blgtinc. C0nneli, Dc Haven,
Hermann. Kelly, Morrow. Town
send and Funston. The following /
democrats voted with the republic
cans in favor Of the motion: Buck
alcw, Dgurhy, Fitch. 'ilis>sn- ,
haiuer. Maish, McAdor. MItchlcr,
O'Neii Mass. Quinn. Wiley and
Stahlnecker. \ number II pairs
were announced.
Mckinley. upon the announce :
ment 81 the vote, sud: $50 the I
appeal Is tabled and the hill stanl-
referred 10 the coinage committee I
Brewer Mich presented a report
from the appropriation committee
on the Senate amendment To thU
Qualifications bill. Tine House nga-
conruyrei and . conference was
ordered.