The morning call., 1890-06-22
THE HOO Sc.
The Silver Bill Finally Goes to the Commit
tee on Coinage.

WASHINGTON, June 21.-In the House
to-day, after reading and approving yes
terday's journal, Bland moved to recon-
slider the vote by which the ayes and noes
were ordered upon McKinley's motion to
table his (Bland's) appeal from The de-
ciSion of the Chair yesterday, declining 20
entertain his motion to take the Silver BIZ
from the Spea ker's table. He announced
that he desired to withdraw the appeal, but
Mckinley insisted on vote, so Bland's
motion to reconsider was put aud defeated
go TO 100.
The regular order being demanded
Speaker Reed proceeded to state his po-
sition on the mooted question and the rel
erence of the Silver Bill, which he had re-
ferred to the Committee on Coinage.
Weights and Measures. lie said the rules
required that such bills be referred and a
statement to that effect should be put in the
journal and record. The statement was
made and the House saw ft not to permit it
to become part of the journal. That left a
somewhat difficult question as to the status
of the bill. Individually the Chair believed
the refusal to record the fact did not OBJ
literate the fact itself The Chair believed
the Senate amendments TO the Silver Bill
came within the purview OF Rule 20, which
prescribed any amendment made by the
Senate TO any House bill must be cOnsid-
cred first in Committee of the Whole. 1t
would have been SO liable had it originated
in the House The Senate amendments to
this bill struck out the first section and
substituted another section, containing no
words of an appropriation aud proposing a
different line of action, to wit: the fashion,
ing of silver bars and the coming of all
silver presented, instead Of the purchase OF
silver bullion. This and other substitutions
were plainly new propositions, requiring
consideration in the Committee of tile
Whole, Under these circumstances and in
1n1 form wifi NIL ha q ir hal
that the bill had been referred and was now
referred to the Committee on Coinage
Weights and Measures.
Bland appealed from the decision and
proceeded to argue that The approprtatiEg
clause in the original House bill and the
bill as it came from the Senate were similar
in terms and purposes. and the bill was not
subject to reference to the COMMITTEES Of
the Whole.
Perkins said it was the purpose not to Sc
cure free coinage, but to force through a
measure the President would be obliged to
veto.
Henderson of Iowa held up the Urgent
Deficiency Appropriation Bill as an instance
of bill that had taken the same course as
the Silver Bill in its reference.
Springer declared the Silver Bill only had
been subjected to this treatment The Re-
publicaus and their Speaker were dodging
the silver question.
Crisp said discreditable way had been
found under the rules to still the minority,
and when that minority had become ma
jOrty. This was the only opportunity to
get a vote on free coinage. If the Speaker
should be sustained and the bill went to the
Coinage Committee, if it ever again came
before the House it would come under Il
rule that would keep it entirely within the
control of the gold men, who would alone
be recognized to move amendments.
Townsend of Colorado said lie voted as
hn a Il hn fAlt N iS dttx- ta 10
people to endeavor to get free coinage.
Morrow contended IN opposition to the
Speakers ruling that the bill was on the
Speakers table and open to the disposition
OF the House.
Hermann said the silver question was an
issue of the election held four weeks ago in
his State. lie agreed to support the Re-
publican State platform, declaring in favor
of free coinage. These were his sailing
orders.
Bartine said the representatives of the
silver-producing States are mostly new
members and were not trained parliament
arians, bat he could read plain English,
aud when the rules said the bill must be
considered in committee OF the whole it did
not mean 1t was to go TO the Coinage
Committee.
Fitch Of New York said that in yesterdays
proceedings the victory was for free coin
age. When it came to final point he
would refuse longer to combine with the
Democrats and would vote to refer the bill
to a proper committee.
Blands appeal from the Speakers de-
cision was tabled-144 to III. Morrow, De
ter and Funston of Kansas voted with the
Democrats. Wilson of Washington was
absent.
The roll was called on McKinley's motion
to table BANDS appeal IL prevailed-ayes
l46, noes 45. All the free-coinage men except
De Haven, who did not vote, voted to table
the appeal, as well as the following Demo-
Gratis: Buckalew, Campbell, Dunphy. Fitch,
GelsSenheimer, Lewis, McAdoo. Mutchler
and Tracy. A large number of Democrats
refused to vote.
Clunie of California said there were not
three districts in the United States outside
of the silver-producing States that would
support such a proposition-the PROPOSE
tlon as contained in the amendment to the
bill. As for the Coinage Committee, he
would promise again that the bill would be
reported back at the earliest possible
moment. The committee was not unfavor-
able to silver.
CoDnell said he could not see why this
should be regarded as political question.
Some OF the Democrats may be found voting
against the majority of their party; why
should not Western Republicans show the
same Independence.
The debate having closed, Mckinley
and noes resulted: Ayes IA, noes III.
The appeal was laid upon the table.
The following Republicans voted with
the Democrats against McKinley's motion:
Bartlne; Connell, De Haven, Hermann,
Kelly, Morrow, Townsend aud Funston.
These Democrats voted with the Republi-
cans in favor of the notion: Buckaew,
Dunphy, Fitch, Geissenheimer, Marsh, Nc
Adoo, Mutchler, O'Neill tof Massachusetts,.
Quinn, Wiley and Stahlnecker. A number
Of pairs were announced.
Mckinley, upon the announcement of the
vote, said: 80 the appeal Is tabled and
the bill stands referred to the Coinage Com
mittee."
Brewer presented the report of the Ap-
preparation Committee on the Senate amend
ments to the Notifications Appropriation
Bill. The House non-concurred and con-
ference was ordered. Adjourned.
HARRISON'S ATTITUDE.
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