The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-06
SILVER IN THE HOUSE.
A Decision to Press the House Bill t
a Finish.

A Decision to Press the House Bill to
Finish.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-In the House this
morning Mr.. Mckinley, from the commit
tee on rules, reported a resolution providing
that the House shall proceed Immediately
to consideration of House bill No. 1881 (the
silver bilD, and that consideration shall con-
tinue until Saturday afternoon at 8 O'Clock,
cred as ordered. The previous question
having been ordered on the resolution,
forty-fve minutes debate was allowed.
Mr.. Blount of Georgia had no objection
to the time limited for the debate, but he
was informed that the chairman OF the
committee on coinage, weights and meas
ures would be allowed to offer all the
amendments which were admissible under
the rules of the House.
When these were offered there would be
left no opportunity to the minority to
offer any amendment. There would be
given no opportunity on the part of the
minority to ask the House to vote on the
free coinage of silver.
APPLYING THE LASH.
At the republican caucus last night there
had been much discussion, and it was neces-
sary to whip in the friends of free silver by
means of this resolution. 1t was wicked,
shameful outrage on the minority. There
were many men on the other side of the
chamber who would vote for silver but for
fear of the President The President was
in accord with the Secretary of the Treasury,
and both were in accord with Wall street.
In the presence of the President and ene-
mics of free coinage, the republicans who
favored free silver were driven to trampling
down the rules of the House. 1t was a
humiliating sight to an American citizen.
If a majority and the President yielded to
money power the masses of the people
would hereafter dictate and enforce legisla-
ton in their interests.
GAGGING THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Bland said that there was no doubt
but that large majority of the House was
In favor of unlimited coinage of silver. In
order to prevent that fact from appearing
on the record it was proposed to gag every
democrat in the House and many Of the
republicans. Every gentleman who voted
for this resolution voted against free silver.
A man who had not the manhood and not
Independence enough to stand up against
this gag rule was an unfit representative.
Mr.. Cannon said that the resolution was
simply proposition that under the rules
OF the House the House should proceed at
once to consider bill of great interest to
the country. The minority could offer
every amendment to the bill that they could
under the general rules The minority,
which was now clamoring for free coinage,
had held the House in the Forty-ninth and
Fftieth congresses, but had passed. no bill
for free coinage. They could not now fool
the country, or even fool themselves.
PUT THE MINORITY IN POWER.
Mr.. Springer said that the democratic
House had passed free coinage bill, that
the Senate had limited it; and that the
House had been obliged TO accept that
limitation. 1t had been vetoed by Presi-
dent Hayes and passed over his veto. He
wanted to call the attention of the country
TO that. The fact of the situation was this
SHAT no amendment was to be offered to the
Dill except such as might be suggested by
the chairman of the committee. He de-
nounced the action as one intended TO pre-
vent the representatives of the people from
carrying out the win of the people.
Mr.. Williams of Illinois said that the res
olutlon was intended to prevent the major
lty from legislating. He appealed to the
members on the other side, who favored
Tree coinage, to stand by the interests of
their people.
MKINLEY TO THE RESCUE.
Mr.. Mckinley said that the resolution
was intended to give the House of Repre-
sentatives an opportunity to pass some
silver legislation and give the country