The National tribune., 1890-07-17
CONGRESS.
An Abstract of the More Important
Proceedings of Both Houses.
WEDNESDAY. July 9.

| Ingalls) announced his signature to the bill
! for the admission of Wyoming as State. Tho
bill now goes to the President for hissignature
The sundry civil appropriation bill was re-
ported, and Mr.. Allison (Iowa) stated that he
would ask for its consideration tomorrow.
The consideration of the conference report
on the silver bill was resumed and Mr.. Cock
rell tMo.) continued his argument against the
report.
Mr.. Sherman (O.) proposed that an agreement
should be made TO vote at o'clock tomorrow.
Mr.. Cockroll objected. He had no doubt the
vote would be taken tomorrow, but the hour
could not be fixed now.
Mr.. Sherman was satisfied with that assur-
ance, and the Senate adjourned at 5:d0 p. N.
In the House, tho Committee on Foreign
! Affairs reported back resolution requesting
the President to furnish the House with cor
! rospondouce since March 4. 1889 between tho
| United States and Great Britain, touching the
subjects in dispute in Behring Sea,
Mr.. McCreary tky.), in advocating tho reso-
4 luton, referred to the newspaper reports of
breaking off of tho negotiations between the
two countries, and said that it was of impor-
/ lance that such correspondence as could properly
! he laid before the House should be communi-
Gated TO it. He believed that the Secretary of
! State aud Sir Julian Pauncefote were in con-
! sultation ut Bar IIarbor. but he thought that
! il was important that the House know the i'm
/ port Of recent correspondence.
| The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Hit tlll) presented the conference re-
! port on the diplomatic aud consular appropria-
| ton bill.
After further discussion the previous ques-
! tion was called for.
! Mr.. McMiliu (Tenn.) raised the point of no
! quorum, pending which Mr.. Rogers (Ark.)
! moved that the House adjourn. Lost yeas
/ 76. nays IS.
! The previous question was then ordered
he al-ar ipr
rum, and then Mr. McMillin who had voted
/ in the affirmative for that purpose) moved n re-
consideration.
The vote, on tabling the motion TO reconsider,
resulted yeas 104, nays 50-the Speaker count
/ ing quorum through the Clerk, aud declaring
/ the motion carried.
Mr.. Breckenridge CKy.) challenged the cor
| RICHNESS Of the count, instancing the names Of
Enloe, Herbert. Crnn and Fithian and stating
/ that they had not been present. Subsequently,
! on representations made by Mr. Taylor (Ill.)
aud Stockhrdge, he withdrew his challenge TO
/ the names of Grain aud Fitban but porsoyered
! in il as far ms the names of Enoe and Herbert
were concerned.
The Speaker, while admitting the necessity
| for absolute correctness in the record OF those
! Members present aud not voting. stated that
/ even eliminating the names Of EulOo and Her
bert there was quorum prcscut. He there
! fore declared the motion TO table carried, and
| put the question on agreeing to the conference
report.
The vote resulted yeas III. nays 80 Tho
! Speaker was unable to count quorum, so the
conference report was not agreed TO for the
/ present.
The House adjourned at $50 p. m.
THURSDAY, July 10.
! The Senate resumed consideration Of the
/ conference report on the silver bill, and was
addressed by Mr.. Morgan tAla.l in opposition
to the report and in favor Of the free coinage Of
/ silver.
| Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Jones New had a per-
| sonal discussion, in which Mr.. Morgan accused
/ Mr. Jones of being t.noney man, which
/ Mr. Jones denied Mr.. Morgan spoke tor three
/ hours and closed with appeal to the Senators
not 10 allow Mr.. Sherman 10 thrust his stilctto
! again into silver.
| biT. Call fla also argued against the con-
/ ference bill. Instead oi passing the conference
+ bill, he thought that the Senate should pause
and consider. with the farmers, the condition
! OF thc country, and agree upon financial sys.
TEN; which would meet their wants aud put
| them out Of the power OF the usurers aud the
extortioner. He regarded the conference bill
as great calamity TO the country, as a second
| decentralization Of silver.
Mr. Plum Kan said that ia the particulars
which he regarded as essential. the bill was
/ comparatively ectionable-supposing al
! ways that a compromise had 20 be made He
| had been surprised to find that In regard 20
/ tie free coinage Of silver the Senate had been
more advanced than the House Free coin
age WAS Of advantage because IL took the
| money supply OF the country away from the
suggestion of control by anybody leaving il
only 10 the operation OF natural forces. The
conference bill would give 20 the country rs
| much money during the next year as the free
coinage OF silver would give.
/ Alter further discussion, which consumed
the day session, vote was reached. and the
! conference report was adopted; yeas 80 nays
| % The Senate adjourned ut p. m
IN the House, prayer having been delivered,
| the Democratic program was carried out by Mr..
! Cultivate lO.l raising the point Of order that
| there was no quorum present The Speaker
! glanced over the array Of empty seats. and
| without troubling himself TO make a count Of
/ the members present, responded dryly The
point is well taken"
| Dir. hcCreary KY demanded call Of the
| House, which resulted in a quorum appearing
and Sir. Enloe Tenn asked to have the Jour.
nal corrected, IN that he was recorded as voting
/ on certain question when lac was not in the
House at the time. Mr. Rogers ARK } objected
TO granting the request, and made party
| speech in which he attacked Speaker Reeds
Interpretation Of the rules
Mr Flthian III. aud Mr. Williams III J then
rose TO correct the journal, both claiming that
they had not been present during tho roll-calI
/ yesterday. j Ac IicTk isAtd Mr. EIthianj had
| no right TO count him for the purpose of maxi
ing quorum, as present and refusing 10 vote
until his name had been called aud lac had
| refused To vote.
Mr.. Cannon lili.) replied that that made no
difference. il the rule could DO eyadcd by a
man stepping out of the hall "a second before
| his name was called aud stepping back second
after 1t had been called, the rule amounted TO
nothing. The gentleman had been present ac.
| coTding 10 his own showing, and even If the
| gentleman had not been present there was n
quorum without him 50 he Mr. Cannon) did
not see what harm there was in moving tho
previous question. Ever since the day before
yesterday the Republicans had been trying tn
do the business OF the House. Ii was evident
that, for the rest OF the session, MS in the mist
! If legislation was 10 be had the Republican
| Representatives must be in their places and
| must do the legislation.
! Mf McMilIin tlenn.) said that the Rcpnbli-
cans bad better bring their absentee members
back from the seasiiore resorts, If they wanted
10 make up quorum without counting Demo.
Gratis who were not present.
Alter some remarks from Mr. Gr0syenor 10 !
the Journal wa8 approved and the conference
report on the diplomatic and consular appro.
prialion bill was adopted; yeas l. II, NAYS SO.
| Mr.. Funston kan.) submitted, aud The House
passed, the conference report OH tile agricultural
appropriation bill.
The House then vent into Committee of the
Whole Mr. Peters of Kansas, in the chairl on
the land grant forfeiture bill Without reach
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