Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-21
A FIGHT FOR TIME.
Anti-Free Coinage Men Stave
Off a Vote
BOTH PARTIES USING THE WHIP

Absent Members Urgently Summoned by
TeIegraph-The Free silver Men Sue
eeed in Approving the Amended Jour
nal, but the Status of the Bill StiH q
Problem Unsolved-Cariyle's Position
Conference Report on the Antitrust Bill
Adopted-Capi,al News Notes.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 2l-The big
silver fight in the house, which ended
Thursday night with parliamentary tri-
umph for the free coinage men, was re-
newed yesterday the moment the chap
lain's prayer was ended. During the
night kilograms were flying all over the
east summoning absentees of both parties,
for 1t was generally understood that yes
terday was to witness the struggle to the
finish. The galleries were well filed,
even before the house began its session,
and the chaplain prayed in the presence of
more members than have greeted him for
a month. Several free coinage senators,
| among them Jones of Nevada and Teller
| of Colorado, were on the floor at the very
beginning. eagerly watching every point
| of the struggle
The Fight Opens without Delay
The bali opened with motion from
Mckinley to approve the journal of
Wednesday and upon that he demanded
the previous question. Mills insisted upon
| adding the words las amended to the
| motion and they were 50 included Then
Mckinley began parliamentary fight to
| delay the final action on approval of the
4 vel 49, -. Il
| against him: the same knot of free silver
| Republicans who had assisted the Demo
| Gratis Thursday voted with the latter yes
| terday and every motion Mckinley made
| was negatived, and the final result WAS
the adoption of the motion 10 approve las
| amended This vote came near resulting
| in a tie, but the Democrats induced Oar
| gan of South Carolina, who had voted
| ~no, to change his vote and the announce
ment was-yeas, 1872; nays. 100
Next Thing in Order.
Then followed the reading of journal
| Meanwhile the speaker and Mckinley
| eagerly watched the clock, very anxious
for $50 to arrive, at which time the train
/ containing the Pennsylvanians was due
| from the west.
| When the journal was read Bland asked
| if II was now in order TO call up bills
| from the speakers table
| Conference bills are first in order said
the speaker. and the conference report on
the antitrust bill was presented, thus
| shunting the whole silver question off on
a side track until the conference report on
the antitrust bill had been adopted
| Bland Returns to .he Charge.
This accomplished, Bland again began
| the fight to have a vote on the silver bill;
but right there he struck a snag. Not
| withstandng the votes of the two days
the status of the silver bill seemed lust as
uncertain "a ever. Bland claimed that it
was on the speakers table, and could be
called up.
| The speaker asked whether-supposing
that the bill was found to be on the speak
| er's Tablet did not then come up only
| In the regular order of precedence Bland
replied that he had demanded the regular
| order when be introduced his resolution
| that regular order involved the considera-
| tion OF the senate bills on the speakers
| table
/ The Resolution Modified.
The speaker said that he did not so un-
| derstand the gentleman's motion. Can
non asked that the speaker rule upon the
1 motion. The speaker said he did not think
that the resolution was in order now. Nc
| Millin of Tennessee maintained that there
was no authority for Conger's action in
taking possession of bill which the house
had declared had not been referred to his
/ committee
| Bland modified the language of his res
| olutiOn, so as to direct that the speaker
under Rule "a, lay matters on his table.
| including the silver bill, before the house
| for action
Trying to Simplify Matters.
| The speaker said that perhaps he could
| simplify the matter little, and suggested
| to Bland that he understood his wish to
| be simply to get at this matter when it
| would naturally come up, supposing that
| 1t was upon the speakers table mot pass
| ing upon the matter at this timel What
| the chair proposed TO do was that, when
| the bill or its hiatus, whatever it might
| be, was reached, it should be brought be-
| fore the house. But the gentleman did
not seem to consider that this was Friday
private bill day-and that private bills
| alone were in order.
Springer Makes an Opening.
| Springer of Illinois wished to know
| when the chair might be expected to de-
eide where the bill was.
| The Speaker-Wheneve the bill would
| be in order, providing that the views of
| the other side were correct (about which
the chair presents no opinion because he
| does not think it is the proper time.
| As Bland and Springer finally insisted
on specific ruling the speaker finally
| ruled that BANDS resolution Ito proceed
| to the consideration of the silver bill was
not in order under the rules. Then Bland
appealed from the decision, but before the
| question was decided the hour for the
| regular Friday recess arrived
THE DOlNGS IN CONGRESS.