Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-21
A SILVER SkIRMISH.
Closing Proceedings in the House Yester.
day-The Speakers Ruling.

day-The Speakers Ruling.
| The silver question was again taken up in
the House after THE STARs report closed yes
terday. The conference report on trusts being
through with Mr.. Bland again called up his
resolution to take the silver bill from the
Speakers table for immediate action. Mr.. Nc
hiniey made point OF order against the reso-
luton and the rest Of the day until o'clock,
when recess until the night session for PEN
sions was in order was taken up in the discus
| sion.
| MIR. Bland and Mr.. Springer held that the
action of the Ho Ise on Thursday in expuuging
from the record the reference was declaration
that there had been no reference, because the
Speaker had no authority to make it, and that,
therefore, the bill was on the Speakers table:
| MIR. Conger of Iowa said all the House had
| done was to erase the reference Of the bill.
| There was record evidence Of the delivery OF
| the bill to the clerk Of the committee on coin
| age, and it was there now. II the House wanted
! to recall the bill from the coinage committee 1t
could do SO by proceeding under the rules.
| Mr.. Conger maintained. against the protests
of Mr.. Crisp of Georgia, that the bill was prop
erly and actually before his committee.
Mr.. Morrow of California held that the &C
| ton of the House yesterday determined that
| the Speaker had no right to refer the bill. Its
parliamentary position was not affected by the
| physical fact that the gentleman from Iowa,
MIR. Congcr, had actual possession OF 1t.
| MORROW AND BUTTERwoRTH.
A tilt occurred between Mr.. Morrow and Mr..
| Butterworth that interested the House for some
| time.
| Mr.. Butterworth said there were not twenty
! five men under the Capitol dome who believed
upon their oath that the bill was incorrectly
referred.
| MIR. Morrow said a majority had declared
| otherwise. Then he made declaration which
was very often heard Oh the democratic side
when they were fighting against Mr.. Reeds
rulings. ''There is no tyranny" he said, like
the tyranny of a majority which acts in disre-
gard of the law"
A loud burst of applause arose from the DEM
ocratic side, and when the Ohioan proceeded
to discuss the point of order some democrat
shouted to him to tell them something more
about tyranny.
He said they had been voted down and walked
on like macadamized road.
MIR. Morrow then made a declaration of indie
pendence. MIR. Speaker" he sand, tine gen.
| teman from Ohio has acclaimed with consider
able emphasis and energy about the fact that
he and his associates became macadamiZed
road yesterday, and they and the rules went
down together want to say to him that this
IL representative body, and that the majority
rules. Loud applause ON the democratic side
You went down because you were in tine mi
norlty, and In the Judgment of the House
wrong IN your position. 1t may be true that
there were but few on this side who under
stood and insisted upon the fact that there had
been no reference of this BILL but we did that
conscientiously. Owing our allegiance to the
people Of this country, We do not propose
either here or elsewhere to respond to any
body but to the people who sent US here"
General applause.l
MR.. MCREARY TAKES A HAND.
Mr.. McCreary took the floor and argued that,
t5t,,x;o h. h,l a..
keeping of the committee. The Constitution
required the House to keep a journal and, until
that journal was approved, it was improper to
send the bill anywhere.
The entry made in the journal was not voidable,
but void. He held that the bill was on the
Speakers table and should be placed before the
House for action.
I'm due ORDER" interrupted the Speaker.
Mr. McCreary insisted that the bill was on
the Speakers table.
The Speaker asked whether supposing that
the bill was found to be upon the Speakers
table. it did not then come up only in the regu-
lar order of procedure.
Mr. Bland replied that he had demanded the
regular order when he introduced his resolu-
ton; that regular order involved the considera-
ton of the Senate bills on the Speakers table.
The Speaker said that he did not SO under
stand the gentleman motion.
Mr. Cannon asked that the Speaker rule upon
the motion.
The Speaker said that he did not think that
the resolution was in order now
Mr. Mcmillan of Tennessee maintained that
there was no authority for Mr.. Conger's action
lin taking possession Of a bill which the House
had declared had not been referred 20 his COM
mlttee.
Mr.. Bland modified the language of his reso-
luton, so as to direct that the Speaker, under
rule IA, lay matters on his table, including the
silver bill, before the House for action.
THE SPEAKER MAKES POINT
The Speaker said that perhaps he could SIM
plify the matter little and suggested to Mr..
Bland that he understood his wish to be simply
to get at this matter when it would naturally
come up, suppOsug that it was upon the Speak
er's table, not passing upon the matter at this
time. What the chair proposed to do was that
when the bill or its hiatus, whatever it might
be- was reached it should be brought before 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.
Mr.. Bland asked whether the bill would be
Speaker declined to decide that question until
the proper time.
Mr.. McComas (Md) demanded the regular
order
The Speaker said tina: the regular order was
private bill, which he passed to the reading
clerk.
Mr.. Springer (Ill.) wished to know when the
CHAIR might be expected to decide where the
bill was.
The Speaker-Whenever the bill would be in
order, providing that the views of the other
side were correct. about which the chair pre-
sents no opinion, because lie does not think it
is the proper time.
RULING AGAINST MR.. BLAND.
As Mr.. Bland and Mr.. Springer insisted on a
specific ruling the Speaker finally ruled that
Mr.. BANDS resolution (to proceed to the con-
sideration of the silver billy was not in order
under the rules.
MIR. Bland appealed from the decision.
MIR. Mckinley moved to lay the appeal ON the
table. The yeas and nays were ordered, pend
ing which Mr.. Crisp (Ga.) moved that the
House adjourn. This motion was defeated. but
the hour of o'clock arrived and the House,
under the rule. took recess till o'clock, the
evening session to be for pension business.
A COLORED MAN LYNCHED.
Taken from Jail by Mob and Left
Dying in Wood.