The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-06-22
THE HOUSE STILL DEBATING
AS THE REFERENCE OF THE
SILVER BILL TO THE COM.
MITTEE.
Republicans Join Hands With The
Democrats in DenOuncing the Action
of the Sneaker.

SAAS 0SAASSsO
debate, passed house bill supplementary
to the act of March 22d, 1882, in refer
enee to bigamy. 1t provides that all
funds or property lately belonging to
the Mormon church shall be devoted to
the use aud benefit of common schools
in Utah.
The Senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration of Senate bill to establish an
educational fund, and apply the pro-
ceeds of ths public lands and the receipts
from certain land grant railroad COM
panies to the more complete endowment
and support of colleges for the advance
ment of scientific and industrial educa-
tion. An extended debate ensued but
without action on the bill the Senate at
eix D. m. adjourned.
WASHINGTON, June 21.-The Speaker
announced Immediately after the journal
had been approved without objection,
that the pending question was motion
to reconsider the vote by which the yeas
and nays on the motion of Mr.. Mckinley
to lay on the table the appeal of Mr..
Bland from the decision of the Speaker
that Mr.. BANDS resolution providing
for the consideration of the Senate silver
bill was out of order.
Mr.. Bland said he wanted to with
draw the appeal, but Mr.. Mckinley OBJ
jected to this.
This brought Mr.. Blount, of Georgia,
to his feet with question of order. He
held that the business on the Speakers
table should be disposed of before other
business could be taken up, according to
the rules.
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, thought Mr..
Bland had right to withdraw his ap-
peal.
After short controversy it was de-
cided that Mr.. McKinley's motion to lay
Mr.. Bland's appeal on the table was in
order, and on it the yeas and nays were
called.
Before the vote was announced, most
of the Democrats who voted withdrew
their votes, The result was-ayes 146,
nays 4s,aMn the appeal was laid on the
table.
Bringing his gavel down on the desk
several times, the Speaker finally man
aged to secure almost perfect order.
long statement eencefhi6iSg fhniS hhs hhs aea6f "A
referring the silver bill to the committee
on coinage, weights and measures, and
the subsequent proceedings in the House
in regard to that actio2. In conclusion,
he announced that the bill had been re-
ferred according to the rules, to the
committee on coinage, weights and
measures, and an appeal eeold be taken
from that reference.
Mr.. Bland Immediately appealed, aud
Mr.. Mckinley as quickly moved to lay
the bill on the table, amid shouts OF
syote, vote'' and mo debate" Mr..
Bland hoped that someldebate might be
| allowed and this was finally agreed to.
Mr.. Bland argued that the bill had
been wrongly referred and was properly
! before the house.
He was followed by Mr.. Springer, who
after quoting from the rules OF the
house, made the assertion that the silver
bill was the only bill OF its status that
had been so referred.
| Mr.. Peters, Of Kansas. denied this
He said that all appropriation bills will
| Senate amendments were referred, wheI
they came back TO the House to the com
mittee on appropriations.
81 deny it, l deny it," cried Mr.
Springer Vehemently.
If the opinion of the chair in referring
the bill to the committee on coinage wa
not sustained, he said, the bill wOul'
still be before the House. The bill ha
been so referred in the face Of the de
mand of a majority of the House and 9
the people of the country for its passag
with the Senate amendments.
Mr.. Crisp, of Ca, believed that th
present rules were extremely vicious
They had been so construed as to cor
| pletely stihe the voice of the minority
They were for the purpose of enablin
the majority to do business. The m.
jority now demand to do business.
the majority was allowed to do VII,
was right, before the sun went down tt
people of the country would have VIII
they wanted.
Mr.. Townsend, of Colorado, Repu
lican, made vigorous protest again
!. the reference of the bill to the commi
tee On coinage. No opportunity hs
been given, he said, to offer amendmen
q while the bill was under debate in tt
= House; he thought that if the bill we
to the committee on coinage again tn
free coinage would be killed. His CO
). stituency looked on demonstration as
\, Infamous fraud.
|. Mr.. Conger, of Iowa, said he wou
l. promise again that the bill should be
g ported back to the House at the earle
possible moment. The committee b
not been unfairly constituted by t
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