The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-21

had been put in his possession for a short
time in order to make some clerical endorse
ments. He [CongerI had again taken it back
to the commmittee clerk.
Mr.McGeary of Kentucky maintained that
under a higher law than the rules Of the
House. under the constitution itself, the bill
had never been properly in charge of the
committee on coinage. The constitution re-
qulred the House to keep the journal. Until
that journal was approved 1t was not proper
to sen sead that PHI anywhere The entry made
He held that the bill was on the Speakers
table and should be placed before the House
for action by the Speaker in due order. Mr.
McCreary insisted that the bill was upon
the Speakers table.
Speaker Reed then asked whether, sup
posing the bill was found to be upon the
Speakers table, 1t did not then come up only
in the regular order of precedence.
Mr.. Bland replied that he demanded the
regular order when he introduced his resolu-
tion, that the regular order involved a con-
table,
The Speaker said he did not so understand
the gentleman's action.
Mr.. Cannon asked that the Speaker rule
upon Mr.. BANDS motion.
The Speaker said he did not think the
resolution in order now.
Mr. McMillin, of Tennessee, maintained
that there was no authority for Mr.. Conger's
action in taking possession of the bill which
the House declared had not been referred to
his committee.
Mr.. Bland modified the language Of his
resolution to direct the Speaker under rule
"a to lay matters on his table, including the
silver BILL before the House for action.
The Speaker said that perhaps he could
simplify the matter little and suggested to
Mr.. Bland that he understood his wish to be
simply to get at this matter, when the bill
would naturally come up, sup
posing it was upon the Speakers table.
But the gentleman did not seem to consider
that this was Friday, private bill day. Pri-
vate bills alone were in order.
Mr.. Bland asked whether this bill would
be laid before the House tomorrow morning.
The Speaker declined to decide that ques-
tion until the proper time.
Mr.. McComas of Maryland called for the
regular order.
The Speaker said the regular order was
private bill which he passed to the reading
clerk.
Mr.. Springer wished to know when the
Chair might be expected to de eide where the
silver bill was.
The Speaker replied whenever the bill
would be in order, provided the views of the
other side were correct, about which the
Chair presents no opinion, because he does
not think 1t the proper time.
AS Messrs. Bland and Springer finally in
sisted on a specific ruling the Speaker final
ly ruled that Mr.. Bland'S resolution Ito pro-
ceed to consideration of the. .bilD. was not
in order under the rules.
Mr.. Bland appealed from the decision.
Mr.. Mckinley moved to lay the appeal on
the table and the yeas and nays were or
dered, pending which Mr.. Crisp of Georgia
moved that the House adjourn.
This motion was defeated.
The hour of arrived, and the House un-
der the rule took recess till o'clock.
Ats. when motion was made to go into
committee of the whole to consider private
pension bills, Mr.. Enloe of Tennessee made
the point. of no quorum, and the House ad-
journed. Immediately without transacting
any business.