The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-22

/ Of the Chair yesterday, declining to entertain
! his motion 10 take the Silver bill from the
| Spoakers table. lie announced that no de-
sired 10 withdraw his appeal but Mr.. Mckinley
| insisted on vote so MIR. BANDS motion to re-
consider was put and defeated-0O to 100
Tho roll was called on Mr. Mckinley motion
to table Mr.. BANDS appeal. and 1t prevailed
yeas. LAG; nays, 45. All OF tho free coinage
men (except Mr.. De Haven who did not votcl
voted to table tho appeal. as we'll rs the follow
Ing Domorrats Messrs. Buckalew, Campbell,
Dunphy, Fitch. Geissenhainor, Lewis, McAdoo.
| Mutcher. and Tracey A large number OF
Democrats refused to vote mt all.
Tho regular order being demanded, tho
Speaker said that the question had been dis
cussed yesterday as 10 the condition OF the
Silver bill which had been referred to the
Speaker. and tho record OF which In tho jour
nal had not been concurred In by tho House
had been said to be ofraccd Tho rules re-
quirod that such bills be referred. and state
mont to that effect should be put on the Jour;
nal and record. The statement was made. and
the HGq Ss m n0 Fiat left 10
cult question rs tho status Of the bill. lndivid-
ually, the Chair believed, as did the gentleman
cord n TACT did not obliterate tho fact itself.
The action Of the House might have It's origin
sanction to n record in the journal of "a tran;
saction. which It desired to snb!srt; nnd
% aho 1t ncon Should Be TAKEN BY the
House, yet as Rentlemon might have no
tIcod, parliamentary law, did not seem to
Slauso on Democratic sidel The Chair chair. hoTi
ness which 1t might desire, subject to tho rules.
Tho reference. was made in accordance with
wh[ Of the r1es The Chair be-
loved that the Senate amendment TO tho Silver
bin came within the nnrSieT OF rule a. W. which len
Senate to any House bill must be considered
first in the Committee of the Whole II i would
House heHH c'I The senate amendments 10 this bil
struck out the first section which contane th the
and substituted another section. containing no
words OF approximation and proposlnG d az e,
ont line OF action to wit. me iasho9ins OF 81
ver presented. instead Of silver bullion.
This and other suosttutions were plain
was OF opinion that the bill should be referred
ion OF the rule that all proposed Legislation
must be referred TO certain committees Under
these circumstapces and In c9ntor M H with
that the bill hat been referred-was, now re-
ferred-to the Committee on Coinage, Meights;
the House desired to express us judgment
upon the question:
that the appr0priating clause In the original
House bill and the bill As it came from the
f similar In a1 I'd a1d
Committee of tho Whole. Besides. he held
that the point was m de too late.
Silver bl was the only. one which had been
subjected to this kind of treatment. :,
MIR. Peters tRep.. han.) said that all general
appropriation bills took the same course.
Mr.. Springer denied the statement and chal-
the or sHe s se f1
reyolutonize the rules-r4les Themselves revo;
!ptionary In conception: me l' el ana
Mr. Crisp Dem Ga; said that it was evident
that there, was deliberate intention TO pre-
House should conform to the, rules, The rules
were extremely yicionS They ala what they
to DO do Th pesy eh h as
pieased-to sthe the voice OF the minority:
Put in this case ss The the majority d .,o.f
and when 1t sought under the rules,
to do business. way. was, ,found-a discredt-
po port to get Vote up On free coinage il
the Speaker was sustained and the bill went to
the Gonas9 it syer
that would keep 1t entirely within the control
Of the gold men. who would alone be recoG-
age men would DO their duty they could get n
vote upon the proposition before the sun went
Mir. Townsend rep. Coll said that, he had
voted rs he had because he felt It was his duty
70 his people to endeayor, TO get free coinage.
crime. and his people desired to reverse its
evil effects. All that he asked was that the
matter should be considered.
Mr.. Morrow tRep. Call contended. in ONO
stion to the Speakers ruling that the bilt was
on the Speakers table and open to the dispo-
Mr. Herman ltep.. Ore.) said that the silver
question was the issue OF the election held four
port the Republican state platform. declaring
in favor Of free coinage. Those were his sail
Mr. Bartine rep. New said that Representa-
tives OF the silver producing states did not OF
They fRs @os2
and not trained parliame1tarans.. But be
could read plain English and when the rules
mittee Of the Whole, it did not say and did not
mean that 1t was to 90 to the Coinage Com
Mr.. Clements Dem. Ca said, that the ques-
ton ought not to be political or party cues
thew passed his s.son Tho
was that they would not have another oppor-
tunlty, 10 vote for free coinage In connection
MI Buckalew Dem. Pa. held that It was for
the House by a FIR ana Gpen S vote. to deter
tanned OF whether the House itself should dis.
pose OF the BIZ. He saw no direction to tho
ana d the b n to 1S G ot
within n proper time the House itself could
discharge the committee and itself consider
Mr. Fitch Dem, N. ", said that 1t was plain
that yesterdays proceeding was victory for
coinage Repu blicans and he would vote to re-
fer tho bill TO its proper committee. The gen
tleman from ,Gooreia tMr., Crisp had been
slightly mistaken In his estimate Of the party
position for at least some OF the Democrats
from New York would refuse to vote for free
MIR. Cannon Rep. ILL., was for the fullest
use OF both gold and silver. But the question
here was one OF ru es- OF rules adopted by tho
votes Of the gentleman from California Mr..
Morrow! and the gentleman from Oregon tMr
HormaiYhL
MIR. bland asked II the Committee on Rules
had not gagged tho majority In this case.
Mr.. CannOn-The gentleman is always being
gagged. IL would take barrel OF ipecac 10
gag him lLaughter.l
Mr., Perkins Hep. Kan said that there WAS
q purpose. not 10 secure Tree coinage but TO
force through II measure that the President
would be Obliged to veto. The Democratic
party would wreck the business interests Of
tho country II in so doing thew could advance
the interests oil the Democratic party lie was
u FREQ coinage man Idersive laughter on Dem
ocratic sidel; he represented u free coinage
but that constituency did not
send him here to vote that tle Speaker was
wrong when he was acting under the rule. and |
70 vote that the journal should contain lie.
lAnplause.
Mr.. Henderson lRep.. Iowa. held up the Ur-
gent deficiency Appropriation bill as an in |
stance Of bill that had taken the same course |
rs the Silver bill in the matter OF reference He
~ al laui 10 Nnf