The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-26
tuted ia the base purpose of gagging the

tuted ia the base purpose of gagging the
minority of the house.
Mr.. Bland of Missouri held that there
was no other course open but TO strike the
erroneous reference OF the bill from the
journal. That would place the bill on the
speakers table again and allow the house
to get at it.
Mr.. Butterworth of Ohio said that the
time had come when the Republican party
was willing to abdicate its control over the
house. The question would be put next
fall, but not in time to affect this question.
Mr.. McMillen of Tennessee-But twill
be time for this question to affect it.
Mr.. Butterworth said the pending propo-
sition looked to the correction of the record
by striking out part which the resolution
itself said constituted part of the pro-
ceedings. 1t sought to unhorae the Re-
publican majority OF the house and put the
Democratic minority in the saddle. The
Republicans should not abdicate in favor
of the Democrats until at least they could
determine that they were unable to conduc
the business of the majority. Republican
applause.
himself an earnest advocate OF free coin.
age, maintained the correctness of the
speakers ruling but he wanted to ask the
weights and measures whether that COM
mitiee would give the house chance to
vote upon the measure.
Mr.. Conger replied that as far as he was
personally concerned it would make every
effort to secure legislation on this subject.
Mr.. Anderson-Then l am satisfied.
Mr.. Crisp suggested that the committee
on rules might have so netting to say on
the subject
Mr.. Anderson retorted that members of
that com mittee were as devoted to the in
terest of the people as the gentleman from
Georgia.
Mr.. Crisp reminded the gentleman that
the committee had refused to permit the
house to vote on free coinage of silver.
Mr.. Williams of illinois, remarked that
the majority of the committee on coinage,
weights and measures were opposed to free
coinage. Was the gentleman from Kansas
willing to send the bill to that committee?
Mr.. Anderson suggested that the bill was
there now and it could not be prevented.
Mr., Cannon: "The majority can do any
thing it wants to-" [Derisive laughter on
the Democratic side.
After further spicy debate the speaker
overruled the point of order and submitted
the question to the house.
Mr.. Cannon moved to table Mr.. Mills
resolution. On standing vote this was
carried, but on vote by tellers the motion
to table was lost-Yeas lis, nays 123.
The question then required on Mr.. Mills
| nays LII.
At the conclusion of roll call the vote
stood-Yeas 119, nays III. A change of
one vote would be necessary to defeat
the resolution by tie vote, and
that change was made by Funston of
Kansas amid the derisive jeers of the Dem
| ocrats. This left the vote, yeas 1lS, nays
118. But the change proved unavailing.
Abbott, of Texas, and Bullock, of Florida,
| whose names were not recorded, stated that
| they voted in the affirmative, and the
speaker accepting their statements the vote
| Stood yeas 100, nays 118.
Then Mckinley, amid Democratic laugh.
ter, changed his vote to the affirmative and
the vote was finally announced yeas III,
| nays III.
Mr.. Mckinley was then recognized and
| moved a reconsideration and also to move
an adjournment, Mr.. Mills managing to
sandwich in motion to lay the motion
| to reconsider on the table.
On the motion to lay Mills resolution
on the table the following Republicans
voted with the Democrats in the negative {:
| Messrs, Bartine, Carter, Dehaven, Ewart,
Kelly, Morrow and Townsend of Colorado.
On the resolution itself Ewart did not
vote. The other gentlemen mentioned
voted with the Democrats, in the atfirma-
tive, but only for the purpose OF moving a
reconsideration.
! A motion to adjourn was lost-yeas 119,
nays 100. r
The vote recurring on Mr.. Mills motion
| table, the motion to reconsider it..was
| agreed-yeas 121, nays ia.
4 Mr.. Mills then moved the approval of the
journal as amended asking to withdraw the
preamble which recites that the order of
reference made by the speaker referring
the silver bill to the committee on coinage,
| weights and measures was incorrect under
the rules of the house and done without
/ authority under said rules.
Mr.. Mckinley objected and the question
REQUIRED on the adoption ofEthe preamble,
1t was lost. Yeas 100, pays III. [Repub-
lican applause.
/ Mr.. Springer moved the approval of the
1 journal as amended, pending which the
house adjourned.