The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-06-20
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS.
A STIRRING DEBATE ON THE
SILVER BILL.

LIE NA1lVNAn OVNU110OOs
A STIRRING DEBATE ON THE
SILVER BILL.
Mr.. Springer Pours Some Hot Shot
Against the SpeakeI.-.A Democrat
ic Victory.
[By United p ess.l
WASHINGTON, June 19-(Senate. THE
Senate occupied the day in routine mat
ters of little or no importance, and ad-
journed at 4:45 p. m.
WASHINGTON, June 19.-The proceed
ings of the house this morning opened
with the expected fight over the refer
ence of the silver bill.
When the journal was read Mr.. Miller
of Texas, objected to its approval on the
ground that the clerk had not read it in
full.
The speaker said that the clerk had
only omitted such parts as was customa-
ry, but he directed the clerk to read it
in full, which was done, and it disclosed
the fact that the silver bill has been re-
ceived from the Senate and referred to
the committee on coinage, weights and
measures.
Mr.. M. Kinley moved the approval of
the journal and demanded the previous
question, dispute Mr.. Mills protest that
he was entitled to recognition to move a
correction of the journal.
Mr.. Springer, of ILL.,, made the point
that the journal continued a record Of
something which had not happened, and
which should not be in the Journal.
The Speaker replied that this was for
the House to decide and for the clerk to
call the roll, which was done, while Mr..
Springer, amid applause on the demo-
cratic side, made vigorous protest,
saying to the Speaker: ''You can ignore
the rights of representatives of the peo-
pie, but. the people will put you down at
the polls next November and your Party
with you"
The Speaker was unmoved, however,
and the roll call Proceeded and resulted !:
yeas 106, nays III; so the journal was
not approved. The democrats applauded
vigorously.
The following named republicans
with the democrats On the negative:
Bartine, of Nevada, D. Haven, of Cali
fornia; Kelly, of Kansas; Kerr, of Iowa;
Lend, of Minnesota; Morrow, of Cali
fornia; and Townsend, of Colorado.
When the applause had ceased, the
Speaker recognized Mr.. Mills, who
offered a resolution that the order
of reference made by the Speaker, of the
silver bill to the committee on coinage,
weights aud measures, was incorrect,
under the rules of the House, and was
made without authority under the rules,
and resolving that the journal be cor.
rected by striking out the entry from it.
Mr.. Cannon, of illinois, raised point
of order against the resolution. He
claimed that the resolution proposed to
strike out an entry which recorded a
fact, and argued. that the Senate amend.
ments would require to be considered in
committee of the whole. No conscieD'
tious man could vote to strike out le'
cital of fact.
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, characterized Mr..
Oannon's position as the boldest, most
reckless and absurd position he had evel
heard. 1t showed that we'll disciplined
mind might become beclouded by start
| ing out in error and continuing in tina
course. Under the constitution the jour
nal was to be kept by the House, not b.
the Speaker or his clerks. Mr.. Mill
charged the Republican party with be
ing false to its pledges on the silve
question. The Democratic party woul'
give the people free and unlimited coin
age of silver. The Republican part
voting against the wishes of the people
Mr.. Peters, of Kansas, declared him
self free coinage man, but sustaine
the speakers action.
Mr.. Crup, of Georgia, agreed tina
under the rules the speaker had not tn
power to make the reference he ha
made.
This construction was controverted b
Mr.. Butterworth, of Ohio, stating tbs
| he would have voted to overrule th
, ruling if he believed as Mr.. Crisp did
In reference to remark by Mr.. Blu
: terworth that the chair was always righ
Mr.. Crisp, disclaiming any discourtes
drew a simile between the remark an
. that of the Hindoo who approached b
: hideous god saying, 81 know that he
: ugly but feel that he is great. . II
4 speaker joined in the hearty Taught
8 that followed, and caused another oU
burst by remarking dryly, "the chs
o hopes that personal matters will not
introduced in this discussion"
0 Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, claimed th
b the House had right to revise its jou
a nal. The rules were now prostituted
n the purpose of gagging the majority.
d Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, contend
d that the only course open was to stri
n the erroneous reference of the bill FRI
l. the journal.
k Mr.. Butterworth said the time had I
n come when the Republican party v
n willing to abdicate its control of
ID House. He held that the real questi
" was whether or not the speaker had
I'd ferred the bill to the committee
as that it was not properly referred.
* The Republicans should not abdic
to to the Democrats until they should
ty termine that they were unable to c
1g duct the business of the majority.
1e publican applause. He favored
as early consideration Of the silver /
to The question now was whether the
lie publicans should stultify themselves
nd voting for q Resolution which asser
,et that thing was done, and then sal,
lie was not done, and which robuked
he speaker for having conformed to
/ plain letter of the rules. -
all Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas, decla
o. himself an earnest advocate of free ct
to age, and maintained the CORRECTNESS