Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-05

rules, reported resolution providing that the
House shall proceed Immediately to the con-
sideration of House bill 1891 (the silver bill),
and that the consideration shall continue until
Saturday at 3 pm, when the previous question
shall be considered as ordered.
The previous question having been ordered
on the resolution, forty minutes debate was al
lowed.
MR.. BLoUNT's OBJECTION.
Mr.. Blount (Ga.) had no objection to the
time limited for debate, but he was informed
that the chairman of the committee of coinage,
weights and measures would be allowed to Of
fer all the amendments which we're admissible
under the rules of the House.
When these were offered there would be left
no opportunity to the minority to offer any
amendment. There would be given no oppor-
tunity on the part of the minority to ask the
House to vote on the free coinage of silver.
At the republican caucus last night there had
been much discussion and it was necessary TO
whip i'll the friends of free silver by means of
this resolution. 1t was wicked. shameful
outrage on the minority. There were many
men on the other side of the chamber who
would vote for free silver but for fear of the
President. The President was in accord with
the Secretary of the Treasury and both were
in accord with Wall street.
In the presence of the President and the
enemies of free coinage the republicans who
favored free silver were driven to trampling
down the rules of the House. 1t was humiliat-
ing sight to American citizen. If the
majority and the President yielded to the
money power the masses of the people would
hereafter dictate and enforce legislation i'll
their interests.
MR. BLAND CALLS IT GAG RULE.
Mr.. Bland Mo. said that there was no doubt
but that large majority Of the House was in
favor of the unlimited coinage of silver In
order to prevent that fact from appearing on
the record it was proposed to gag every demo-
crat in the House and many Of the republicans.
Every gentleman who voted for this resolu-
ton voted against free silver. The man who
had not manhood and independence enough to
stand up against this gag rule was an unfit
Representative.
MR.. CANNON EXPLAINS.
Mr. Cannon Qll.) said that the resolution
of the House. the House should proceed at
once to consider bill of great interest to the
country. The minority could offer every
amendment to the bill that they could
under the general rules. The minority,
which was now clamorlnS for
free coinage. had held the House in the Forty
ninth and FiftiethC Congresses but had passed no
bill for free coinage. They could not now fool
the country or even fool themselves.
MR. sPRINGER's PROTEST.
Mr. Springer Qll) said that democratic
House had passed free coinage bill; that the
Senate had limited it. and that the House had
been obliged to accept that limitation. 1t had
been vetoed by Hayes and passed over his veto
He wanted to call the attention of the country
to the fact that the situation was this that
no amendment was to be offered to the bill ex-
cept such as might be suggested by the chair
man of the committee. He denounced the ac-
ton as one intended to prevent the representa-
tives of the people from carrying out tine will
of the people.
Mr.. Williams Qll) said that the resolution
was intended to prevent IA majority from legis-
lating. He appealed to members Oh the other
side who favored free coinage to stand by the
interests of their people.
Mr. M'KINLEY's REMARKS
Mr.. Mckinley said that the resolution was
intended to give the House of Representatives
an opportunity to pass some silver legislation
and give the country a silver bill which would
be in perfect response to the general sentiment
of the country. 1t was to give the
House opportunity to pass bill
which would take all the silver bullion of the
United States and utilize it for monetary pur-
poses. 1t was to give to the people not
81. 10000 month but S4,5OO.000. 1T gentle
meTf on the other side wanted to vote ON free
silver they could move to recommt, with
u free-cOnage clause. Gentlemen on
the other side could not have been very anx-
ious for free coinage when for four years they
had never even brought in bill from their
committee. Talk about throttling the will of
the majority by the minority. Why. one man
at the White House had silenced the majority
in the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses.
THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
The resolution making the silver bill spe-
cial order was adopted-yeas 12O. nays III.
The republicans who voted in the negative
were Messrs. Anderson (kan.), Bartine. Con-
nell, DeHaven, Featherstone. Funston. Kelly,
Morrow. Hermann and Townsend (Col). No
democrats voted in the affirmative.
MR.. BLoUNr WANTS A RECONSIDERATION
Mr.. Blount voted in the affirmative and moved
a reconsideration.
The motion to reconsider was tabled-yeas
124, nays lis.