Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-20

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Courts of the United States.
The Senate then resumed consideration of the
legislative, executive and judicial appropria-
All the committee amendments having been
disposed of, the bill was opened to general
amendment.
Paddock moved to increase the salary of the
Commissioner of the General Land Office from
$1,000 to 5000, and of the,Assistant Commits
sioners from 5000 to So 500. Without action
the bill was la d aside.
A message from the President in relation to
reciprocal commerce treaties with the Latin
American nations was laid on the table.
In connection with it Hale presented an
amendment TO be offered to the tariff bill as
follows:
"And the President is hereby authorized,
without further legislation, to declare the ports
of the United States free and open to all pro-
ducts OF any nation of the American hemis-
phere upon which no export duties are i'm
posed, whenever ana so long as such nation
shall admit to its ports, free of all national,
provincial, municipal and other taxes, tour,
meats fish, vegetables and fruits. cotton, seed,
Oil, rice and other provisions including all arti
Giles of food, lumber, furniture and all ether ar
ticles of wood, agricultural implements and
machinery, mining and mechanical machinery,
structural steel and iron, steel rails, locomo-
tives, railway cars and supplies, street cars, re-
fined petroleum, or such other products OF the
After eulogies on the deceased New York rep
resentatives, Nutting and WILDER, the Senate
adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June 19th.-In the House to-day
Mills objected to the approval of the journal, on
the ground that 1t was not read in full by the
Clerk. The Speaker ordered a full reading. The
Clerk was proceeding to read that portion OF the
journal which disclosed the reference of the
silver bill to the Committee on Coinage, Weights
and Measures
Mckinley moved that The journal be approved,
and demanded the previous question. despite
Mills that no yva IN .pi
ton to move to correct the journal
Springer raised the point OF order that the
journal contained record of something which
never happened.
The Speaker replied that it was for the House
to decide and directed the Clerk to call the roll
The Clerk proceeded, while Springer, amid the
applause of his party colleagues, entered a Wig.
orous protest, addressing the Speaker. saying:
"iou can ignore the rights of the representa-
tives of the people, but the people will pull you
down. sir, at the polls next November, and
The House refused to order the previous cues.
ton, 1n2 to III, amid loud Democratic applause
Mills offered resolution reciting that the
order of the reference made by the Speaker re-
ferring the silver bill to the Committee on Coin
age, heights and Measures, was incorrect under
the rules of the House, and made without au-
thorlty under the rules, and resolving that the
journal be corrected by striking therefrom this
entry.
Cannon of Illinois argued that the Senate
amendments would require to be considered in
Committee of the Whole. That being SO, it was
the Speakers duty to refer it to the Committee
on Coinage, Weights and Measures. The resolu-
ton sought to strike out the recital of the fact
Mills characterized Cannon's position as the
boldest, most reckless and absurd position that
he ever heard maintained in legislative body,
Under the Constitution the journal was to be
kept by the House, not by the Speaker or his
clerks He charged the Republican party with
being false to its pledges on the matter of sill
yer. The Democratic party would give the
peope free, Unlimited coinage of silver At
the hustings the people would ask the Repub-
lcans why when they were sent here as the
friends OF silver, they voted to defeat the con-
summation of the peoples wishes and the full
fillment of their promises.
Peters of Kansas though declaring himself
free coinage man, sustained the Speakers ac-
ton. contending that under the rules it was
the speakers duty to refer the bill as he had
done.
Crisp of Georgia submitted an argument to
show that under the rules the Speaker had not
the power to refer the bill as he had done
Springer OF Illinois contended for the right of
the House to revise the journal and make it
1t should show. The purpose of referring the
bill to the Committee on Coinage, Weights and
Measures was to prevent the House from voting
ON the question of concurrence in the Senate
amendments. The question would be put next
fall mot in time to affect this question:
Butterworth held that the real question be-
fore the House was whether or not the Speaker
referred the bill to the committee, not that it
arose whether the Speaker was authorized to
make the reference. He contended that he was
50 authorized. Rule 81 gives the Speaker au-
thority to refer public bills to appropriate com
mittees.
Springer argued that the silver bill was rot
properly, under the rules, before the House yes.
terday, because the business on the Speaker
table had not been reached.
Butteiworth said the pendlng proposition
sought to unhorse the Republican majority and
to put the lemocratic minority in the saddle
Inc republicans should not abdicate in favor
OF the Democrats until at least they should de.
termine THAI they were unable to conduct the
business OF the majority. Republican ap-
pause He was in favor of an early considera-
ton of the silver bill.
Anderson of Kansas, while declaring himself
an earnest advocate of free coinage, maintained
the correctness of the speakers ruling He
wanted to ask the Chairman of the mittee
on Coinage, Weights and Measures whether the
committee would give the House a chance to
vote upon the measure.
Conger OF Iowa, Chairman of that committee,
replied that as far as he was personally con-
cerned he would make every effort to secure
legislation on this subject.
Crisp said the Committee ON Rules might in
terfere.
Mills of Texas said the point to be made was
that under the existing rules the silver bill re-
manned upon the Speakers table 10 be disposed
OF as the House, and not the Speaker, should
determj e.
Breckenridge of Kentucky argued that if
the Spea ker went beg ond the scope of his au-
thoiity in the references OF the bi !, his &C ion
was hot erroneous, but Illegal and void
The Speaker, in rendering his decision said
he desired the members of the House to diyest
themselves Of he idea that any unusual pro-
ceeogre had taken place in connection with
this bill. The reference OF bills of This kind
and in this way had been of daily occurrence
since the adoption of the present rules The
Chair desired, Also that the House should know
that this particular transact on did not take
place in corner. In the regular course of bus
mess the Journal Clerk informed the Speaker
that among the list of bills to be referred
under the rules TO appropriate committees,
was the silver bill with the Senate amend
ments. The Speaker had been asked whether
he had any particular direction TO make
IN regard to 1t. Knowing the bill to be one of
grave public Importance and anxious that he
should have all possible light on the subject
the Chair had consulted the Democratic mem
bers OF the Committee on Rules (Blount and
McMllilnl and the gentlemen from Missouri
ana Illinois Bliss, Bland and Springer, not for
the purpose of throwing any responsibility upon
theIn, but IN order that he might benefit by any
light they might be able to give. After coz
vsrslng with those gentlemen it had seemed
clear 10 the Chair that the rules of the House
covered the question, aud that his duty was 10
treat the bill as he would treat any other. Ac-
cordingly the Clerk was not directed to make
any change in regard TO its reference. The
house must bear in mind that this was not a
question OF politics or currency. IL was Qnes-
ton OF parliamentary law, and on the decision
OF the House depended the carrying out of a
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satisfied with the reference objected by the
Speaker, VI der the present system of rules. the
House could change the reference.
IL anything was clear in parliamentary law
II was lhat TINS blu was one of those which
would properly be considered in Committee of
the hole, and this being so, it was the obvious
duty OF the Chait TO refer it in the some manner
IN which hundreds and thousands OF bills have
been referred during the present session. The
point OF order raised by the gentleman from
IHlnois tCaunon) put the Chair in an embar-
rassing position, because the proposed action of
the House was a declaration that an error had
been made in the parliamentary law. 1t was
proposed 10 erase from the journal question of
TACT. While the Chair might have some doubt
ABOUT the point OF order, he felt that il was a
question the House ought TO determine He
Would, therefore, override the point of order
and submit the question TO the House
Cannon moved TO table Mills resolution. On
standing vote this was carried-I2O 10 10
Morrow OF California, Bart:ne of Nevada and
townsend OF Colorado voted with the Demo-
Gratis They were overlooked by the Speaker in
the first count but Morrow called attention to
the omission and it was rectifed
lon vote by the tellers the motion 10 table
was lost-yeas lis, nays 123.
Inc question then required on Mills resolu-
ton. snd II was agreed to-yeas, I2l NAYS III
AT the conclusion of the rollcall the vote
stood: Yeas 49, nays III. change of one vote
would be necessary to defeat the resolution BY
tie vote, and that change was made By Fun.
ston OF Kansas amid derisive cheers of the
Democrats. This left the vote-yeas lis, nays
us: but the change proved unavsihng Abbott
OF Texas and Bullock of Florida whose names
were not recorded, stated that they had voted
in the affirmative, and the Speaker, accepting
their statements, made vote sfard-vaas