New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20

Mr. Crisp suggested that, If the gentleman had done
Tat. 1t would have been the first time lie had ever
vo.cd 10 Ovcrrule the chair.
Mr. nu,terworth remarked, smilingly, that the
char always right.
Mr.. Crisp-Disclaiminc anv discourtesy in drawing
a smile between the ccIrlcman's remark ana inc
remark Of the HindoO when he approached ms Mucous
god Il know that he IS ugly but feel tla' nc -
great
This sally gave rise 10 hearty laughter. In which
the speaker joined though IN moment ne rose anu
said drvy: The Chair hopes that personal matters
will not be introduced into this discussion Laughter
Mr. springer. q Illinois, contcnded for the Hg''
~ .be House IN revise It's journal and make 1t snow
What majority Of the House decided that IL shoulu
shnw The purpose Of referring the bill to the tom-
mi,,oe ON Coinage Weights and Measures was 10
prevent the House from voting on the question Oh con
ourrence IN the senate amendments
Mr. Bland Of Missouri. held that there was 10
ober course open than strike the erroneous reference
O. the bin from the journal. That would place
the bill on the speakers table again, ana al!o" 'he
House b. get At IL.
Mr. Butterworth. OF Ohio said that the time hah nov
come when the Republican party was Wiling 10 ao
aicate It's control over the business Of the House
rbe real ouestion before the House whether or
not the speaker had referred the bill to the COM
nlttee-nOt that 1t or was not properly rcierrcu
The resolution offered recited that certain thhg was
,one that II done enormously and that because
Al done errOneOusN, III Was HVJ uVliN ~ "A
usughterJ The question whether the Speaker
was authorized TO make the reference. lie con
tended that the speaker authorized Rule FL gives
the speaker authority TO refer public bills 10 appro
priate committees. Clause OF Rule "a READS as loi
lows Messages from the Senate may be referred
10 the appropriate committees In the same manner eh
phasizing the last three words and with the same
night of correction az puOHc DIS Pleseh'cu ny ''
bers.'
Mr. Springer argued that the Silver bill was not
properly under the rules before the House yeser
day. because business the speakers table haa ho'
been reached.
Mr. Mills referred to the Introduction of revenue
h,l in the XIyIIth Congress by Mr.. Townshend Of IL
unois and its reference the Committee on Revision
of the Laws when 1t properly belonged 10 the ways
and Means Committee The journal on mat occasion
corrected. , T.,
Mr. Butterworth said that Mr. Townshend had IN
trouced revenue bill the title of which was as harnl-
les, As the title of a bill granting pension OF 60 III
referred TO section the Revised statutes by NUMBER
II was afterSard discovered that it was revenue DILL
and A resolution adopted giving IL It's Pi'PO
reference The pending proposition looked 10 oo'Ie,V
inc A record by striking out part WHICH inc lcs"i"
,,o ,,sen said constituted a part OF the proceedings
II sought TO unhorse the Republican majority OF ue
House and 10 put the Democratic minority Ill ue
..Adle The Republicans should not a0dlcate IN
favor of the Democrats until at least they s"ouiu
determine that they were unable 10 cohuuct 'no
business of the majority UepubHcah applause
Ne was in favor Of early consideration Vi
the silver bill The question now wis Hot
,,hcthcr there should be early consideration Vi
the Till but was whether Republicans should SUNNY
themselves by voting for a resolution WHO" "S'e''0
that thing was DONE and then said 1t was not uone
and which rebuked the Speaker for having 'oiio'"
IA the plain letter and spirit OF the ruIcs'
Mr. Anderson of Kansas, while declaring hHiseH It"
earnest advocate of free coinage. maintained te cor
rec,ness Of the speakers ruling. But he wahteu -
ak the chairman of the Committee on Coih"se
Weights and Measures whether that oohin"''eo '
give the House a chance to vote upon the measure
Mr. Concex Of Iowa chairman of that committee
replied that. far as he was perSohdIN '"n'e'i'
would make every effort secure legislation on u'S
subject. ,.o,
Mr. AndersOn-Then am satisfied tLaus''I ,,
Mr. Crisp suggested that the Committee on Rules
might have something TO say on the SUBJECT
Mr. Anderson retorted that the members oil 'h''
committee were devoted TO the interests vi "'0
peoplc a. the gentleman from georgia
M Crisp reminded the gentleman that inc com
rit,ee had refused % permit the House to vote on he
free coinage Of silver. - -
Mr. Williams. Of Illinois. remarked that the ma.
,,r,tv of the Committee on Coinage, NelehtS anu
Measures was opposed to free coinage was INC
gentleman from kansas wiling u send ue Oil "
'''a Mr. anderson suggested that the bill was 'he'0
now ana il codd not be prevented .,b,. j., wants
CDerisive laug ter democratic sideJ ana ID, favor NJ
Nj Anderson tnea pr''eeded 70 a.GuV - - Y,-rer de-
ci'ois Of the speaker to show that II was directly III
the inc n NJ rf Michigan addressed himself to an
anaiy u Eulc 81 hoidn2 thai nn1e I,dn mi win
plain duty Of The rrcah.r % ioi aS To- the
spkWrPNT 81 T@sa,. aid the point he had made wa,
Mr. NJ o c i,ir, rnle, Inc silver bil remained
upon the speakers table. t. be G'Po,eI vi az III
House and not The >p ave. IN p g lad been done
srr"eonsv ana that therefore 10 had not been con-
81 an IL dc, Jared that the speah"r hid zone "''a
the House alone had the power T. 40 o, ,b,+ - the
Nv Brccknrdsr. of Kentucky aigneH tn a II, ~ 'H 9
IL rtcrcnce Of tie DILL III action was not erroneous,
Int Illegal and void. II the pendini re>oTdoI me
u'od dC,rr the reference of the bill NOul1 " Wy
w., -, The House no, nj the speaker. lie VINO V0,ei
O., st,,iu lie reference would vote 10 give NaII'
aired member, of the House TO divcst thein.e,N'
~ nc ides mat any unusual procedure iau Tan =
place N So'I 49, and in mis- way had been daily
ccu~-ence since the adoption OF me pW''hna ho1.
The chair desired also mat me nous, , riacc in a
that This particular transaction ala not tahe p'V III Il
c%rhe', a i,;orned The speaker that among the hst
crrH ~ -, he rcerrcd under the rnc, 20 approprhT
Committees was the silver bill win senate ""'"
mems sn.aNor had been asked whether he hh1 any
ra,tcnlar direction 10 make IN 1csarH ~ - and
ns the bill 70 be one Of erave n'n1 SHE liant on the
snSec The chair had con -%ed ne TIrnnt
MENU, wru'iiin and The gentlemen from Missouri ano
Illinois 1WcSsrs Bland and >prinscr not 10, he sne
,,fr-o.e ~ throwing responsibility "IVtl, ~
I,It, orser That he might benefit by any llso' ilcD
,oicht he allie Ia give. After converslng WIN ,
ILL., n had seemed clear 10 the Chair ma, inc
49, ~ The UonSe covered the question. and iha ms
euty was 10 treat the till he would tre'i ,5
S,@o.ure AccnrdinglN. the clerk Wa not "Iic''r"
- ,nale any change in regard TO the reference.
" TNe Uonso must bear In mind that TINS Wa no' 2
- -, roiitics or currency. II question %
Ssrranentarv law and the decision 81 tle h'uS'
sSncnded The carving out Of ne sysirn 1 rue
s-e,sd nv The Spcsker uncer the present 'Not,n %
mics the House could change inc rcierehcc. ',
- -. ,darcd nm Committee II the Whole lhet
was provision in The original ho9se on Ds nm,
i-.red thereon Inc soma .i''' .n .,rronri,
amendment for free coinage ana lr IN, ' inrtr,
Law IN wa, that thi, bill va, one ~ i IT, ~ ~ 80