The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-21

Morrow, and Townsel Il Of Colorado. ..,-,.
Mt MS Sd Ter m was to cape Ins
| i3i; nays. 12g. The motion TO approve The
| Journal OF "Wednesday, as amended, vas then
read the journal Of yesterdays proceedings
amid triumphant buzz on the Democratic
Mr. Stewart lliep., VT asked for recognition
with tho conference report on tho Anti Trust
bill md Mr. Bland Dom. Mo- was on his let
! raising the question OF consideration. MI
! BANDS purpose was to oNer tho following;
L,,o'r,d Tnat HOUSE III asst directing thu purchase
Of SILVER Ugn gid m' ISSUE II sy&iry mees
b." taken from lie speakers table aud ths senate
! amendments cOucurred III.
Tho House determlned-yeas 144 nays. 102-
| TO consider the conference report.
After II short debate, in the course OF when zen
| Mr.. Kerr Rep, Iowa. declared that H. was INC
| first bill directed against trusts that had ever
passed the American tongressand that IN Tour.
! teen years control of the House the Democratic
| taIty hnd not produced II syllable oil ieElsia-
ton OF the Kind. the report was adopted yeas
Mi Mir paseil Rep, Pa, presented tho rorort
of the Elections Committee in the contested
| Mississippi election case OF Chalmers agali,iIs s
| ROwe kep., H. presented the report IRON
the same. committee upon The, case OF Miller
MIR Bland then offered his resolution to take
Mr. Mckinley made the point Of order that
| the motion was not privileged: that tho only
way to reach tho Spenkers table was 10 follow
the order OF the morning business.
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pniut, amid sarcastic democratic Laughter.
that the bin was not on the Speakers table
Bsh n9n asno tI that tho bill on
! Speakers table and therefore within rehch.
Mr. Springer Dem, ~. sold nat the eject OF
originally considered was to take the Dill on
OF the Committee OF the Whole. The only
question was whether the Senate had added
| new matter now amendment that was sub
| lect to consideration in Commlttee o. inc
nos Ths 9InG b S as an
| from the Senate had nn identical clause, OK
cent that the order of the words was slightly
Mr. Peters Rep. Kan.) asked II the appropri-
atoms were not ior different purnoses .one Tor
Mr.. Springer did not think 80. The Senate
appropriation clause would not Involve the eX;
Sn S fns s%m w
cnl. Tho new matter inserted by tho Senate
was not subject 10 reference TO the committee
OF the Whole. II the friends Of free silver would
vote in tho proper direction they would soon
have an opportunity to vote directly upon the
bill ms It came from the Senate.
Mr.. Conger maintained that the anpropr1a-
tions were for different PURPOSES. But aside
IRON that, all that the House had done SO far
was t. blot out or erase the reference of the
bill How did that alfectjthe fact; There was
record evidence that the speaker had referred
had been delivered By the journal clerk TO the
clerk OF the Coinage Committee, and that ne
ha! it in bis @ 9Gse MaRe
It could do SO by proceeding under the rules.
Mr.. Crisp Dem Ga! wanted Ed 70 EitoE where
ferred. The House spoke only through its
Mr.. Conger said that the gentleman could
see tho Din in the committee room.
Mr. Crisp replied that that made no differ
ence in tho Legislative, situation.
the Dill was still properly and actually before
hi, committee, co,,,,i, ,,,. vacation
of the House Yesterday was. exceedingly sig
nilcant of Its disposition. The TACT was that
there was no reference at all that the Sneaker
action was not voidable but void. The fact
was that the bill was upon the Speakers table.
Mr.: Brewer tRep, Mich.l-Ili bet dollar and
Mr. Morrow. continuing. said that the mere
physical fact that the Een;leman from Iowa
MIR Congerl or his clerk had the actual Dos
session OF the bill made no difference in its
parliamentary position. BIZ might be before
carried away temporarily by u member for ex-
MIR. Butterworth Chep. Ohio, denied that the
declared that tho bill had not been referred.
He declared that there, Were not twenty-five
men under the dome OF the Capitol who be
lieved that the bill was incorrectly referred.
upon their oath. IRcpnblican appiause.l
House hd e Was u here
te carry out he wishes OF tho people, the ma
joyIty Of the neople. 49,. .,
tyranny Ike the tyranny OF the majority that
opmS teS Would no
stand trying to place the bill before the House
in yiolati,n OF the nlaln rule; Aha. o,
while the motion 10 reconsider was pending
and, the resolution had been adopted; tho
walked do" up t to the speaIers desk. took up a
liIl that he MIR. Milliamsl had every reason to
believe was the Silver biz, handed it over TO
refused to answer his Mr.. Willlams's question
es to whether it was the Silver bill. ana carrl~d
an explanation IT looked like conspiracy to
obtain physical possession OF tho bill and de-
priye the House OF an opportunity to pass up
Mr.. Conger said that the bill was delivered
to his clerk before IL o'clock yesterday morn
ing and was receipied for. During the after
noon upon the request of tho Journal CLERK. II
was put In his possession for short time. In
order to make some clerical endorsements;
but he Mr.. Conger) again took 1t back to the
MIR. McCreary Dem. KY maintained that
under tho Constitution itself. tho bin had never
been properly in charge OF the Commlttee on
Coinagc Tho ConstltMti,9In re required tFe House
proved II was not proper to send that bill any
where. TIL entry made in the journal WAS not
on the Speakers table and should be placed
before the House for action
The Speaker-- In due order.
the Speakers table.
The Speaker asked whether. SURPRISING that
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table, it did not then come up only III the reKu-
lar order OF precedence.
Mr.. Bland replied that he had demanded the
regular order when he Introduced his resolu-
tlon-that regular order invoived the considera-
tion of the Senate bills on the Speakers table.
The Speaker said that no did not so under
stand the geuteman'S motion.
MIR cannon asked that the Speaker rule upon
the motion.
Tho ';praker said that he did not think that
the RESOLUTION WAS in order now.
Mr.. McMlin Dem. Tenn maintained that
there was no authorization Mr.. COnger's action
in taking possession oil ii bill which the House
had declared lad not been referred to his COM
mitteo
Mr.. Bland modified the language OF his reso-
luton so as direct that the Speak er,under rule
"a. lay matters on his liable including the Sill
yer bill, before the House for action.
The Speaker said that perhaps he could sim
plify the matter u little. and suggested to Mr..
Bland that he understood his wish TO be simply
to get at this matter when II would naturally
come up. surprising that 1t WAS upon the
Sneakers table mot passing upon the matter
at this timel. What the Chair proposed to do
It might be: was reached 1t should be brought
before the House. But tho gentleman did not
seem 10 consider that this was Friday-private
bill day-and that private bills alone were In
order
Mr.: Bland asked whether the bill would be
laid before the Hon OIL morning