The Portland daily press., 1890-06-23
THE BATTLE WON.
Speaker Reeds Reference of the
ndors by the House.

WASHINGTON, June 21.-After the read.
ing and approval of yesterdays House jour
nal Mr.. Bland of Missouri moved to recon
slider the vote whereby the yeas and nays
were ordered upon Mr.. McKinley's motion
to table his (Mr. Bland's) appeal from the
decision of the Chair, yesterday, declining
to entertain his motion TO take the silver bill
from the Speakers table. He announced
that he desired to withdraw his appeal, but
Mr.. Mckinley insisted on vote, so Mr.
BANDS motion to reconsider was put and
defeated.
The roll was called on Mr.. McKinley's mo.
tion to table Mr.. BANDS appeal, and it pre-
vailed-yeas, 146; nays, 40.
All OF the free coinage men Except Mr..
De Haven, who did not vote) voted to table
Gratis: Messrs. Buckalew, Campbell, Dunphy,
Fitch, Giessennainer, Lewis, McAdoo,
Mutchler and Tracey. A large number OF
Democrats refused to vote at all.
: The regular order being demanded. the
Speaker said that the question had been dis
cussed yesterday as to the condition of the
silver bill, which had been referred by the
Speaker, and the record of which in the jour-
nal, as 1t had not been concurred in by the
House, had been tsaid to be effaced. The
rules required that such bills be referred,
and a statement to that effect should be put
on the journal and record. The statement
was made and the House saw fit
not to permit 1t to become part of
the journal. That left somewhat difficult
question as to the status of the bill. lndi-
yidually. the Chair believed. as did the gen
tleman from Iowa Mr.. Congerl, ], that the re-
fusal to record TACT did not Obliterate the
fact ITSELF The action of the House might
have its origin in another motive, that ii
would not give its sanction to record in the
journal of transaction which it desired to
Wh tn ffa
Chair that some definite action should be
taken by the House, yet, as gentlemen might
have noticed, parliamentary law did not
seem to be an exact science. Laughter and
applause on the Democratic sideJ. The
Chair, however, desired to give the House all
proper opportunity for the transaction Of
business which it might desire. subject to
the rules. The reference was made in ac.
cordance with the custom which had pie.
vailed ever since the establishment of the
rules. The Chair believed that the Senate
amendments to the silver bill came within
the purview of rule 20, which prescribed
that any amendment made by the Senate to
any House bill must be considered first in
committee of the whole, If it would have
been so liable had it originated il
the House: The Senate amendments
to this bill struck out the first section, which
contained the words of an appropriation Of
the House bill, and substituted another sec
tion, containing no words of appropriation
and proposing different line of action, to
wit, the fashioning of silver bars and the
coming of all silver presented, instead OF
the purchase of silver bullion. This and
other substitutions were plainly new propo
sitions requiring consideration in committee
of the whole. The Chair was of opinion
that the bill should be referred to the com
mittee on coinage, from the provision of the
ferred to certain committees. Under these
circumstances, and in conformity with the
rules, the Chair announced to the House
that the bill had been referred. yand was now
referred,t to the committee on coinage, weights
and measures. An appeal could be taken il
the House desired to express its judgment
upon the question.
Mr.. Bland of Mississippi Immediately ap.
pealed, and proceeded to argue that the APP
propriating clause in the original House bill
and the bill as it came from the Senate
were similar in terms and purposes, and
committee of the whole. Besides, he held
that the point was made too late.
After long discussion, MIR. Mckinley
moved to table Mr.. Bland's appeal from the
Speakers decision sending the silver bill tt
the coinage committee
The yeas and nays were taken resulting
yeas. 144 nays, III; so the appeal was laiG
on the table.
The following Republicans voted with the
Democrats against Mr.. McKinley's motion
Messrs. Bartine, Connel, De Haven, Her
mann, Kelley, Morrow, Townsend and
Funston.
These Democrats voted with the Republic
cans in favor of the motion: Messrs. Buck
alew, Dunphy, Fitch, Geissenhainer, Walsh
McAdoo, Mutchler, O'Neill of Massachu
setts, Quinn, Wiley and Stahlnecker.
Mr.. Mckinley, upon the announcement
said: 80 the appeal is tabled and the bill
stands referred to the coinage committee. -
Mr.. Brewer of Michigan, presented the re
port of the appropriations committee on thu
Senate amendments to the Notifications ap
preparation bill. At his instance the House
non-concurred in the Senate amendments
and ordered a conference.
The House then, at $50 o'clock, adjourned
The clerk announced that the Democratic
caucus set for tonight had been postponed
until Monday night.