Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-13
THE "SILVER POOL"
Resolution 10 Appoint Special tom.
miitec 10 Investigate the
Matter.
VARIOUS eiLls INTRODUCED IN
rHc SENATE.
Dochery's Resolution Decided 90 lie
one OF Privilege.

TIE SILVER root DISCUSSION.
Dockery's Resolution Decided 90 he
On. OF Privilege.
WAsHiN0TOS, Jan. ~. - In the
House, Dockcry, rising TO a question
OF privilege, offered a resolution, ~.
citing the fact Of reference " his
"Allver pool" resolution to the commit.
tee on rules and the fact that the com.
mittee refused 10 report the same. hnd
directing the committee 20 report the
resolution 10 the House for csnsideri.
ton.
Dingley ME made the point that
the resolution did not involve a quos.
tion Of privilege.
Mckinley (Ohlo) said, whether or
not the original resolution involved n
matter Of privilege II had nothing to DO
with tho pending question. lie had
not the slightest objection 10 tho
broadest investigation, but until the
committee made IT, report motion
/ TO call up the resolution was not quos-
ton of privilege.
Mills (roxas) cOntendcd that the
original resolution referred 10 the
dignity aud integrity Of the members
Of the House, which did not lose
Jurisdiction Of the question because II
referred liz consideration 10 one u IT,
committees. The question for tho
House 10 determine was whether II
should recall the subject. There IL no
doubt n 10 the power Of the House.
This question was one of proprlcty aud
this question must 10 considered with
reference 10 tho length Of timo the
resolution had been before the com.
mlttce. The resolution had been TO.
referred on the first day Of the session.
The session was now half gone and
nothing done. Tn. House ought not
adjourn until II exculpatcd the limo.
cent aud placed condemnation where
II fightfuliy belonged.
Adams (llls.) argued that the rcs0lu.
ton did not Involve question Of
privilege.
Crisp (Ga. said there was no express
rulo authorizing the discharge of n
committee, but the original resolution
was PROFESSIONALLY question Of the
highest privilege. II tho committee
refused 10 report tho resolution a
motion 10 discharge was privileged.
Tho speaker inquired whsther Vie
ccsst1vr,nn bsitsvsst ths gD1GknnA rppos
luton one Of privilege. T"EsV
Crisp replied that he had assumed
the Speaker had NO held.
The Speaker stated 1thnt he had
not 10 held. On the contrary, In q
somewhat similar case, he ruled, and
tho House sustained his ruling, that
the resolution did not present n qucs.
ton Of privilege.
decided. by vote Of las 20 80, TINT
| H.. NaN..I lao la.l.sss k.s..
one Of privilege.
During further debate Mckinley
said the committee had desired 70
make u thorough investigation, but the
mover ~ tn. resolution had dlsclalmed
any personal knowledge Of the matter
and the correspondents Of the G'1bc-
Democrat refused 10 make any state.
ment or even 10 say who was the MI.
thor u the article. The committee has
an intention 10 go 10 the bottom of the
matter and ascertain facts enough 10
Justify a recommendation 10 the
House.
Finally Rogers lArk.l offered u r,.
solution ~ an amendment 10 the Dock.
cry resolution, which was adopted.
The resolution adopted provides for
the appointment Of n special committee
81 i've members Of congress on the
silver pool and 10 inquire into the
ownership Of the 100000 ounces Of
silver bullion which the United states
II asked TO purchase.
The diplomatic and consular appro.
prlation bill was reported and placed
ON the calendar.
The House went Into committee Of
the whol, ON th- army appropriation
bill. Stone Mo- taking advantage Of
the wide scope Of the general debate,
entered upon n general dcnunciAtion
OF the elections bill. In the course Of
his remarks ho referred 10 Mr.. Lodge
~ representing the Oscar WI ie tyre
OF craftsmanship and senator Hoar IN
the material mascullnity who repres.
.ntcd New England's Peoksnifs.
GIOsvunOr then took occasion 10
speak ON the plea Of non.sectiOnallsm
brought up by Lanham Of Texas, jatur.
day. The debate then driitei into a
general political and sectional talk, In
which GrOsvenor nrraigncd the demo
cratic party for not hOnorlng worthy
ex.COnfederntes, aud Spinola wanted
Ia know why the northern republicans
didn't give offices 10 negroes.
Finally the army bill was taken up.
Bland offered M amendment, provil.
ing that none Of the appropriations for
the pay Of the army shall bc paid 10
officers detailed 10 State colleges and
Institutions. This was ruled out on n
! point Of order, from which Bland ap.
pcaled, pending which the committee
! ross and the House adjourned.
~ THE SENATE.
wAsnIsuroS, Jan. 1.-THE follow
ing bills were introduced and referred;
, BY Quay, 10 prevent force and fraud
Ia Federal elections and insure the
lawful aud peaceful conduct thereof.
, by stanford, 10 provide for M eSten.
| sion Of the executive mansion.
, Ncst introduced, by request, bill "a
, repeal the net amending section 50i,
. Revised Statutes (as 10 appeals TO III,
, Supreme Court, and made nm expla.
nation In regard 10 Il. He referred Ia
. the case Of the Japanese murderer
Z Juglra, sentenced 10 death by cleo.
tricity, an appeal In whose case was
I denied by the Supreme Court aud said
, the attorney for the prisoner has mp.
: piled for another writ Of habeas corpus
I 10 the same court, and claimed that he
/. could bring up the appeal on writ OF
haboas corpus Us often M lie could flnd
d "a now ground Of application. His own
/ Judgment M lawyer was that no fur,
Their legislation ON the subject was moo.