The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-15

gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Pisrce) for
| gotten that the democratic President had
/ denounced, in unrelsRting terms. this whole
swindle Of unlimited silver coinagei had he
| forgotten that the greatest man In the DEM
| ocratic party-a man who had the ear Of
the Democratic party-denounced free and
unlimited coinage of silver as a fraud and a
swindlei The time had come when every
democrat would do what he had done.
When Grover Cleveland sent In his first free
trade message, that startled the country
as the letter Of the day
before yesterday had startled it-he would
come down on his K aees and bow before the
superior statesmanship and greater in
fuence and power Of this man. who dared
TO be honest at q time when fraud and
trickery were the mask behind which The
Democratic party was skulking.
FTTHIAN RAISES A BREEZE.
The general debate being completed, the
bill was read by paragraphs for amend
ment Matters ran along very smoothly
until about q third of the measure had been
disposed Of. Then Mr.. Fithian Of I'LL
nois raised a little breeze by max
ing motion TO strike out the
last word of the paragraph; and
sending to the clerks desk and asking 70
have read a newspaper article antagonistic
to the shipping bill Before one sentence OF
the drJiCfe 0dQ Le6u T6dus M. L ~ AO "a
New York raised the point that the gentle
man was not addressing himself TO the ques-
ton before the committee. The point
of order was sustained by the chair, where-
upon Mr. Fithian took an appeal and,
proceeding to read the article, was again
called to order. He again proceeded, was
again called to order, and the point OF order
was sustained, the decision appealed from
and sustained by the House. Without dis
YaosinU IF fha hill the committee rOse-
The naval appropriation bill was sent to
the conference committee
THE TWO DEATHS
The speaker having laid before the House
a message from the President announcing
the death OF Gen. Sherman it was re-
ferred TO the committee on military affairs.
Mr.. Boutelle. from the committee on
naval affairs, reported resolutions express
sive of the grief with which the House has
heard Of the death of Admiral David Dixon
Porter, who during more than sixty years
of distinguished honor to his country has
added to the honor Of one of the most illus
trious names of the country's naval
history, and directing the speaker to appoint
a committee of seven members TO take such
action as may be appropriate in regard to
the public obsequies Of the deceased.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted, and the speaker appointed the fol-
lowing committee. MeSsrs boutella, her
bert, ONeil of Pennsylvania, Flower.
Lodge, MoCreary and Vandever.
TO REPEAL THE M'KINLEY ACT.
Mr.. Dickerson of Kentucky introduced
for reference a bill TO repeal the Mckinley
tariff act and to re-enact all laws repealed
by that act.
Mr.. Morrow of California introduced, at
the request of Francis Nowlands of Nevada,
bill to provide for the free coinage of
silver, the product Of the mines. mills and
shelters of the United States, and to pro-
vide against the contraction Of the currency
and for unifcation Of the currency.
AMENDMENT OF THE RULES.
Mr.. Wheeler of Alabama introduced q
resolution to amend the rules 30 as to pro-
vide that during the remainder of this ses-
sion the House shall meet at 10 o'clock in
the morning, and that the first hour of the
session shall be devoted to
the recognition Of members for
the consideration of bills not carrying
appropriations 1t also provides that mem
bers who have not been recognized during
this congress for consideration of bills in
troduced by themselves aud pertaining to
their districts shall be given the preference.
The House adjourned.