The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-07
FREE COINAGE KILLED.
KNOCKED OUT OF THE sUNDRY
CIVIL BILL.

PaVsOu MdkoS EOAAI VI OrueT
AGAINST the Rider at Speaker Reeds
Diotation, and the House sustains
Him-Only Seven Votes to Spare.
Reed Gives Vague Promise.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Speaker Reed
thinks be has killed free coinage for the ses-
sion. and it looks as though he had. He
stiffeued up Mr.. Payson, chairman of the
committee of the whole, silver man though
be to make the same decision sustaining
the point Of order against 1t on the free
coinage amendment to the sundry civil ap-
propriation bill which Speaker Reed HIM
self would have made had he been ia the
chair. He stifened up the anti-free COIN
ara men on both sides to the extent
of breaking the pair which Mr.. Mudd
of MARYLAND twho is not reelected and
wants an office from President Harrison,
had with Mr.. Featherstone of Arkansas.
He also persuaded some Of the silver repub-
licans that If they would only stand by him
now and keep free coinage off this appro-
pration bill they would have chance
somehow and some time before noon of
March to vote directly upon free COIN
age.
A SMALL MAJORITY.
With all his efforts he secured only seven
majority In favor of sustaining Mr.. Pay
sons decision, This, however. was a great
success and could not have been achieved
butt for the fact that the yeas and nays
could not be had and there was no official
record OF the Individual votes. 1t seems to
have settled the chances of getting free coin-
age legislation by the House at this session.
Any other attempt to put free coinage
amendment on an appropriation bill would
be blocked by decision on point OF order
similar to that sustained by the House to-
day.
THE SENATE BILL.
As to the Senate bill now in the coinage
committee, Messrs. Bland aud Bartine gave
that up for dead when they took their hats
and left the committee during its session
this morning The only chance the free
coinage men have lies in getting the free
coinage amendment on an appropriation
bill in the Senate, and this is a precarious
one. 1t would be as difficult to get a ma
jority to overrule a decision of the
presiding officer in the Senate, which
would be certain to be adverse to free
coinage, as it would be in the
House. Speaker Reeds vague promise TO
let the free coinage men get vote some
time and somehow directly on free coinage
before congress adjourns means little or
nothing in the way Of practical help to the
free coinage men. They know it could only
be under such conditions al to make 1t i'm
possible for them to succeed. President
Harrison is said TO have breathed great
sigh OF relief when he got the news this
afternoon.
SESSION OF THE CoMldIrTEE.
The chairman this morning laid before
tla HOuea aOinaon
from the chamber of commerce Of New
York for hearing on the silver bill next
Thursday. The request was granted. The
chamber proposes to send here COMMITTEES
consisting of Abram Hewitt, Carl Schurz,
and Others.
A vote was taken on the motion pending
yesterday to strike out that part Of Mr..
Blaad's resolution directing that the hear
lngs close on Thursday next 1t resulted
adversely to Mr.. Bland by to 4, and the
same fate befell amendments to fix Friday
and Saturday of next week. Mr.. Bland
stated his object to be to come to determi.
nation for some day when final action
should be taken.
A motion made by Mr.. Walker to hold
evening sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday of each week was then carried,
II being suggested that the early meeting
hour OF the House precluded morning ses-
sions.
BARTINE EXPOSES THE SCHEME.
Mr. Bartine said it was not his intention
10 lmpugn any members motive, but he
was entirely satisfied from the course
OF procedure that there would
never be any report made
by the committee in time for action of the
house during the present session. For that
reason he would not bind himself to appear
mere aud fritter away his time. It was
SIMPLY that much time and labor lost. He
gave notiee that he should consider himself
absolutely at liberty to take advantage of
every opportunity to bring the matter be-
fore the Housa,
Mr. Bland said he considered the bill as
smothered now. OF course, if it were not
reported by the last of next week
Inere was no use making the report. MIR.
bianos remarks evidently annoyed his
opponents, for there was O chorus of dis
TsSaIlng e1aculations from Messrs. Vaux,
Tracey, Walker and others.
Mr. Bland, without taking notice of these
interruptions, repeated his declaration, and
sslo; II say the bill is now smothered by
tne vote or this committed" He then picked
up MS nat and left the room, and Mr.. Bar
uhe' moment later, did the same.
WHILE THERE is LIFE THERE IS HOPE.
Mr' Williams of Illinois said that as
long as there was life there there was hone.
anu ne would therefore attend the meetings
VI tne committee. He made q motion that
Vno CHAIRMAN ask the COMMITTEES for
sunanlMous consent for permission to sit
~oS rug sae sessions of the House.
Mr. Walker said it was information. and
my hearings, which he wanted, and that ID
y. vas ms intention to be present every minute
y. ohe sessions Of the committee in order to
ss-eAsnlne those coming before it. He
=; eS opposed to the resolution, as he must be
Ia cue house mouse part Of the time.
IL " nhams motion was carried by the
rose ol every member of the committee
Ss1c9p1 MI: Walker, who gave notice that
nc soouid object in the House to unanimous
uonsent oelng given. The hour to which the
.tee1lng OF the House at II O'Clock restricted
ns session OF the committee by this time
neu almost a. expired and the meeting bro ke
~, Mr. walker first directing attention to
~ AacO Inat 1t was the free coinage men
r,t. uo nao taken most Of the time Of the COM
.ie. Before the adjournment a protest
st salnst further silver legislation, signed by
osFTSuty-nlne os members Of the Chicago Board
t[Soe, was presented. The protestants
say they believe that further legislation
would be injurious to the business and com.
rae aeI clsi interests of the country and tend to
ness world.
ne next meeting OF the committee will
'AAs place Tuesday evening.
DETAILS OF THE FIGHT.
by the associated Press.)
4. Inc House then went into committee Of
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