The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-04
A FRRn COINAGE FIGHT.
Bland NsttIea by the Failure to Brins
the Bill to a Vote.

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the Bill to a Vote.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-When the House
coinage committee met this morning tie
chairman read tslegraphic appeal from
St Louis for further hearings on
the free coinage hill Mess-s. Blind
and Bartine entered vigorous protest
against further delay in the con .
sideration of the Senate bill Mr.
Bartine said that the purpose was plainly to
secure delay. he said that il any effort was
made to postpone action in committee until
such a time that the House could not act, it
would be just as complete sitting of pnblic
opinion as the suppression of votes in South
Carolina
WALKER GETS IN ROW.
Mr.. Walker of Massachusetts, argued for
deliberate consideration OF this important
question, and announced that he did not
propose TO permit himself TO be suppressed
la the future as he had been in the past He
was soon in a wrangle with Mr.. Bland, in
which that gentleman showed considerable
feeling. Mr.. Bland did not see why the
committee should not proceed now TO vote
upon the bill or fix day for taking il up.
Finally, at Mr.. Bartine's suggestion, MIR.
Walker was allowed to proceed. lie argued
for some time against fixing date for vote
and in favor of allowing the St. Louis peo-
pie to be heard. In the course of the argu-
ment Mr.. Taylor reminded Mr.. Bland that
the pending application fer hearings came
from his (Mr. Bland's) own state. Mr..
Bland replied that he knew where it came
from. 1t had been prompted by dispatches
sent from Washington,
ANOTHER SHARP PASSAGE.
Later on there was another sharp passage
over some reference by Mr.. Walker to the
conduct of the silver bill in the last session
of congress Mr.. Walker bluntly refused
to answer any questions put by Messrs
Bertiue and Bland, 50 long as they charged
him with dishonorable conduct. Mr.. Bland
disclaimed making such charge, but
in his disclaimer gave fresh ofrense
did not blame Mr.. Walker for trying
to smother the bill. The chairman inter-
vened, and Mr.. Walker went on with his
argument.
WALKERS WASTE OF TIME.
Mr.. Bartine followed, calling attention
| to the fact that Mr.. Walker had
talked until IL 30 O'CLOCK, and asking that
he be stopped in five minutes. He combatted
Mr.. Walkers statement that the com
mittee had offered no opportunity for hear.
ings last year. and declared that there had
been standing Invitation TO all persons ia
| appear. Further hearings would prevent
was widespread suspicion that such was
the purpose of the committee. He would
insist upon early action, or would stop
attending the meetings.
Mr.. Vaux moved that the representative
of the ST. Louis delegation be heard not
later than next Tuesday.
BLAND GIVES NOTICE.
| Mr.. Bland announced that next Wednes-
day he would move that all discussion on
the subject close.
The question recurring ON Mr.. Vaux's
motion Mr.. Bartine moved to amend by
providing that no further hearings be had
after Tuesday next, and that the COMMITTEES
then proceed to the consideration of the
bill.
Mr.. Walker moved to table the amend
mont. The motion was carried: Yeas, z
nays, 5. The chairman voted with the FIRE,
coinage men. On the next question, how
ever, the hearing of the St. Louis deega
ton, he voted in favor of doing so. and thu
motion prevailed: Yeas, s; nays, 4.
The committee then adjourned.