The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-08

being read. the roll being called, or the House
dividing on any proposition" Nowhere respect
ing conference reports are the words "shall
always be in order" used, and II we desire
10 put any Limitation upon it such
Limitation is expressed in the rule But in the
rule providing for report from the committee OF
rules there is no limitation of words. The rule
says 1t shall always be in order. The chair has
undertaken to enforce the rules of the House
as 1t finds them. The chair might say, however,
that Ia the last House there was no such rule
this providing that the report of the committee
on rules might be called up at any time.
The roll was then called, and by vote
OF 1874 to 70 the House tabled Tracey's ap-
peal from the decision of the chair.
Tracey then raised the question of con-
sideration, but the speaker held that the
question could not be e.raised
Tracey spoke at some length on his
point, and the speaker quoted the rules
sustaining his position. 1.-THE intention
of the House," said he, twas, as the chair
understands 1t, just what the rule itself
proposes. Under the rules of the last con-
gress-"
docs the gentleman indorse the last
congress?" inquired Mr.. Reed. TGreat
Laughter
Some parts of it he may, and some
parts he does not," retorted the speaker.
The chair does not indorse its speaker"
Applause on the Democratic side
THE speaker of the last House begs
leave to say he never expected the chair
to indorse him." replied Reed. TApplause
on the Republican side.
"Quite right" commented Speaker
Crisp. 81 was just going to say, when in
terrupted by the gentlemen from Maine,
that the speaker of the last congress held
that the question of consideration could
not be raised against the order of busi-
ness"
"Well, don't want to have anything to
do with the rules of the Fifty-frst con-
gress," said Tracey emphatically. "The
rules of that congress should not be al
luded to in this House, excepting possibly
by the gentleman from Maine" [Great
laughter.]
Once more Tracey appealed from the
chair, and Warner. another New York
Democrat, warned his colleagues that they
were on the point, Democratic House, of
enforcing more arbitrary rulings in a more
arbitrary manner than by the Fifty-first
congress, by virtue of whose crimes the
Democratic majority exists.
Again the yeas and nays were de-
manded, and again Tracey's appeal was
tabled-176 to 81.
Tracey thereupon made a motion to re-
commit the resolution with instructions
to the committee on rules to report it back
with an amendment changing the date for
consideration of the silver bill from March
% to December u. The motion was de-
feated-yeas 70 nays 202.
The previous question was then ordered
upon the resolution without further OBJ
lection. Williams of Massachusetts, in op-
posing the resolution, said the coinage
men would need much consolation before
the Democratic party got through explain
ing to the people why it left free coinage
out of the platform of 1888 and appealed
to the people on the ground that it was
opposed to free coinage.
1t was now proposed to give the lie to one of
its pledges. In the North pledges mean some
thing, aud the pledges of the Democrats in the
North had changed a great minority into n great
majority. How was that majority made UP?
By accessions from the Republican party, and
if those accessions were lost it would be because
the Democrats were false to their pledges II free
coinage is established by Democratic votes, re-
form OF the tariff is at an end. The people of
the North could stand taxation under unju
laws, but they were not ready to go into na-
tional bankruptcy and pay 20 cents on the dol
lar. The Democrats would have TO decide be-
tween to thiugs-the Farmers Alliance in the
South Democratic alliance in the North.
He did not know which was the more import
ant, that congressman should be returned from
Georgia and Mississippi or Democratic presi-
dent elected this year.
Reed of Maine cordially agreed for once
ha
The latter had pointed out that the Demo-
cratic majority was secured by pledges to
the people. and the pledges were in process
of being broken.
Under the guise that it was to give good cur
rency to the country, the Democratic party had
stolen march upon the Republicans of the
North. and the gentleman from Massachusetts
had fifty characterized the results. Upon a de-
lusive statement OF improper means used in the
Fifty-first congress, the Democrats had gone be-
fore the people deuolncing actions which this
very day they had surpassed IRepublican ap-
plause.l They themselves had overriiden what
they called the sacred rights of the minority
with harder hoof than they had ever been rid
den over before; they had deliberately over
ruled the decision of Speaker Carlisle in the
Fiftieth congress, who decided that no business
could be transacted until the journal had been
approved In their eageruess 10 override the
rights OF the minority they had overTidden the
decision OF speaker they had hitherto said
they delighted to honor. Here was two
thirds OF the capital stock of the
last election flung to the Winds
When the people got up to oppose them, the
people would gladly rec,ify the frightfuI mis-
take they had made in 1890. Never since the
world was created had there been such an in
stance OF the power of lying over truth The
gentleman from Massachusetts now heard the
tramp OF the grand army OF truth, sometimes
delayed, sometimes defeated, but in the end en-
tirely triumphant.
Pierce of Tennessee said that within the
last four years twenty-eight Democratic
state conventions had declared for the free
coinage of silver. The Republicans in 1sSS
had deceived the people when they de-
clared they were in favor of the free coin
age of silver.
Bland said the free coinage question was
one which ought to lie considered inde-
pendent of any party exigency connected
with it. Carlisle's ruling, referred to by
Reed, did not apply TO the present case.
After further debate the yeas and nays
were ordered, resulting in the adoption of
the resolution, yeas, l9o; nays, 50, as fol-
lows:
Abbott Fiihlan O'Seill, Ohio
Anderson FOrmau owen
aIarsnder Foruey Otis
Allen Fowler fAHott
Arnold Fysn Patterson, Tenn.
Ba5btt Gantz fatteu
Bailey Geary fayter
Bankhead Goodnight Pendleton
BGrtfne German Perkins
Beeman Grady Picker
RaIden GFiswoid Pierce
Hickman HarTorseu Post
Rergen Hamilton Prics
blanchard Hare Rsines
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