The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-03-17
THE SILVER FIGHT ON.
REPRESENTATIVE BLAND PRECIpI-
TATES ALIVELY DISCUSSION.

Exciting Parliamentary Contest Pre-
cedes the Voto--Livelv Tits.
WASIIINGToN, March I'm the
House this morning before the reading
OF the journal Catchings Of Mississippi
called up the resolution for the consider
alton Of the silver bill and the Clerk
proceeded to read, and upon its adop-
ton Catchings demanded the previous
question.
Tracy Of New York called attention
TO the fact that the Journal had not been
read. The Speaker declared that it was
III order for the gentleman from Mssis-
slppl to call up the resolution. Read
ing OF tho resolution was concluded.
Dingley-"IIas the Chair ruled that
this report Of the Committee on Rules
can be considered before the journal has
been rcad?"
Speaker-''Thc Chair has; that:is
provision of the rules"
Dmgley-"Thc same provision Of
rules would confer the same privilege on
conference reports.'
Spcaker-"It does not confer The
same privilege on conference reports.
The gentleman is mistaken: there are
cypress limitations against conference
reports"
DinGlcY-"Then the Chair decides
that business can he done before reading
the journal:"
Speakcr-'The Chair to decides."
Tracy-''l appeal from the decision
OF the Chair."
In advocacy ut his appeal he said that
1t would be an unfortunate precedent to
make that the Committee on Rules, con-
slsting practically Of three cmbcrs,
could come into the House and force
upOn 300 and odd members the consid-
Grafton Of any resolution they might
desire TO call up. The people of the
State of New York looked with grave
concern on the action which this House
was to Consummatc to-day respecting
this silver bill. 1t was the opinion of
the people Of that State, almost without
exception, that the silver measure should
not be incorporated in the statutes.
With regard TO the question of reading
OF the journal, it was customary to read
the Journal every morning before pro-
cccding to- business. Knowing this
many members had not felt it necessary
TO hasten TO the House. On that ac-
count there W ere many members absent,
and lair opportunity should be given
them to reach the capitol. lie Welded
hVe minutes TO Mr.. Fitch and reserved
the balance of his time.
Fitch seconded his colleagues re-
marks, prefacing his own remarks with
an expression Of the highest respect for
the fairness OF the Chair. But he con-
Cured fully in what had been said in re-
gard to the danger o, the precedent
which 1t was proposed TO set. Those
Democrats who had sat here over and
over again, demanding the reading Of
the jurnal III the last House, knew that
that demand had always been granted
and that In a Democratic House in a
case like this, th9t refusal should be
made, was rs Unfair to his mind as any,
thing that had been done in the last
House. Every parliamentary body in
the world corrected its own journal be-
lore it proceeded TO tic work of another
day, and if the rules authorized such a
ruling as the Speaker had made, it was
an innovation that ought TO be changed.
There was a good deal Of talk in his
State about q premature or snap convcn-
ton. If there was ever anything pre-
mature or unexpected to those who Op-
pose silver legislation it was the snap
ping Of this resolution on them before
the reading Of the journal. The rep
rescntatiVes from New y York would stand
by what they thought right with the
same stcadtastness and courage they had
stood by the present Speaker when, as
tie gentleman from Georgia, lie had
protested against things that were no
more unjust than was the bringing in of
hpfnrn ,>It
journal. The party owed something to
the Democrats of New York as they
owed something to it. 1t had nc right
to load them down. and from them it
must except, az is deserved, most
emphatic protest.
Mr.. Tracy then claimed the floor, but
the Speaker had already recognized
Bland and stated to Mr.. Tracy that as
he had reserved his time the gentle
man from Missouri was entitled to The
floor. Mr.. Bland, proceeding, sail that
when the Committee on Rules had re.
ported the resolution certain antl-silver
men had come to HIM and had said that
If the resolution were postponed for the
time being they would be ready to vote
on it to-day without iillbustering. 1t
was fair, square agreement, made by
Mcssrs. Cochran and Andrews. He
thought it ialr play and fair dealing that
when they came to him and to the Cool-
mittec OH Rules and made solemn
agreement, that lillibu ,tering tact les
ought not to be resorted to. If the
House proceeded with the reading Of the
journal in the temper of the gentleman
from New York (Tracy) the opponents
Of the resolution could move to amend
the journal from now until Christmas.
There was nothing extraordinary in the
ruling Of the Char. 1t was made in ac-
cordanCe with rules adopted by Il Demo
cratic House. When gentlemen violated
their pledges and undertook to declare
that the rule was being dislcgardcd it
was very extraordinary exhibition on
this floor. He moved to lay the appeal
on lhe table.
Tracy then demanded the floor. but
the Speaker SAID the pending question
was not debatable. Tracy contended that
ne had not lost his right to the floor and
his persistencY brought from the Sneak