Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-17
Mr. Tracey, Of New York, Works to
Delay the Calendar, and
THUS KEEP BACK LEGISLATION
On he Silver Bill Of Mr.. Bland and the Coinage
Conmines-Ths Famine Fund Was the
Groaud-Work for the Attack Yesterday.
Only Two Matters on the Calendar.

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sentatives to-day TO oppose for five hours
/ the steady march Of the lower House
towards free coinage legislation.
The silver issue is indeed TO the front
now, and the anti-free coinage men are
cOngratulating themselves tonight on
| having won a victory in the first pre-
/ liminary skirmish. In the parliament
| tary struggle of to-day politics had no
place, the filibusters and their opponents
| being alike members of the Democratic
party.
Mr.. Tracey, of New York, led the
| fight against the consideration OF the
resolution authrizing the transportation
OF the food donations to the starving
Russians, but he did it, not so much be-
cause he was opposed to the spirit OF
the resolution, as because he desired to
keep as many measures as possible on
| the calendar as unfinished business and
| in the way Of the Bland free coinage
| bill. Under the rules Of the House, il
| the Bland bill should not be disposed OF
| within two days after being reached in
| the order of consideration it would pass
| to the calendar as unfinished business.
There are now the Russian Relief
resolution and several other measures
| on the calendar of unfinished business,
| and il is the plan of Mr.. Tracey and
| his followers to filibuster against all
! these measures in order to prevent the
| free coinage bill ever being reached on
| that calendar and passed by the House.
1t is not unlikely, however, that the dis
closure Of their plan Of campaign may
| have the effect of causing the free
coinage men to force a vote on the
| Bland bill when it is rerched before the
expiration OF the two days, and before
il can pass to the calendar Of unfinished
| business.
Mr.. Brown, of Indiana, from the Com
mittee on Elections, reported on the
| case of Craig VS.. Stewart, from the
| Twenty-fourth Congressional District
of Pennsylvania. The report, which
finds in favor OF the contestant, was
placed on the calendar, and Mr.. Brown
/ gave notice that he would call it up for
action on Tuesday next.
Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, moved to
| proceed TO the consideration OF untin-
/ ished business. The Speaker pro TEN
(Mr. Dockery, of MisSour), stated that
( the calendar showed that the first
unfinished business was the motion
! made by Mr.. Kilgore, Of Texas, 20 table
! the motion TO reconsider the vote by
which the House indefinitely postponed
/ the Senate Joint resolution, authorizing
the Secretary of Navy to transport con-
tributions for the relief of the suffering
| poor of Russia.
At this iuncture Mr.. Tracey, Of New
York, came forward in the role of fill
busterer with motion that the House
| take a recess for one hour. Pending
this, Mr.. Owens, of Ohio moved an ad-
| iournment. Lost. Yeas, 65; nays, "A.
On Mr.. Tracey's motion no quorum
voted on q standing vote, and Mr.. Ira
cey having raised this point, tellers
were ordered. Mr.. Tracey's reason for
assuming the role Of tilibusterer lay
| far deeper than the resolution which 1t
was proposed to consider. On the cal
endar of unfinished business there are
but two measures, the Russian reSolu-
| ton and a bill for the relief of Aquilla
! Jones, Sr. Should the free coinage bill
be considered in the morning hour and
consume two days without disposition,
il will 90 upon the calendar OF unhn-
| ished business.
The rule of the House provides that
latter the morning hour shall have been
occupied, it shall be in order TO proceed
to the consideration OF the unfinished
business in which the House may have
been engaged at an adjournment and at
| the same time each day thereafter, other
| than the first and third Mondays, until
disposed of and it shall be in order to
proceed to the consideration OF all other
unfinished business when ever the class
Of business TO which it belongs shall be
| in order"
1t is Mr.. Tracey's desire TO keep
upon the calendar as many measures as
possible to act as obstacles 10 the silver
bill should it be placed upon the unfin-
| ished business calendar.
| He further desires that some OF the
| tariff bills should secure the right Of
way before the silver bill obstructs the
road. On the vote by tellers quorum
was secured, after very weary wait,
and then Mr.. Tracey demanded the
! yeas and nays.
BY this time members who at first
were in the dark as TO Mr.. Tracey's OBJ
! ject had been informed, and sufficient
/ number Of the opponents OF the free
coinage bill were mustered TO order the
| yeas and nays. The motion for a recess
4 was defeated, yeas 6, nays l95, many OF
| the opponents of the silver bill with
I holding their votes in the hope OF
! breaking a quorum. Immediately on
[ - nf
/ Tracey was on his feet with motion to
| adjourn.
The motion TO adjourn was defeated
yeas, 35; nays, 140-and the question
required on the motion to table the mo-
tion TO reconsider the vote by which the
| Russian relief resolution was indefinite
| ly postponed. 1t was tabled without
! division.
This finally defeating the measure,
the House adjourned.
Mr.. Bland, the leader OF the silver
men, says that there was no occasion
| for the filibustering in the House.
The silver question, he said, SEEM
| ed to give some OF its opponents
the hydrophobia. There was no idea
| of helping silver or forcing Ii 10 the
front in the motion made. Mr.. Cuiber-
! son, Of Texas, wanted 10 get to the cal
epdar to tSke up bill 10 amend the
laws relative to charges Of judges to
iuries. Mr.. Tracey and others here
| felt some fear that by some hocus pocus
the Silver bill might get up, and were
| theI etore fighting the matter. Mr..
Bland insimated that he did not propose