The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-08

gentleman had refused to mako any
agreement whatevcr and their convcr.
sation had ended. 1t had been carried
on tho presence OF Mr.. Andrew. He
(Nlr Cockran) had to appeal 10 tho
committee on rules for this disposition
because tho gentleman from Missouri
refused 10 consent.
Mr.. Bland-You said in that convcr-
salion that you would vote without
tilibnstcring. !.
Mr.. Cochran-Nly recollection does
not cover any such conversation.
y Mr.. Bland-aIinc does, most cmphati-
cally. l'E' 7iI57' FaQlE,Ilil q
Mr.. Andrew (Mnssnchusctts) stated
that his recollection OF tho conversation
between Mr.. Cochran and Mr.. Bland
was in entire record with the rccollec.
tion OF the former gentleman. ssI.
Mr.. Catchings, OF Mississippi, closed
the debate on behalf OF tho committee
on rules and concluded his remarks by
moving tolay tho appeal OF tho gentlo-
man from New York (Mr. Tracy upon
the table. l4'.t n.
TIE SPEAKERS POSITION.
Before putting the question Speaker
Crisp stated tho question and his posi-
tion as follows;
The committee on rules having sub.
mitted 4 report somc days ago, the gcn-
tleman from Mississippi, Mr.. Catchings,
this morning, Immediately after tho
prayer of the chaplain and before read
ing OF tho journal, called up that report
Tor consideration. The gentleman from
New York lMr. Tracy made tho point
that such report could not be called up
until alter tho reading OF tho journal.
The chair held that it might DO called
up before the reading OF the journal,
and the gentleman from New York, Mr..
Tracy, appealed from decision OF the
chair.
Tho chair desires to call attention OF
the house to the rules OF the house, be-
cause tho chair has no purpose, no OBJ
lect. no intention, except to carry out
and e1ectuato tho orders of the house.
Whether such rules are good or bad;
whether they be arbitrary or otherwise,
tho chair must execute them il he is q
faithful officer Of the house. The rules
OF the house also provide that it shall
always be in order to move to adjourn
to fix day to which the house shall ad-
iourn, or to take recess. The rules
also provide that it shall DO in order to
entertain motion to adjourn. or to
tako n recess, or to fix n day. 1t has al
ways been held, so far as the chair
knows, that the house may adjourn be-
fore the journal! is read. "a
The chair has undcrtalsen to enforce
the rules OF the house as ho finds them.
The chair might say in passing, how
ever, that in the last house, there was
no such rule as this, providing that the
reports OF the committee on rules
might bo called up any time. The
question is shall the appeal be laid on
the table and on that question the gcn-
tleman from New York Mr.. Tracy, de-
mands the yeas and nays"
The roll was called and by q vote OF
yeas 1914, nays 73, the house tabled the
appeal from the decision OF tho chair.
Tho opponents OF free coinage were not
to be SO easily routed however.
II raise tho question OF consideration
on report" said Mr.. Tracy of New York.
"Thc chair will have to hold" said
the speaker, "that the question OF con-
sideration cannot be raised. The rules
provide that it shall always bo in order
to call up for consideration the report
OF the committee on rules"
REED RIGHT INIT.
Mr.. Tracy spoke at some length on
the point he had raised, and tho speaker
also quoted rules sustaining his posi-
ton. THE intention OF tho house."
said he, was, rs the chair,understands
it, just what the rule itself proposes.
Under the rules OF tho last Congress- =
"Does the gentleman endorse the last
CongrcssW inquired Mr.. Reed. [Great
laughter.
Some parts of it he does not, re-
tortcd the speaker. "..rhc chair does
not endorse it's speaker" Laughter
and applause on the Democratic side.
"The speaker OF the last house begs
leave to say that he never expected tho
chair 70 endorse him." replied MIR.
Reed: Applause on the Republican
side
Quite right" commented Speaker
Crisp, laconically, II was just going to
say when interrupted, that the gentle
man from Maine, the speaker of the
last Congress, held that the question Of
consideration could not be raised against
the order Of business"
"Well, don't want to have anything
to do with tho rules OF tho 5lst Congress,
said Mr., Tracy emphatically. Great
laughter. The rules Of the 5lst Con-
gross should not be alluded to in this
house excepting possibly by the gentle
man from Maine" t Renewed laugh
ter.
The spealser-The chair quite agrees
with the gentleman about that.
s Once more Mr.. Tracy appealed from
tho decision OF the chair, and Mr.. War
ron, another New York Democrat,
warned his colleagues that they were on
tho point, as q Democratic house, OF en-
forcing moro arbitrary rule in q moro
arbitrary manner than any enforced by
the 5lst Congress-by virtuo OF whose
crimes the Democratic majority is here.
[ [Applause.
Again tho yeas aud nays were de-
manded and again Mr.. Tracy's appeal
from tho decision Of the chair was
tabled, yeas 1856, nays 81. (.
Mr.. Tracy thereupon made motion
to recommit tho resolution with in
structions to tho committee on rules to
report it back with IN amendment
changing tho date for tho consideration
OF the silver bill from March % to De-
ccmbcr y.
The motion was dcfcatcd-yeas, TO-;
nays, oO2.
The previous question was then or
dered upon the resolution without
further objection being made.