Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-08
WAS SILVER'S DAY.
The House Gives the White
Metal Hearing.
A LIVELY TIME OVER THE MATTER.

The Rules Committees Power Proves
Sufficient to Fix March aa, e3 and "a
for the Consideration cf the Bland Bill
Republicans Leave the Debate Mostly
to the Majority. But Reed Closes for
the eOppposition-Some Animated Col
ioquys-Analysis of the Final Vote.
WASHINGTON, March s.-The word sal
ways" did the business for the anti-silver
men in the house yesterday, even to the
extent of preventing tilbustering tactics,
and resulting in the passage of the resolu-
tion fixing day for the confederation of
the Bland free coinage bill. The feature
OF the case was the taking up of the rules
committees resolution setting apart
March %, % and "a for consideration of the
Bland bill-before the reading of the Jour
nal. There was vigorous protest from Ira
cey and Fitch, but it was futile; the chair
ruled that the motion to take up the reso-
luton was in order.
Some Features of the Debate.
During his speech against the consider
alton of the resolution and on Tracey's ap-
peal against the decision of the chair
Fitch said that there was much being said
in his state now upon the subject of snap
Judgment and snap convention, and when
1--WE are met, as we have been met here to-
day, with proposed snap consideration
OF this order, you referring to the free
silver men will meet, as you deserve with
an emphatic protest" Bland said he had
viewed these proceedings with amaze
ment. Last Tuesday he was approached
by Cochran of New York and Andrew of
Massachusetts and asked to agree to a
postponement of the vote on the question
until today, they promising to have their
associates present and proceed to vote
without filibustering."
Was well-Considered Move.
Bland said the rule was well considered
when made and was intended to meet just
such a case as this. If the journal be first
taken up, a motion to amend may be made
and debated from now until Christ
mas and the order be defeated Cochran
stated that his recollection of the CONVEX
sation between himself and Bland was
widely different from that stated by the
latter gentleman. He said he had zap
pealed to the gentleman to consent to q
vote being taken today and Bland had re-
fused to give consent and there was no
agreement made" Upon the question of
filibustering, Cochran said it was not
necessary for him to assure the house that
he was opposed to that practice
Mr.. Lockwood Wants to Know.
Tracey, as stated above, appealed from
the decision of the chair to the effect that
the consideration of the resolution was in
order before the reading of the journal
After considerable animated discussion
Lockwood of New York arose to parli-
mentary inquiry, and said: Il do not re-
member any occasion during the Fifty
first congress when an appeal to read the
journal of the house was denied. want
to know if the rules we have adopted, as
construed by the speaker, are more arbi-
trary than the rules of the Fifty-irst con-
gress as construed by the gentleman from
Maine" Applause by the anti-free silver
men.] Cummings closed the debate and
said that the rule under which the report
was called up had been framed exactly for
the purpose to which it was being put
and moved to lay the appeal on the table.