New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-08
A BIG FIGHT OVER SILVER.
Confined from First rage.

more arbitrary than the rule, Of the List Congress
apples! b; tne gentleman rom Maine unuih~F')
The Speakef-rlai l. hardly parliamentary inquiry
(AppauSeI
on | Will withdraw f. was Mr. 1rcey'> reply.
Mr. Catchncs said that the gentlemen VINO expect
70 against the silver bl! are ,ey inteigeh' gen
tlemen and 1t surprising 10 Inn that t't9 'ho"u
manifest - much excitement over ms qne>uoh OF
order Even u this order shOuld be adopted ana TN
silver bill come up on the date named therein, II
would at that time be IN order 70? the gentleman IRON
ohio or the gentleman from New-iorh' II eHher dc
sired 10 move that the whole thing be postponed
until December There was no occasion for them
10 be worked mp 10 such state OF excitement HOW
Mr. Catchngs concluded his remarks BY moving to lay
the appeal Of the gentleman from Ncw-lork Nir.
Tracey upon the table.
TILE APPEAL TABLED.
by a vote OF yeas 1914, nays %. the House tabed
the appeal from the decision OF the Cnair.
A New-York member inquired whether IT wonc
now be in order TO move that the journal OF saturday
he read but tho Sneaker ruled that the report OF the
Committee on Rulcs having been called up, such n
motion wOuld not he in order. :" raise the qhe'COh
Of consideration on the report" said Mr.. Tracey.
"The Chair VIII have to hold" said the Speaker.
that the question Of consideration cannot be ra'se'
The rules provide that II shah always be in order 10
call up for consideration the report oil the Ionh'co
on Rules"
Mr. Trncev spoke at some length on the point he
had raised and quoted from a past decision to sustain
his position.
"Thc Chair understands the rule en- this question:
soid t,e Sneaker 10 mean exactly what II The
language OF the rule is very phin. 1T shall always
he I'm order to cnll up for confederation reports fNm thc
Committee on Rues.' II there were any doubt about
tLc meaning Of the rilc the Chair would Icok to the
intention, ~ the House. The intention was, rs the
Chair understands II, just what the rule Itself pro
poses Under the rules OF the last Congress -
Does the gentleman indor-c the last Congress-
inquired Mr.. Reed. Great laughter).
some parts Of Il may. and some paris OF 1t he does
not retortcd the speaker. the Cha: does not in
dorsc its speaker.' daughter ana appaus" on '''e
Democratic sde
1.-The SPEAKER Of the last House brgs leave 10 say
that he never expected the Chair 10 ndor,e him.
replied Mr. Reed. applause on the Republican sdel'
Quite right" commented Speaker Crisp. 81 wa
iusi going 10 say when interrupted that the gentleman
from Maine the speaker. held In the last Congress
that the question OF consideration could not De raised
agains, the order Of business"
We'll. don't want to have ANYTHING to do with
the rules Of the IIsl Congress said Mr. Tracey EN-
phatlcally Great laughterl The rules OF the List
congress- should not be- alluded to In this House eH
Ceptng possibly by the gentleman from Maine IKE
ncwcd laughtcrD
The spealscr-Thc Chair won't quarrel with the
gentleman about that. daughtcrl The Chair does
that the refusal TO entertain his question Of consideTa
ton is because he considers II dilatoy but because
he cannot do under the rules.
TRACEY APPEALS PROM ANOTHER DECISION.
Mr. Tncey-I desire then. Mr.. speaker to appeal
most respectfully from the decision Of the Chair
Mr. Warner Of New York. said that it had been
called 20 the attention Of the Housc that they were on
the point ne Democratic House. OF enforcing more
arbitrary rule in a arbitrary manner than any
enforced by the List Congress--by virtue Of whose
crimes the Democratic majority 10 here tApplanse.l
The speaker has properly called the attention OF
the House to the fact thnt the rule IL made not by
him. but by the House. and that whatever his opinion
may be- II Is his duty 10 enforce the rule as he r~ads
IT, II that he the case. then It becomes the duty Of
the House construe In. rules which II has made
for it, guidance. Therefore matter what may be
the personal opinion OF the Speaker. or his Views OF
his duties the Democratic majority OF the Lid Con
cress have upon them now responsibility that they
cannot shrk-thn OF deciding whether We intended
to make rule which IL arbitrary than which
We have denounced In the last Congress. and which
the people OF this country nave sustained US In de-
nounf tro @Ie et i Sppiause, y, v,rv,,o,
the attention OF the speaker and present 10 me House
decision Of speaker Carlisle this point which
Mr.. Catchings having moved to lay the appeal upon
tho table, objected TO the speech Of Nj Rayncr The
NJ. Tracey made motion recommii the rcsolu-
ton with Instructions the Committee Rules to
IT
for the consideration Of the silver bill rom March -
to December IL. The motion was defeatcd-yeas. 40;
The previous question was then ardered upon The
reolution without further objection being made MIR.
OK the resolution The Influence OF the cs,7tor classes
Of the COUNTRY va beiaF broas,t to boa On member
los they lrd m"ie to co1mdlng peGpf ,.
% M sad % yoc had ,e1 TAKEN IN SpPP owr g
HAT seventy Democrat, Ia tie House opposed
TO he fre' coinage Of liver and "3nd opp1,e It To-
Ia. nd q
This House daughter and applause Gentlemen
might lsIfh e%h cGn s ,s, cned s9nr ,on,o
laton before Tho pcm@crai!c party Ind gol ilnough
out of The platform OF ees aud lad appealed tie
people on me ground that II wa oppc,ed TO free
,osfe nte e now propo.cs 10 Ye ibc lie to "
Of it, pledge. Ia The Nor;h pledge, 10 the people
great majority: iio" vas that majority made mp
a9 ~ were To-, il Would be- bccsic The Demo
cratic party had been false 10 It's pledges. The day
Sansgs Was e'iabli'hed BY Democraiic votes the
reform Of The tarIn was 81 All end The people Of
would stand them. but they not yet ready 20
60 into National bankruptcy aud pay 20 cent on the
dollar. The reckoning would come for those Demo
Gratis who were trying 10 make Farmers Alliance
party ont u the Democratic porty
REED PICKS WILLIAMS no PIECES.
Mr. Red OF Maine, cordially agreed for with
the gentleman from Massachusetts,. That gentleman
had pointed out that the vast Democratic majority had
been secured by fal*c pledges 10 tho pcOpe-pledgrS
that now in progress OF being broken. laugh
teri The gentleman had singled Instance before
the IIouse and doubt the rest OF his party would
carefully point out by acou the Other. Indeed. the
party all the way along had been engaged In the noble
work Of uncOverng Itself TO the gaze Of the American
people. Under the that It going to give good
currency 10 the country, the Democratic party had
eto,cn march upon The Republicans VI the North aud
the gentleman iIJu Massa nu-et, had nty Character
iDcd the result pom the deuSve aud false state
menis that improper nenIle had been -eG III the gov
crucn Of the iiUu,r OF the List COngrss, the Demo
Gratis had gone beO.c the people denOunciug the actions
which thcy had lis very 0aS surpassed thcpubllcnn
laughter and applause fley themselves lad over
Hidden what thcJ had called the sacred rights u the
minority with harder hOof than they lad ever been
ridden before. They had deliberately OvcITulcl
the decision % speaker Carlisle who In tie Lin Con
y1es had decided tLat business could be transacted