The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-17
TIE HOU Sc.
Opponents or Free Coinage Delaying Ac-
tIon on the Bland Bill.

Opponents or Free Coinage Delaying Ac-
tIon on the Bland Bill.
The donations Of the Western farmers
and milers to the starving millions Of Rus
sia have at lssd served a practical purpose
in the House. They served as budseon
for the gold in to-day TO. oppose for five
hours the steady march Of the House to-
ward free-coinage legislation In to-day's
struggle politics had no place, the f.ibus-
tiers and opponents being alike members
Of the Democratic party. Tracey Of New
York led the fight against the consideration
OF The resolution authorizing the transport
alton Of the food donations TO The starving
Russians, but did it simply because lie de-
sired to keep as many measures as
free coinage bill. There are now
the Russian relief resolution and sew
eral other measures on the calendar OF un-
Hnished business, and il is the plan of Ira
cey ana his followers 10 hlibusteT against
all these measures in order to prevent the
free-eoiuage biil ever being reached on the
calendar and passed by the House. The
free-c0inage men may. however, force a
vote or the Bland bill before It can pass 10
the calendar Of unfinished business, which
would be within tWO days after being
reached in the order OF consideration.
Speaker Crisp presided part Of the morn
Ing session.
Morse Of Massachusetts to-day introduced
a bill to repeal the Interstate commerce law.
Referred On the Committee on Commerce.
The report on the contested election case
Of Craig against Stewart, from the twenty
fourth Congressional District of Peuusyl-
Yauia, IN favor Of the c0ntes tant, q Demo
crat, was placed upon the calendar TO be
called up for action Tuesday next
The committee on the elections Of PTesi-
dent Weep esident and members OF Con-
gres5 reported a Joint resolution proposing
a constitutional amendment for the election
of Senators by the people OF the several
States. Referred to the House calendar.
The bill authorizing railway companies
10 grant reduced rates to commercial tTav-
elers was called up, but went over until to-
morrow without action.
Burrows Of Michigan moved that the
House proceeds 20 the consideration Of un-
finished business.
Speaker (pro tenn Dockery stated ihatthe
first uH fn shed business was kllgOTe's mo-
ti0u to table the motion to reconsider the
vote by which the House indefinitely post
pUnsd the Senate Joint resolution authOTiZ-
ing the Secretary of the Navy to transport
the contributions for the relief OF the SUI
fering poor Of Russia.
Blount Of Georgia suggested that the resO-
luton uDOn which the motions were pend
ing as improperly placed upon the calen-
dar Of unfinished business. Ga this ques-
ton there was much desultOry debate, and
finally Tracey Of New York came forward
IN the role OF hltDuSteT with a motion
that tie House take q recess for an hour
Pending this Owens OF Ohio moved an ad-
j0urument.
On Iracey's motion no quorum voted, and
when he raised this point tellers were or
deTed. On the vote by telleTs quorum ap-
peared after a weary wait, and then Tracey
demanded the ayes and noes. The motion
for a recess was defeated-6 TO 19J; many
opponents of the silver bill withheld their
vote in the hope Of breaking the quorum.
Immed atciy Tracey was on his feet with
motion to adjourn, which was defeated by
50 20 40.
The question recurred on the motion to
table the motion to reconsider the vote by
which the Russian relief resolution was in-
definitely postponed. This was tabled with
out a division, thus finally defeating the
mnoaurn Tina Iouca than qdiRurna1