Evening journal., 1892-03-08
SILVER men VICTORIOUS
They Win in the Preliminary
Fight Over the Bland Bill.
AN EXCITING TIME IN THE HOUSE

AN 1AOlllNO llmu IN lub hOOn4
The Resolution 60 Make the Measure
Special ORDER for March 22 Adopted by
an Overwhelming Majority-An Anaiy- /
sis OF the vote-Crisp and Reed Again.
WASHINGTON, March S-The silver men |
scored a signal triumph on this the most
exciting day Of the entire session. When
the house assembled Mr. Catchings moved |
before the reading of the journal, that the
report from the committee on rules for the
consideration Of the silver bill March -,
be taken up, which motion the chair held
TO be in order To this Mr. Tracy New
York. strenuously objected, saying il was
one unparalleled decision OF the speaker
that the house should proceed TO business
without first approving the journal. He
appealed from the decision of the chair and
after long wrangle and parliamentary
hattery between the speaker and Mr.
Tracy, the appeal was laid ON the table by
a vote Of l7i 10 81
After the announcement OF the vote on
his appeal Mr. Tracy raised the question OF
consideration. This was promptly declared
out Of order by the speaker, TO the apparent
astonishment Of Mr.. Tracy, who CALCULATED,
"Why, Mr. Speakerfs In support of his de-
mand Mr. Tracy read the sixteenth rule,
which be asserted gave 70 any member the
right to raise the question Of consideration
upon any matter
The speaker explained that by the rules,
as he understood them the motion made by
the gentleman from New York was dilatory
and therefore out OF order
Reed Scores Point
Mr.. Reed-Does the chair hold that 20
raise the question OF consideration Is a dila-
tory motioni
The Chair-Tbe gentleman ought TO know
it was 50 held in the last congress. Laugh
ter on the Democratic side.l
Mr. Reed-Doe the chair indorse the
method Of procedure in the last congress.
Laughter on the Republican side.l
The Chair-Part of IL doubtless is worthy
Of Endorsement; the course Of the speaker
Of the last congress docs not meet with the
Endorsement of the present occupant Of the
chair. Laughter on Democratic side,l
Mr.. Reed with much impressivenessl-
may say neither expected nor desired that
Endorsement.
From the ruling Of the chair Mr. Tracy
took an appeal.
Mr. Warner, of New York, protested
against the ruling of the chair, which h,
characterized as more arbitrary than any
thing that occurred during the Hfty-ilrs
? congress, -'by virtue Of whose crimes mos
Of us are here today He appealed to th'
house to construe the rules as to permit thl
\ majority to go home and say that whel
they found they had perpetrated such
mistake as the ruling Of the chair indicated
at the first opportunity for such action th
= mistake was rectiiied.
Mr. Catchings moved to lay the appeal o
a the table. The vote on laying Mr.. Tracy
appeal on the table was' Yeas, 176; nays, u
/ Postponement Defeated.
L Speaker Crisp then stated Mr. Catching
4 motion to take up the order and deman'
!, for the previous question
b Mr. Tracy then moved TO recommit th
+ order 10 the committee on rules with in
structions 20 amend. This was met wit
cries Of Regular orderr and formal dc
mand therefor by Mr.. Bland. Thereupo
3 Mr. Tracy moved to adjourn, but offered {
!. withdraw that il permitted 20 be heart
o. He did withdraw IL and framed his motto
h TO recommit At first Speaker Crisp held
u TO be out of order, but Mr. Tracy drew th
| rules on him and he stated that the motto
" was proper at that time Il was read an
proved to be an instruction TO substitui
Monday Dec. l2 for the 22d inst. as n
date OF beginning the debate on the Blan
y bill.
IF On a viva voce vote the negative chorr
he rolled up in tremendous volume compare
10 with that Of the yeas, and then Mr., Trac
g. called for the yeas and nays This was SUI
N ported by thirty-hve members, while tl
d. negative showed up only l3l, so more tina
one-hfth having voted for the yeas an
nays a call was ordered. The vote on n
,e motion to recommit the order 10 the con
" mittee ON rules was defeated: Yeas, q
D. nays, 9O2
10 The demand for the previous question
r. made by Mr.. Catchings, was supported b
rs the house and a half an hour allowed Il
debate, to be controlled by Mr. Bland an
Mr.. Reed.
The debate was participated in by Nj
Of McKeigan of Nebraska, Mr. Townsend
n Colorado, Mr.. Williams of Massachusetts
he Mr.. Boutelle Of Maine, Mr. Pierce Of Tel
n nessee, Mr.. Bland and ex-speaker Reed, WI
It. said;
Reeds Speech.
Mr.. Speaker, cordially agree for once wit
the gentleman from Massachusetts, CMr w
4. liams). He has pointed out TO this house tn
,' this vast Democratic majority which Is no
u, here was procured by false pledges 10 the pc
al ple-pledges which are in process Of being bro
3, en-. Applause on the Republican sde.l
is himself has signalized one instance already b
fore us, and there is no doubt that the rest
his party win carefully point out BY their a
tions the others. Indeed, the party all di
long has been engaged In the noble work Of "a
- covering itself to the gaze Of the Americl
le people-lapplausa ON the Republican sidol
OF upon the ground that they were going 10 81
,le a sound currency and that they were tru
friends of gold than the Republicans could pC
sibly be; they stole a march upon us here In d
north, and the gentleman from Massachuset
CAir. Williams) has ftly characterized the
On suit Upon the delusive and false statemo
h. that improper means had bean used IN the go
If eminent of the house they went before the pc
pie denouncing actions which they have n
day surpassed. lApplausel
They themselves have overridden what th
call the sacred rights Of the authority with
'gi heavier horsehoof than they were ever ridd
III over before. Look az It. Here this day gent
IN men you have deliberately sustained the ov,
ruling Of the decision Of your Democrat
speaker, Mr. Carlisle, Of Kentucky, IN {
Fiftieth congress, a ruling which viii be foul
on the 671th page of the Goth volume Of the 81
nc ond session OF that congress. You have tod
no overruled the declaration OF that DemocrR
IS speaker that no business can be transacted d
I'll the journal Of the house has been adopt,
In your eagerness 10 override what you call {
I rights Of the minority you have overridden {
m decision Of q speaker whom you have hithei
ras professed that you delighted 20 honor. WI
ol- a strange spectacle; here are twO-thirds of 20