Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-03-29

No Resolution Reported For Fur
ther Consideration of the Free
silver Bill NO ClOture ResOlu-
tiOn Possible.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-Although
the news had gone forth yesterday that
the committee on rules would not report
a resolution for consideration of the
silver bill, yet the galleries of the house
were well filled with spectators.
The speaker laid before the house a
communication from Representative
Joseph McKenna, of the sixth district of
California, informing the house that he
had sent his resignation as representa-
tive to the governor of California. The
communication was spread upon the
journal.
The speaker laid before the house
communication from d. d. Donovan, Of
the sixth Ohio district, stating that on
page 263 of the Congressional Record he
was recorded as voting in the negative
on Burrows motion to lay the silver bill
on the table. He was net in the hall
: when his name was called on this or any
other roll pertaining to the silver bill as
= his physicians had given positive orders
that he should not leave the room.
The speaker stated that the correction
would be made and the communication
spread upon the journal Mr.. Burrows,
of Michigan, inquired whether this
would make any change in the result OF
the vote. The speaker replied that it
had heen stated at the time that ii
would not.
In the last democratic caucus in which
the silver question was discussed
Speaker Crisp announced that he, as ont
of the members of the committee OF
rules, would vote for no cloture resolu
ton unless requested to do 80 by ma
iority of the democratic members. Tha
decision he has reiterated privately ant
Yesterday publicly. A petition askini
a report of such resolution has been Il
circulation, but already thirty-hv
known silver men have declined to atfi
their signatures to it and the anti silve
men are jubilant.
Today the silver excitement seemed t
have entirely subsidized when the hou'
met at noon. The attendanc
both on the floor and in the gallerie
was small and the silver and anti silv'
leaders relaxed their activity. Blar
and his lieutenant, Pierce, were absel
. and the only leaders of the aLtis, wi
we're present when the speaker called tt
!. house to order. were Tracy and Harte
whose faces wore an expression OF pc
: feet content.
! The silver bill is dead in the house
representatives.
= Mr.. Bland has made public lo1
= statement in which he says that the
n termination of Speaker Crisp not
g adopt the cloture resolution viii
: would prevent filibustering, had kill
the bill. Mr. Bland adds:
"The speaker has great weight a
power, and since he has shown disl
sition to let the bill lie on the table, me
FN. bers who have confidence in him will
with him, and this leaves us with
bill, having not only the anti-frce CO
"a age men, it's opponents. but also
a speaker, opposed to it and those "
personally follow him."
Speaker Crisp defined the situation
be simply this, if majority of the d.
ly OF ocrats in the house desire the commit
# the on rules to make report which will
able the house to come to direct v
III to on the silver bill, and if they signify t
, can desire, the committee will make rep
If they do not so signify it. the conn
eyes tee will understand that majority
not desire it, and the responsibility
rest with the majority of the democ1
of the house and not with the commi
y" V' on rules.
The speaker laid before the hous
Al communication from Roger Q. N
I'm stating that he had sent to the Cove
L. of Texas his resignation as represer
W. from the 9th district Of Texas to
effect today. The communication
spead upon the journal.
Mr.. Stewart in the senate today
notice that he would on Monday
move to take up the senate bill to
- vide for the Tree coinage of gold and
- YER
~ Mr. Hoar: Where is that bill nj
Stewart: at is on the calendar
-. ported adversely