The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-07-07
FIFTY SECOND CONGRESS,
ACTION ON THE SILVER BILL IN THE
HOUSE.
Nothing Final Accomplished and an Inter
esting fight Expected Today - Demo-
cratic Chairman Campbell to resign.
Force Bill as an Issue.
HOUSE.


yer free coinage bill and stated that
under the rules it would be referred
to the committee on coinage, weights
and measures.
Bland of Missouri, asked that the
committee have leave to sit during the
session of the House. To this request
Tracy of New York, objected.
Tracy then inquired whether it was
in the power of the House to order
another reference of the bill to the
committee on banking and currency.
The vote resulted yeas 35, nays LA; no
quorum and a call of the House or
dered.
A hundred and seventy-nine mem
bers responded to their names and
Catchings of Mississippi offered reso-
luton that all leaves of absence here
tofore granted, except such as were
based on sickness of the representa-
tive or his family be revoked. Adopt
ed. The question then recurred on
Tracy's motion to refer the bill to the
committee ON banking and currency.
y
quorum. A motion was made by
Raynor of Maryland to adjourn. De-
feated.
Bland moved a call of the house.
Ordered.
A quorum having been secured
after two calls, Tracy's motion was
next in order. No quorum again ap.
pearing the house on motion of Bland
adjourned.
THE SILVER COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-Bland,
chairman, called special meeting of
the coinage committee for tomorrow
at 10 o'clock, and will try force fight
ing.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator
Berry, in speech today on Senator
Hale's resolution as to the tariff pol
ices of the two parties, expressed his
conviction that the force bill would be
the principal issue in the presidential
campaign, and warned the people OF
the country against being deluded in
the hope that it was not the purpose
of the Republican party, if successful,
to press that legislation. The only
other subject of interest that occupied
the attention of the senate today was
the disputation in the conference over
the item inserted in the district ap-
preparation bill, by the senate appro-
priating 100000 for the entertainment
of the G. A. r. at the encampment
next September. Adjourned
or, ,,r, enDc,,r .nro>r
WASHINGTON, July 5.-As far as
the action of the house is concerned
quitting to one side the decision of the
committee on rules), the silver bill is
in exactly the same position this after
noon as it was when the speaker laid
it before the mouse this morning. 1t
is still upon the speakers table, SUBJ
ject to any variety of motions for it's
reference, but it is in the power of the
friends of the measure at any time
when a quorum is present to defeat
Tracey's motion to refer it to the COM
mittee on banking and currency and
move it's reference to the committee
on coinage, weights and measures.
Tt was said after adjournment today
that the fight over the reference will
not be renewed tomorrow and the
enemies of the measure will allow it
to be referred as its friends desire
without further obstruction. AS near
as can be learned today's action was
taken by Tracy on the impulse of the
moment, and more with the purpose
of opposition of himself and adher-
ents to the bill than from a belief of a
manifestation by any substantial
benefit regarding the construction of
the bill. 1t is now admitted by the
anti-silver men that the bill will
eventually go to the coinage COM
mittee and it is the purpose to make a
strong fight there. For the reason
that the bill was not to-
day referred to the committee
there will be no meeting before the
House meets for there will be nothing
before the committee for it's action.
The silver men think there will be
no loss of ground by this delay as it is
extremely doubtful in view of the
number of absentees whether they
could secure the presence of voting
quorum in the committee to make it..
1t is possible here will be a confer
ence of the Democratic members of
the rules committee, tonight to dis
cuss the line of procedure to be adopt
ed, and arrange program to be acted
upon at tomorrow mornings meeting
of the rules committee. There has
been some talk of postponing from
Thursday until Friday the order
for suspension day. 1t is
argued the change will insure
the attendance of large number of
representatives The sergeant-at alarms
today sent out ninety-seven kilograms
to absent members urging their
speedy return to Washington, and a
number of others are believed to be on
their way. With this question the
committee on rules, or at least the
Democratic contingent, will probably
deal
CHAIRMAN CAMPBELL TO RESIGN.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-W. j. Camp
bell. chairman of the Republican
National committee, after conference
today with President Harrison, Secre-
taries Rusk and Elkins, Commissioner
Carter and ex-senator Spooner, an
nounced that the contingency
of which he told the COM
mittee when he was elected, viz
that business engagements could not
be so arranged as to permit his as
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