St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-08

derstanding. He had appealed to
the gentleman from Missouri to consent
that vote be taken today, and the
gentleman had refused to make any
agreement whatever ana there the con-
versation had ended. Mr.. Bland in
CURED whether the gentleman had not
stated that there would be no opposition
by fllbuStering, and Mr.. Cochran de-
MED that flibustering had been re-
ferred to-.
Mr.. Bland-You said in that CONVEX
Satlon that you would vote without fill
clustering. Mr. Cockran-My recollec-
ton does not cover any such converse
ton. Mr.. Bland-Mine does, most en-
phatically.
Mr.. Cochran, continuing, expressed
himself as opposed to filibustering
methods. When he flibustered it would
be when the government of his country
was III danger and not when fiscal
question came before the house. The
ruling OF the chair was a dangerous
one. Until the journal was read no
member could tell whether the house
was legally i'll session. Mr.. Andrew, of
Massachusetts, stated that his recOllec-
ton of the conversation between Mr..
Cochran and Mr.. Bland was in entire
accord with the recollection of the
former gentleman.
Crisp Was Loaded.
Mr.. Craig, of Texas, inquired Of the
chair whether motion to adjourn
would be in order before the reading of
the journal. The Speaker-It has al
ways been so held and never QueS-
toned, and the same language applies
70 this rule as applies to the motion to
adjourn.
Mr.. Pierce, of Tennessee, stated that
he had been present at the conversation
between Messrs. Bland, Cochran, An
drew and others, and that the facts OF
that conversation were as stated by Mir.
Bland. He had heard every word that
passed on that occasion.
IL would like to know" said Mr..
Lockwood, of New York, whether the
rules that we have adopted this con-
gresS are more arbitrary than the rules
of the Fifty-tirst congress-" The
Speaker-The chair will state to the
gentleman from New York that if he
will take the trouble to read the rules
he will find that they are different.
[Applause
MIR. Catcnlngs. of Mississippi, closed
the debate on behalf of the committee
on rules. and concluded his remarks by
man from New York (MI. Tracey on the
table. Before putting the question,
Speaker Crisp stated the question and
his position as follows: "The commit
tee on rules having submitted report
some days ago, the gentleman from
Mississippi, Mr.. Catchings, this morn
ing, Immediately after the prayer of the
chaplain, and before the reading of the
journal, called up that report for con-
sideratiOn. The gentleman from New
York, Mr.. Tracey, made the point that
such report could not be called up until
after the reading Of the journal. The
chair held that it might be called up be-
fore the reading Of the journal, and the
gentleman from New York, Mr.. Tracey,
appealed from the decision of the chair.
The chair desired to call the attention
of the house to the
Rule of the House,
because the chair has no purpose, no
object. no intention, except to carry out
and effectuate the orders of the house.
Whether such rules are good or bad,
whether they be arbitrary or otherwise,
the chair must execute them if he is a
faithful officer of the house. The rule
provides that il shall always be in order
to call up for consideration report
1IUlll IIlG VII IulGSs UC
rules of the house also provide that ii
shall always be in order to move to adj
jOurn, to fix day to which the house
shall adjourn, or to take a recess. The
rules also provide that it shall always
be in order to entertain motion to adj
jOurn or to take a recess, or TO fix a day.
1t has always been held, also. as far
as the chair knows, that the house may
adjourn before the journal is read. The
chair has undertaken to enforce the
rules of the house as he finds them. The
chair might say in passing, however,
that in the last house there was no such
Iule as this, providing that the reports
of the committee on rules might be
called up at any time. The question is,
shall the appeal be laid on the table,
and on that question the gentleman
from New York, MI. Trgcey, demands
the yeas and nays"
The Appeal Tabled
The roll was called, and by vote of
yeas 1914. nays 70, the house tabled the
appeal from the decision of the chair
The opponents Of free coinage were not
to be SO easily routed, however. Il
raise the question of consideration on
the report" said Mr.. Tracey, of New
York. 1.-The chair will have to hold"
said the speaker, "that the question of
consideration cannot be raised. Under
the rules of the last congress-"
"Does the gentleman indorse the last
congreSs?' inquired Mr.. Reed. [Great
laughter. "Some parts of it he may and
somes parts of 1t he does retorted the
speaker. 1.-The chair does not lndorse
its speaker" Laughter and applause
on the Democratic side. The speaker
of the last house begs leave to say that
he never expected the chair to indorSe
him." replied Mr.. Reed. "Qulte right"
commented Speaker Crisp, laconically
Il was just going to say, when interrupt
ed, that the gentleman from Maine, the
speaker of the last congress, held that
the question of consideration could not
be raised against the order of bust
ness"
Once more Mr.. Tracey appealed from
the decision of the chair, and Mr.. War
ner, another New York Democrat,
warned his colleagues that they were
on the point, as Democratic house, of
enforcing a more arbitrary rule in
more arbitrary manner than any en-
forced by the last cOngreSS-by virtue
of whose crimes the Democratic majo
ity is here. [Applause.]
Again the yeas and nays were de-
manded, and again Mr.. Tracey's appeal
from the decision of the chair was
tabled-yeas 176, nays 81. Mr.. Tracey
thereupon made motion to recommit
the resolution. with instructions to the
committee on rules to report it back
with an amendment changing the date
for the consideration of the silver bill
from March % to December IL. The
motion was defeated years 70, nays
252. The previous question was then
ordered upon the resolution without
further objection being made.
EXCHANGING SHOTS.