Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-06

mihon ounces montn) ana cause II TO be
coined monthly as fast a. purchased
Mr.. Morrill, (yt) said that he had listened
attentively to the very interesting speech of the
Senator from New York, but had failed to dis
cover whether he was for bi-metallism or the
present ratio Of silver or not.
Mr.. Stewart (Nev IL object to discussion.
Mr.. Morgan (Ala.) demanded the regular
order Of business and the Vice President de-
cided that the regular order Of business was
the motion Of Mr.. Hill to take up the bill.
Mr. HILL intend to press that motion.
only yielded at the suggestion Of Senators on
the other side who desire to be heard.
A chorus Of republican Senators-No, NO;
not on this side
Mr.. Hill move that the bill be made spe-
eial order for Tuesday next
The Vice President-The bill must first be
taken up before it can be made q special order.
Mr.. Morgan (Ala-) again demanded the reg
ular order, and insisted that 1t was the unan-
ished business-the Indian bill.
Mr.. German (Md.)-Let Us agree that on
Thursday next or any other day the matter
may come up.
Mr.. sherman-The whole matter turns on
the question whether the Senator from New
York moves to proceed to the consideration Of
the bill first
Mr.. Plat Conn, sarcastically-what has
become Of the petitions? [Laughter.1
THE MOTION TO TAKE UP DEFEATED.
After d good deal Of confusion and par
liamentary wrangling the question was brought
to direct vote on Mr.. Hills motion to take
up the bill to repeal the Sherman act, and the
motion was defeated-yeas, IS; nays A.
THE VOTE IN DETAIL
The following is tine vote in detail:
Yeas-Messrs. Brice, Gallery, Davis, Dawes,
Dixon. Faulkner, Frye. Gallinger, Gibson,
German. Hale, Hawley, Hill, Hoar, McPher-
All n q
Vest, Villas and White-23
Nays-Messrs Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Blods-
EFT, Call, Carey Cockrell, Coke, Cullom, Daniel,
Dolph, Dubois, FELTON,, George, Gordon, Hans
brough. Harris, Hunton, Irby, Jones
New, Kyle, Mcmillan, Henderson, Mitch
Pettigrew, Plat, Power, Pugh, Ransom,
shoup, Squire, Stewart, Stockbridge
Teller, Turpie, Vance, Voorhees, and Walcott-
AZ.
On the announcement of the vote the ex-
element which had prevailed in the chamber
and galleries all through Mr.. Hills speech
and the subsequent proceedings subsidized. and
the Representatives, who were present in large
numbers, retired. As soon as order was
restored the credentials Of Mr.. Stewart OF
Nevada for the term beginning March 4 next,
(Which will be his fourth term of service), were
presented and placed ON file.
HOUSE.
Filibustering against the anti-option bill be-
gan before the reading of the journal, Mr.. Kill
gore (Tex.) raising the point that there was no
quorum present. After a swift glance around
the chamber the Speaker recognized the cor
rectness of the point and directed the clerk to
call the roll.
But it being understood that an important
measure might be called up today members be-
n RAJ Mt fba ~
the roll call 219 members had responded to
their names. Before the clerk could begin the
reading Of the journal Mr.. Kilgore was on his
feet with q motion that when the House ad-
journ today 1t be to meet on Wednesday next
which motion he desired to supplement with q
motion was recognized, but before receiving
the second the Speaker recognized Mr.. McMil-
lin (Tenn. to move to suspend the rules and
approve the journal.
MR. KILGoRE's PROTEST.
Mr.. Kiigore protested that upon his motion
to adjourn over he had the floor and was
entitled to make his supplementary motion.
Mr.. McMillin commended that the gentleman
had not the floor. His motion to adjourn over
was not a debatable one. and therefore e1-
hausted itself as soon as presented.
Mr.. Reed (Me.) argued that the gentleman
from Texas had a right to make a motion for
q recess, which was q motion superior under
the present rules to motion to suspend the
rules.
Mr. McMillin retorted that the gentleman
from Texas had no right to make a continuing
motion.
Mr.. Reed replied that the gentleman from
Texas had preference in motion to take
recess. He (Reed) did not approve Of the sys-
tenn, but he would like to have it carried out.
because it had logical duty in it when it was
carried out. ILaughterl
Mr.. Bynum (Ind.) did not understand that
when the gentleman from Texas had been recog-
nized to make privileged motion the gentle
man from Tennessee could be recognized to
make motion to suspend the rules until that
privileged motion had been disposed Of. The
only question in his mind was whether the gem
tleman from Texas had been in order In making
his motion before the approval OF the journal.
The ruling by Speaker Carlisle had been that
prior to the approval Of the journal no business
rule had been made in the present Congress,
when the Speaker had decided that report
from the committee on rules could be acted
upon before the approval
THE SPEAKERS DECISION.
The Speaker decided that the gentleman from
Texas having made motion of high privilege
to adjourn to day certain-was not entitled
to make one Of lesser priyilege-tor a recess.
an appeal, but the Speaker requested him
somewhat tartly) to wait until the decision of
the chair had been completed.
The Speaker went on to say that on the first
and third Mondays in the month the motion to
suspend the rules was one Of the highest
privileges and the chair therefore recognized
the motion Of the gentleman from Tennessee
to suspend the rules and approve the journal
pending the motion Of the gentleman from
Texas to adjourn to day certain.
Mr.. Kilgore appealed from the decision and
Mr.. Hatch promptly moved to lay the appeal
on the table. The appeal was tabled-175-1.
Then Mr.. Kilgores motion for an adjourn
ment until Wednesday was voted down-0-172.
and the Speaker stated the pending question to
be on the motion to suspend the rules and ap-
prove the journal, and directed the clerk to
read that document. Mr.. Klgore insisted on
its reading in extenso.
And so the flibustering went on. Although
Mr.. Kilgore's opposition appeared to be
directed especially against the anti-op-
ton bill, this measure was Of but sec
ondary Importance. Its primary object was
the bankruptcy BILL which 1t is understood will
be called up today when bus mess is allowed to
proceed. The republicans who sustained him
In his methods were, for the most part, in
fuenced by another consideration. They
feared the calling up Of war claims bill in
volving about 100000. The fight, therefore,
has resolved itself into a triangular one.