Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-27

Mt. NaicOit When ne got the floor q
the close of Mr.. Germans remarks re-.
sented the insjnuation, and, of course
denied its truth.
Mr. German said that Mr.. Wolcott
had misunderstood or misrlpresented
what he had said. And he repudiar,l
the intimation which Mr.. Chandler and
Mr.. Wolcott made that himselfand NJ
Voorhees, had changed their votes on
the Montana case with any reference
whatever to the repeal bill.
HOUSE.
BY actual count when the House met
this morning there were p democrats
and 80 republicans present. Before the
reading OF the Journal had been com.
pleted a number of members came in
not enough, however, to constitute
quorum.
Mr. Morse, rising to question OF
privilege, said that on Monday he had
made some remarks relative to the
management of the Pension Office. A.
that time he had said that he would in
sert certain newspaper clippings III his
speech. These clippings had not been
published in the Record. He did not
think that he should be Disseminated
against in this manner.
Mr.. Fitbian said that he had object
ed to the publication of the clippings
because they reflected upon the com.
missioner of pensions. (The clippings
were the letters which have recently
passed between the commissioner and
Mr. Morse
Mr.. Heard rather aged with Mr..
Morse, and said that it had been the
custom to allow a member to say when
delivering his speech, without obec-
ton, ~ will print this extract in nv
remarks But Mr. Morse lost the sym.
pathy of Mr.. Heard when be said that
the letter Of the commissioner 10 him
(and which the commissioner had had
published in the press had never been
equalled for billingsgate and yitupera.
ton. Dir. Heard remarked that the
gentleman had the same opportunity
to indulge in billingagate.
Mr.. NIorse-"I never indulge in
billingsgate"
The Speaker ruled that a member
had not the right to have extracts
printed in his speech without express
consent of the House.
Dir. Bland rose to make 4 privileged
report from the committee on coinage,
weights and measures, and was recog-
nzed by the speaker.
DIR. Morse wanted recognition to pre-.
fer request that tie correspondence
between the commissioner and himself
should be printed in the Record but
the Speaker declined to give him this
recognition.
Mr.. Bland then reported (as substi-
tute for the Loud resolution calling on
the Secretary of the Treasury for in
formation relative to the enforcement
of the Sherman act) a resolution calling
for information as to why silver bullion
was not purchased in July and August
to the full amount required by the
sherman act. On this he demanded
the previous question.
But Dir. Morse was indignant. and as
he raised the point of no quorum, the
yeas and nays had to be ordered. But
a quorum failed to materialize although
there was no fiiibustering, the vote
standing Yeas l69, nays none and II
call of the House was ordered.
Mr.. Bland reported substitute for
a resolution referred to his committee,
which called upon the Secretary ofthe
Treasury TO inform the House why sill
Yer bullion was not purchased in the
months of July and August to the full
amount authorized by the act Of July
II, 1890. Although there was no oppo.
sition 10 the resolution, no quorum
voted upon it and call of the House
was ordered.
Filbustering continued so that up to
8 o'clock no vote had been taken on
Mr.. BANDS resolution.