Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-11-04

cannot come up in the house today.
Speaker Crisp says that under the
rules the bill will be laid before the
house tomorrow.
1t could come up by unanimous
consent, but Bland says unanimous con-
sent will not be given. Bland was
asked it some arrangements could not
be made so that the day might be
devoted to debate on the bill. He
replied in the negative; that the rules
must be followed. He said he thought
no time could be fixed m any event
for vote as the members who desired
to would be given an opportunity to
speak on the bill.
The question in the house is on re-
port of the repeal bill from the sen ate.
This, as ar amendment, takes the form
of substitute, being the Voorhees, bill
instead of the Wilson bill, which the
house passed.
The only difference between them
is In the recommendation in the bill
passed by the senate of the principle
of bi-metallism.
Whether the bill be passed in the
house today depends on the attitude
OF the silver men.
SILVER MEMS ATTITUDE.
Ii they undertake to obstruct passage
of the bill i. will be necessary for
the committee on rules to bring IN
cloture rules. But it is not believed
the silver men will report in opposi-
ton. They are, however, entirely
non-committal as to their course.
AT the opening of the house this
morning Livingston, of Georgia, asked
unanimous consent for the silver repeal
bill to be taken up at once. Bland and
other silver men objected and the bill
went over under the rules till tomorrow.
DISAPPOINTED SPECTATORS.
Crowds who filled the galleries were
disappointed at this result of the ex-
pected exciting fight.
There were fully 90 members
present when the house was called to
order. After the reading of the journal
the joint resolution transferring the
Worlds fair model battle-ship to the
state of Illinois for use as an armory
by the states naval militia was agreed
to.
The secretary of the senate at this
point came in with the repeal bill as
passed by that body. Its presentation
created scarcely ripple and the house
continued with routine business till
the morning hour expired. When
Livingston made his motion for un-
animous consent and failed to secure it.
Bland. on behalf of himself and others,
was making vehement speech.
The rules Of the house provide that
speaker shall lay before the house
messages, and.bills, coming over from the
senate on the previous day. IL the
silver repeal bill had reached the house
last evening before adjournment it
would have been IN order the first
thing in the morning.
Livingston, OF Georgia, intends asking
unanimous consent to consider the bill
today and take vote tomorrow after
noon. The speaker has promised to
recognize him for that purpose. Silver
men have been laboring with Bland to
get his consent to this arrangement.
OTHER MATTERS.
Bailey, of Texas, introduced bills in
the house today to repeal the statutes
that provide for the retirement af army
and navy officers heretofore retired.
Another was to repeal the statutes pro-
viding for the retirement of United
States judges and prevents any person
who has heretofore resigned his place
as Judge to have retired pay.
SPLENDID FIGHT FOR SILVER.
One of the most interested listeners to
the closing debate IN the senate on the |
repeal bill was Moreton Frewep, the |
leading bi-metalllst of Great Britain. |
Frewen does not think the cause OF the |
bi-metallists by any means hopeless, |
but, on the contrary he believes the |
wide attention which has been drawn |
on the subjec: by the discussion in the |
senate will serve to force the question |
to the front the world over And he |
has no doubt the very interests now
the loudest for repeal will be |
forced by business exigencies to come |
to the support of silver coinage in few
years.
He has high admiration for the way
the oliver side of the question has been
presented in the senate and regards |
greatest authorities on finance IN the |
world.
One of the results of his visit to
America at this time may be the for
nation of an international association
in the interest of silver.
THE FATAL BLOW STRUCK
At $50 last night by a vote of forty
.hree to thirty-two the senate after one
If the most remarkable parliamentary |
battles of the generation, passed the
Dill Internationally repeating the pur-
chasing clause Of the Sherman silver
aw.
The end was reached at the conclus-
on of continuous session of fourteen
lays and after sixty-one days of debate,
turing which five volumes of congress
ional record have been filled with
peeches amounting in the aggregate to
bout 100000 words.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas 43, nays, 80. Those voting in
Affirmative were: Aldrich, Brice, Gallery,
camden, Carey. Cullom, Davis, Dyer,
)olph, Faulkner, Foye, Galllnger, Glib
on, German, Gray, Hale, Hawley,
Higgins, Hill, Hunter, Lindsey, Lodge,
dcMillian, Mcpherson, Henderson,
dills, Mitchell, of Wisconsin, Morrill,,
Plat, Proctor, Quay, Ran
on. Sherman. Smith, Squire, Stock
ridge. Turpie, Villas, voorhees,, Wash
urn, White, OF Louisiana. Total, forty
hree.
Nays, Allen, Bate, Berry, Blackburn,
Butler, Call, Cameron, Cockerell, Coke,
daniel, Dubois, George, Harris, Irby,
ones, of Arkansas Jones, of Nevada,
lyle, Martin, Psscoe, PETER, Perkins,
'ettigrew, Powers. Pugh, Roach,
houp, Stewart, Teller. Vance, Vest,
yalthal, Wolcott. Total, thirty-two.
Wolcott replying to some personal
emarks mace by Carey, Of Wyoming, to
be effect that Wolcott changed his
with each speech, said there
7ere some men to whom linen was
ffenslve; Carey was one of them.
Volcott apolUgized to the senate for
topping to personalities, and said it is
waste of lather to shave an ass.
Pascoe offered his amendment for
zee coinage of silver, with seigniorage,
ne charge to be based upon the market
rice of silver. 1t was defeated on roll