The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-11-02
OBJECTION FROM BLAND
REQUIRES THE HOUSE TO PASS CON.
SHERATON OF SILVER BILL
Referred to Committee and Will Come up
in Regular Order Under the Rules
Its Receipt Created no Ripple
in the House.
HOUSE..

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-Public in
terest was transferred today to the
house end of the capitol, where it was
expected the last act in the great
financial drama that has been riyeting
the attention of the country on Wash
ington for three months past, would
be enacted, But the crowds which
surged into the galleries were doomed
to disappointment. At 1850 O'clock,
while Mr.. Oats was speaking, Mr. Cox,
secretary of the senate, came into the
house bearing the repeal bill. All eyes
were turned toward the figure in the
main aisle.
81 am directed by the senate" said
Mr.. Cox, to inform the house that the
senate has passed an act to repeal part
of the act approved July IA, 1890, en-
titled an act directing the purchasing
of silver bullion and. for other pur-
poses, with an amendment to which l
am directed to ask the concurrence of
the house."
Mr.. Fitch IN. W applauded vigor.
ously, but the demonstration was not
taken up and the solitaryapplause died
away amid laughter. The reception of
the silver bill had hardly created rip
pie. Quietly the house went back to
routine business.
At 1870 o'clock, when the morning
hour expired, Mr.. Livingston ga.
created some excitement by an attempt
to secure unanimous consent to pro
coed with the consideration of the re.
peal bill. His proposition was that the
house agree to consider the bill for the
remainder of the afternoon and to-
morrow till o'clock, when the pre-
vious question would be considered as
ordered on the bill and pending
amendments.
Mr.. Bland made a vehement protest
and said the bill should take its course
like any other bill and come up under
the rules.
MANY members want to be heard,
and /, for one, object" And so the
first rash attempt to reach an agree.
ment in the house failed.
Mr. McMillin from the committee On
ways and means called up the bill to
remit duties on ammunition imported
for the use of the navy during the
trouble between the United States and
Chile. The bill furnished text for q
speech by Mr.. Reed on Democratic
economy. The bill passed. So,
Debate on the bankruptcy bill was
resumed. Mr.. Wolverton (Pa.) spoke
in support of the bill. Adjourned.
SENATE.
After the excitement of the pas
eight weeks the senate was dull anC
uninteresting, as it spent the day in q
listless sort of fashion. Some unim,
portant business was disposed of.
The senate opened with attendance
small. After minor matters were dis
posed of Senator Blackburn introduc-
ed the following resolution: That the
committee on rules be instructed to in
quire and report to the senate what
revision or amendments to the rules
if any should be adopted, to secure q
more efficient and satisfactory dispo.
sition of the business of the senate.
The New York and New Jersey
bridge bill was then taken up on
which the remainder of the session
was almost wholly consumed with de-
bate. After an executive session the
senate adjourned.
WILL AMEND SENATE RULES.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 81. - Senator
Blackburn says it is his purpose as
chairman OF the committee on rules to
take up the subject of amendment and
revision of rules of the senate, as au-
thorized by resolution introduced by
him and passed by the senate today,
as soon after the converting of the reg
ular session as may be practicable.
The experience of the past three
months has sufficed to convince him
of the necessity for change CT rules,