The record-union., 1893-09-01
Special to the REcoRp-UNIoN.

WAsHINGToN. Aug. 81. - The silver
men stole march on their opponents in
the House to-day, and gained a victory
which makes it impossible for the gold
men to impede consideration of bimetallic
or financial legislation that may be re-
ported by the Committees on Coinage,
Weights and Measures and Banking and
Currency during the coming session.
The time-honored custom in the House
has been to make the reports of the Com
mittee Oh Appropriations and Ways and
Means privileged matters at all times,
and when the new rules were being con-
sidered to-day Springer, Chairman of the
Committee on Banking and Currency,
suddenly sprung an amendment extend
ing the same favorltism to the Commit
tee on Banking and Currency.
kilgore Immediately followed with an
amendment also including the Commit
tee on Coinage, and although these
amendments were sharply opposed, the
last was adopted by l33 ayes to 50 noes,
and the original rule as amended was
adopted by vote of nearly two to one.
Not until it was all over did the men,
bers Of the House generally realize the inn
mense victory gained by the. .bimetalliSts.
nder this rule the Committee on Coinage
can report a silver bill at any time and
force its consideration by the House, and
the Committee on Banking and Currency
Will enjoy the same facilities for forcing
its measures to yOte in the House. In
cldontally also the House, by the adop-
ton OF these amendments, has broken
away from the leadership of the Commit
tee on Rules, presided over by Speaker
Crisp, and declared that 1T shall no longer
be III the power of that committee to de-
termine whether free coinage bills shall
be accorded consideration, or whether
the attention Of the House shall be di-
rected to other legislation.
amendments TO increase the member
ship of the Committe on Rules were lost.
An amendment was adopted giving the
Committee on Ways and Means jurisuic-
ton over all measures purporting to raise
revenue.
Several other amendments affecting
committees were lost.
\ motion to strike from the proposed
rules clause which permits the Speaker
TO decide what is dilatOry motion was
discussed at length pro and con, and was
finally rejected.
An amendment was then offered which
puts 1t in the power of any member who
Is In charge of any proposition on the
%oor to propose a cloture at any time he
thinks it advisable TO do so.
The previous question was ordered on
the amendment, and pending further ac-
Iion the House adjourned.
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-The Senate
this morning took up the House bill for
the repeal of the Sherman Act. Walcott
of Colorado spoke against it.
At the close of Walcott's speech, Mills
gave notice that he would speak on re-
peal Wednesday. Then Caffrey of Louis
lana spoke in favor of unconditional re-
peal.
At the close of Caffrey's remarks. Gull
lom gave notice that he would address
the Senate on the repeal bill next Mon
day.
y motion was made by PETER to take
up resolution her etofore offered by him
as TO national banks refusing to pay de-
positors' checks in currency. After col
loquy, from which it appeared that if
Pet1er's motion was agreed to in the form
In which it was made it would displace
the repeal bill, the form of the motion
was changed so that the repeal bill should
be informally laid aside and the resolu-
tion as to national banks taken up. The
motion was agreed to, and then the mo-
ton heretofore made by Y Noorhees that the
resolution be referred to the Committee
on Finance was carried-yeas 50, nays q.
RESOLUTIONS on the death of Represent
ative Mutchler Of Pennsylvania express
i've of the sorrow of the Senate were
agreed to, ana the Senate, as further evil
dence of respect to the memory of de-
ceased, adjourned.