Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-26

Embrolls the House Over Sher-
mans Amendment.
The SILVER MEN FIllBUsTEa
The Present Ro~ VI Become serss,s.
During the Gaming Week.
Hands Larsd oratory.

WksHixsTos. Feb 35.-Mr Holman
ren~xed In tho house the request mi,ds
~ hssn sesserday that Ehe senate ame9d-
msnis . the sundry civil appropriation
biii xIfhs oae excepfion-be be formally
non cuncNrred in and conferences
agreed g.
That exception vas the Sherman bond
amendment. and Mr. Holman Proposed
that sAea The coefrrence report ulson
the other amendments hal been made.
one day shfaalsi BE- devoted o. debate on
the proposition sIr. Hatch said s1at
~ wouli make no ohlection provided
that . similar eoarse should De taken
with the ant opfioo biil and that it
should l.. -enf o. q conference commit
tee. bat obiection was masle O. this re-
quest. whereapon Mr Hatch emphatA.
cai.s objected - Ms IIoim4n'- pror.si
tsn. Nf Ho!man moved at the house
e. iato e,,nira.rtee - the whole for con.
ssierai.hn n the general appropriaticn n
fiils Notwithstanding Mr. llaich's np-
ra.if.on. Hr Holmans motion was
agreed - yess. ifT. NAYS. ltsi
The fifst fill go the calendar was the
Indian appropriation hill This bill Mr..
Holman r.>lnesled should be PASSED over
Tor The present
The Fight Bes.in-.
Nr Holman then asked unanimous
consent That al The senate amendments
o. non conenrred In with the exception
~ the sherman bond amendment. on
ohich debate should ~ had until 4
o'ch,ck Monday To this proposition
Ar Bland obl.~''ed. But 10 this. after
noi=y discus-lon. Mr. CockFan objected
and the runtine work n considering the
rfnatc amendment ser.etim UaS started.
Bat the silver men were On tho alert.
and Nr. Pierce raised the point II 70
quorum on a notion - ncn-cuncur in
fhe first senate amendment The
amendment VAS non-Coucurred in IL,
too
on the motion to non concur IN the
next amendment. being one Tor the con
tinn&tion - The public bnilsling at
Omaha. Neh Mr. biand raised the point
~ "a quorum
Daring ths dreary wait FOR quorum
the silver men bad an informal confer
ence. the result * whseh was that Mr.
Hand Withdrew his roint hat on the
next amendment took the foor with a
speech on the financial situation.
Dramatic Mr.. Bland.
Tie reviewed TIE nlonetary legislation
cf the country and fiertcis opposed the
sherman anrrdn,snf tie did not he
lese hat trat amendment Wonii as
con plisit lts ptII~.-s-. and he appealed
tn fae ulemsers - tie house - stand
against this scheme = Wall street Il
rlsmhefs bowel % the Golden Baai so
help him God. Pc hoped that every man
Who dad Mould ~ remembered v hen he
next asked the suffrage= - the people
SIR Williams sai1 the issue was rot
one letVeea the gentleman fronl
Missouri anl those gentlemen Who had
fo-maliy antagorixcd his financial afti
tusie aad the gentleman from Missouri
should not attempt e. descgii'e Il ~ such.
The committee then ro~e and puhlir
business suspended. the house pro.
cee,lsi - pas Tribute - respect io the
fncrsry q the hate senator John :.
EarfuIr n Virginia.
After euiteislic remarks by Nsssrs.
Ne--.lith. Wise. Nibken. ken.iail
Tucser and jones. the henze a. mark
% respect to the memory n the sie.
efa-cri ~ ; oeiofk adjourned