The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-11-09

Senate yesterday was laid before the
House. The amendments were non
concurred in, and a conference was
asked.
The silver purchase repeal bill with
the Senate amendment was laid before
the House and the Senate substitute
WAS lead.
Wilson, who had charge ofthe bill,
moved to concur in the Senate amend
ment and on that motion he moved the
previous question. He assured the
friends of silver that he had no desire
to press for vote Immediately after
the lapse of the half hour which would
be allowed for debate on the seconding
of the previous question. If the pre-
viOuS question could be considered as
seconded. he was perfectly willing that
the half hour might be extended to
such reasonable time today as might
be desired for debate-say to 3 or $50
o'clock.
Bland, who leads the opposition, said
that he had no disposition to delay the
final vote on the bill. He hoped, how
ever. that Its friends would permit it
to come up in regular order and to be
debated in a regular way. The gentle
man in charge Of the bill and a major
ity with him and could under the rules
of the House move the previous ques
tion at any time. He did not see the
necessity of his demanding the previ-
Gus question on this occasion. 1t seem.
ed to him that the gentleman from
West Virginia should let the debate 90
on and when ne thought, or when the
Honse thought, that the debate bad
gone far enough, ne could move the
previous question.
Wilson said that the parliamentary
difficulty in the way Was that If be did
not move the previous question he
would lose control of the bill and the
DEBATE would go on with opportunities
for the Offering of all eorts of amend
ments. Livingston of Georgia suggest.
ed that the previous questions be con.
sidered ordered, that five minute
speeches be allowed to members to ex-
plain their votes up to 4 o'clock this af-
ternoon. He did not desire that Will
son should lose control of the bill.
Stockdale (Dem) of Mississippi COM
planned that the members were in the
hands Of the member from West Vir-
ginia and had to get his permission even
to make an Inquiry.
Wilson said that he had no objection
to an inquiry.
Stockdale asked whether there were
no rights for members of the House
except for those who controlled the
billp Had members to ask any man
for the precious privilege of exercising
their rights as American representa-
tives?
Livingston assured Wilson that the
friends of silver did not intend to ob-
struct the passage of the bill. They
were just as anxious to get 1t out of
the way and to go home as the others
were. They wanted the Democratic
party to be harmoniZed again if possi-
BILE. Laughter But at the same time
the silver men wanted an opportunity
to give their votes, and that could be
done before o'clock.
Wilson said he had practically made
that proposition.
Livingston: AS the chairman of the
Committee on Coinage, Weights and
Measures (BlanO does not accept that
proposition, l. will accept it. Laugh
ter
Bryan of Nebraska asked Wilson
whether the object of the previous
question was to prevent the House
from having the chance to vote on
amendments that might be offered.
Wilson: That is one reason, yes.
Bryan. want the record 10 show
that those who are in charge of l:n bill
are not willing to have am a1dments
voted on.
Wilson: The House has already vot-
I'd on all amendments that were offered
on that side.
Livingston: understood the gentle
man from West Virginia to agree that
amendments might be offered.
n chorus of members: On, no, moth
ing Of the sort.
Wilson: made no agreement about
that. L do not understand whether the
gentleman from Missouri. speaking
for his side of the question, has accept
ed my proposition or not.
Bland: accept no proposition except
the bill shall come up in the regular
way.
The Speaker: Objection is made and
now the question is on secondipg the
previous question. [Cries of "vote,
vote."
AS the Speaker put the question on
Wilson's motion, Bryan began series
OF obstructive motions, the iirst Being
one to adjourn. That was voted do wn
rs to 18O. Then came Il motion for a
recess till 3 p. M, which was killed, 81
to 19l. Then in rapid succession (yeas
and nays being refused, and tellers be-
ing also refuseO came motions to ad.
Journ till Friday and till Saturday, and
motions to take recess till various
llOulS utlll'u. lutS6 OOSbTuCGlV6 mo
tiOns were treated good humoredly by
the House, and the Speaker counted
the votes on each occasion and an,
| nOupced them with as much serious
ness and regularity as If the motions
were important ones.
After some dozen Of them had been
made, and disposed of, Wells of Wis
consin caused general laughter by in
curing whether the Committee on
Rules had not some ready made rule
that would operate in this Case. Soon
afterwards motion was made by
Henderson that the House take recess
OF five minutes in order that the Com
mlttee on Rules might bring on clio
ture rule, but the Speaker said that he
decilned to put the motion. Hender-
sons motion was repeated within Ave
minutes by Morse of Massachusetts,
ana iteed remarked that the Committee
on Hules had the right to act.
Inc Chair did not consider the mo-
ton OF the gentleman of Massachusetts
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