Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-11-01
TO PREVENT LAGGING
Resolution 10 Change
the Senate Rules.
BLAND HAS HIS OWN WAY.
Succeeds in Stsving Of Vote on Re
peal For q While.

WAsHINGroN, Nov senator IS acK.
burn, chairman OF he cnmmittee on rules,
Introduced and the senote adopted the fol
lowing resolution, which was undoub btedly
inspired by the recent discussion Of the
rules during tae past few weeks:
That the committee ON rules be instructed
% inquire and report 10 the senate what TO
vision Of or amendments 10 the rule, II any,
should bc adopted 10 secure more efficient
aud satisfactory disposition Of the business
OF tis senate.
Senator Blackburn says 1t is his purpose
rs chairman Of the committee on rules TO
take up the subject OF the amendment and
revision Of the rules OF the senate, as au
thorzed by the resolution passed by the
senate, as soon rs may be be practicable
after the regular session convenes.
In conversation with a reporter, he said
that the experience Of the past three
months had sufiiced TO convince him Of the
necessity for a change OF the rules which
would give the majority OF the senate the
power To do business aud TO reach vote
after reasonable discussion upon any
proposition before IL. and that as chair
man of the committee he would do all in
his power to put the senate upon that
footing.
He declined to indicate what changes be
would advocate or whether he expected 70
secure the cooperation Of the majority OF
the committee. He added that be desired
that IL be distinctly understood that In
taking up this work he meant no refiec-
tion upon the senate because of the course
pursued In connection with the repeal OF
the purchasing clause OF the sherman act
II said fur her that le hsd not thought
II W 80 TO attempt TO secure a change
while the senate was latoring under the
excitement OF heated debate, but now
that the dlscuss.o wss at sn end, and
while the necessity is fresh in the minds
OF the senators, he thinks the question
should be taken up and disposed of by the
senate in the interest Of future legislation.
Repeal In the House.
The silver men, or the most intense sill.
yer men in the house, will, IL is said, In.
sist that the repeal bill be put through by
force and without any agreement on their
part as o time when debate shall end or
anything else. (.
They say they mean 70 be forced into
submission. I mode OF procedure In
the house will probably be that as soon as
the speaker lays the bill before the house
Mr.. Wilson Of West Virginia will move
that the house and the senate amendments
be concurred with.
Mr.. VOORHEES, bill, which declares the iu.
tention Of this government 20 maintain
the parity Of all money, and in favor Of
bimetallic coinage. gives the coinage com.
mittee the right 10 he bill should IL be
referred TO a commit t;ee, and conse-
auently Mr. Bland ma III, privilege Of
making such a motion. ItwoVld, ot coNfse,
he voted down. IL Is probable nat the
rules committee viii fix a me fer voting
or the bill at some time this evening, per.
laps about 8 clock.
There was 10 d-lty in transmitting the
silver purchsse repeal bill, as passed by
the senate. back 70 the house for that
bOdy's concurrence in the one simple
amendment AT 1880 Secretary OF the
Senate Cox appeared At the main door OF
the house with the Ions g-looked-t for bill aud
amendment in his hand. Mr.. Oates (Dem.,
Ala.) sas on he floor at the time and was
interrupted by the speaker, who said:
"The gentleman from Alabama will sus-
pend while the house receives a message
from the senate"
The bill and the message were formally
accepted and then the house resumed its
routine business. The only special
feature that marked the incident was the
handclapping with viii Representatives
Fitch, Hendrix aud Dunphy Of New York
received Secretary Cox's official announce.
ment Of the repeal from the upper cham.
ber. The chamber silver men laughed
derisively.
Mr. Bland had stated that he would not
allow the unanimous consent, by virtue
OF which alone the bill could be con.
sidered However, Mr. Livingston Of
Georgia arose and asked unanimous con.
sent 10 consider the silver bill and TO take
vote today at 5 O'Clock. Silver men had
been laboring with Mr. Bland to get his
consent 70 this arrangement. Mr.. Bland
was not persuaded, and on his objection TO
immediate resolution the repeal bill went
over until today.
The bill 70 remit the duties on the am
munition imported for the Use Of the navy
during the trouble between the United
States and Chill was passed.
The de bate On the bankruptcy bill was
then resumed