New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-09

Secretary Carlisle he gave no hint of the fact
IN his speech opening the debate in favor OF the
bill.
THE SEIGNIORAGE BILL TAKEN UP.
AFTER LONG FIGHT THE HOUSE BEGINS
ITS CONSIDERATION IN CoMMITTEE
OF THE WHOLE.
Washington, Feb s-The resolution presented ny
Mr. Bland lust before adjournment last evening. d.
rec,inc the take into custody tho
absent members did not bear frui, Immediately. for
there did not appear to be quorum OF Democrats
nresent when tho Hous. this morning. After the
reading Of the Journal Mr.. Reed sought to have 1t
corrected and moved to insert the announcement OF
the Speaker pro TEN. that l76 members answered TO
their names the last rollcallno quorun'-but this
motion was voted down G3 TO III.
As soon as IL was decided not to correct the Journal
as suggested By MIR. Reed Mr. Bland moved TO go into
Committee Of the Whole to consider his silver seign
iorage bill Mr. Reed. however. made the point or
order which has taken advantage OF before. that
the Sergeantat had been ordered to arrest the
absent members-about 1G0-and the presumption was
that many Of these members were present and would
vote on the question. He asserted that member
could while under arrest. but the Speaker re-
piled that the Sergeant-at-Arms had made no report
TO the House and he House therefore had no know-
edge that any members were under arrest.
Mr.. Reed thereupon. as question OF privilege. de-
sired that the Sergeant Arms be reQuredto appear
before the bar of the House and report what ne had
done under the special order. but the Speaker ruled
that this not question OF privilege.
Mr.. Reed moved reconsider the vote by which the
resolution ordering adopted last night
and after considering the matter FOR some time and
reading the authority which Mr. Reed sent mp the
desk the Speaker ruled that such motion was I'm or
der and could be made.
Mr.. Bland Dem. Mo- moved to lay this motion on
the table and this the House divided III GS MIR
Reed demanded the yeas and nays. and the roll
called. he r,pllC IA
yeas IG2. nays So
TRACEY LEADS FlLIBuSTER.
At 20 O'Clock Mr. Bland moved that the House
go into Committee OF the Whole TO consider the
Silver Seigniorage BILL and Mr.. Tracey Dem. y.
" asked for II division which resulted Yeas llG.
nays, g. Mr.. Tracey made the point OF no quorum.
whereupon Mr. Bland called for the yeas and nays.
and the roll was called. The Republicans gener-
ally RETAINED from voting and the vote was l67 to
G-no quorum-and Mr.. Bland moved call Of the
House. On the yeas and nays several Eastern ana
Northern Democrats remained dumb or voted In
the negative while all the Populists and many OF
the Western and Northwestern Republicans voted in
the affirmative
On the second rolcar when excuses In
order. Mr.. Shaw rep. WIS.,. when the name OF
his colleague. Mr.. Babcock. reached. asked that
he be excused.
ION what excuse" asked Mr.. Livingston. OF
Georgia.
I'm none AZ all rpIl.u MT SHbW ntlaH'il, ~
cept that he is absent. and / desire to have him
excused"
Some Of the Democrats showed signs OF fight
ing but finally concluded that II would lie wiser
not to press the matter 10 the point OF division
and yeas and nays. and all objection was with
drawn. Before the completion Of the second roll
call. Mr. Bland having learned that 2lS members
had answered TO their names. moved TO dispense
with further proceedings under the call. This was
agreed to. and the question REQUIRED on taking up
the SeiRnioraPe bill. and the roll was called This
disclosed the absence OF a voting quorum the vote
announced being 1Gj to 6. Mr.. Bland moved
q call OF the House. which was ordered
The call showing the presence OF $50 members.
Mr. Bland moved TO dispense with further proceed
ings under 1t. but Mr.. Tracey Oem. ~ - contln-
ued 1l!bustering and called for division. and then
for the yeas and nays this motion The de-
mand, being seconded by SUFFICIENT number.
refused. and Mr.. Cochran asked for tellers. a
sufficient number not having seconded TINS request
1t also refused. and the Speaker declared he
the bill TO have been carried The question iecu'-
Gng b on M 6 moi and no 80 we're
and the roll was called. on the last roiioa ,n 1
was follows:
THE VOTE IN DETAIL.
Yeas-Mcssrs. Aitken. Anderson. Alexander. Al
len. Arnold Avery. Babcock. BAILEY. Baker Ckan.).
Baldwin. Bankhead. Barwig. Bell cob. Bel CI"X,.
Black GA D. Black Gll), blanchard. Band. Boat
ner Boen Bower (N. O., Bowers Ual) Branck.
breckenridge Arkj Brcckinrdge 0NyJ. Hreiz.
Brickner. Frederick. Brookshirc. Brown, Bryan.
Cabaniss. Caninetti. Cannon W'al). 'aruth. Chrh
(Mot' Clarke (Ala). Cobb CAla) cockrell Conn.
Cooper Nla,. Cooper dnd) Cooper CTexJ, Cooper
(Wis). Cox Grain. Crawford. Culberson. Davis lie
Almond Dennon Dockery D9npV1E DooIlIs
Erdman. Fi'hisn Fcrnan. Funston ryan; reedry'
G2ian haii G%, iiammond Hare harr.s; Hsr;
man, Hatch. Hayes. Heard henderson N 60,
iii9S5 ,2 2"a' KEN Kiecr kieore rbbs
Kyle. Lacey. Lane. Latimer l."%son,: Layion'
MADDOX Mcguire Mallory. Marsh Martin, .Mccul-
FIX sr n%saT"q %c MSar'h M Msann:
MeSasny Mcae Meredith MoSsy Monisqmgry.
Uuthwaite. Patterson. Payner Pearson; Pence
Pendicton Tex pendetpn 1W ya' r,Gser r25t.
a ards. t1ennj Kltchi, Robbins, Savers. Shaw.
sibey, simpson Sno@srass sprnser Sa i1
raIi~rt tate Tawney. Taylor dnd) Terry; Tmckeer.
nrnsr rRp with William. Mash2f'o2 w Masn c Msl5
W,ison ohio. Wilson Nvash), Wise. Woodland end
SessS Daniels Gssp; n y; IIaii Dem.
Nina. Pigot; dem. Comm and Ryan De'n..
IA All the PopulistS. as wcii as the following Re-
pubiIcans voted With the De'n1era,s n IN" an tma.
Ne Iicn l,abcock CWisJ, Boweis ,ca,). Brod-rick
%an Cooper ,ws D9S t,on w,S II,b E' orr
i<Iefe, Mimi. Lacey uowaj, Linton lMichJ. Lucas
Marsh ss H2 v NO." sMe Se aa fcF s DS
Mimi. Waugh dnd)' wilson 'ohio' ana Wilson
(Wash.). 49,, 49, ,,,,oc-o,s ,h H.,
'n'u n ~ INFO Committee Of the Whole, 10 con-
s,der The Bland Silver S"igniorase Dill with Mr..
Hatch UDem.. MOI in The chair
uLANp EXPLAINS EIs BILL
A.. u.,d in opening the debate. explained the
,ro,,s,ons ~ the bill. The first section provided
,.r the coinage Of the scigniorage or gain on the
coinage Of silver which had accrued TO the Gov
erument under the SILVER Purchase act OF July II.
1880 As bullion win coin more dollars ia than Il
v,h'ie silver l. being coined Some men asserted
that there could be no seigniorage until the whole