The record-union., 1894-03-30


1owded down into the area in front OF
the Chair, and the Speaker ordered Payne
10 take his place as teller.
Payne declined to serve.
The Chair then appoints the gentle
man from Maine," said the Speaker.
Reed was wild with rage. Il decline to
serve,n said he.
1.-The gentleman from Tennessee, Mr..
Patterson, will act alone"
The Democrats raised a cheer as the
Speaker said this, and moved rapidly
past him, single file, to be counted. The
excitement was intense.
"A band of ruifians has possession of
this House." shouted Boutelle.
I'VE are giving you some of your own
medicine" retorted Cultivate.
w hen a sufficient number had been
counted, Patterson ordered the ayes and
nays. In chorus the Republicans were
protesting against this irregularity, and
Reed, in loud voice, declared that the
Chair knew the rules required two tellers.
1.-The House understands the circum-
stances" replied Speaker Crisp, firmly.
The Chair appointed the gentleman
from New York (Mr. Payne), but he de-
pointed the recognized leader on that side.
lie also declined. The Chair did not in
tend to be subjected to the humiliation of
having every memb ber of that side refuse"
But the rules require two tellers," re-
turned Reed.
1.-The Chair takes ali the consequences" ,"
replied the Speaker emphaticaily, amid
Democratic cheers.
Things were now going with high
hand. The scene reminded the old mem
bers of the Fifty-first Congress. Payne
was still talking loudly in the aisle as the
Clerk began calling the roll. He was or
dered to take his seat, and replied that he
would do SO when he got ready.
The Speaker met this retort by declar-
ing that he was ready to entertain mo-
tion to bring the gentleman to the bar of
the House for contumely. He said the
Speaker must have some power to en-
force order.
Cultivate and Boutelle, in the general
confusion that followed, were engaged in
a wordy duel, and Outhwaite threatened
to move that Boutelle be called to the bar
of the House for contempt.
The Speaker recited that such proceed
ings could not interrupt a roll-call, but
upon its completion they were in order.
The resolution was adopted-l64 to 3.
Hayner (Rep.) of Nebraska moved to
reconsider, and pending that to adjourn.
During the process of the roll-call the eX-
element subsided, and by agreement the
motion to reconsider was withdrawn, and
at $50 P. NJ. the House adjourned.
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-After the
introduction and reference of several un-
important bills and resolutions the Senate
took up the bill proposing the limitation
OF time for completion of title to certain
lands disposed of under the Act of Con-
gress known as the donation Act" and
for the protection Of purchasers and occu-
pants of lands which are situated in the
States of Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
The bill was passed.
At O'Clock the McGarrahan bill was
passed without division. 1t refers the
claims of William McGarrahan to the
ranch of Panocho Grande to the Court of
Private Land Claims, which shall report
it's findings to the Secretary of the In
terror, who shall issue a statement to Nc
Garrahan if this decision shall be in his
favor.
At 5:15 tile Senate went in executive
session, and at 5:30 adjourned until Mon
day.
BLAND HAS A WORD TO SAY
Concerning the Veto of the Silver
Seigniorage Bill.
WASHING GToN. March 29.-Representa-
tive Bland, author Of the Bland silver
seigniorage bill vetoed to-day, authorized
the following statement concerning the
veto and its effect upon the future of sill
YER:
THE main point of the veto is that the
President does not wish to induce into
the currency more silver until he has
more bonds and a greater gold re-
serve. He insists on the fight that has
been III progress for the last year on the
one hand by those who wish to increase
the bonded debt in the interest of national
banks by selling bonds for gold and for
money to pay the current expenditures
of the Government, and on the other
hand by the representatives of the people
who are opposed to bond issues and in
favor of coming the silver bullion-the
assets we have on hand-and using this
money in the payment of current eX-
penses. The first section of the bill pro-
vides for the coinage of the bullion held
under the Sherman Act. That Act pro-
vides the bullion shall be coined into
standard silver dollars. The Sherman
Act is not repealed. and hence the Presi-
dents observations that it is not clear
into what kind Of coins the bullion shall
be struck is not laWyer-like, as a lawyer
would know the bill is a mere supple
ment to the Sherman Act, and leaves the
bullion to be coined under that Act. No
friend of the bill in the House or Senate
has ever considered it as wanting in cer-
"These criticisms of the bill itself were
wholly unnecessary on the Presidents
part, when he gives Congress to under
stand that no bill could possibly be
drawn compelling the coinage of the
silver bullion which would meet his ap-
proval. A President in sympathy with
the purposes of the bill would have
signed it. College professors may criti-
else its language, but man who sprung
from the people, like Abraham Lincoln,
and representing not the money power,
but the interests of the masses, would
have signed the bill, although college
professors might have stigmatized him as
a rail-splitter."
Concerning the future of the silver
movement, Mr.. Blount said: ut is evil
dent that under the single gold standard
nothing can be done on the currency
question without consulting the few peo-
pie who own the gold Of the world. These
people have dictated the vote of this bill.
The fight from now on will be whether
the people of this country shall control
the currency by permitting gold and
silver to come to the mints free and thus
supplying themselves with constitu-
tional money, or whether we are to be
mere slaves of the followers of gold in
Lombard street and Wall street. The
day is fast approaching when the peo-
pies President will sign coinage bill.
intend to do everything in my power
to present to the President free coinage
bill. and let him exercise his rules of
Lindley Murray on that,'
Speaker Crisp Appointed Senator.
ATLANTA (Ga.). March Ex-Governor
Northen has appointed Speaker Charles
F. Crisp to succeed the late Alfred II.
Colquitt y OF a word has passed between
4 fpa a. % ND IA
name had not even been presented for
mally to the Governor.
WASHINGTON, March 30-It was after
midnioht when Sneaker Crisn receivad