The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-28

WASHINGTON, Feb. Eth his prayer
this morning. Chaplain Raghy referred
to he serious Illness Of Representative
Wilson (Dem., w Va J. anu asked that
he might be restored 20 health. On
motion OF Hatch (Dem MOI new
print of tho an.i.option bill was or
dere6.
Pence pop, Colo.) made personal
explanation regarding the collcquy be-
tween himself and Hainer (Rep. Neb }
yesterday. He stated thai tho reporters
had misunderstood him. that he had
said the gentleman from Nebraska was
full of beard, not beer. The apology
was accn pfed, and he also II ade apology
to Cooper FOR the allusion he had made
to his vote.
Cummings (Dem N. ~ raised a
laugh by remarking that, if it were in
order, it would be good time now for
some gentleman to apologize for their
attacks upon tho New York Democracy
Wheeler (Ala.) asked unanimous con
sent to ;eply to an assault upon the
Alabama delegation, but it was refused,
and the regular order was resumed.
After the committees had been called
for reports Bland moved that the House
go into committee of the whole upon
his seiqnorage bill and that general
debate thereon be closed at 8 O'Clock
tomorrow. No quorum voted on the
division of the House and the yeas and
nays were ordered. Tho vote was:
Yeas, $50: nays, 6. Still no quorum
and call Of the House was begun.
This showed 252 members present and
Bland moved to dispense with the fur
ther proceedin gs under the call.
Bland changed the tenor of his mo-
tion then, withdrawing tho limitation
Of debate, whereupon objection to
taking up the bill disappeared AMI
Hatch (Dem MOI took the chair over
the committee of the whole.
Bowers (Rep., Cal }, was the first
speaker. He declared himself to be in
favor OF the free coinage of silver, be-
cause three fourths Of tho people Of the
Seventh California district wanted it;
and he believe it to be his duty to rep
resent their views on the floor Of the
House.
Allen (Dem., Miss }, after humorc us
introduction, pleading for his remarks
the consideration due to the utterances
Of an eX candidate for the United States
Senate, said there seemed to be an ir-
reconciliable conflict between the CAPT.
talists and the interests of the masses
of the people of this country. He then
made long and partly humorous and
partly serious reply to tho speech made
by prominent New York Democrat
some time ago.
Cannon (Rep., ILL., said he believed
that silver would in the future, as ithad
been in the past, be ono of the money
metals of the world. The action pro.
posed by the bill the House had no right
to make, he said, affecting as it would
the interests of millions of people, un-
less experience showed that IL was for
tho best
Bryan (Dem., Neb } said he had no
criticism to make upon any member who
believed his duty to his constituency re-
CURED him to keep silent and not voto
II had been the practice for more than
one hundred years, and was safeguard
that should not be lightly laid aside. A
rule for counting a quorum, he said,
would be invoked in the interests of
minority, and not of majority. We
should stand by the old rule and com
pei the attendance and vote of a
quorum.
Bryan in closing, appealed to the Re-
pnblicans of the West to represent the
wishes of their people as the Democrats
of tho East did theirs, and to stand by
the bill
AT 4:35 o'clock the committee rose
and the House adjourned