Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-02-08
REPEAL BILL PASSED.
Chandler and Stewart In
duIge In a Tiff.
THE HAWAIIAN RESOLUTION.
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Bland's Seigniorage Bill Is the Subject
Now Under Consideration.
THE HAWAIIAN RESOLUTION

WAsHISoroS. Feb s.-The house bill 10
repeal The federal elections law was taken
up, and Mr. Hosr addressed the senate IN
opposition. The debate was continued by
Messrs. Gray, Allison, Daniel and Bate.
Mr.. Chandler withdrew the amend
ment heretofore offered by him, and
moved another, the purport Of which was
TO the extent Of prohibiting the employ.
ment ot deputy msrshals AZ elections
This amendment was rejeoted-yeas. "a;
nays, ~
Another amendment was offered by Mr..
Chandler for the purpose Of excluding
from the effect Of the repeal the "crimes"
sections OF the revised statutes in regard
10 elections II was also rejected-yeas,
81; nays, 30.
Two other smendmen were offered by
Mr.. Chandler Ito restrict the scope OF the
repssD, and were rejected by similar
votes.
A tsunsing inquiry by Mr.. Chandler as
to whether My. Stewart would contribute
his vote 70 the repeal of the law, which
had been one Of the noblest acts of his
public life, brought cut q short speech
from Mr.. Stewart TO the effect that the
election act of 1870 was passed Just after
the nation had emerged from war; and
that now the nation had entered another
war-that OF the executive against the
producing Glasses.
Mr.. Perkins offered an amendment al
lowing the elections law 70 remain, but
combining the federal supervision 70 cities
OF 200, 900 inhabitants or over, instead Of
las now 10000. The amendment was re-
jectsd-yeas. 81; nays, 80
Three additional Amendments were
offered by Mr.. Chsndler and were re-
jscted--swo Of them without a division
and the third By, Yeas, a7; nays. 80
The bill was then passed; Yeas. 30;
nays, e8.
The Hawaiian RssoI ution.
After the reading and correction Of
Tuesdays Journal the speaker and Mr..
Reed got into Q parliamentary wrangls
as to whether or pos the order by which
the absentees were recalled continued
after the adjourpmsnt
The chair held that IL aid, and the
house took up the special order, which
was the condensation OF shs Hawaiian
resolutions OF ne foreign Affairs commit
bee.
One hundred and seventy seven men,
bers having voted ON the Hawaiian reso-
lution-two less than what has been re-
garded ~ . auorum-Mr. Springer made
the point that II did not require major
hy OF the full house to make a quorum.
On . second rollcall, however, ID be
same evident that the Democrats had .
quorum, and the Republicans changed
their tactics and voted, and the resolution
was agreed to--ysaa, lit; nays, rs.
Messrs. Cummings and Sckles, Dems.,
N. " voted with the Republicans against
the resolution. Otherwise the Dem ocrats
voted for the resolution, and the Repub-
licans against 1t. The Populists were d.
vided.
Boutelle's Resolution Downed.
As soon as the vote had been announced
on the McCreary resolution Mr.. Boutslls
called up his privileged resolution, which
declares that IL IL the sense Of the house
that any Intervention by the executive Of
the United States, It's civil or military
representatives, wtthout authority OF
congress, In the internal affairs Ut .
friendly recognized government, 10 dis
turb or overthrow II. and TO aid or abst
the substitution or restoration OF .
monarchy therefor 10 contrary to the
policy and traditions OF the republic and
the letter and spirit OF the constitution
and cannot be t~o promptly or emphat-
ically repPobatsd. The preamble reoitss
that the president has invaded the rights
of congress In instructing Minister Willis
to subvert the repu blican form Of gov.
errment N HswaM.
l,Ir. Boutslle demanded the yeas aud
nays, and tho roll wss called. resulting In
the defeat Of his resolution-yeas, 81; nays,
l8l.
Bland's Bill Has the Floor.
Mr.. Bland then reported from the CON-
mittee on coinage the bill directing the
secretary Of the treasury to issue silver
certificates equal 10 the seigniorage on
the silver bullion purchased under the
provisions Of she aet Of July II, 1890, and
he moved 10 60 into committee Of the
whole TO consider II
As rule the Republicans had refrained
from voting, and the consequence was
that the houas was without . quorum.
On motion Of Mr.. Bland there was oan
Of the house. which showed the presence
Of 254 mem bers.
Further proceedings under the call were
dispensed With. and Mr.. Bland Thea
moved that the yeas aud nays be called.
The yeas and nays were again called on
the question Il going into commitese Of
the whole 10 consider the seigniorase bill
The vote was Yeas, loF; nays, mo
quorum.
Mr.. Bland then moved q oaN Of the
house, which, sfses some dlibustering BY
Democrats, was ordered. N showed less
than quorum pYssanA
Mr.. Bland. In ptss Of opposition, suo
ceeded In having . resolution adopted
directing the sergeant altar ms to bring In
the absentees