The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-03
Can He Hold Them =?
Bland Succeeds in Getting
a Quorum at Last.
He Expects 10 Force His Seigniorags
Bill 10 a Vote To-morrow-NooT-
hees Tries 20 LegitimatiZe Mills
Position on the Finance Commute
tee-Scnator Frye Talks Hawaii.

Position on the Finance Commit
tee-Senator Frye Talks Hawaii.
WAsHINGToE, March Although Mr..
Bland succeeded yesterday, after a period
Of two weeks iibusterins, in securing
a quorum TO vo;e upon the question Of
considering the seigniorage bill and to
close general debate thereon, there is 40
assurance that the break in the ranks Of
the o6structionists will continue. Mr..
Bland expressed himself confident this
, morning hat he would succeed in closing
debate tomorrow afternoon and force
The bill 70 a vote. That Mr.. Bland has
not yet reached entirely smooth sailing
was demonstrated yesterday afternoon
by the sudden disappearance of the quo
rum when il was attempted TO pass an
order reported by the committee on rules,
making the bill the pending question, TO
the exclusion Of other business. and linn
ting debate both general and under the
dye-miuute rule 10 two ours The vote
IN this was three short OF a quorum. nm
mediately subsequent to the announce
meut of the vote upon Mr.. BANDS mo-
ton q scene Of excitement was precipi-
tated by Mr.. Reed rep, Me- who sug-
gested upon the authority of a statement
made 10 him by Mr.. Tracey dem, y. "
that n quorum had not voted on the
question despite the announcement from
the desk. After an angry discussion re-
lating to the accuracy Of the count made
and the right of 4 member 70 make the
point raised, Mr.. Tracey stated that,
while his tally showed but Ia votes, he
did not wish to attack the accuracy of
81. nA..s.I ans a-I Nhn Vy,nffar faTa
dropped.
The establishment Of the quorum, if it
can &c maintained, ends one of the most
celebrated and extended ilibustsring con-
tests of late years. The Bland seigniorage
bill was called up in the house on Feb.
,, and debated generally for several days.
On the 18th the opponents of the bill be-
gan to flibuster by refusing TO answer the
roll calls, thus preventing the presence OF
a quorum. The republicans, under the
leadership Of Representative Reed, of
Maine, refrained from voting, with the
exception OF a few representatives from
che west who favor the free coinage of
silver. The ranks OF the republicans were
reinforced by all the democrats from New
York and New England, with a few scat
tering votes from some OF the northern
states east Of the Mississippi.
Senate.
The open session of the senate lasted for
two hours. an executive session occupied
nearly half an hour, and then came an
adjournment for the dag. The only item
Of any interest in the morniug hour was Il
proposition on the part Of the chairman
ot the finance committee, Mr.. Voorhees,.
to legitimatize Senate Mills rather
anomalous position on that committee
which he has held as n substitute for
senator Mcpherson, who is himself and
has been for some weeks an active mem
Der of the committee. Mr.. VOORHEES, now
proposes that Mr.. Mills shall be the sub
,titute of Senator Vance, of North Caro-
lima. who is absent from the city on ac-
count of sickness. But Mr.. Hoar rep,
Mass objected to the immediate consid-
Grafton OF the resolution and so it went
over. Tae expected speech of Senator
Frye (rep Me- on the Hawaiian question
was begun. Hhe characterized the Ha-
waiian chapter in our diplomatic history
rs '~discreditable to the administration
and intensely humiliating to the people,"
and denounced the diplomacy Of Minister
Willis n cheating, false pretenses and
wicked Juggling.