St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-09
BLAND'S BOLD MOVE.
Silverites Score a Big Victory
in the House
AFTER FOUR HOURS DEADLOCK.
House Will Take Up the Sill
yer Coinage Question.
CARLISLE As A PEAcEMAKER.
AFTER FOUR HOURS DEADLOCK.
CARLISLE As A PEAcEMAKER.
He Works for a Compromise
Between the Factions.
DEMOCRATS BADLY SPLIT UP.

WASHINGTON. Feb. S.-The deadlock
on Mr. BANDS silver seigniorage bill
was broken after four hours of continu-
Gus fiIibustering today, when, by vote
of 176 to 4. the house carried Mr.. BANDS
motion of going into committee of the
whole for consideration Of his bill. The
Eastern Democrats and the great mass
of the Republicans made determined
opposition. but MIR. Bland was at last
victorious.
On the final vote, sixteen Republicans
and all the Populists voted with him.
while twenty-five Democrats vino were
present Joined with the remain der of
the Republicans in refusing to vote. 1t
was thoroughly understood that quite a
number of Democrats who voted with
Mr.. Bland this afternoon were in favor
of certain notifications of the bill, al
though they would not carry their oppo-
sition to the extent of voting against its
consideration. 1t is also we'll known
that Secretary Carlisle and the admins
tration generally are opposed to the bill
i'll It's present form. After the consider
alton of the bill began, Mr.. Carlisle ar
rived at the capitol and had a confer
ence with several of the leading Demo-
Gratis of the house, as we'll as these DEM
ocrats who were managing the tilibuster,
and just before adjournment the an
nouncement was officially
MADE ON THE FLOOR
by Mr.. Tracey that no further atte mpt
to flibnster against the consideration of
the bill would be made.
This is taken to mean that a COM
promise has been agreed upon, aud that
certain concessions will be made III line
with the suggestions of Mr.. Carlisle,
who, while he is represented as not
being against the coinage. Of the silver
seigniorage in the treasury, yet insists
that power ought ,to.sbe
lodged with the. secretary Of the treas
urv about issuing the seignorage, either
in the form of certificates or of coin, so
that it would not be injected in lump
into the. circulating medium of the
country. He maintains that it would be
as injurious to put out $50, 900 sud-
denly as it would be to withdraw that
amount from the circulating medium.
He is also opposed, it is understood, to
the second section of the bill. which
makes mandatory the coinage of the
rest OF the bullion in the treasury and
the redemption of outstanding treasury
notes under the act of 1890 as fast as the
coinage takes place.
The parliamentary battle over the
Bland silver seignorage bill was re-
sumed Immediately after the reading of
the journal today. Mr.. Reed sought to
challenge the right of the house to pass
the resolution to arrest absentees, which
was carried just before adjournment
last night, on the ground that the last
call of the house showed quorum.
The question as to whether a quorum
was present on
THE CALL WAS DISPUTED,
as it did not appear on the journal, and
Representative Reed moved to amend
the journal so as to make this fact ap-
pear. This motion was lost.
Mr.. Bland then renewed his motion of
yesterday to go into committee of the
whole.
MIR. Reed forthwith took charge of the
filibustering. He made the point of
order that the only thing in order was
the report of the sergeant-at-arms, who.
when the house adjourned last night,
Was given warrants for the arrest of 1854
members.
The speaker held that the order for
arrest was a continuous one, and until
fully executed it was not the duty of
the Sergeant-at-arms to make a report.
He stated case of where single mem-
Der. who was contumacious, living in a
distant state, was ordered to be arrested.
Such an order having been made. the
whole house could not be held UP until
the arrest was made. He overruled the
point of order.
Mr.. Reed then moved as question of
privilege that the sergeant-at-arms be
instructed to make his report. This
being declared out of order, he shifted
his ground and moved to reconsider the
vote by which the motion to arrest
absentees was passed. He expressed
the opinion that he did not believe it
competent for less than a quorum to
pass such resolution. The speaker
held that the motion to reconsider was
out Of order, whereupon Mr. Bland
moved to lay it on the table, This mo-
ton was carried on rising vote. 121
Io6S.
Mr.. Reed demanded the ayes and
nays, and the roll was called. During
the progress Of the roll call the secre- |
tary Of the senate appeared and an
nounced the passage by the senate of |
the bill to repeal the federal election |
laws. The announcement was greeted |
with burst of applause from
TUE DEMOCRATIC SIDE.
"Now," CALCULATED Mr.. Reed, as he |
listened to the applause. ballot box
stufflng is at last recognized art" The |
vote resulted 1870, so the motion to |
reconsider was laid on the table. The |
committees were called for reports.
and unimpoltant routine business was
disposed of. Bland then again renewed |
his motion to go into the committee of
the whole for the consideration of the |
seigniorage bill.
The motion resulted 166 to 6, and was
lost for lack Of quorum. 1t was seven
short, Notwithstanding the fact that all
the Popplists and nineteen Republicans,
mostly from the West, voted with Mr..
Bland, and six Democrats voted against
the motion, thus refusing to ioin with