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It was made by Mr.. PETER. The resolution went
over without action.

In the House, the Republicans continued
their tactics of obstruction of the passage of the
| resolutions in the election case of English VS..
Hilborn On the last proposition of the ma
| jority of the committee, that MIR. English had
| been legally elected, the vote was 165 yeas IL
nays. and the resolution was declared agreed to.
Mr. English was then sworn in.
Mr. Bland called up the seigniorage coinage
bill, vetoed by the President, and moved that
the bill be passed, the objections of the Presi-
dent to the contrary notwithstanding. he
stated that upon this motion he would demand
the previous question at o'clock on Saturday
afternoon (Cries of Vote, Vote.")
Mr.. Tracey IN. Y, d. stated that the Demo-
cratic majority members of the Committee on
Coinage, Weights, and Measures were willing to
proceed to a vote at once.
There was considerable confusion, members
crowding around the Clerks desk, and loud
cries of Vote" Vote" from the Democratic
side.
The Speaker announced the question to be-:
"Shall the bill pass the objections of the Presi-
dent to the contrary notwithstanding? The
Clerk will call the roll"
With the confusion still undated, the first
name on the roll was called, while Mr.. DlDgley
(Me., R., a member of the Committee on Coin
age, was endeavoring to make himself heard
He said: g Does the Speaker mean to proceed
with the call of the roll without debate upon
The Speaker The roll call cannot be inter
rupted at this time. No one asked to be heard
upon the question, and the roll call has begun
The confusion and excitement increased, the
Republicans discussing the situation among
themselves, and the Speaker pounding the desk
with his gavel to restore order. After few
more names had been called Mr. Reed protested
against the course of procedure, claiming that
Mr.. Dingley had been ready to address the
House upon the subject of the veto message.
Mr.. Dingley said that he had an arrangement
with Mr.. Bland with regard to the discussion
of the question, and he supposed that when the
question was put it was simply for the purpose
of introducing the debate
The Speaker ordered the roll call to proceed.
Mr. Reed made several Intellectual attempts to
convince the Speaker that Mr.. DiJgley should
be allowed TO speak, and Mr.. Tracey in vain
suggested that by unanimous consent the roll
call might be suspended, and an opportunity
given for debate. The Speaker insisted that
the roll call must proceed.
The excitement increased at one time to such
degree as to amount to wild scene of dis
order, the Democrats shouting Vote" and the
Republicans endeavoring to make themselves
heard in opposition to the proceedings.
Comparative order having been at length
secured, the roll call was completed. On the
first call the Republicans generally and the
Democrats opposed to the seigniorage bill re-
Trained from voting, but on the second call they
voted, with one or two exceptions.
The result of the vote was yeas IA, nays
III. Two-thirds of the House not having voted
in the affirmative, the bill failed to pass
The House adjourned.