Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-26
THE HOUSE.

"hen tne rouse entered upon the thfrQ
week Of the struggle over the Bland seienS
forage bill at noon today there was a good
| attendance. both on the floor and in the
galleries. Immediately after the reading
OF the journal Mr.. Hatch CAo), chairman
OF the committee on agriculture. arose and
stated that his committee claimed jurisdic.
ton over a bill dhe anti-option bilD which
had been referred by the Speaker to the
ways and means committee and he moved
that il be referred to the agricultural COM
mittee
Messrs. Reed Hopkins. Breckinridse ana
Bynum attempted TO crowd in some re-
marks. but the chair decided that the QueS-
ton was not debatable, and on a rising
vote Mr.. Hatch's motion was carried-Ss-47.
Mr.. Warner CN.Yl made the point Of no
quorum. whereupon Mr.. Hatch demanded
the yeas and nays.
The republican and democratic opponent -
of the anti-option bill. who did not want
the bill referi ed to Mr.. Hatch's committee,
pursuing the tactics of the adversar1es OF
the Bland seigniorage bill. abstained from
voting, but they did not succeed In break
ing a quorum, and the motion was carried
1878
Mr.. Enloe CTenn1 presented a resolution
reciting the fact of the publication and dis.
tribution by the commissioner Of education
of an attack upon the educational system
Of Tennessee and calling upon the Secretary
Of the Interior for the authority for such
puDncatlon. II was referred.
For Minister Wills Recall.
Thereupon Mt. Boutelle CAainee, as Q
privileged question, sent to the clerks desk
and had read a long resolution with several
whereases expressing il as the sense OF the
House that Minister Willis should be re-
called from Hawaii. He maintained that
the resolution was privileged because Il re-
lated to subject with which Congress had
dealt and because he believed IL was the
consensus of public opinion of both parties.
as well as the press of the United States.
that Mr.. Willis should be recalled before
further mischief was done.
rs this a resolution looking 10 a sue
cessor for Minister Willis or a resolution to
put the democracy in a hole?" asked Mr..
Simpson.
The Speaker declared he did not think
that was a parliamentary inquiry. He held
that the resolution was not privileged un-
der the rule and it was referred to the COM
mittee on foreign affairs.
The Fight Over silver Resumed.
The battle over the silver bill was then re-
sumed. Mr. Bland moved TO go into COM
mittee of the whole on his bill. and pending
that to close general debate at 4 O'Clock to-
morrow. On the latter motion he demanded
the previous question.
The vote resulted I63 10 5, IL short OF .
quorum, and Mr.. Bland. upon the sn-
nouncement, moved call of the House
Inc cau developed the presence OF 10
members. Mr. Bland then withdrew his
motion to limit debate and moved 10 so
into committee OF the whole. The filibusters
interposed no objection to this motion,
as il left the debate running before with
out limit, and 1t was carried. 119-0. Mr..
Bland explained his move by saying that
inasmuch IL was evident that no quorum
could be obtained today. he thought the
time could best be spent IN debate.
Mr. Pence Resumes His Speech.
Mr.. Pence OF Colorado, who was speaking
when the flibustering began. two weeks
ago, took the floor to resume his speech.
The scenes OF the last ten days, he said.
proved, IL any one had ever doubted II, that
just as Senator sherman was the shief
lieutenant of a democratic President on the
money question, so in this House lis
lieutenant was the eminent and talented
gentleman from Maine tMr. Reed. He had
witnessed scores Of roll calls on which all
the republicans, except four honorable gen
tlemen, Messrs. Sweet, Broderick, Bowers
and Marsh, had been the chief allies OF the
executive and Secretary OF the Treasury.
Those four alone had been above the control
and crack of the whip OF the leader Of the
minority. But the democrats. he charged.
were no better than the republicans. They
had juggled with silver; they had stricken
IL down and now sought to deceive their
constituents by the support OF this bill