Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-08
possession Of the senate during tht

he amended the resolution by directing
the secretary of the interior to state
the reasons for the delay and directing
him to submit the latest informatio
in his possession. The resolution as
amended was agreed to.
Mr.. Kyle introduced a bill for the
establishment Of a national university
In the house Mr.. Bland moved that
the house go into committee of the
whole to consider the seigniorage bill.
Pending the motion he moved to close
general debate tomorrow at p. u.
and demanded the previous question.
The vote resulted 159 to nothing four
teen short Of quorum. A call of
the house developed the presence of
$50 members.
Further proceedings under the call
were dispensed with, 163 to o. and Mr..
Bland seeing it was probable that a
quorum could not be secured. withdrew
his motion to limit the debate and
moved to 80 into committee of the
whole for further debate.
Mr.. Hatch took the chair and Mr..
Bowers, of California, spoke in favor
of the bill and was followed by Mr.
Allen, Of Miss, also in favor of the
bill. Mr. Cannon, of Illinois. opposed
the bill. The republican party, he de-
clared, always stood for honest money.
for maintaining all classes of currency
at parity. Mr. Heard argued in favor
Of the first section Of the bill and
urged that 1t would be we'll to separate
it from the second section.
Representative Bryan, of Nebraska,
said he did not share in the criticisms
of eastern democrats. He regarded it
| as valuable safeguard to the minority
to refrain from voting. Mr.. Bryan
turned his attention to the recent bond
issue. He read a letter from the treas
ury department stating that from Feb.
l to 10 over S1S,OOOOOO gold had been
paid out in redeeming notes. Mr..
Bryan said that this disclosed that the
men who gave gold to the treasury by
ing bonds first drew gold out of
the treasury. The present indication
was that the gold reserve is being de-
pleted for the purpose of compelling
another bond issue. The western re-
the eastern democrats. They should
voice the sentiment of the west to give
the people more money.
when" said Mr.. Bryan. addressing
the republican side, will you ever
give the people more money!"
Mr.. Walker, (rep.) of Massachusetts,,
Never
Mr.. Bryan-"Yes, the gentlemen will
never give the people the money they
want"
Mr.. Walker-"I said never fiat
money"
At the close of Mr.. Bryan's speech
the house adjourned.
Washington, Feb. 2S-In the house
today Mr.. Geissenheime tried to Sc
cure unanimous consent for bill ap-
/ propriating money to save the arma-
ment of the Keal'sage, but Mr.. Bland
demanded the regular order.
Mr.. Kilgore, as a matter of personal
privilege, presented a resolution recit-
ing the law requiring that whenever
a member is absent, except on account
of sickness, his pay be withheld; ask
| ing information of the sergeant-at-arms
whether he had enforced the law: if
not, why not, and if he believed it
could not be enforced, to give his rea-
sons.
The speaker decided that in the form
presented it was a matter of personal
privilege, and Kilgore withdrew it to
change it to conform to the speakers
| idea.
Mr.. Bland moved to go into commit
| tee of the whole in consideration of the
lseigniorage bill; that general debate
close at 3 O'Clock tomorrow, and de-
manded the previous question.
Mr.. Johnson, of Ohio, called attention
to the fact that the rules Of the house
expressly require members present to
vote. The speaker ruled that the roll
call could not be interrupted Mr..
Johnson then reserved his point till
the conclusion of the roll CALL When
this was completed Mr.. Livingstone
renewed Mr.. Johnson's point of order,
and demanded that Mr.. Tracy, who re-
| fused to vote, be held in contempt of
the house. Mr. Johnson said he had a
| list of twenty-five members who had
not voted.
Mr.. Livingstone demanded that the
| speaker enforce the rule under the
decision of the supreme court. But"
returned the speaker, 1.-The chair only
has power to request members to abide
| by rule. The chair is the organ of the
house, not its master (applause) and as
! long as the present occupant is in the
chair he will never make the rule"
Tenewed applause.)
The vote on Mr.. BANDS motion stood
169 to 5, five short of a quorum.
Mr.. Bland moved a call of the
house. The call developed the presence
/ of 265 members. Further proceedings
under call We're dispensed with. 1873
to 3, and the vote required upon Mr..
BANDS demand for the previous ques-
/ ton on motion The deadlock was
/ broken on the vote after two weeks
! of filibustering. The demand for the
previous question on Mr.. BANDS mo-
| ton was sustained, 1T to Z. Loud
cheers greeted the announcement. Mr..
Tracy Immediately moved to recon-
: slider the vote by which the demand
was sustained.
| The house was again blockaded Just
as the last barrier was being removed
! a +Ion 1c