Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-28
THE IIOU SE.

There was a good attendance on the floor
when the House met today. in anticipation
of the Presidents message. and members
stood around in little knots speculating on
its contents and discussing generally the
treasury situation. Postmaster General
BisselI was on the floor comforting with
some of the democratic leaders. The House
was not kept long in suspense. While Mr..
Lynch (Wi5.) was trying to get unanimous
consent to consider bill to quiet the title
to certain lands in Wisconsin, Mr.. Pruden,
President Cleveland's executive clerk. ap-
pedred and announced message in writ
ing from the President.
Mr.. Lynch's request was Immediately OBJ
jected to. and Speaker pro tenn. Richard
son laid the message before the House.
AS the clerk began reading the members
took their seats AMI listened with intense
eagerreSS to every word. Mr.. Reed Mr..
Dingley and other republican leaders fol-
lowed the Presidents argument as closely
as did the democrats.
When the reading was concluded there
was a round of applause from the demo-
cratic SIDE In which quite a number of
republicans joined.
Nr. SprinGcr's Bill.
Mr.. Springer, chairman of the committee
on banking and currency. forthwith sent
to the clerks desiSthe administration bill.
stating that he would move the reference
of the bill and message to his committee.
Mr.. Livingston (Ga) moved as a substitute
for this motion that the message be re-
ferred TO the committee of the whole on
the state of the Union for immediate con-
SideratiOn.
Mr.. Springer said he was willing that
the bill should go to the committee of the
whole, but If il was referred to his COM
mittee he promised to call the comrlittee
together and secure early action.
MIR. Reeds Suggestion.
l.
this message should go to the ways and
means committee. Do I understand that
the i.airman OF the ways and means COM
mitee valves jurisdiction over it?"'
Part of the message" replied Mr.. Will
son, would properly go to the ways and
means committee. but the important por-
ton relates to banking and currency. and
4 have no objection to that committee TAX
ing charge of it,"
1T Is not for us to insist" said Mr.
Reed, as he turned to take his seat, 'if the
committee on ways and means desires to
abdiCatc."
The ways and means committee" re-
torted Mr.. Wilson racler warmly lis not
going to abdicata por shirk responsibility
but we are satisfied that the message
should go to the other committee"
Mr.. Bryan (Ne6) and Mr.. Bland CMo) at
this point showed signs of opposition, and
raised several points OF order. which We're
CVerruled. and the message was referred
without division to the barking and cur
rCCcy committee. Mr.. Bryan objected how
ever, when Mr.. Springer asked unanimous
consent that the bill go with the message
To the same committee, and insisted that it
lie referred by the chair under the rule.
"The chair VIII refer under the rule to
the banking aaQ currency committee" said
Speaker pro TEN. Richardson, emphatl-
CIlly
This ended the first skirr1ish over the adj
rlInistration's secord currency bill. and the
House proceeded with it's routine business
The Tariff Repeal Leu.
After this was disposed of the House set
aside next Thursday for the consideration
OF the District of Columbia business. and
proceeded in committee of the whole with
the consideration of the bill to repeal the
differentiai duty imposed by the tariff bill
on sugars from bounty paying countries.