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Show COXliKKsSION-AU HOUSE. Washington, June 19. Mills objected ob-jected to the approval of the journal on the ground that it was not read in full by tho clerk. The speaker ordeivd a full reading, and the clerk proceeding to read that portion of the journal which disclosed the reference of the silver bill to the committee on coinage, weights and measures, McKinlcy moved the journal be approved ami demanded tho previous previ-ous question despite Mills' protest that he xvas entitled to recognition to move to correct the journal. Springer raised the point of order that the journal contained a record of something which never happened. The speaker rejtlied that it was for the house to decide, aud directed (he clerk to eall the, roll. The clerk proceeded,, xx bile Spritiger, amid (he applause of his party colleagues, col-leagues, entered a vigorous protest, addressing ad-dressing the speaker saying: "You can ignore the rights of llie representalives of the people, but the people will pull yon I'owu, sir, at the pulls next November No-vember aud your parly with yen." The houso refused to order the previous pre-vious question, 102 to 117, amid loud Democratic applause. - The following republicans voted xvith the democrats in the negative: Messrs. Ihirtliuo, Dehaven, Kelly, Kerr (Iowa); Lintl, Morrow and Townsond (Colorado), (Colo-rado), Mills offered a resolution reciting the order of reference made by the speaker referring the silver bill to' tho commit-too commit-too on coinage, weight; and measures as inconsistent xvith the rules of the house, and made without authority under the rules, nnd resolving that the journal be correct ed by striking strik-ing therefrom this entry. Cannon. Illinois, argued that the senate sen-ate amendments would require it lo bo considered iu the committee of the whole, and that being so. it xvas the speaker's dujy to refer it lo I do committee com-mittee on coinage, weights- and measures. meas-ures. The resolution sought lo strike out. the recital of this fact. Mills characterized Citniion'spositiou as the boldest, most reckless ami absurd ab-surd position be ever heard maintained iirn legislatiro bwdfir tlwder the constitution con-stitution the journal was to be kept by the house, not by the speaker or his clerks. The' Kepiihlicau parly was being false to its pledges on the matter of silver, and the democratic party would give the people the free and unlimited coinage coin-age of silver. The people xvould ask the renublicaus xvhv. when thev xvere sent hero as friends, of silver, they voted to death to prevent the consummation nf the people's wishes anil ftiltiliment of their promises. prom-ises. Peters (Kansas) though declaring himself him-self a free coinage mail, sustained tho speaker's action, contending that it xvas tlio speaker's duty to refer the bill as he had done. iiiggs of California put an interrogatory interrog-atory xvith such vehemence as to draxv forlh tho laughter of the house which xvas renewed when Biggs, in perfect good nature, but totally oblivious of the speaker's gavel, continued to put his questions. Finally the sneaker asked, sternly: "Will the gentleman from California be in order?" "I will," replied Biggs, in a meek pleasant voice, which again gave rise to merriment. Crisp, of Georgia, submitted an argument ar-gument lo show that under tho rules the speaker had not the power to refer the bill as he had done. |
