The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-06-03
CAPITAL CHATTER.
Passage Of the Warner Silver Bill
BY Much Larger Majority Than
Anticipated.

WASHINGTON, May 24-Warner's sill
yer coinage bill was passed this after
noon, aud by vote which was sur
prise alike to its friends and foes. The
vote was la yeas to 81 nays, and the
announcement OF the result was received
with loud applause by Democrats, who
were exceedingly gratified. Before the
final vote was taken on the bill, MIR
Warner and bis friends we're obliged to
yield to the demand Of the Republicans
for an opportunity to make record on
the substitute which Mr. Ryan, Of Kan
sas, desired to offer II they had not
done so the Republicans would have
continued the flibustering Of the pre-
yious night. Ryan's substitute was not
popular, for it received only sixty-nine
votes and there were 137 against it.
The vote on the adoption of Warmers
bill was surprise in many ways, but in
none more so than the way some Demo-
Gratis voted. The opponents of the bill
counted upon at least twenty Democrats
to vote with them. Frank Hurd was by
common consent regarded as the leader
of these men. He tried several times
during the all.night session to get the
floor to show that there were twenty
Democrats who were, as he said, hard
money men, and who would vote against
the bill and in favor Of honest coinage.
He held up list which contained the
names OF McLane, Kimmel and Talbot,
of Maryland; Ross and Clark, of New
Jersey; Beltzhoover, Of Pennsylvania; !;
Gibson, of Louisiana; Martin, of Della
ware; O'Brien, Launsbery, o Reilly,
Bliss, Covert, Muller and Fernando
Wood, OF New York; Morse, of Massa-
chusetts; Deuster, OF Wisconsin; Poeh-
ler, of Minnesota; Morrison, OF Illinois,
and Hurd himself, and said they all
would vote against the bill. McMahon
at the time said that be had heard of an
arrangement whereby Hurd was to de-
liver twenty Democrats, but be expressed
8 doubt whether he could do 80. The
result showed that Hurd has not coun-
ted correctly, and that he could not de-
liver the goods Only eight OF the
above list voted against the bill They
were Bliss, Covert, Miller and Fernando
Wood, of New York; Deuster, Of Wis
cousin Morrison, of Illinois; Poehler,
of Minnesota, and Hurd, OF Ohio -
Five voted for the bill, viz: McLane,
Kimmel and Talbot, OF Maryland;
Ross, OF New Jersey, and Beltzhoover,
of Pennsylvanis. or the remaining sew
en- in the above list, O'Brien, O'Reilly,
Morse and Lounsbery we're paired, and
would have voted against the bill; Glib
son, Martin and Clark we're not account
ed for.
Only six Republicans voted for the
bill, viz: Belford of Colorado, Dagge't
of Nevada, Martin of North Carolina,
and Cannon, Fort and Marsh of Illinois.
One Greenbacker, Jones of Texas, voted
against it. The affirmative vote was,
therefore, made mp Of 10S Democrats and
Greenbackers and six Republicans, and
the negative vote of eighty-eight Repub
licans, eight Democrats and one Green
backer.
General Warner t,-night expressed
himself as perfectly satisfied with bis
work. He has no doubt thut the bill will
60 through the Senate, with very slight
amendments. He thinks it not unlikely,
however, thst the President will veto it,
as It is in direct conflict with Secretary
Sherman's policy.