The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-23

democrats, of course, protested, Mr. Bland
and MI. Blount taking the lead. The pre-
vious question. however, was ordered and
then twenty minutes was allowed for de-
bate. In the course of that twenty min
utes Mr.. Bland did some very plain talking.
He told the western republicans that they
could neither humbug the house nor the
country, and that the people would under
stand their actions if they voted in favor Of
the gag rule to prevent full debate Of the
bill and opportunity to offer such amend
ments az might be deemed necessary. He
read the riot act to the western republicans
and told them that vote in favor Of the
gag law would be understood by the coun-
try as vote against free coinage. This
had scarey effect on some Of the western
republicans and it required all the bull
doing of Reed himself, Cannon, Mckinley,
Belden and the other republican bosses to
keep them in line. As it was, when vote
was taken on the gag rule few republicans
broke away-notably, Anderson, Kelly and
Funston, OF Kansas, Cornell of Nebraska,
DeHaven of California, Featherstone Of Ar
kansas, Morrow of California, Herman of
Oregon and Townsend of Colorado. On
the proposition the vote stood III against
the gag rule to 119 in favor of it.
MIR. Blount changed his vote and asked
that the vote should be reconsidered, and
Mckinley, of course, moved to lay that on
the table. This led to another vote. Some
of the absent and wavering republicans
were whipped up to the mark and made to
vote rs Reed dictated. In consequence, the
republican bosses had their way and the
gag rule was adopted. CARTER, OF Mon
TANA, WHO HAS BEEN TRYING TO HuMBua THE
PEOPLE OF HIS STATE WITH THE IDEA THAT HE
Ii FAIRLY AND sQUARELY IN FAVOR OF FREE
COINAGE, DoDGED THE VOTE TO-DAY ON THE
MOST MATERIAL POINT IN THE DISCUSSION, HID
HIMSELF AWAY IN A COMMITTEE ROOM UNTIL
THE MATTER WAS DISPOSED OF AND THEN RE
TURNED TO THE HOUSE TO RECEIVE THE SMILES
OF REED AND THE ADVOCATES OF THE WALL
STREET COMBINE ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE.
This being disposed of satisfactorily to
the bosses, Conger, of Iowa, chairman of
the committee on coinage, was recognized.
He offered substitute for the bill. Mr..
Bland was Immediately on the floor with an
to the substitute. Mr.. BANDS
was in the nature of an addi-
tional section providing for free coinage.
The chair refused to recognize Mr.. Bland,
tyrannically, indecently re-
fused to recognize the Missouri member,
Mr.. Bland was within few feet
of the chair, spoke at the top of his voice
and was sufficiently demonstrative to al
most make blind and deaf man heed him.
But Reed coolly ignored him, ignored the
entire democratic side Of the house. He
McComas, Of Maryland, to offer
an amendment to the substitute, and then
Taylor. OF Illinois, to offer an
and O'Donnell, Of Michigan,
10 offer another amendment. This being |
lone, he felt that the skirts of the Wall |
street scheme were protected, and he blandly |
inquired of Mr.. Bland what he desired. Mr.. |
Bland stated to him that he desired to offer
! substitute for the last two amendments
offered. Reed coolly, without warrant of
law, and without warrant of
1ecency or fair play, declared that Mr..
Bland was out of order and no further
could be offered to the bill,
This ruling was so outrageous in all its
bearings that there is some reason to be-
ieve that Reed himself is ashamed of it,
md he indecently hurried out of the why,
Conger, of Iowa, and signalling
10 him that he should commence speaking
C,nRer began his speech in
! monotonous tone and Reed declared out
If order every person who attempted to in
errupt him, either for an inquiry, a motion
II any other parliamentary purpose.
Reed has perpetrated many outrages in
he chair of the house during his occupancy
# it, but to-day he outdid himself. He
to the country that when
Wall street put up its solid cash to buy q |
majority of the republicans of the house to |
make him speaker, it knew its man. There |
IS no doubt that if a vote on free coinage |
proposition could be reached in the house
md it seems astonishing that in free de-
Lucrative assembly that q vote on bill |
which a majority are in favor of cannot be |
coinage would pass the house |
BY majority of 20 or %.
Voters Of Montana, what do you think |
If the picture?
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