The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-25
A Hurricane in the House But No
Damage Dsne.
SPEAKER CRISP MAKES A TIE.
The rhunderstorm Bursts and the Democ-
racy is Rent by n cyeIono-Hatch Scores
Williams - Bland Retreats in Good
ordsr-,A Tumultaous Day.

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Transmission OF mails in cities.
The Senate proceeded 10 executive bus
iness and shortly after noon adjourned.
In the House the silver bill absorbed all
the time. Many speeches were made and
the bill narrowly escaped being tabled.
Bland's hopes seemed destined to de-
struction when at s. 20 a motion To table
was put and was apparently carried by
one majority. The father OF the silver
bin breRthed more easily when on a count
the motion was fonnd TO have been been
lost, las TO 1is, tie vote, made so by
Speaker Crisp, who voted in the negative.
A motion 10 adjourn was made. Mr..
Bland fought it tooth and nail and the
yeas and nays were called amid great ex-
citement and confusion. The motion was
defeated.
Mr. Hatch OF Missouri said he did not
endorse the sentiment of certain Dem
ocrats that this was an independent quee-
tion. 1t was question that was going TO
be settled by the Democratic party in the
convention OF 1892.
II the gentlemen from New York and
Maryland Cochran and Raynor) could
Hx the policy OF the Democratic party,
they would carry that party into the VIII
derness OF absolute defeat.
The gentleman from Massachusetts
(Mr. Wflliams) had attempted to read
him out OF the Democratic party. (Laugh-
teri The gentleman with an egotism he
had never heard equalled in this House,
had declared substantially that only those
who agreed with him on this question
were Democrats.
"Why, my dear young friend" ejscu-
lofa Mr Hafc
the FIRST lesson OF Democracy yet"
Mr.. Wlliams-I did not refer to you,
personally. You referred to me PERSONAL
ly. Can you refer me TO Democratic
platform that ever declared for free sill
yer7
Mr.. Hatch-when you want a Demo-
cratic platform you Will get IL from DEM
ocrats, and not from men whose swad-
ding clothes have not been on for week
or a month or yoar. QInughter.)
Mr.. Wiiliams-You want 70 read me
out OF the party7
Mr.. Hatch-No sir; but you stated that
the time was coming when the Demo-
cratic party must choose between Demo-
cratic New England and the Alliance par
~ of the South and West. ! am ready to
take my stand now. Iwill swap you for
the barefooted statesman from kansas.
cloud and long-continued laughter.)
II being now o'clock Mr.. Bland de-
manded the previous question on the
pending bill.
MIR. Burrows moved TO lay the bill on
table. He said that motion took preced-
snce of Mr. Blands motion. He demand
cd the yeas and nays on his motion.
Tho Chair decided ia favor OF Mr.. Bur
rows and then amid intense excitement
the clerk began to call the roll on Mr..
Burrows motion, which brought the
question TO a square test vote. The ex-
citement became more intense as the call
Nara oh
restiessly and crowded to the space in
front OF the Speakers desk.
AT the conclusion OF the roll call, the
excitement had risen to fever heat. At
FIRST n rumor spread that the motion was
carried by three votes and that the Bland
bill was beaten. An anti-silver man in
the rear OF the House started to shout,
but quickly checked himself as doubt
overcaIne him.
Private information given out that the
vote stood yeas 1sS, nay 147, stirred up
every member and the sisles were throng-
ed as the clerk proceeded to recapitulate
the vote.
The members became comparatively
quiet, although anxiety was shown In
every countenance. But In the galleries
che buzz Of expectation was noticeable
and ii was with difficulty that the clerk
could make himself heard. The recapit-
ulation being completed, the Speaker di-
rected the clerk to call his name and Mr..
Crisp cast his vote in the negative amid
the deafening applause of the advocates
of the measure.
Mr.. Bland changed his vote from the
negative to the affirmative that he might
have an opportunity TO move reconsid-
GRAFTON, but being advised that the mo-
tion was defeated by tie vote again
changed TO the negative.
The motion was lost by tie vote OF
Yeas las, Nays i4s.
- n
TO adjourn.
Mr.. Bland asked II the effect of an ad.
5ournment would be 10 make another
special order necessary to call up the
bill.
The Speaker said II would.
Many pronounced anti-silveritcs voted
In opposition to the motion and 1t was
Yeas, 80; nays, i93
Mr.. Johnson, Ohio, moved TO reconsid- |
or the vote by which the House refused 10 |
table the bill. Mr.. Bland moved TO lay
Mr.. Johnson's motion on the table.
The motion TO table the motion to re-
consider was rejected-Yeas, las; nays.
i49. (Appiause by the anti-silver men). |
The Speaker stated that the vote re.
Cured on the motion TO reconsider and
Mr.. Reed of Maine demanded the yeas
and nays.
Then the thuuderEeorm which had been
brooding over the House for the entire
utes or more the cyclone ragged supreme
throughout the House. Before the an
nouncement OF the vote the space In front
OF the Speakers desk was crowded with a
jostiing mass OF members desiring OF
knowing how they were recorded upon
the bill.
The Speaker without ordering n reca-
pitulation) announced that the motion
TO reconsider was defeated by tie vote
OF yeas lis; nays lss
Messrs. Cochran, Fitch, Tracey and
Mutchler arose and called q halt. Mr..
Cochran had the most powerful voice and
amid the confusion he was heard to de-
clare that the vote had not been re-
capituiated and TO demand a recapitula-
ton.
The Speaker stated that the demand |
came toe late. Mr.. O'Neil OF Massachu- |
settn, exeitedly exclaimed that Il was not /
toe late 70 correct an error. he kept tall |
" and he knew that an error had been |
made.
The speaker-H any eentleoan hsd
asked TOR the recnpitulstson beiore the 4
splncnncsnent. the chair would have or 4
derod z. After the annorncement the I
chair VII not order IL.
Dcfne Of Crcat disorder epsued