The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-14
THESILVER SET BACK
The House Refuses to Take up the
Stewart Bill
CLOSE THE WORLDS FAIR SUNDAYS.

The Two Houses of Congress Vote
on Important Measures, and FREQ
Silver lie Dead for This Session at
Least-No Liquor Selling at tho
Great Exposition.
WASHINGTON, July 14.--The 18th Of
July will be regarded hereafter by the
free silver men as an unlucky date. and
there are many Democrats who will
long remember the fate of the silver bill
yesterday. While the fight had been
men for several days, yet It needed a
final vote to settle the question. After
the regular order Mr.. Catchings, Of Miss.
issippi, offered the resolution from the
committee on rules setting apart We'd
nesday and Thursday for the considera-
tion Of the silver bill. Mr.. Bland, of
Missouri, opened the debate for the free
silver advocates and presented an
amendment forbidding dilatory motions
after p. IN. Thursday, when vote was
to be taken on the bill IL the resolution
of the committee on rules was adopted.
Mr.. Bartine, of Nevada, supported the
resolution and appealed to his colleagues
to pass the resolution. Mr.. Clark, of
Alabama, flew the track on his previous
record on the silver question and op-
posed the resolution. Mr.. Patterson, of
Tennessee, followed in similar vein,
and threw CONSERVATION into the camp
of the silverites.
Then the Republicans put forward
their leader, MIR. Reed, of Maine, who
made q characteristic speech. He ar
raigned the Democratic party for their
cowardice, and said their record was
that of the spoilsmen who clamored for
Office under any and all circumstances
Hisremarks were frequently interrupted
by applause.
Pierce Denounccs His Colleagues.
Mr.. Pierce, of Tennessee, then put an
oar in to the steady stream which was
running against the silver men and
lambasted his colleagues, Mr.. Clark, of
Alabama, and Mr.. Patterson, of Ten
nessee, for their change of front on the
question, and said they had each rung
their political death knell. The speech
of the day for the silver bill was made
by Mr.. Culberson, of Texas, who said
that this question was one between the
people and the monopolists. He said
the silver plank in the Democratic plat
form was clear and distinct declara-
ton for bi-metallism and was step
forward FOR progress. His eloquent re-
marks were loudly applauded.
Mr.. Catchings then demanded the
previous question on the resolution, and
this was ordered by a vote Of 1853 to
129.
The crucial test then came on its pass
age, and this was defeated, carrying the
silver bill into its grave by vote of 1856
to 154. But little excitement ensued
when the vote was announced, as il was
almost foregone conclusion that the
resolution would be beaten.
The house then passed sixty pension
bills and adjourned.
Close the Worlds Fair on Sunday
The senate finally disposed OF the
| Chicago exposition provisions of the
sundry civil bill. Mr.. Quay's amend.
ment to close the exposition on the first
day Of the week, commonly called Sun
day." was adopted without division,
after a motion to table it had been de.
feated by voto of to I. A further
amendment by Mr.. PETER to prohibit
the sale OF all intoxicants in the ex
| position fgrounds, except for "medical
mechanical or scientific purposes, was
adopted by narrow majority of q
| With these conditions attached the sen
ate agreed to issue to the Worlds faiI
managers 10000, ,0G0 souvenir silver hall
dollars. Discussion was still in progress
upon other items in this important sun
dry civil appropriation bill when the
| senate adjourned.