Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-25

the amount to be loaned, but il shall not be
less than thres-four,hs Of the amount
asked for. nor shall the rate Of inierest be
higher than that which the applicant 10 vii.
ling to pay.
| Lind Of Minnesota, stated there never
was year in which the farmers Of bis dis
rric; had psii of as many mortgages IS in
1891, and there never has been time when
fewer loans were loans were made or at
lower rate Of interest than the present
! (Applause) Bounteous providence 10
largIy responsible for this condition Of sf-
fairs, gieN, deal Of credit should be
glver 10 the legislation of the Republ can
party giving money TO use to every ounce
Of silver produced by the mines of this
nation.
Street, Of Idaho. favored free coinage.
Last year the government made out Of the
silver producers Of his state million dol.
lars ltwss unfair for the government to
make million yexr out Of his people,
| and compel them TO pay one aud half per
cent interest month when il came back
TO them.
Patterson Of Tennessee supported the
bill and recogn zed the Democrat c NOV,
ment in New Eagls1d SIS hsrbinger of
victory in November next Applause
Bsni demsnded the previous question on
the pending bill.
Burrows moved to lay tue bill on the
table. Demanded yeas and nays on his
motion.
Chair CRISP The Chair will hear the
gentleman on the question whether or not
that motion tsk IS precedence.
Burrows read from ruls l6, clause 4.
giving the order ID which motions might be
made.
The Chsir decided in favor Of Burrows
and then, amid intense excitement, the
clerk began TO cali the roll on Burgess
motion, which brought the question to
square test vote.
The excitement became more intense as
| the call progressed. AT the conclusion OF
| roll call excitement had risen to fever hest.
The recspitulation being completed, the
| Speaker directed the clerk to call his
name and Crisp cast a vote in the negative
amid desfening applause Of the advocates
| of the measure.
Bland changed his vote from negative to
affirmative that he might have opportunity
to move for reconsideration, but being
advised the motion was defeated by . lie
| vote and again changed to the negative.
| Euloe Of Tennessee. with his hst on,
hastily strobe into the House and said he
| desired TO have his vote recorded.
| Spesker-Was the gentlemen in the
| House during roll cali and failed to hear
his name called? |
| T. lloe responded in the negative.
The Speaker said the gentleman could
not vote.
| E1loe announced he had Just come in
from the investigation committee.
| Herbert of Alabama next asked the priv
ilege of being recorded.
! The Speaker Inquired if the gentlemen
failed to hear his name called.
| Herbert replied 81 could not say that;
accordingly the Speaker refused to permit
| him TO voe.
The voting was lost by tie vote of li8
to las The Maine members all voted.
| Cultivate, (ohiol, at once moved to ad-
| j)urn.
Bland asked it the effect Of an ali 'urn-
| ment would be to make another special or
| der necessary to call up the bill.
| The Speaker said it would.
| Many pronounced anti. silveFites voted in
opposition to the motion and it was lost, 30
TO 1875
| Johnson, Ohio, moved TO reconsider the
vote by which the House refused to table
the bill.
| Bland moved to lay Jobrsons motion on
| the table.
| Breckinridge of Kentucky. moved to
take recess until 10 o'clock tomorrow
| morning.
| we do not want recess" came in a
chorus from b1th sides of the House.
| Breckenridge withdrew the motion and
the motion to table the motion to reconsider
was r. sjected: yeas, 145; nays, 1i9. ap-
plsuse by suti.silver men
The Speaker stared ,hst The vote to re-
CURED on che motion to reconsider, and
Reed of Maine demanded the yeas and nays.
Blsud, discouraged st the lsst vote,
| moved an adjournment, but bis motion was
received with cries Of mo tilibusteriDg"
so he withdrew it and the roll was called
on the motion to reconsider.
Then the thunderstorm which had been
br,odiug over the House for the entire day
burst in full violence ard for 20 minutes or
more the cyclone ragged supreme through
| out the House.
| Before the announcement Of the vote the
space 10 front of the Speakers desk was
crowded with a jos,ling mass Of members
desirous Of kno~irg how they were re-
corded upon the bill.
| The Speaker, .i,bont ordering the re-
capitulxtioa, announced that the motion to
recor sider was defeated by q tie vote of
| l48 to l4S.
| Cochran, Fitch, Tracy and Mulcher arose
and called hslt. Cochran had the most
powerful voice. and amid the confusion he
was heard to declare that the vote had not
| been Yecspitulated and that he demanded
the recspitulstion-
The Speaker stated that that the demand
came too late.
ONeill of Massachusetts, excitedly ex-
| claimed that it was not too late to CORE C
the error. He had kept tally and be knew
an error had been made.
Speaker-If sny gentlemen had ssked
for the recspitulssion before the announce
ment the chair would have ordered it, but
sitter the announcement the Chair would
not order it.
A soene of crest disorder ensued. Cock
ran. Fitch and 0'Neil vsinly endeavored
to make their voices heard.
The Speaker showed symptoms of anger
and impotence. The silver men shouted
for regular ORDER and the anti-siiver
men urged Cochran and Fitch forward.
The Speaker was compelled to order the
sergeant. At arms to conduct the excited
members to their seats.
Fitch asked the Chair under what rule
he had decided agains, the recspitulation.
The Speaker quoted rule 10, and said
tnere was In Inc rule DO provision Ior
recspiiulation of the vote. Whenever any
member asked for recapitulstion before
the announcement she present Occupsnt Of
the Chair had never refused it, though
(ssrcssticslIy) he bsd known some Of his
predecessors to refuse it. Laughter sad
applause.
Reed wss instantly on hi, feet, but COct-
ran got the start Of him and renewed the
controversy with the Speaker. Finally
Cochran appealed from the decision Of the
Chair deciding il not in order to demand
J recspitula!ion.
Bland moved to lay the appeal on the
tabl,. Both motions were avoided BY
few quiet -or3s from * Speaker Reed.
He said i: vss not in the interest Of any
body to have confusion on ihis question,
As he reeolectrd, the old custom Of the
, House vss that q vote should be rectpiiu
lated ualess by unanimous consent its recs-
pitulation vss dispenssd -ith. Tht custom
was somewhat changed during the last Con
aress in order to allow tie speaker 10 sop
, hliiousiering. II Cochran had arisen for
the purpose Of demsn ling 8 recapitulaiion
! Ard the Chsir had lot heard Lin, owing 20
the confusion, (Rseo] had no doubt ahe
Chair would silox 3 recspi!ulstiOn 10 be
made ulls.s he believed q ecspiiulaiioa
was asked from fliibpsiering m m3tives.
The Speaker replied That if the gentle
: the prope, tins be had arisen TO demand .
= recapiiulation the Speaker would order it.
, Cochran sad be had no. risen to make