The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-25
STORMY SCENE IN THE HOUSE.
The Anti-siIver Members Re-
sort to FiIibustering.
DeDate Closed on the Free Silver Bill.
Motion to Table tho Bill Almost Car
ried-Speaker Crisp Votes In the Mega
tive and Saves the Measure From I'm.
mediate Annihilation Tho FilIbusters
Get In Their Work.

bate opened with crowded galleries and
full attendance of members of the
House. The greatest diligence has
been exerted by the leaders Of both
sides for the past three days to secure
the presence of every member who is
not absent from the city when the hour
OF the final vote arrives. So we'll have
they succeeded in their efforts that onlv
the gentlemen who have been granted
leave by the House were absent when
the gavel fell to-day, and these are so
equally divided upon the question that
neither side derived any advantage
from their non. attendance.
Under the notice of Chairman Bland
yesterday that he would at 2 O'Clock this
afternoon move the previous question on
the bill aud its mendments, two hours
yet remained before tho programme of
opposition and delay, contemplated by
tracey and his colleagues, could be in
| augurated against the final vote on the
| passage of the bill.
immediately after the reading of the
journal the period OF general debate was
extended three hours by an announce
ment OF Mr.. Bland that he would post
| pone MS motion for the previous cues
tion until o'clock, in order to give op-
portunlty for greater debate.
MIR. Williams, of Illinois, a Demo-
cratic member of the committee on
coinage, opened the debate in favor of
| tho bill.
The debate was continued until ex-
actly I'VE o'clock and was closed by But
Ter, OF Illinois. AS no sat down Mr.
Island, the persistent advocate of the
| Dill, was recognized by the S peakcr and
in quiet tone of voice and an absence
OF nervousness, demanded the previous
question on the pending bill.
burrows, like half of the members of
Tho House, was on his feet; he was not
there from anxiety, but as his party's
spokesman. The chair recognized him
aH1 Burrows, in calm, delibera te
manner, moved to lay the pending bill
on the table. He said that the motion
took precedence of the motion of the
gentleman from Missouri (Mr Bland)
and demanded the yeas and nays on his
motion.
Chairman Crisp. without denying CT
connecting the assumption of Mr. Bur-
| rows that his motion had precedence.
said: "The chair will hear the gentle.
man on tho question whether or not
That motion takes precedence" Mr..
burro"s was prepared for the inquiry
ana read from rule sixteen, clause four.
giving the order in which motions might
DO made. The chairman, on the read
ing of the rule, Immediately decided in
favor of Mr.. Burrows, and then, amid
1ntense excitement, tho clerk began to
call the roll on Burrows motion, which
brought the question to square test
vote. The excitement became intense
as the call progressed and members
plainly showed it in the restless man
ner in which they moved about and
crowded to the space in front of the
Speakers desk.
Private information given out that
tne vote stood, yeas 14s, nays 147, ex-
cited every member and the aisles were
thronged as the clerk proceeded to re-
capitulate the vote. The reconciliation
being completed, the Speaker rose from
hls chair to announce the result, but be-
fore doing so, directed the clerk to call
his name. The clerk called "Mr. Crisp.
OF Georgia" and the Speaker, availing
himself of his right, as representative,
cast his vote in tho negative amid
deafening applause of the advocates of
the measure.
Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, not aware
that his vote saved his measure from
immediate humiliation, changed his
vote from the negative to the atIlrma-
tive In order that he might have an op-
portunlty to move reconsidera ton.
but being advised that the motion was
defeated by tie vote, again changed
to the negative.
Mr.. EnlOe, of Tennessee, with his hat
on, hastily strobe into the House and
said that he desired to have his vote
recorded. Tho Speaker asked If the
gentleman was in the House during roll
call and failed to hear his name called.
Enloe was compelled to respond, in the
negative. The Speaker was in exorable
and said that the gentleman could not
vote. Enloe yielded, and announced
that he had just come in from an inyes-
tigating committee. Herbert, of Ala
bama, next asked the same privilege of
being recorded, and replied in the az
hrmative to that part OF the inquiry as
to whether or not he was in the hall of
the House during the vote, but when
the Speaker second time inquired il
the gentleman failed to hear his name
called, Herbert was fain 10 reply, "[
could not say that" add accordingly the
Speaker refused to permit him to vote
Inc motion was lost by tie vote of
yeas l4s, nays 14S. Mr.. Cultivate, of
ohio, at once moved to adjourn. The
motion temporarily left the members at
sea as to their course. Mr.. Bland. aris-
Ing TO parliamentary inquiry, asked IL
the effect Of an adjournment would be
to make another special order necessary
to call up the bill. The Speaker said
1t would. Tho vote on the ad iournment
was in no sense party one. or ono in.
dicatiug on which side OF the silver
question tho ynt,.rs sfand MaDy ~ ~,