The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-14

thing which the Democratic party
yearned for (and Reed put strong accent
on ''yearned") was free silver and that
the declaration was followed in the
Record by applause on the Democratic
side" Uaughter.)
lie remembered how many Democrats
had said how earnestly and vigorous
they were for free coinage, and for a
moment 1t actually seemed that they
had struck level which might possibly
be called level of principle. laugh
teri But Patterson had cleared it all
up and explained the real principle OF
the party, only he had embellished the
principle in order to make quotation.
That gentleman said that the great
principle was public Office" and added
that it was public trust" declaring
thereby the principle and making QUO
tation as we'll.
This thrust was received with loud
laughter, and all over the House there
were smilos when Reed said that he did
no. mind The halting language and
trembling voices of the sinner return
ing home" Reed then endeavored to
score a point for the Republican party
by declaring that it existed for prin-
ciple (Which remark the Democrats
jeered). and saying that it had taken
the lead In this fight and would enable
the Democratic House to do better serv-
ice than the Republican Senate had
done. Reed was followed by Abner
Taylor; of Illinois, who spoke against
the silver bill as a measure providing
for the debasement of currency.
Pierce, of Tennessee, then followed
for the free coinage men in q frank
speech. which attracted close attention.
de declared that the Democratic party
tn ~
with the man from Maine that in the
last House all except seventeen Demo
Gratis had voted for free coinage loud
applause on the Republican side.)
Then he paid his respects to the Demo
Gratis who are opposing the passage of
the free silver bill under the cloture
rule because 1t cannot now become a
law. by exciaiming, (amid loud cheers
and laughter on the Republican side)
why then did you shoot those pop.pun
tarih bills under suspension of the
rules?"
He told his colleague, Patterson, that
he was elected on free coinage plat
form, and that when the smoke had
cleared away in his district he (Patter-
SOM would be ''cast-of baggage" a
term Patterson had used in his speech
against bringing silver forward as an
issue in the campaign.
Mr.. Culbersou, of Texas. received tho
undivided attention of the House when
ne. arose for twelve minute speech.
5Ais Is more time than the Texas law
yer, who IS regarded as one of the best
attorneys in the House, usually takes.
He said, amid loud applause, that the
debate was attracting general attention
because it was "a battle of common
people against monopoly" lie asserted
that the Democratic party was not in
favor of debasing currency. but was the
defender of sound currency. Culberson
maintained that the Democratic party,
by declaring in its platform that it was
In favor of bimetallism, had favored the
free coinage of silver.
Bland closed the debate and then
Catchings moved the previous question
on the resolution. On motion of Tracey,
OF New York, tho yeas and nays were
ordered.
The free coinage men all voted against
the motion to order the previous uues-
tlon as, If tho motion carries, thew
would be deprived of the opportunity to
amend the resolution so as to permit
amendments TO the Stewart bill and
also to add the cloture rule to tho reso-
luton. The anti.silver men voted in
favor OF the motion to order. the pre-
vious question. The vote resulted in
the defeat o; the free coinage
mon the previous question being
ordered by vote of 1G3 yeas
against 100 nays. The vote was
not strict and absolute test, some of
the silver mon being against the cloturc
or amendments Of tho bill. 1t was ex-
pect tina. TIE next vote would be
taken on a motion like tho one originally
made by Reed to table the resolution
reported by tho committee en- rules,
making the silver bill the special order.
CalchlngS was again recognized, how
ever, and moved tho adoption Of the
resolution. This time tho silver men
voted yea as Il defeat OF Catchings'
motion means the death of fee coinape
for this sc ssion.
The silver men were less than ton
votes stronger on the direct proposition
and resolution reported by the commit
Tee on rules and were defeated by
vote OF 1875 yeas against 1874 nays, or n
majority against tho consideration of
the Stewart silver bill of l6. This
vote is the death OF silver legislation at
this session. The Stewart bill remains
at tho foot of long roll of bills, sleep
ing the sleep of death on an oyerbur.
dened calendar.
An analysis of the vote shows that the
affirmative vote was cast by lis Demo.
Gratis Including the Speaker), 10 AL
lance men and 8 Republicans. The Re-
publicans were Bowers, Cheatham,
CLARK, of Wyoming; Johnson, of Indiana:
Jolley, Post, Sweet and Townsend. The
negative vote was cast by "a Democrats
and 60 Republicans.
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