The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-07-15
Senator Stewards Free Coinage
Bill Knocked Out il the
House.
Motion TO Make It the Special
Order Lost by Deci5-
i've Vote.
This Places 1t at the Foot Of the
Calendar for the Present
Session.

| WA5HINGTON, July l4.-In test vote
in TIE house the senate free coinage bill
was defeated by q vote of l54 TO 1885,
The Stewart free silver bill viii thus
repose at the foot Of the long list Of dead
bills on the house calendar.
IL anticipation of a parliamentary
straggle over the silver bill there was
an unusually full attendance on the
fioor of the house and in the galleries.
Unexpectedly to most of the members
ano to ali the spectators, the rule for the
| CO... .ideration of the silver bill was not
Called up at the opening.
By request of Mr.. Reed,
one Of the members Of the committee on
rules. the presentation of order was
pos .,nrled until l2 o'clock The reason
given Sas that it could not be presented
| the first hour of the session, but 1t
! is understood that the delay was for the
purpose of permitting absent members
| to reach the city on trains near noon.
and be in their seats when the contest
| began.
After number Of bills had been
passed MI Catchings, of Mississippi,
called up the resolution from the COM
mittee ON rules setting apart two days
| for the consideration of the silver bill
The resolution was read. MI. Catchlngs
demanded the previous question on the
adoption of the resolution. Mr.. Reed,
of Maine, claimed he had right to
move to lay the resolution on the table
before the previous question was put
! The speaker said the previous question
would cut off debate, under the rules.
but he had never heard it suggested to
demand the previous question until en-
titled to the floor. The gentleman from
Maine could not take the gentleman from
Mississippi of the floor and could only
obtain it if the latter should yield 1t to
him. Mr.. Catchings inquired if he had
right to portion out his time. The
speaker replied affirmatively.
Mr.. Catchings having yielded to Mr..
| Bland, of Missouri, the discussion be-
gan Speaking to the amendment, Mr..
Bland referred to the cloture rule, which,
he said, some members We're afraid of,
yet for the last fifty years tlotule rules
had been prevalent. Every second Mou-
day in the house this rule prevailed,
when bills were passed under suspension
| by two-thirds vote.
Mr.. Bartine, Of Nevada. followed Mr..
Bland. He said the free coinage Of sill
yer was with him paramount TO the sue
cess of any political party. Messrs
| Clark, Forman and Patterson spoke
against the bill, and ex-Speaker Reed
| took the floor and tainted the Demo
cratic party with its attitude on the sill.
yer question. Mr.. Pierce, Of Tennessee,
followed with ringing talk in favor Of
the resolution, and Culbertson, OF Texas,
also came to the relief of the silver ad-
vocates in an effective speech. The de-
bate was closed by Mr.. Bland, who went
into a brief technical discussion upon
the silver question, quoting statistics to
show the present conditions of that
metal.
| Mi. Catchings th-r demanded the
previous question on the passage of the
resolution. The house was now all ex-
element The anti-siiver men were
eagerly engaged in conversation al
though it was very evident that the res
olutlon was beaten even before the vote
/ was taken.
| Mr. Tracy demanded the yeas and
nays which We're ordered and the vote
resulted: Yeas 1853, nays l29. The an
nouncement of the vote created little eX-
element as it was expected the previous
question would be ordered.
Mr.. Catchings then moved the pas
sage of the resolution and a viva voce
vots4 declared that the noes had it. Yeas
anG nays were called for by Mr.. Tracy
on this. The house was in comparative
quiet Before the roll call had pro-
ceeGed very far it was evident that the
resolution was dead This vote re-
suited: Yeas 1856, nays 154 The vott
wa. DIVIDED as follows: Yeas-Demo
Gratis III, Farmers Alliance 10, Repub-
licans 9. Nays-Republicans 90, Demo
Gratis 81.
The result of the vote is that the house
refuses to consider the bill out of its
place on the calendar-near the foot.
A:rer the vote the house proceeded to
the consideration of the conference re-
pp,t On private bill.
| The Senate.
W .sHINGToN, July lathe senate,
Immediately after reading the journal,
took up the exposition clauses of the
sundry civil bill. Mr.. Sanders, of Mon
tana, moved to lay on the table Mr..
Qaay's amendment requiring closing of
| the exposition ION the first day of the
week, commonly known as Sunday "
The yeas and nays We're taken on the
llotion and resulted: Yeas, IL; nays,
-. so the motion to table was lost.
The bill was then passed, 81 to IA.
| Signed Two Bills.
WASHINGTON, July 14.-The president
| has s:Unad tha pposiop o,,pro,>r;o+;o,, opd