The morning call., 1892-03-26
The Silver Men Demeralized by Their
Bad Defeat.
THE WEAKNESS OF THEIR POSITION
What an Analysis Of the Vote Developed.
Names Of Members Who DOdged
the Issue.
Special to THE MORNING CAL,

WASHINGTON, March 25.-The silver adj
yocates are sadly demoralized by the weak
ness of their cause betrayed by last even
ing's proceedings of the House. They had
all along been confident of majority of 80
or 40. Bland will at once appeal to the
Committee on Rules to set apart a day
and hour for further consideration of his
silver bill. thus cutting off all intervening
motions and forcing vote. The anti-silver
people will also appeal to the Committee on
Rules for permission to offer motions-frst,
to substitute an International congress; !;
second, to recommit; third. to postpone till
December next and fourth that vote be
taken first on the minority report on the
international monetary congress. The
opponents of the bill claim this would be
simply protecting the rights OF the minority.
If Catchings returns to Washington in
time the special order may be brought into
the House on Monday for the immediate
consideration of BANDS silver bill and the
pending amendments. Bland during the
afternoon session of the House to-day dis
closed his plan by the introduction of a
resolution fixing Monday. March %. as the
date On which the bill be taken up aud put
upon passage. Accompanying the resolu-
ton Is provision giving the Speaker
power to refuse to entertain any dilatory
motion. The resolution went to the Com
mittee on Rules.
Close Contest.
Figuring on the absentees according to
their previously expressed ideas, an abso-
lutely full vote shows at least one majority
Tor the silver men; but a full vote is prac
tically unknown in the House, and the
silver men concede that when it comes to
very close vote they are less able than
their opponents TO count on every member.
The situation is less encouraging TO the
silver men. when they come to consider their
future course, as the large showing made
has uEQnestiOnably strengthened their
opponents, and some OF the men who always
voted in favor of free coinage have since
expressed themselves as disinciined for
political reasons 10 further push the matter.
The Vote Anslyz-d.
In view OF the extreme closeness OF the
vote on the silver question. as disclosed last
night, an analysis of the tie vote on the test
motion OF Burrows to lay the Bland bill on
the table is interesting. OF the l4S votes in
favor of the motion So were cast by Demo-
Gratis and 66 by Republicans. The negative
vote shows II Republicans, the other l37
were either Democrats or Alliance men,
bers. The Unexpectedly large showing of
Democratic votes against the silver bill
came from the following States: New York
10. Pennsylvania TO- Wisconsin Z. Massa-
chusetts Z. Iowa ), New Jersey, Ohio and
Michigan each, New Hampshire. Rhode
Island, Louisiana and Minnesota each
South Carolina l (Brawley), Delaware ]
(Causey). West Virginia (Wilson) Missouri
/ (CObbl, California / (Gearyl. OF the IL
Republican votes Vincent A. Taylor Ohio
was the only one east of the Mississippi
River. Kansas contributed =, in Broderick
and Funston; South Dakola ? more, Pick
Ter and Jolley; while the other votes came
from as many different States; Color ado.
IDWnSpnn Ia Ra
tine; California, Bowers, Idaho. Sweet;
Oregon, Hermann.
Paired and Absent.
The pairs announced were: Enochs with
Tars Sanford with Elliott. Durborow
with Hooker of Mississippi. Morse with
Catchings. Z. B. Taylor with Oates, Van
Horn with JOhnstone of South Carolina.
Henderson of Illinois with Peel, Rusk with
Compton. w. A. Stone with Jones of Vir-
ginia. The names first given In each case
are the members who would have voted
against the bill, and in the latter those who
would have voted for the measure.
The following is list of the members not
paired and who failed to vote: Campbell,
Wadsworth and Stahlnecker of New York:
Fnrman, Wike and Springer of Illinois:
Cooper OF Indiana, Clover Of Kansas.
Cheatham OF North Carolina. Donovan of
Ohio, Shell of South Carolina, Herbert of
Alabama. Lester Of Virginia, Boatner Of
Louisiana, Enoe of Tennessee.
Representative John g. Hauk. secretary
of the Republican caucus of the House, has
issued call for a joint meeting OF Repub-
lioan Senators anu Representatives on
Thursday evening next for the purpose of
electing Congressional campaign COM
mittee.
The Ohio Election Investigation.
The Ohio Legislative committee appointed
to investigate the charges of bribery against
hssembyman Daughterty in connection
with the recent Senatorial election took
Senator Sherman's testimony tonight The
Senator said he never offered or paid or au-
thOriZed TO be paid to Daughterty any sum
of money to influence his vote. This ap-
piled TO all the members of the LegisIature
All the money he furnished was TO pay the
board bills of those of his friends who
went TO Columbus to assist him In his can
yass, and he considered that legitimate ex-
pense.
The Coming Encampmenr.
A message from the President transmit
ing a communication from The District Com
missioners, accompanied by letter from
OF the O. A. X. Encampment, to be held
next September, was LAID before the Senate
to-day. An appeal Is made for 100000.
hall TO be paid by the district for the ex-
penses OF an eneampment. The President
says In part: ut seems to me IL would be
highly appropriate for Congress to suitably
aid in making this demonstration impressive
and extending to those soldiers whose lives
benefceIt Providence prolonged an oppor-
tunity to see in the security and peaceful
development and prosperity, which now so
happily prevail at the national capital. the
fruits Of their sacrifice and yalor."
The United States steamer Newark has
arrived at Laguayra, Venezuela. TO look
alter American interests during the revolu-
tiOQ said To be in prOprpss in that pauufrv