The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-04-07
THE SILVER BILL SLAIN.
NO CLOTURE RULE TOBE REPORTED
TO THE HOUSE.

Killed In tho House OF Its FRIENDSHIP
Final Vote Can be Had an It's Passage-
Bland, Hatchiand Others very Mad with
the Speaker.
WASHINGTON, March 28.-The Sec
ond days battle on the Bland silver bill
that was expected to take place in the
House Of Representatives tomorrow
has been declared of, and the bill will
probably die upon the Calendar. The
committee Oh rules declined 10 bring III
q special rule with a cloture proviso un-
less Il ma jority Of the Democrats re-
qucstcd it, and as tins request was not
forthcoming the committee will not take
the action. Only thirty-one Democratic
members put their names to the petition
III favor OF the cloture or "gagO rule.
Alta formal meeting to day Of Speaker
Crisp and Mcssrs CatChin.o and Nc
Mlllin, COMPOSING the majority of the
committee Oh rules, the conclusion was
reached that the rule proposed by Mr..
Bland last Friday could not be reported
lavorably unless recommended by q ma
jority OF the Democratic members
During the caucus recently held to
consider the silver question an under
standing was reached that cloture rule
should only be employed when demand
cd by majority Of the Democratic par
tY in the House. In consequence of
this un dcrs standng and because OF the
doubt which enters into the silver Qucs-
ton at present the committee on rules
notified the leaders of the free silver
movement that it would be necessary
them to present Il petition signed by at
least LOG members i'll favor Of the pro-
posed rule.
a consultation between Mcssrs Bland,
Pierce and others followed, and Mr..
Pierce was authorized to pass around
the following:
1.-The the Committee on rules: We,
the undersigned Democratic members
Of the SD Congress, request the c5m-
mittcc on rules TO bring in an order fix
ing 4 day when final vote shall be
taken on the Bland bill and amendments,
and to prcvet liibustcring against said
BILL"
AT a late hour this afternoon Mr..
Pierce abandoned the task, having only
secured thirty-onc signatures.
| Several OF the State delegations held
conferences and decided that they would
not sign such q petition on the ground
That gag rule is undcmocratic, and
would be q qualification Of those gentle
men who fought and defeated the force
bill III the Senate by opposing Senator
lloar's proposed cloture. Nearly all
OF the Virginia, Indiana and Illinois de-
legations refused to sign the petition
Tor similar reasons. They argued that
they had used every honorable means to
bring about the passage of free silver
bill, believing that ma iority of tho
Democrats throughout the country de-
sired such measure TO pass.
The result Of the recent vote and the
comment it occa stoned in every section
OF the country has created doubt in the
minds Of many of the Democratic leaders
as to the propriety Of forcing the fight
| further.
J MIR. Bland was greatly disappointed
wien he learned the result of Mr..
lIcrco's canvass i%r signatures, and af-
ter Il further consultation with those of
his tree silver followers who were dis
posed to stand by him TO the end deter
mined TO abandon the fight for the pres
ent. lie is inclined to be severe on
those gentlemen who refused TO assist
III forcing the committee on. rules TO
bring i'll the desired order. Mr.. Pierce
says he proposes TO publish to the world
the ma mes of those men who profess to
be in favor Of free silver who declined
to sign the petition.
Gen. Hatch, Of Missouri, had an cx-
citing interview with Speaker Crisp Oh
the subject, and as one of the signcrs of
the petition denounced the Speaker for
hcsltating to report the rule. 1t is said
he charged the Speaker with posing be-
lore the country as a friend Of free sill
Yer yet lacking the nerve to take the re-
sposiblity OF giving tho friends Of that
measure a Chance TO get fair and
square vote on The bill.
Speaker Crisp said he was prepared to
abide by the decision of Il Ma jority OF his
party, and if they were willing TO sign a
pchtlon requesting tho committee on
rules to bring i'll another special order
on the subject he was prepared to do his
duty.---Ncws and Courier.
Bold burglary.
BROOKLYN, March ga DAYLIGHT
BURGLARY. that for daring and boidnaoo