The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-04-07
THE FREE SILVER FIGHT.
An An alysis of the Vote on tho Ouestion
In tho House.

In tho House.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-In view of
extreme closeneSs of the two sides on
the silver question as disclosed by last
nights vote an analysis of the tie vote
on the test motion Of Burrows of Mich.
1gan to lay the Bland bill on the table
Will De interesting. On this motion
each side secured 148 votes and thirty
iiFe members are put down as not yot-
ing, OF which number the Compression
al Record shows that twenty were an
nounced TO be paired on this vote. leay
ing fifteen impaired. OF the 14S votes
cast IN favor of the motion, 82 were
cast by Democratic members of the
dionse and 66 by Republican members,
Inc negative vote shows the names of
eleFen Republicans; the other 1877 be-
ing elther Democrats or Alliancemen
I, Ihe unexpectedly large showing of
i!Gihocratlc votes against the Silver
Siil comes from tho following States:
-NcW ork, ~; Pennsylvania, 10; Wis
cohSln, I; Massachusetts, Z; Iowa. 5.
New Jersey, Ohio and MARYLAND 4
each; Illinois, Connecticut and Niich.
gan, s each; New Hampshire, Rhode
lSlalld, Louisiana and Minnesota. =
enc'i; south Carolina, 1; Delaware |.
west Virginia, 1; Missouri, /; and Cali,
fOrnia, l, 0'''
The eleven Republican, votes opposed
10 Burrows motion are scattered over
the far West, only one vote, that of
Vincent a. Taylor of Ohio, coming
from last OF the Mississippi River
Kansas contributed two in I}roderick
ana iunston; South Dakota two more,
Ilckier ana JOlley, while the other six
HolcS came from as many different
Sta?es; colorado, Wyoming, Nevada,
California, Idaho and Oregon.
Pairs announced were as follows
Enoch with TarSney, SandforG with
ELLIOTT, Durberow with Hooker of Mis-
Sisslppl, Moore with Catchings, +, b,
Taylor OF Ohio with Oates, Vanhorn
with JohnStone of South Carolina
Henderson of Illinois with Peel, RuslS
with Compton, and w. A. Stone with
Jones OF Virginia; the names first given
IN each case being members who would
nave voted against the bill and in the
latter those who would have voted for
the measure.
FolloWlng IS Il list Of members who
were noI announced as paired and who
ialleu TO vote either way: Campbell
WadSworth and Stahlnecker of New
ork, Forman, Wike and Springer OF
illinois, Cooper Of Indiana. Glover ot
Kansas, Cheatham of North Carolina
Donovan of Ohio, Shell of South Caro-
INA, Herbert of Alabama, Lester Of
Virginia, l5oatner of Louisiana, amC
Enloc of Tennessee.
before the vote was finally announced
| Herbert and EnlOe asked the right tt
vote, but under the rules were refused
Their votes would have offset eacl
other, thus leaving thirteen men OF
whose votes III an absolutely full IIous,
me result would have hinged. OF thes,
thirteen members Glover, Cooper. Les
ter (Vlrginia), Shell and Wike, on ;
subsequent test vote, voted with tn,
SILVER men and WadsWorth with the
antl'SllVer men. These announcements
show seven more votes for the silver
ties and two more for the ti-silyeritcs
leaving Timothy j. Campbell of New
York, Chcatham Of North Carolina
Donovan of Ohio and Springer still un.
accounted for. This on an absolutely
1ull vote shows at least one majority
tor the silver men, but in this cOnnec-
tlon 1T must be stated that the full vote
is practically unknown in the House.
aad that the silver men concede that
when 1T comes to a very close vote thew
are less able than their opponents to
count on every member The situa-
ZION IS less encouraging to the silver
lnen when they come to consider their
future course, rs the large showing
made has unqucstionably strengthened
Ihelr opponents, and some men who
nave always voted in favor of free
coinage have since expressed them
selves as diSinclined, for political rea-
sons, to further push the matter. To
what extent this feeling would inllu
CMce subsequent votes is unknown