The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-28
THE SILVER SITUATION,

The Wild Scenes Enacted Tnursliay-Ec-
publicans Hold the Key to the Situation.
Analysis of the Vote.
Special Dispatch 10 The lntcili0cnc:r
WASHINGTON, i. c., March 27.-It is
not likely that any person who lookel /
down on the scenes enacted in the
house OF representatives last Thur;tiav
nigh during the so.called debate on
the Bland bill will ever forget his i'm
prcssions. The widest scenes OF the
Filty-irst Congress were but as spring
zcphyrs in comparison, and there was
the further difference that the more re-
cent disorders all arose out OF disputes
between members OF the same party,
and that party the majority. In the
Fifty-hrst Congress tho fight was be-
tween Republicans and Democrats; in
the Eifty-Sccond it was betwcen Demo-
Gratis and Democrats, and as in civil
war, the latter fight was much the more
bitter. From ) o'clock, when Mr..
Bland moved tho previous question on
his bill, until an adjournment was
taken shortly after midnight the inter-
walls when oven the strongest voice
could make itself heard above the up-
roar prevailing on the floor were few
and iar between. Time and time again
the mace was paradel through the
aisles; but even this last resort for
restoring order was only tenn
porarily effective. Before the
scargcant-at-arms could replace his en-
blem OF authority the confusion would
be worse conioundcd. Parliamentary
language and methods were utterly lost
sight OF. Members exchanged the
choicest billingsgate without preface,
some even ascending to the speakers
desk and then and there with violent
gcsticulation accused him OF gross par
tiality. Amid it all tho Republicans
sat and laughed unmovcd, recalling, no
doubt, with pardonabie satisfaction
times not long past when these same
disputants had no words IN which TO
paint their horror and dctcstation of
proceedings which to their sensitive
minds smacked of autocracy. And not
the least amusing spectacle afforded was
TO see these, same horror-stricEen
patriots crowding about ex-Speal;cr
Reed begging him to suggest way out
OF their difficulties. So tho battle was
fought; and the result was a truce be.
tween tho factions, TO bc broken, proba-
bly,, on Monday next, when it is expect
ed that the rules committee will bring
in resolution providing for II vote di.
rect on the bill. Then the fight will be
renewed with interest.
ANALYSIS or TIE VOTE.
No people were more surprised at the
outcome OF the first skirmish than the
anti-silvcr men themselves. They could
scarcely trust in their own good Tor
tune; but they realize that their cause
is not yet won by any means. They
know full well that there were votes re,
corded against FREQ silver Thursday
night which canuo. DO depended on il 4
direct vote can be had on the bill.
These votes were cast OIL the dilatorv
motions against silver for the purpose
of, securing something which would be
in the nature OF all aijournment or
$ postponrmrnt OF the whole question,
and lhcy.attaincd their end; but if Il
vote can be secured by thc silver men
on the direct question "Shall the bill
pass?' then the majority OF these votes
will be cast AYE, "'ior the men who cast