The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-07-21
FREE SILVER KILLED.
STEWART BILL PUT AT TIE FOOT
OF THE CALENDAR.

| oScE thO silver bllI---ln u COM
mitteo OF the Whole tho Senate Agrees
I" 0unY's Sunday Clause. IN "a \
| WASHINGTON, July l3.-The clock
pointed Il minute past l2 o'clock when
Catchings of mississippi, Speaker
CrlSp'S lieutenant on the floor reported
from the Committee on Rules the reso
luton. which all were expecting, to
make the silver bill the special order
Tor today and the next Legislative day.
The Republicans had determined on
their programme and eX.Speaker Reed
rs the representative of his party, was
on his feet the instant the reading of
the resolution had been concluded by
the Clerk.
Before CatchingS could say word at.
ter the reading of the resolution, Reed
interiected a motion to lay the resolu-
tion on the table, tut the Speaker would
not recognize the gentlem..n from
Maine, ruling that Catchings hid the
floor and could not be taken from IT..
When the gentleman from Maine got
the floor he could make his motion.
Reed insisted on his right to make a
motion in advance OF one from Catch
lngs, who was in control of the resolu-
tion, and disclosed the purpose of his
motion. 1t was to kill the resolution
and with it the silver bill in the quick
est time possible. The House, Reed
said, should control Its own affairs.
There were two motions which could
be made for the purpose of cutting of
debate. One was his motion to lay on
the table, which had precedence and
would cut Off debate and bring the res.
olutlon to an immediate vote, and the
other was motion for the previous
question, under which an hours debate
Is permissible. The House might not
care to have debate and should be per-
mltted to vote that way If it desired.
Speaker Crisp ruled against Reed. lie
dld not combat Reeds general PROPOSE
TONS Ill his ruling, but based his de.
cision on the ground that Reed could
not make any motion when he did not
have the floor and he could not obtain
the floor when the gentleman from
Mississippi had recognition. No ;,u
thOrlty by which the gentleman could
be taken off the floor could be produc-
ed.
Catchings was accordingly recognize
ell aud yielded the floor to Chairman
Blanc of the Coinage Committee for
fifteen minutes, but before Bland could
speak burrows Of Michigan, taking
prompt advantage of 4 Slight parlia-
mentary intOrMality on the part of
Catchings, made the point that that
gentlemen had moved consideration OF
the resolution. lie insisted that all
Catchlng5 had done was to report the
resolution and that, therefore, the re
port, like any other report, must &C
, over for the day. burrows was techni.
cally correct, but 1T was ruled that 1t
was the understanding that the pur.
pose of the gentleman from MiSsis.
slppl was to move the previous ques-
ton.
Bland was accordingly recognized
and IN accordance with The programme
of the silver men he offered an amend
ment to the resolution. having tor its
object opening the pathway for an
amendment to the Stewart bill to meet
alleged legal defects III it and apply the
cloture rule to rule the BILL lie paid
his respects to those members who ho
knew were going TO oppose his pro-
gramme on the ground of antagOnlSm
on prlclple to the clOture rule and de-
clared that cloture (n that form Of the
previous question: was fifty years old.
ms remark was received with ap-
plause by the Republicans. Bland in
closing said that he woLld vote against
the previous question:, and that what
ever the gentleman might say the vote
ON the previous question would align
squarely the frienuS and enemies of
free coinage.
Bartlne of Nevadr, the leading free
silver Republican,, spoke in the same
strain as Bland. Clark OF Alabama
then spoke on the other side, declaring
ne was still earnestly in favor Of free
coinage, but recognized the ineXpedl.
ency OF trying to pass tho bill now,
which could not by amy possibility be,
come law. lie was followed by Fore.
/ man of IllinNIS hn Ql,H fhnt b.,, IL
stand by the national platform and
vote against the resolution.
Patterson OF Tennessee was the next.
Democrat who has heretofore been
claSSed as a free coinage man but who
today came out against the Stewart bill
ana 1T was evident that on one or an
thtr ground Bland's previous support.
er5 were slipping away from him. Pat
terSOn placed his objection to the Stew
art bill and to the resolution on the
ground that the Democratic party was
} squarely opposed to the Republican
party on the tariff and the force
Dill and he would cast no vote that
would bring forward another issue. He
would march under the banner that
public Office is public trust"
Catchings of Mississippi was anxious
that the Republican side should take a
hand in the debate instead of listening
very willingly to his Democratic oppo.
nents and he now yielded fifteen min
utes TO Reed, who was reluctant to &C.
cept the time and sarcastically said that
he should feel obliged if the gentleman
from Mississippi would wait until
somebody had spoken in favor of the
bill. He did not want to start with the
negative. He was, however. compelled
to do so, Catchings insisting that the
Republicans should now be heard from.
Reed in his usual effectively sarcastic
style, sincerely congratulated the Dem
ocratic party on its attitude Of repent
ance, remark which launched him in
to debate with tho attention of the
whole House. He said that his mind
was occupied by picture OF the Demo-
cratic party as Il minority in tho last
Congress. He remembered how fierce
| they were then for free coinage. lie
remembered the announcement by the
distinguished gentleman who had since
become the presiding officer Of the
ilouse, Crisp, that the one thing which
the Democratic party yearned for (and