Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-08
SIGNAL VICTORY
In the House for the Free Silver
Coinage Men.
SPEAKER CRISP WITH THEM
In Every Move and at Every Turn Of
the Wheel.
Anti-silver Lien Appeal but are Showed
Under-The Final Vote 100 to 81.
The Filibusterers Routed Horse,
Foot and Dragons.
In the House.


The free coinage issue will not down.
This was clearly demonstrated by to-days
session of the house and ger tlemen of both
parties who had been hoping the silver
question would be postponed until after
the general elections tonight are con-
vinced the issue IS one which must be met
and dIspo Ell OF by the house before the
daUe of the national convention. The free
coinage men of both houses are, of course,
highly elated at their triumph. The
gold men in the Democratic party
are filed with the most dismal
forebodings of the political result
if the Democratic party commits Itself to
the Blanc bill, while the anti-free coin
age Republicans, who comprise So per
cent of their full membership in
the house are disposed to view
tLess ituation. If not with satisfaction, at
least with great deal of complacency, as
they regard the contest as one in which the
Democrats in the end must be the greater
losers. The vote in the house to-day indi-
Gates the house will surely pass the Bland
bill so decisive and overwhelming Was the
victory of the advocates of free coinage.
1t was significant feature of the pro-
ceedings that on all disputes that arose on
parliamentary questions the anti-free-coln-
age men did most of the talk
ing. To one unfamiliar with
political methods the conclusion
to the denunciation of Crisp's rulings, to the
impassioned oratory and direful predictions
of those who were opposed to the Bland
bill, that the free coinage men were to be
swept away in a whirlwiud OF popular
Indignation. Yet when the vote came, not
on the silver resolution alone, but on all
auxiliary questions the free coinage men
came TO the front in unbroken phalanx, and
by vote of over to l routed their
opponents from every redoubt behind
which they sought temporary refuge.
On the last and vital proposition, that
setting apart three days for consideration
of the Bland bill the free coinage men won
by the overwhelming vote Of 100 yeas to 81
nays.
Catchings called up the resolution and de-
mauded the previous question upon its
adoption.
Tracy OF New York made theFpoint that
the journal had not been read, saying many
members were not present because they
knew such was the usual procedure. The
speaker overruled the point and Tracy APP
pealed from the decision.
Bland said the opponents of free silver,
including Cochran and Andrews, had for
mally agreed not 10 fili6uster, and moved TO
lay the appeal upon the table. After some
discussion, Bland withdrew mis- motion, in
order to enable Cochran OF New York, 10
whom he had personally alluded, to take
the floor.
Cochran then denied BANDS statement.
upon which an important personal colloquy
took place, during which Andrews stated
he supported Cochran denial.
Catchings of Mississippi moved to lay the
appeal of the gentleman from New York
(Iracy) on the table.
The roll was called and by vote of 194
yeas and as nays the house tabled the ap-
peal from the decision of the chair.
- raise the question of consideration Of
the report, =" said Tracy.
The chair held the question Of consider
alton could not be raised
Once more Tracy appealed from the de-
cision OF the chair Again the yeas and |
nays We're demanded and again Tracy's ap- |
peal was tabled: yeas, 176; nays, 81.
Tracy thereupon made motion to re-