Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-04-02

to play for time and make filibusteripR mo-
tons. The opponents of the bill were not
slow In taking advantage OF their position and
refused to adjourn or take a recess After
these dilatorf motions had been voted down
Mr.. johnson, of Ohio, who had been In his
SCAT, with Senator Brice at his side, moved 10
reconsider the vote by which the motion 10
lay the bill on the table was lost. He had
voted against this motion, and his change of
front WAS evidently suggested by Senator
Brice.
THE SPEAKERS MISTAKE.
After Mr.. BANDS motion to table Mr..
Johnson's motion had been lost, the roll was
called on the latter, and the Speaker, without
giving time for recapitulation, announced
the vote again, las to las, another tie. In
SANITY the House was in the greatest con-
fusion members demanded a recapitu lation,
AMI several Of them who had kept tally in
sisted that there was on error in the vote. The
Speaker held that the vote having been an
bounced a recapituiation could not be had.
Republicans and democrats q Il over the House
protested, but in vain. The Speaker was i'm
movable. Finally Mr.. Reed obtained recog-
milton, and he explained that lie understood
that previous to the Flfty-hrst Congress the
uniform. practice had been TO reca pitu ate, I'M
less by unanimous consent The recapitllation
was dispensed with. In the Fifty-f Con-
gress he had declined to allow recapitulation
when the object WIS to flibuster. but never
had he done on the ground given by the
present Speaker. Mr.. Crisp seemed to realiz.
that he had made mistake, and he suggested
that by unanimous consent the vote could be
recapitulaied. Mr. Cochran asked unanimous
consent there was no objection and the re-
1apitulation showed that the clerk had failed
TO record two mem5ers who had voted in the
affirmative. This changed the result to $50
to l48 and the question then occurred back TO
the original motion of Mr.. Burrows to lay the
bill upon the table.
INTENSE EXCITEMENT.
The vote progressed amid int,nse excite
mnnt aud wien ii was concluded it was ap-
parent that though Mr.. johnson and one or
two other recruits had joined the opponents
of the bill few others who had voted before
had left the hall and the vote stood 145 in
favor of laying on the table to l48 against.
Before this announcement was made, how
ever, Mr.. Cultivate. OF Ohio, amid the great,
est confusion declared that Mr.. Donovan Of
Ohio, who was recorded as voting in the
negative, had not been present during the roll
call. lie asked If the error in the tally was
to decide the question. Mr.. McRae, Of Ar
kansas demanded to know whether the clerk
or tile gentlemen from Ohio, Mr.. Cultivate,
was TO keep the record of the votes in the
House. Members crowded in the aises and
in the open space in front of the Speake r's
desk shouting and gesticulaiIag wildly. FIN
ally Mr.. Dugan, of Ohio, managed to make
himself heard and declared that he had seen
Mr.. Donovan leaving the House during the
call, but afeT his name had bern called.
This statement did not allay the excitement
and the Speaker was forced TO call upon the
sergeant-at-arms TO clear the aisle. Assistant
Sergeantat-Arms Hill If ell the silver mace
from its pedestal and advanced TO the centre
aisle. The emblem Of the authority of the
House was greeted with shouts aud members
hurried to their seats and then in answer to q
question from Mr.. Breckenridge, OF Kentucky
the Speaker announced that the vote of Mr..
Donovan would not effect the result. This
satisfied the House and the vote was an
nounced.
The question then was upon Mr.. BANDS
motion 1or the previous question on the bill
and pending amendments. FiIibustering
motions to adjourn and to take recess were
iDterposed. The Republicans would not join
with the an!i-free- coinage Democrats in these
motions. or the bill could have been defeated
by an Adjournment.
ATTEMPT TO BREAK A QUORUM.
The democratic opponents of the bill made
the first attempt to break quorum at half
past 10 on the vote on a motion of Mr. Tracey
to take recess until 1115 With some
difficulty quorum of voters was obtained
Mr.. Tracey then moved that when the House
adjourn it adjourn to meet on Saturday Mr.
Rtyner moved to amend by providing that
when the House adjourn IT adjourn until
Monday. Mr.. RHyner demanded the yeas
and nays on his motion, and three-quariers of
an hour was consumed. The house was
thinning out slowly, rs the members became
tired, but more than a quorum voted. Mr..
Rayner, Dir. Tracey and others of the leaders
had been in close consultation during the call
OF the roll AMI more motions aud roll calls
were in order.
A CALL OF THE HOUSE.
Finally, just as the hands of the clock indi-
Gated midnight, call Of the roll failed to
show quorum, and Mr.. Bland moved a call
of the House, which was ordered. The cal
showed a qTorum present. During the call
Mr.. Campbell md Mr.. Durborrow, who had
been absent on all the votes, arrived and
added .wo to the strength Of 1.-THE opponents of
the bill
DEFEAT FOR THE sILvERTTEs.
Mr.. Bland finally gave up all hope Of pass
ing the bill at present, and moved TO adjourn,
The fr, e-coinage bill now takes its place upon
the calendar rn can only be reached in its
regular order Or by another special order from
the committee on rules. 1t S probable that
after the return Of Mr.. Catchincs, of that
committee, who is now in Mississippi, such
rnle will be rought in, but il is generally
believed that the siil has received its death
blow The opposition TO il has been inereas-
ing ,or som. weeks past sni mum ier Of
those who voted for 1t are waveriug The
advantags OF tne fight is clearly aithfhe
democratic opponents of the Till, who pre-
vented its rassese with practically 10 help
from the republicans.
MOST STRIKING FEATURE OF THE SESSION.
The debate rpol the Bland silver bill and
the exciting scenes will form the most striking
feature Of the first session Of the Fifty Second
Congress. Both parties wrre divided on the
subject, though the worst vision was on the
democratic siie. As the debate proceeded,
however, it became apparent that the bill was
losing groun,.