Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-14

Mr.. Reed then endeavored to score a
point for the Republican party by declaring
that IL existed for principle (Which remark
the Democrats jeered), and saying that 1t
had taken the lead III this fight and would
enable the Democratic House TO do better
service than the Republican Senate had
done.
Mr.. Reed was followed by Abner Taylor,
Of Illinois. who spoke against the silver
bili as a measure providing for the debase-
ment Of the currency.
Ton FREE COINAGE.
Mr.. Pierce. Of Tennessee. then followed
for the free-coinage men IN frank speech,
which attracted close attention. He de-
carod that the Democratic party was the
free-silver party, and he agreed with the
remark Of the gentleman from Maine that
in the Last House all except seventeen
Democrats lad voted for free coinage.
side.l Ihon he paid his respects
10 the Democrats who are Op-
posing the passage of the tree-silver
bill under a closure rule because it cannot
now become "a law, by eSclalmIng iamld
loud cheers and laughter on the kepubh-
can sdel: why then did you shoot
through those pOp-gun tariff bills under
suspension of tho rules 2" He told his col
league. Mr.. Patterson, that he was elected
on free-coinagc platform, and that when
the smoke had cleared away III hls district
(Mr. Patterson would be "cast-Ott bag
gage "a term Mr.. Patterson had used IN
lis speech against bringing silver forward
as an issue IN the campaign.
CULBERsoN, OF TEXAS.
Rlr. Culberson, Of Texas, received the
undivided attention Of the House when he
arose for twelve minute speech. This IS
moro time than the Texas lawyer. who Is
regarded as one OF the best attorneys IN
the House, usually takes lie said amid
loud applause. that the debate was at-
tracing general attention because 4 was
a battle of the common people against
monopOlyn lie asserted that the Demo-
cratic party was not IN favor OF debaslng
the currency, but was the defender OF "A
sound currency.
THR DEMOCRACY FOR FREE COINAGE.
Mr.. Culberson maintained that the Demo
cratic party, by declaring IN lis platform
that il was IN favor of blmeailsm, had
favored the free coinage of SILVER. The
Democratic party. he said, stood Tor the
money of the Constitution.
THE PREVIOUS QUESTION.
Mr.. Bland closed the debate and then
Mr. Catchings moved the previous ques-
tlon ON the resolution. On notion OF Mr..
Tracey, the yeas and nays were ordered,
the frec-cOlungc men all voting against the
motion 20 order the previous question, as.
# the motion carried. they would be de-
prlved of an opportunity TO so amend TIE
resolution as t. permit the proposed
amendments TO the Stewart bill, ana also
to add closure rule to the resolution.
the anti-silver men voted III favor Of the
motion TO order the previous question.
FIRST BLOOD FOR TIE ANTS.
The vote resulted in the defeat of the
free-colnage men. the previous question
being ordered by a vote Of 1853 yea, against
l29 NAYS The vote was not a strict and
absolute test some of the silver men berg
against closure or any amendment OF the
bill. Ii was expected that the next vote
would be taken On motion like the one
originally made by Reed 10 table the reso-
lutlon reported by the Committee on
Rules making the silver bill the special
order.
SILVER "KNOCEED OUT
Mr.. Catchings was again recognized,
however, and moved the adoption Of the
resolution.
The silver men were less than ten votes
stronger on the direct proposition, and
the resolution reported 10y the Committee
on Rules was defeated by vote Of l3G
yeas against 1li nays, or majority against
consideration of the Stewart silver blli OF
eighteen. TINS vote IS the death OF SILVER
legislation at this session The silver blil
rema ms ~ the foot of tho long roll OF bills
sleeping the sleep OF death on the over
burdenrd calendar.
IHr yOTr.
The following is the detailed vote on the
adoption OF tAe resolution:
AEAS.-lhe Speaker, Messrs. Abbott,
Alexander, Arnold. Babblt, Bailey, Baker
Bankhcad. Bartine, Beeman. Blanchard
Bland, Blouut. Bowers. Bowman. Branch,
Brctz, Brookshire, Brown. Bryan, Bu-
chanau Of Virginia, Bullock. Bum, But
Ter, Bvrnes. Camlnettl. Capehart, Catch
Ings. Cate. Cheatham, Clark of Wyoming.
Glover. Cobb, Cooper Cowles, Cox OF
Tennessee, Grain, Crawford of Texas,
Culberson. Davis, Dearmond. Dixon, Doc6-
cry, Donovan, Dungau, Edmunds, Ellis
Enloe, kpcs, Everett, flthlan, torney.
Evan, CAN'T. Goodnight, Gorman, Grady,
Halvorseu. Hare Harries, Hatch, Heard,
HempLiu, Henderson of North Caro-
Ina, Holman. Hooker of Mississlp-
vi. johnson OF lnciana, Johnstone
of South Carolina. Jolley. Jones,
Rem, kendall, kllgore Kyle, Lane, Lam
ham. Lawson of Virginia, Lawson OF
Georgia. Layton, Lester of Virginia, Les
ter of Georgia, Lewis, Livingston, Long,
Mallory, Mansur, Martin, McCreary, Nc
Koighan. McMilin, Mckae. Montgomery.
Moore. Moses. O'Ferrall, O'NcIl of Mis-
sour, Otis, Owens. Parreit, Patton, Payn-
ter. Pearson, PendletOn, Pierce, Post.
Price. Robertson Of Louisiana, Savers.
Sre.ley. Shc-S Shiyely, Simpson, Snod-
grass, Stewart OF Texas, Stone or Ken
tuckV. Sweet, larsLeY, Terry. 1l.lman,
Tucker, Turner, Iurpln, War
wick, Washington, Watson. Meadock,
Wheeler II Alabama, Wnlte, Whiting, Nli-
llams Of North Carolina, Williams OF I'LL
noiA Wilson OF Missouri, Wlnn, Wise, and
NAYs.-Messrs. Amerman, Andrew, At
kiuson. Barwig Belden. beltZhooyer,
bentley, Bcrgen, Bingham, bfawley.
Breckenridge OF Arkansas, breckinrluhs Oh
kentucky, BrIckner, Brosius, Brunner,
Buchanaa Of New Jersey, Bunting. Bur-
rows, Busey, Bushnell. Cabel. Cadmus,
Caldwell. Campbell, Caruth, Castle, eau.
sey. Chapin, Chapman, Clancy, CLARKE OF
Alabama, Cobb OF Missouri. Coburn'
Cochran, Cogswell, Compton, Coolldge,
Coombs, Covert. Cox of New YORK,
Crosby, Cummings. Curtis, Cutting, Dai-
zeil. DANIEL. DeForest Dickers4n'
Dingley, Doan, Dolliyer: punpny'
Durborow. English, Enochs.. Fellows,
Iiteh Flick. forman, Fowler, Fun
ston. Geisscnhaiuer, Gillespie, Green
leaf, Grout, Hall, Hallowell. Hamilton;
llarner. Harter, Hayes of Iowa. Hayes OF
ONO. Henderson OF Iowa, Henderson OF
illinois Herbert, Hit. Hoar, Hooker OF
New York. Hopkins of Illinois, houk OF
Ohio, Houk of Tennessee, Hun, @ hnn'
Johnson Of North Dakota. hetcham'
Kriobs, Lagan. Lapham, Little. Lock
wood. Lodge, Loud. Lynch. McAleer, Nc
'gellaud. Mcdonald. McGaun, Mchinney,
Never Miller. Mitchell Mutchler, O'Neiil !
II Massachusetts. O'NeiA OF PennsyI- |
rania. Cultivate. Page OF Rhode islana'
DC of MARYLAND. Patterson OF Iennes- |
'ss Payne. Perkins. Powers, Quaeken-
Dush. RaInes. Randall, Raw, Rayner. Reed,
RollIy. Reyburn. Rife, Robinson OF Penn
.ylyanja' Kusk, Russell. Scott, sculi
shonk, Smith. Snow, sperry. Stephenson Sssaa
stevens. Steward Of y;,i.d Limos s,orar S,vpr'
Stout stump, TAYLOR of Illinois, Taylor OK
Icnoesses,. j. ID. Taylor, Tracy. Van Horn.
" Wadsworth. Walker. Warner. waugn'
Wheeler OF Michigan, wike,. Wilcox VIII
Iiams Of Massachusetts. Wilson OF wasn-
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