The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-03-08
WHITE METAL SOUND.
THE SILVER RULE PUT THROUGH
THE HOUSE.

Prevailed on Every Side -Gallertes were
Packed.
WASHINGTON, March S.-The fight in
the house was but few rounds, but the
blood flowed from the time the gong
sounded till the sponge went in the AIR.
A few days ago Mr.. Tracy of New
York, who is one of the spokesman
among the anti-free coinage Democrats.
stated in an interview that the free
coinage question was virtually settled
when Crisp, who be lieved in free coin
age, was elected, and that the anti
silver men had concluded not to filibus-
ter to defeat it. 1t was given out that
the anti-silver men had tried to get the
Republicans to assist them in resisting
the consideration of the free coin
age bill, but failing in this
they had finally concluded to per.
init the measure to go through
with their protest, which they would
make by refusing to vote, but the free
coinage men did not seem to place any
confidence either in the acknowledgement
character of the talk of the enemy on
the reports of their having quit the fight,
for no sooner had the chaplain prayed
than Mr.. Catchings moved that the
house proceed to consider the order set
ting the 22d day of March as the day for
the consideration of the the free coinage
bill.
If he had turned loose bomb he could
not have created a greater disturbance.
The journal had not been read and ap-
proved. AS Mr.. Tracy stated afterward
he had been selected to make motions
and which proved conclusively that
there had been a meeting and under
standing among the ants to filibuster
on the journal and that Mr.. Tracy was
selected to make motions. His side had
never claimed that the motion to con-
slider the order setting day for the con-
sideration of the free coinage bill would
be brought up before the reading and
the approval of the journal.
| Objection was at once made that snap
judgment and undue advantage was be-
ing taken of the ants.
| Crisp ruled that the motion of Catch
ings was in order.
Tracy and Warner and Cochran de-
clared that the ruling was more arbi-
trary than any ruling made by Reed.
Dan Lamont, too, Clipped in with n
loud voice and sweeping gestures. Crisp
called attention to the rules. which said
that report from the committee ON
rules was always in order and that this
| IN f,p1,, cold
was therefore III order. An appeal from
the decision was made Mr. Tracy had
the floor and tried to apportion his
time out among the members.
Finally, i'll some way, Mr., Bland was
recognized by the speaker and he said
that Mr.. Cochran had promised that if
the matter was delayed to give the OPP
ponents of free silver chance there
would be no filibustering, and that such
time had been given, over a week of
time, and here were said opponents fill
clustering. He was very severe i'll his
remarks, and then moved that the ap,
peal be laid on the table.
This Cut on Debate.
Tracy still held on and tried to speak
He and Crisp got a little warm and
finally Bland allowed Cochran to reply
inasmuch as a few personal remarks had
been made. Cochran roared for mo-
ment or two, declaring that he would
never filibuster unless the republic was
in danger, but desired to say that he de
MED that he had made any promises tt
Bland.
Mr.. Andrews of Massachusetts got the
opportunity and corroborated Mr.. Cock
ran.
Mr.. Bland came out to the scratch rec
hot. Il say you did state to me jus
what have said," he said in fog horn
accent.
Mr.. Cochran beloved back: II do no
remember of having said anything of tn,
, kind"
Mr.. Pierce of Tennessee came up ant
corroborated Mr.. Bland
In the meantime the widest disorde
was prevalent all over the house. TIL
galleries were packed and began to ap
: plaud the belligerents. A half dozel
, members who wanted to
D Ger Into the Fight
appealed to the chair to be heard on par
liamentary inquiries and personal ex
7 plantations and the like. The speake
raped on the desk till it was sore. H
became hoarse in his efforts to quell tn
disturbance. Only once did he becom
, anyways excited and then during col
! loquy between himself and Mr. Tracy
but he curbed himself, settled back o