Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-03-25

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er, and No Vote ON the Merits
of the Bll was Reached-But II
VIII Come Again.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-At the close
of the debate on the silver bill yesterday
evening Mr.. Bland demanded the previ-
Gus question.
Mr.. Burrows moved to lay the pend
ing bill on the table. The speaker de-
cided that this motion had precedence,
and then, amid intense excitement, the
clerk began to call the roll on Mr. Bur-
rows motion, which brought the ques-
tion to square test vote. The vote
stood: yeas, 14s; nays, 147. Recapit-
ulation being completed. the speaker
rose from his chair to announce the re.
suit, but before doing so. directed the
clerk to call his name.
"The clerk called "Mr. Crisp. of Geor.
gia," and "Mr. Crisp. of Georgia." cast
his vote in the negative, amid deafenine
applause of advocates of the measure.
Motions to reconsider and to adjourn
were then made and after scene which
rivalled the st ormiest time of the fifty
first congress the motion to reconsider
was carried by vote of $50 to 14S
Speaker Crisp announced that the mo
ton to reconsider had been lost by a tit
vote of 14S to 14S. but several anti-fre,
silver men demanded recapitulation.
The result of the recapitulation was tc
add two votes to the affirmative side
and make the vote $50 to 14S.
The chair stated that the question
then was on the motion to lay on tn,
table the pending bill.
Mr.. Burrows THE motion made t.
lay on the table,"
The chair replied affirmatively ant
after time order was restored and th
call proceeded. After another scene o
tremendous excitement and disorder TIN
vote was announced-ycas, las; navs
1853 and the motion was then taken OF
the motion of Mr. Fitch to adjourn il
order to cut off vote on the Bland bill
Mr.. Fitch's motion to adjourn wa
lost by vote of 80 to 202.
The anti-tree silver men, under the lea,
of Messrs Tracy and Warner, Of New
York, and Rayner, OF Maryland, then be
gan filibustering. A vote taken shortl
before midnight upon motion to recor
slider the vote bv which the motion t
adjourn until Saturday was defeated
developed no quorum, and at midnight
exactly, call of the house was ordered
Two hundred and eleven members re:
ponded to their names, and then Nj
Bland, stating that it was evident n
fair vote could be taken upon the silve
question tonight, moved an adjourn
ment, which was carried at 1895.
, After the storm, calm. Not fifty men
bers were present this morning when til
speakers gavel called the house t
order and not more than 100 spectator
looked down upon the arena of yeste
: DAYS battle. But the calm is only ter,
porary. The strength which the ant
silver men manifested yesterday was a
much surprise to them as to the advt
Gates of the bill. On both sides there
smoldering fire which requires but
spark to set it into blaze.
Harter, of Ohio, is exultant at the r.
suit of the contest, but Bland, of Mi:
souri, is confident that the silver me
will be ultimately successful. He say
that the silver bill will be made the sp
cial order as soon as Catchings,
the committee on rules, returns to II
city, which will not be later than MOI
day next.
Mr.. Bland will call upon the commit,
on rules by resolution, or otherwise
report an order, setting apart day, {
number of days next week for furth
consideration of the silver bill and mar
ing an hour when the question shall
put on the final passage of the bill ar
no intervening motions shall be ente
tained until said vote is taken. tt
anti-free coinage men are preparing
lappear before the committee on rul
and insist that if the silver bill be tax,
from the calendar OF unfinished busine
and forced to vote, the special ord
shall also contain provision for t
protection of the minority by providil
for vote upon certain motions to
offered, including one for recommittal
he bill to committee with inStructio
to report back the bill as substitute
provide for an international moncta
congress.