The morning call., 1892-03-25
Bland Unable to Carry His Bill in the
House.
DEADLOCK on The FREE SILVER BILL.
Early Defeat Saved by Speaker Crip's Iote-At Mid
night the Long Contest finally
Terminated.
Special TO THE MoKNrxa CALL.

aDce. The Democrats here appreciate the
fact that crisis in affairs is at hand
and the party leaders are apparently very
much pleased that the question has been
settled Tor the present and perhaps for the
session. Brice. German, Hill aud others
were at hand all day and awaited with
deep interest each scrap of news from the
Hail of Representatives.
Representative Loud distinguished him
self to-day by another short talk against
the Bland bill. Messrs. McKenna. Cutting,
Loud and Geary voted constantly against
moves of BANDS people. Bowers and
Caminetti supported every proposition made
by the free coinage men. There was tie
vote on tho motions to table BANDS bill
and Camnetti or Bowers could have decided
the contest by voting with their colleagues
from California, but they refused to do So
Bowers has been paired with an anti-free-
coinage Representative.
Biand's Defeat.
WASHINGTON. March 25.-At 10 40 o'clock
this (Fiidayl morning. after an al-night
session, Bland saw that it was useless to
continue the fight lie saw that the temper
OF the House would not permit the passage
of his bill at tiis time. and he moved 10 ad-
j0urn.
There was O great demonstration by the
anti-free coinage Democrats, who cheered
Justify ana threw up their hats. Even some
OF those Democrats who had voted with
Bland all day were celebrating the defeat
of the bill. They were voting for "bun-
combe, but at heart they were opposed 10
the passage of silver bill at this time.
To get his bill up again Bland will have
to have another day set by the Committee Oh
Rules, AID 1t Is con sideTed doubtful whether
lie can do this.
The Proceedings.
The galleries were again packed when the
silver debate was resumed. and there was a
very full attendance on the part Of tie MEM
brrs.
Bland announced that he would postpOn
the motion for tile previous question till >
o'clock, to give an opportunity for greater
debate.
Williams of Illinois, Democratic men,
Der OF the Coinage Committee, opened the
debate in favor of the Jill
Williams elected applause when lie ex-
claimed: "The unit Of value is creature
OF the law, and the power of declaring what
shali constitute the unit of value in the
United States is vested in Congress alone"
lie criticized tile Administration for work
ing against the bill, and predicted that if
the measure passed the House the Admins
tration would use all lis mighty influence TO
force gold to a premium, creating trepida-
tlon 10 prevent a like action by tie Senate.
In sharp passage-atarms which now
ensued between Nike OF Illinois and Will
liams, the latter main tanned that the silver
coin in Europe is already at par with gold,
and thai the United States Is capable OF
taking care Of the bullion yet uncoined.
Speeches in Opposition.
Cochran OF New York. the well-known
Tammany leader, opened for the opposition
TO the bill, which he vigorously attacked.
lie nevertheless complimented Chairman
BANDS report and declared he had no
patience with Mr.. Harter. who had said. IL
credit him (l}lsnd) with gross ignorance as
the only exeuse for his attitude" Cochran
S Id that while disDuting the conclusions of
Mr.. Bland, he desled also to dispute the
statement of MIR. Htrter. Ii there had been
Ignorance displayed upon the floor. 1t had
not been by the gentleman from Misso uri
The thrust at Harter was greeted by ap-
plause. aud Cock ran continued his speech
al length.
Cochran was followed by Cummings OF
New York, who said his constituents were
opposed to the bill, and he would therefore
vote against it,
Dingley Of Maine also spoke in opposi-
ton 10 the bill, saying that Its effect would
be TO give to the silver mine owners of this
nation twenty-one million annually more
than they are now receiving for their
product. In addition to this cur minis
would be flooded by silver imported from
abroad.
Hatch Causes n Sensation.
Hatch of Missouri made a strong party
speech in favor of the BILL announcing that
he was IN favor of making the bill matter
OF party fealty. He told Williams OF Massa-
chuse.ts that lie did not know the first
principles OF Democracy, and when Will
liamS asked him II he was reading him out
OF the party Hatch retorted that Williams
SAID the time was coming " hen the Demo-
cratic party would have to choose between
the Democrats of New York and the ALI
ance of the South He UIatch) was willing
to make the choice IL necessary, and would
swap the barefooted statesman from Kan
sas (Slmpson) for the gentleman from
Massachusetts. and il another swap were
wanted he would take In the erring young
Democrat from Georgia (Watson ana throw
over another Massachusetts Mugwump.
The speech created almost a sensation.
LIQUIDS Reasons.
Loud of California said the first and most
potent reason why he should vote against
the bill was that in the platform of the Re-
publican party there was engTafted plank
against the free coinage of silver; further
more. in the laws Of his State, in the ohiga-
tons oil almost every country, and in all
notes and contracts were provisions making
them payable in gold. To assume that The
people OF California were in favor of the
Tree coinage OF silver would be to assert
that they were a living lie. He remembered
wheD, a mechanic, he had 10 take his S100
month IN silver aud exchange it as a loss
oil 80 before paying his butcher and baker.
publican free-colnage men, made an able
an0 comprehensive speech reviewing the
fiscal policy of this country.
Hatch OF Missouri believed that this
question was national one and therefore
party one. Ii was utterly impossible for
tile Democratic party to ignore its past
history and pledges TO the people oil this
subject. The gentleman from Massachu-
setts (Wllliams) had attempted to read him
out OF the Democratic party, and egotisti-
hot npEu fhnca
with him (Williams) were Democrats. The
House was much amused by the little tilt
between Hatch and Williams
Castle of Minnesota and English of New
Jersey opposed the bill. Taylor of illinois
had read proposed substitute intended to
ridicule the pending bill. Sweet of Idaho
favored free coinage. Smith of Illinois de-
pIecated the consideration of the measure
from party standpoint. and said he should
vote against the bill. Butler of Iowa
closed the debate by saying that when the
act OF 1873 had brought the farmers into a
condition of suffering the gentleman from
Illinois (Iaylor), a millionaire, arose, and
with cemical substitute added insult to in
Jury and Knocked the farmers in their suf-
ferlng.
Tie Vote.
Bland then moved the previous question.
burrows moved to lay the pending bill on
the table and the clerk called the roll on his
motion. The excitement was intense as tho
cali progressed. aud when the clerk had
completed the recapituiation the Speaker
rose to announce the result, but before doing
so directed the clerk TO call his name, and
then availed himself of his right and cast
his vote In the negative amid the deafening
applause OF the advocates Of the measure.
Bland, who was not aware that the
Speakers vote had saved his measure from
Immediate annihilatiou, changed his vote
from the negative to the affirmative in order
to have an opportunity to move reconsid-
Grafton, but, being advised In q moment that
the motion was defeated by tie vote, again