The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-03-31
NUMBER 8.
BLAND'S BILL is DEAD.
THE MEASURE WAS KILLED BY
ADJOURNMENT.
Speaker Crisp and Western Democrats
Gave tho Measure ID Iif., hut Vote Was
Not Reached, and Silver Men Conccds
1t, Final Defeat.


Blocked the Hfll.
According to Washington dispatch
the free silver bill i-def, atcl, the House
having ad ,oulned without a vote on the
hill. This ended the Legislative day for
which the special order was made, AMI
the Bland bill now has no more rights
in the House than any other measure.
In all probability it will not be taken UP
again in this session Of Congress.
Mr.. Bland hopes to set another spc-
cial order from the Committee on Rules,
but the chances are decidedly against
+ him. Gen. Warner. the chief Lobbyist
for the bill, admitted that the bill WAS
defeated. This is without much qucs-
ton the end of the great campaign of
the silvcr.t S in this Congress.
The closing of the contest was NAL K d
by great excitement and bitterness.
Frequently the House was in such con-
fusion as to require the assistance of
sergeants-at- arms to clear the floor, and
the great mace, which is used only on
rare occa 5ions, was paradcd up and down
the aslcs as warning 10 turbulent
members. On the morning of the last
day of the discussion the antisilvcr
! forces were willing To conccde their d -
feat. At midnight they We're confident
o. ultimate victory. TIN tin cs during.
the night they routed the enemy, has
each time the free silver forces rallied
and left the final nc ut in doubt. Speaker
Crisi, was once compelled to vote III
order 10 save the bill from defeat. III
effort which availcd nothing in the facs
Of the d, termined oppositi II of the
! Northern and Northwest, I'll Democrats.
The silver bate in the House began
in earnest at ) o'clock in ;he evening.
All afternoon the orators had been
making speeches. This was simply the
cannonading but from ) O'Clock on the
! opposing forces met in a bitter hand-io-
! hand conflict No such fierce and bitt,r r
/ struggle has been seen in the House Tor
many Il year. On lie side was Blanl,
calm and confident, anticipating al
easr victory. On the floor was General
Warner. the chief of the silver lobbyists,
radianty looking forward t. Il triumph
over the hated geld-bugs. Behind tho
silver leaders was "A strong and de-
termined force of Democrats, chiefly
= from The South and West. hut with Il
scattering of votes in Chic. Ind ara,
Southern Illinois, Michigan, and Iowa.
The: were joined 10y a handful Of Rec
pubIicans from the far West. In ali
they were about one hundred and Iiity
strong. Arrayed against them wars
eighty Democrats fiom New England
tiiS ->tl II stli'i
States and seventy Republicans. These
anti-silver forces were led hy Tracy and
! Cochran of New YORK, Hartcr and
| Outhwaite of Ohio, fer the Democrats.
and Tom Reed. Burrows. and AtEer
! Tay.or tor the Republicans.
At different times during the nights
battle 30 members voted. OF these 81
We're Republicans, 2l2 Demo .rats, and
Farmers Alliance. OF the 50 Repuhli-
cars all but seven voted TO lay the Bland
bill oa the table. The seven pro-silver
Rel ublieans W. re- Bowers of California,
Clark of Wyoming. Vim, ent TAYLOR of
Ohio. Lallcy of Souih Dakota, Picker
of North Dakota. Townsend of Colo
RADIO, and Bartne of Nevada.
OF the 212 Democrats, seventy-eight
voted against Bland All the Demo-
Gratis from New England. all those from
4 New York. excepting Rockwell. whr
voted on the advice of Senator Hill: al
those from New Jersey, excepting Fow-
Ter: all from Pennsylvania, cNceptin.
Reilly, were against the bill. Maryland
was solid against Bland, with the eX-
cep'ion of MIR. Comp on, who voted Oh
one roll-call and then disappeared. MIR.
Wilson, of West Nirg. MIA, was the only
member from that State to vote against
Bland Ohio Democrats gave 3 votes
for Bland AMI p aga nst. with Donovar
dodying AMI Tom Johnson voting totn
ways. The three anti-silver men Vi re
Outhwaitc, Harter and Pattison.
All the Dem crats from Indiana voted
with Bland, two or three of them re-
luctantly.
OF the Michigan Democrats, Chip
man. Stout AMI Wheeler voted aSain-,
Bland Mr Babbitt was the only man
in the Wisconsin delegation to vet,
with the Blandi;es.
The Illinois Democrats voted as fol-
lows:
Z With Bland-williaIas, wikc, Sew
arl, Fithian and Lane.
Against Eland-Newberry, Nee ann
ana Cal lc.
Eusey voted twice with Bland, AMI
then arranged pair with MIR. Springer.
On the st roll-cali Snow and scott
voted with Bland, but atterward paired.
cIr. Snow desiring to change his vote.
Mr.. DurhcrOw was paired. but reached
the hal, just before midnight. with his
gripsack in his hand, eager for an op-
lortunity 10 go on record against free
silver.
All the Illinois R,publicans vccd
against Bland, including Genera, Post,
who is free coinage man.
The Iowa Democrats divided. Hayes.
Scerlay, and Bowman voting aga nst
Bland. Kansas and Nebraska wcie
solidly for the bill, Mr.. Funston's rote
being a surprise. Tom Reed attempted
to whip the kansan into line, but WIS
unable to do so. Only one Missouriar,
MIR. Cobb, voted against Bland. Only
two Democrats from the extreme South
ern States, Brawiey, of South Ca.olina,
and Meyer, of Louisiana, voted against
Einnd. All The Farmers Alliance mcm-
bers voted fer free silver.
The New York Democrats are very
indignant at Tim Campbell and Stahl-
neckor, both os whom were absent ard
not paired. Had they been in Their
places the bill could have been bca..n.
Campbell arrived at midnight, too late
to be of any service.
Ceud Wants the Earth.
JAY GOULD wants the castle Of Cha
pulte,,, G. and would give abpu5 81 O. o.