Morning journal and courier., 1892-03-25
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
From All Quarters.
THE SILVER DISCUSSION.
The House Adjourns With
out Action.
The BILL PUT TO sleep FOR AWHILE
The Behring Sea Matter
Becoming Serious.
THE PRESIDENTS FIRM POSITION.
Full Correspondence Be-
fore the Senate.
THE BILL PUT TO SLEEP FOR awhile
The PRESIDENTS FIRM POSITION,
SILVER AND ANTI.SILvER

, Exciting Times in the HOuse-Th
Silver Men Disappointed-The Hous
Adiourns without Action, Thu
Killing the Bill for the Time Beln
: -Skillful Parliamentary Maneuvel
ing.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-The last legit
lative day of the silver debate opened wit
crowded galleries and full attendance G
members of the house.
The debate continued until O'Clock
and speeches were made by Messrs Bland
Williams, Cochran, Cummings, DinsIe
and others. At 5 O'Clock Mr.. Bland de
manded the previous question on the pend
ing bill.
Mr.. Burrows moved to lay the bill o,
the table. He said that motion took pre-
cedence of Mr.. BANDS motion. He de
manded the yeas and nays on his motion
The chair (Mr. Crisp)-The chair viii
hear the gentleman on the question whether
OF not that motion takes precedence.
Mr.. Burrows read from rule 16, clause 4
| giving the order in which motions NIGH
| be made.
The chair decided in favor of Mr.. Bur.
| rows, and then amid intense excitement
the clerk began to call the roll on Mr.. Bur.
rows motion, which brought the question
to square test vote. The excitement be-
came more intense as the call proceeded
and members moved about restlessly and
crowded to the space in front of the speak
| er's desk.
| At the conclusion of the roll call the ex-
| element had risen to fever heat. At first
| a rumor spread that the motion had been
| carried by three votes and that tho Bland
| bill was beaten. An anti-silver man in the
| rear of the house started to shout, but
| quickly checked himself as doubt over
| came him. Private information given out
that the vote stood yeas 14e, nays lat stir
| red up every member and the aisles were
| thronged as the clerk proceeded to recapit-
| ulate the vote.
The members became comparatively
quiet, although anxiety was shown in
every countenance. But in the galleries
the buzz of expectation was noticeable and
| it was with difficulty that the clerk could
| make himself heard. The recapitulation
being completed the speaker directed the
clerk to call his name and Mr.. Crisp cast
| his vote in the negative amid deafening
applause.
Mr.. Bland changed his vote from the
negative to the affirmative that he might
have an opportunity to move a reconsider
| alton, but being advised that the motion
was defeated by tie vote again changed
to the negative.
Mr.. Enloe, with his hat on, hastily strobe
into the house and said he desired to have
his vote recorded.
The -peaker-Was the gentleman in the
house during the roll call and failed to
hear his name called1
Mr.. Enloe responded in the negative.
The speaker said the gentleman could
not vote.
Mr.. Enloe announced that he had just
come in from an investigating committe.
Mr.. Herbert of Alabama next asked the
privilege of being recorded.
The speaker inquired if the gentleman
failed to hear his name called.
Mr.. Herbert replied: 81 could not say
that" and accordingly the speaker refused
lost-yeas 14S, nays 148.
Mr.. Cultivate at once moved to ad-
journ.
MI Bland asked if the effect of an ad-
journment would be to make another
special order necessary to call up the bill.
The speaker said it would.
Many pronounced anti-silverites voted
in opposition to the motion and it was
lost-yeas SO, nays 1913.
slider the vote by which the house refused
to table the bill.
MIR. Bland moved to lay Mr.. Johnson's
motion on the table.
Mr.. Breckenridge of Kentucky moved
to take q recess until 10 o'clock to-mor-
row.
"We don't want recess came in
chorus from both sides of the house.
Mr.. Breckenridge withdrew the mo-
ton.
The motion to table the motion to re-
consider was rejected-yeas 145, nays 14s.
Applause by the anti-silver men.
The speaker stated that the vote re-
Cured on the motion to reconsider, and
Mr.. Reed of Maine demanded the yeas
and nays.
Mr.. Bland, discouraged at the last vote,
moved an adjournment, but his motion
| being received with cries of "no ilibuster-
ing," he withdrew it and the roll was
! called on the motion to reconsider.
Then the thunder storm which had been
| brooding over the house for the day burst
in full violence and for twenty minutes or
more the cyclone ragged supreme through
| out the house. Before the announcement
| of the vote the space in front of the speak
er's desk was crowd ID with jostling mass
| of members.
| The speaker without ordering a recapit-
ulation) announced that the motion to re-
consider was defeated by tie vote of yeas
14S, nays 14S.
Messrs. Cochran, Fitch, Tracey and
Mutchler arose and called halt. Mr..
Cockaan had the most powerful voice, and
| amid the confusion he was heard to de-
| clare that the vote had not been recapitu-
lated and to demand a recapitulation.
The speaker stated that the demand
| came too late.
Mr.. O'Neill of Massachusetts excitedly
exclaimed that it was not too late to cor
rect an error. He had kept tally and he
knew an errow had been made.
The speaker-If any gentleman had
asked for the reorganization before the an
nouncement the chair would HAYS ordered
it. After the announcement the chair
would not order it.
A scene of great disorder ensued.
Messrs. Cochran, Fitch and O'Neill vainly
endeavored to make their voices heard.
The speaker showed symptoms of imps
thence. The silver men shouted for the
Irregular order" and the anti-silver mer
urged Messrs. Cochran and Fitch forward
The speaker was compelled to order the
! sergeant at arms to conduct the excited
members to their seats.
Il Mr.. Fitch asked the chair under wha
rule he decided against recapitulation.
The speaker quoted rule Is and sale
there was in the rule no provision for re
capitulation of the vote. But when any
| member asked the chair had never retuseC
it, though he had known some of his pre-
decessors to refuse it. Laughter.
; Mr.. Reed was instantly on his feet, bu
Mr.. Cochran got the start and renewed hi
controversy with the speaker. FINAL.
Mr.. Cochran appealed from the chairs de
cision deciding that it was not in order t.
, demand recapitulation.
Mr.. Bland moved to lay that appeal OIL
the table.
Both motions, however, were avoided b,
, a few quiet words from ex-Speaker Reed
He said it was not in the interest of any
; body to have confusion. As he recollect
ed, the old custom was that the vote shoslt
be recapitulated unless by unanimous con
sent its recapitulation was dispensed with
That custom had been changed in order +
| allow the speaker to stop 6libustering. I
MI Cochran had arisen for the purpose o
demanding recapitulation and the chat
had not heard him owing to the confusion
he (Mr. Reed had no doubt that the chat
would allow the recapitulation to be mad
unless he believed it was asked from fill
clustering motives.
The speaker replied that if the gentle
| man stated in proper time he had demand
ed a reorganization the chair would orde
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