The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-14
DOINGS OF CONGRESS-
The Free Silver Men Defeated in
the House.
THE ANTS WE'RE TOO STRONG
Quay's Amendment Closing tho Worlds Fair
on Sunday Adopted In the Senate, Also
One Prohibiting the Sale of Liquor.
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, July l3.-The attendance
in the House was large this morning. Tho
anti-silver Democrats were full OF conf
dence and the Republicans alert. The sill
yer men were determined. but evidently
have little hope CT success.
Their programme was suddenly changed
this morning. They resolved to force the
fighting and make the engagement
DECISIVE OF TIE SILVER QUESTION,
so they resolved to adopt the unusual
course of voting against the previous ques-
tion on the adoption of the special rule, al
lowing the bill to be called up. If defeated
it would be regarded as test vote. II
they succeeded in defeating the previous
question the plan would be to offer au
amendment to the rule, permitting an
amendment of the bill to cure the obiee-
tions made in caucuses. and also cloture,
so as to insure final vote Oh the passage
of the bill as amended.
The ball was opened by Catchings,
Speaker Crisp's lieutenant, who requested
from the Committee on Rules a resolution
10 make the silver bill the special order of
the day. Ex-Speaker Reed, as the repre-
sentative of the Republicans, was on his
feet instantly and. at the conclusion of the
reading of the motion by the clerk, moved
to lay the resolution on the table. The
speaker
DECLINED TO RECOGNIZE REID,
ruling that Catchings had the floor. Reed
insisted on his right to make motion in
advance from Catchings, who was in con-
troll OF the resolution and disclosed the
purpose of his motion. 1t was to kill the
resolution and with it the silver bill. The
speaker maintained his position that Catch
ingB had the floor Catchings yielded the
floor TO Chairman Bland of the Coinage
committee, who offered an amendment TO
the resolution having for its object path
way to the amendment OF the Stewart bill
to meet the alleged defects in it, aud apply
the cloture rule to the bill. Bland spoke
fifteen minutes and was followed by Bar
tine of Nevada, the leading free coinage
silver Republican, who spoke in favor OF
in the same strain.
Clark of Alabama spoke in opposition.
Though in favor CT free coinage he recog
nized the impossibility Of making the pres
emit bill law.
Pattison of Tennessee (Dem.), hereto
fore ciassed as free coinage man, spoke
against the bill, saying he did not want
another issue. He would march under the
banner Public Office is public trusts
Reed then delivered a philippe against
the change of front by the Democratic
party on free silver. Reed was followed
by Abner Taylor of Illinois. against the
bill, Pearce OF tennessee, and CuIbertson
of Texas, in favor Bland closed the de-
bate. Then Catehings called for the pre-
vioas question on his resolution.
On motion OF Tracey the yeas and nays
were ordered. and the vote resulted in the
defeat of the free coinage men, the pre-
vlous question being orde- ed by 163 yeas to
lbs nays.
Mir. Catchings was again recognized and
moved the adoptionfGf the resolution. This
time the silver men voted yes, as the de-
feat of CaIching's motion meant the defeat
of free coinage this session. The silver
men were less than ten votes stronger on
the direct proposition and the resolution
reported by the committee on rules was de-
feated by 136 yeas 10 l54 nays, q majority
against the consideration OF the Stewart
silver bill. ifs.
The detailed vote is as fo!Iovs: