The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-26
THE bEPUBflcANS DID It.
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Only F9sten in the House. Of q
MIN bership of 332, Favor
Silver
or 148 Votes for the Free Coin
age Bill 1877 We're Cast by
Democrats
Analysis of the Vote Shows who
AFRO tho Friends of the White
Metal.

WARRINGTON, MATcn 2b--Iue 8llver euvO-
Gates are sadly demoralized by tho weak
ness their cause betrayed by last evenings
proceedings Of the house. They have all
along been confident of majority of thirty
or forty. bland will at once appeal to the
committee on rules to got apart day and
hour for the further consideration of the
silver bill, thus cutting off all intervening
motions and forcing vote. The anti-sil-
yer people will also appeal TO the commit
toe on rules for permission to refer the mo-
tions: First, to substitute an international
congress second, TO recommit; third to
postpone till December next; fourth, that
vote be taken first by the minority on an
international monetary congress. The OPP
ponents Of the bill claim that this would be
simply protecting the rights Of the minority.
Last nights fight had q demoraliZing
effect on attendance in the house to-day,
and at no time during tbs day would roll
call have developed a quorum. 1t was inn
possible to take decisive action on impor-
tant measures. After prayer BY the chap
lam there were number Of members on
their fest asking for corrections in the
record and journal. Most OF these were
directed towards the roll call in the record.
which was incorrectly printed BY the print
ing office. Reed maine made q sarcastic
remark: II am glad to notice this multi
plicity OF errors which has apparently oc-
CURED in this congress is not evidence OF
obliquity, as it has been in some con-
Rresses." Laughter
If Catchings returns to Washington in
time special order may be brought into
the house on Monday for the immediate
consideration of the Bland silver bill and
pending amendments. Bland, during the
afternoon session of the house. disclosed
his plan by the introduction of resolution
fixing Monday, March %, as the date upon
| which the bill should be taken up and put
upon it's passage. Accompanying the reso-
luton ID a provision giving the speaker
mower to refuse to entertain any dllatorv
motion. The resolution went to the com
mittee on rules
In view Of the extreme closeness Of the
vote on the silver question, "a disclosed
| last night, an analysis OF the vote on the
test motion Of Burrows, to lay the Bland
bill ON the table. ID interesting. Of the l4S
votes in favor of the motion. eighty-two
we're cast by democrats and sixty-six by
4 republicans. The negative vote shows
eleven republicans, the other 1877 being
either democrats or alliance men. The IN
expeotedly large showing Of democratic
votes against the silver bill came from the
following states: New York nineteen,
Pennsylvania ton, Wisconsin seven, Mass
achusetts seven, Iowa five. New Jersey
Connecticut and Michigan three each,
New Hampshire. Rhode Island, Louisiana
and Minnesota two each. South Carolina
one (Brawiey), Delaware one (Causey).
West Virginia one {Wilson), Missouri
one CRobb), California one {Geary). or
| a)a rarnhfiean vOEp0 RDHInEt 1T A.
Taylor (Ohio) was the only one east of
| the Mississippi river. Kansas contributed
two in Broderick and Funston: South Da-
kota two more, Picker and Jolley; while
the other six votes came from as many diff
erent states: Colorado (Townaend), Wyo-
ming (Clark,, Nevada (Bartine), Cali
fornia iBowers) Idaho (sweet), Oregon.
/ (Hermann).
Pairs announced were: Enochs with
Tarsney. Sanford with Elliott, Durborrow
with Hooker (Miss.).. Morse with Catch
ings, j. B. Taylor with Oates, Van Horn
with johnson (s. C.), Henderson Qll.)
with Peel, Rusk with Compton, W.. A.
Stone with Jones (Va.) the names first
given in each case are members who would
have voted against the bill and the latter
those who would have voted for the meas
| ure.
The following is a list Of members not
paired and who failed to vote Campbell,
Wadsworth and Stahlnecker On. Y.), For
man. Wike and Springer lll.), Cooper
4 Ind.l, Glover (Kan,), Cheatham { N. O..
Donovan (Ohio.l, Shell Is. C.l, Herbert
tAla.), Lester (Va.), Boatner IIa.l J, Enloe
! (Tenn.). Figuring in absentees according
to their previously expressed idens an ABB
solntely full vote would show at least one
majority for the silver men, bnt full vote
is practically unknown in the house, and
the silver men concede that when 1t comes
to very close vote they are less able than
their pDnOnants to count on every member.
The situation ls less encouraging to the
silver men when they come to consider
their future course, as the large showing
made has unquestionably strengthened
their opponents, and some men who always
voted III favor of free coinage have since
expressed themselves as disinclined. for
political reasons, to further push the
| matter,