The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-03-08

was put five minute speeches were per
United. Mr.. Bland said this was a finan-
cial question and regretted that it had
been made party one.
Mr. Williams of Massachusetts, proph-
esied dire disaster to the Democratic
party when it INDUCED in this kind of
legislation.
Reed said that the Democratic party
had played the hypocrite in this as other
questions; that Carlisles rulings had
been the chief stock in trade of the party
in the last election, and that his (Reed's)
rulings We're compared to Carlisle's in
order to show how tyrannical was Reed.
Carlisle had decided that the journal
should always be read before other bust.
ness was transacted, and now the Demo
cratic party was throwing their chief
stock in trade away. He dwelt
Upon the Arbitrary Methods
as practiced in this case.
Bland said there was no such rule as
now provided in existence when Carlisle
was speaker.
Reeds speech was loudly applauded
and the efforts of each speaker were APP
proved by the galleries. Reed voted
against sustaining the decision OF the
chair, and in this he parted with the
majority of his side.
Mr.. Boutelle of Maine said that the
kindergarten statesmen of Massachu'
sets, pet name which congress has
given to Mr.. Hoar and Mr.. Williams,
had gone around during the last cam
paign and told the people that the Dem
ocrats We're not in favor of free silver
and that the eastern Democrats were
the controlling power, but as far as he,
Boutelle, was concerned, he intended to
vote to bring the free coinage bill to a
consideration though he would
Not Vote for Free Coinage
in order that the kindergarten statesman
should not go through the country again
confusing the people about what the
Democratic party was.
All the Texans voted to sustain the
chair against recommittment and in
favor of considering the bill on March %.
Mr.. Mills was not present and Mr. Say
ers asked THAT he be excused on account
of sickness.
The effect of the triumph of the silver
men is that the eastern Democrats are
declaring that there is no possible chance
of the Democrats carrying single east.
ern state during the presidential election
and, further, that every Democratic con.
gresham from the east will be beaten
this fall.
The silver men are in high feather
The strength they showed was sur
prise to themselves, and they say they
will put the bill through botl
houses sure. Naturally inquiries
are made as to the prob
able action of Harrison in the matter
1t is generally thought, of course, thai
he would veto free coinage bill, while
again 1t is thought he might agree t,
sign bill providing for the coinage o.
American silver, but there is a report
that he told Republican members of the
| house that the Republicans should be
| Watchful and Careful
in this matter and that they ought no
| to put the whole burden of responsibility
upon lis suouluSIs' 1Here are uo Con
stitutional objections to the bill, he said
and intimated that if such measure
came to him approved by the few Re
publicans in the house and by Repub
lican senate that he would sign it. Thi
may have been bluff on his part to &c
the Republicans in the house to vot,
against the consideration of the bill
thus defeating it and keeping the cul
from his lips. The report is not believed
generally, but there are Republicans a
well as Democrats who say he will sign
a free coinage bill if it is presented t.