The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-29
SPEAKER CRISIS STATEMENT.

Speaker Crisp was shown Mr.. BANDS
statement this evening, and said he was
surprised that Mr.. Bland should have so
far forgotten himaclf and the true stu
alton as to endeayor to mislcad the
public by such 4 statement. In justi-
tying his position Mr.. Crisp said that
when the rules were being considered
he had in caucus pledged his party that
no fulo should be reported prohibiting
iilibusteriDg or cutting off dilatory
motions except at the request and de-
sire OF 4 majority Of tho Democratic
members OF Congress. A majority of
the Democrats voted against tabling the
bill and thereby demonstrated that
they favored its passage. Speaker Crisp
said that lie assumed that these gentle
men so voting were in favor Of = rule
which would bring the house to direct
vote on the bill and prevent filibuster-
ing, and SO believing he said to Mr..
Bland that he had no doubt the COM
mittee would report rule. He also
said to My. Bland thnt in his judgment
there had been sufficient filibustering
to demonstrate the imposslbility OF the
passage OF the bill without rule TO
bring the house TO I direct vote. The
speaker also drew the resolutions intro
duced by Mr.. Bland, still. believing that
those gentlemen who voted against
tabling the bill were in favor OF forcing
a direct vote upon the measure. But
after that time friends OF the silver bill,
as decided friends as-Mr. Bland, said
the speaker, had com, to him and said
they did no. desire their vote against
tabling the bill! to be construed into. n
request that the rule prohibiting fill
clustering should be reported; that
while they favored the free coinage OF
silver and wanted to-rote for it, they
opposed rule in Democratic house
which would cut or the right to lilibus-
ter. The speaker said that upon this
statement ho made some inquiry among
other friends OF the bill and found quite
number who did nos desire tho com
mittee to report any rule to bring the
house to direct vote. Whereupon he
thought, in pursuance OF his .statement t
in the caucus, and in pursuance OF the
idea upon which lie has acted that he
was tho servant and not the master OF
tho house. that it was his duty to con-
suit the wishes OF u majority OF his par
ty in the house.
As to Mr.. BANDS references to tho
speakers opposition to silver or his du-
plicity, tho speaker sail he had nothing
to say except to recall! that by his cast
ing vote he had himself prevented the
bill from being tabled, and to state that
as d representative from Georgia, he ia
vors and will vote for tho free coinage
OF silver. 10 show that he was in favor
OF the FREQ coinage OF silver the speaker
recalled tho fact that'he had appointed
committee which favored the meas
ure and had appointed Mr.. Bland at the
head OF that committee, rotwithstand-
ing Mr.. Bland had been o very active
opponent OF Mr.. Crisp iii the speaker
ship contest.
Although in favor OF free coinage, tho
speaker stated that, as speaker OF tho
house, lie would cndeavor to execute
the will OF tho majority OF the Demo-
Gratis therein respecting reports from
tho committee on rules, and 10 criti-
cism by Mr.. Bland or effort by Mr..
Bland 10 shit the responsibility would
deter him from pursuing this course.