Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-03-29
Il viii Not Likely Come Up Again
at the Present Session.
gON. JOHN 0. PENDLETONS VIEWS.
z, Vas Placed in a Slightly Uncomfortable Pre-
6sansnt By the Silver Plank in the Mounds
vile Pla,hrm-Se is Straight Gut for
Grover Cleveland for President

Sneaker crisp announced lhdb ne
would not consent 20 report clOture
rule ON the silver bill from the Commit
tee ON Rules unless q majority OF the
Democrats Of the House requested that
Z, should be done. AS soon as this stand
Was made known the silver men threw
nm the sponge. Mr.. Bland at once re-
allied that the game was up and admit
I'D tbat his bill was dead. An attempt
was made to get the required number of
Democrats 10 sign petition TO the
speaker requesting the ciOture order,
but it soon became apparent that it
could not been done.
Mr.. Bland this afternoon made the
following authoritative statement with
reference 70 the silver bill:
When the rule was first reported setting
smart three DAYS for the consideration OF
tbe silver bill, / insisted that the rule
should be a continuing order, TO be cOnsid-
ersd from day 70 day until disposed of,
knowing that three days could be hllOus-
tered out and no action had upon the BILL
When I made this suggestion 70 Speaker
Crisp. he rather tartly rep.ie that l ought
to trust the Committee on Rules in that
r19tteS: that if the three days were hhouS-
tered out without dispOsing OF the bill, the
Committee on Rules would report rule
preventing all hhbustering motions and
compeliug vote upon the Dill.
The debate on the bill ran until tve
o'clock of the third dBy, when the OppO-
rents of the bill commenced hlibustering,
bv moving 70 take recess, moving ad-
i5urnments and calling the roll These
notions, or filibustering tactics, were kept
ypuntil after twelve O'0eCk on the last
dtv for Reconsideration Of the bill. The
friends of the bill were determined to con-
tiuue in session so as to prevent lapse OF
the legislative day. Myself, Mr.. Pierce, or
Tennessee, and other members OF the
House went to the Speaker, and he assured
Us tnat be thought tlibustering had gone
ua long enough TO demonstrate the fact,
and that the Committee on Rules would re-
port "A rule 20 bring the bill 10 vote.
NAV add that l moved that the House
adjourn Thursday night az the instance or
the Speaker and with his emphatic state
ment that he would report a rule cutting
az hGbustering motions aud bring the bill
% a vote.
The next day went into the Speakers
room and met Judge Crisp. He then ad-
v.sed the Introduction Of rule TO be voted
Oh 10 dav. Monday, preventing all hhbus-
terlng motions and compelling vote upon
the OIL. He slt down and wrote out the
rule. introduced 10 at his request ana
suggestion and had 10 referred TO his COM
rirr.e with the distinct understanding
r.at the rule would be reported to-day. 1
newer heard ANYTHING about his wanting
petition of a majority of the Democrats
until this morning when we ought 70 nave
been voting upon the order ITSELF
The fact that the Speaker himself has
changed his attitude towards the measure,
and has deceived the friends OF the Dill by
his a.tion. has caused a great many free coin
age people 10 weaken in their position, and
See al this time but very little nope OF
Getting majority Of the members on a
nqtition ASKING that the rule be reported.
Speaker Crisp was shown Mr.. Bland's
sta.enent this evening, and said be was
surprised that Mr.. Bland should have so
far forgotten himself and the true situa-
ton as TO endeavor 10 mlslead the puohc
bv such a statement. In Iushtying ms pO-
stiOn. Mr.. Crisp said that when the rules
were being considered he had IN caucus
prsdpsd his party that no rule should be
repor:ed prohibiting ihbUstering or cut
TINS off dilatory motions except at the re-
quest and desire Of majority Of the Demo
cratic members OF Congress. "A majority
Of the Democrats voted against tablng the
bill and thereby demonstrated that they
favored its passage. Speaker Crisp said
that he assumed that these gentlemen so
voting were in favor ola rule which would
bring the House 10 a direct vote on the
bill and prevent fllibustering, aud so De-
leving he said 20 Mr.. Bland that ne nad no
doubt, the committee would report fuie'
lie also said to Mr. Bland thatin his ludg-
mept. there bad been sufficient fillibuster-
iur to demonstrate the impOSsioility OF the
passage Of the bill without a rule 10 oring
the house 20 a direct vote.
The Speaker also drew the resolution
introduced by Mr.. Bland, still oeheVing
that those gentlemen who voted against
tabliDg the DIN were in favor of forcing
direct vote upon the measure. But after
that time friends OF the silver bill, as de-
C.ded friends as MIR. Bland, said the SPEAK
er, had come to him and said they did not
desire their vote against taOhng the Oil 20
be construed into request that rule pro
h,0itiug filibuStering should oe reported,
that while they favored free coinage OF sill
yer and wanted to vote for 1t they opposed
arule 10 a Democratic House which would
cut of the right 70 ili0uster.
The Speaker said that upon this state
ment be made some inquiry among other
friends OF the bill and found quite a num-
Der who did not desire the committee 70
report any rule 20 bring the House 10 Ill
rect vote. WhereupOu be thought, In pur-
suance Of his statement in the caucus and
tn pursuance Of the idea upon which he
has acted, that he was the servant and not
the master Of the House, that il was his
duty 70 consult the wishes Of majority or
Ills party in the House.
AS to Mr. BANDS references 10 the
Speakers opposition TO silver, or his du-
pIcity the Speaker said he had nothing TO
say except 70 recall that by his casting
vote he had himself prevented the oil
from being tabled, and % state that as a
representative from Georgia he favors and
VIII vote for the free coinage OF silver.
To show that he was in favor OF the
nee coinage Of silver the Speaker recalled
tne fact that he had appointed committee
winch favored the measure and had ap-
poineed Mr.. Bland at the head Of that com
MlIee, Notwithstanding Mr. Bland nad
oeen a very active opponent Of NJ crisp
in lle speakerShip contest Although IN
lSVor Of free coinage, the Speaker stated
tlat as Speaker OF the House, he would
enQeayor 20 execute the viii Of the ma
.orly OF the Democrats therein respecting
reports from the committee on rules ana
no ~ criticism by Mr.. Bland nor edOrt oy MIR:
3iand 70 shift the responsibility would
Oe'ei nimf from pursuing this course.
Mr.. PendletOn said when spoken TO
aIoat the disposition OF the silver Dill;
nave been subjected 10 very great
tSSure from my district on both sides OF
& o.e SILVER question. But l had only one
tSlrSe to pursue. If / had thought that
49, - silver had meant any great disaster 70
"a country l should have voted against II
,.u IN not think so. On the contrary, 1
s,.lsot It would be in the long run oene-
a. .ae country. The same predictions