Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-29
THE FIGHT GIVEN UP.

will vote for the free coinage OF silver.
THE FIGHT GIVEN UP.
The silver Bill Abandoned-House and
Senate Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, March 28.-The silver
men had understood that special order
bringing in cloture rule would be re-
ported to the house tomorrow, and tele.
graphed to all their men to be in the
house tomorrow. Speaker Crisp said no
special order would be brought in unless
a majority of the Democratic members
of the house sign petition asking that
cloture rule be brought in.
Speaker Crisp was asked by an Asso-
ciated Press reporter this morning if the
report were true that the order would
not be brought in unless majority of
the Democrats signed petition.
"That's my intention"
"Then the silver bill will never be
brought to vote?" queried the re-
porter.
IL don't know that that follows" re-
piled the speaker. ''They have two
thirds majority of the Democrats, and
may get the majority to sign the petit
tion."
Mr.. Bland, Mr.. Pierce and the other
silver men were seen. Mr.. Bland was
very downcast over the news that he
might not force to vote the measure
he has worked for so long. He admitted
that the repert that the silver bill had
met with q serious set-back, and one
which practically meant its death with
out final vote, was we'll founded. But,
he said, the matter was not absolutely
settled.
Mr.. Pierce was little more confident,
but he and Mr.. Bland said they would
have nothing to do with the circulating
of any more petitions.
One of the other silver men, however,
attempted to get signers to petition of
the nature suggested by the speaker, but
met with poor success. For, as already
stated, thirty of the men who have
heretofore voted for the silver bill, re-
fused to sign it. Among the number
were Mr.. Compton of Maryland, who
not only declined to sign the petition,
but gave notice that if any cloture reso-
luton is brought in he will vote
against it.
The anti-silver men are exultant over
the changes in the situation, but the
pronounced silver advocates are exceed
insly irritated and angry, and do not
hesitate to Indignantly protest against
the treatment they have received. They
we're 80 much discouraged at the declar-
alton of the intention of thirty-fve sill
yer men not to sign any petitions that
the effort to secure signatures to such a
paper was abandoned, and no actual pc
tition is now in circulation.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Although the news had gone forth
that the committee on rules would not
today report a resolution for the consid-
Grafton of the silver bill, the galleries
were filed with spectators when the
house was called to order, and there
was an air of anxiety pervading the
members in the chamber.
The speaker laid before the house a
communication from representative
Joseph McKenna of the third district of
California. The communication was
spread upon the journal.
The speaker also laid before the house
q communication from d. d. Donovan of
the sixth Ohio district, stating that on
page 2630 of the Congressional Record
he was recorded as voting in the mega
tive on Mr.. Burrows motion to lay the
Bland silver bill on the table. He was
not in the hall when his name was called
on this or any other bill. AS his physi-
clan, DIR. Hazen, had given positive
orders that he should not leave his room
he was obliged to write instead OF max
ing an explanation in person before the
house. The speaker stated that the
correction would be made and the COM
munication was spread upon the
journal.
On motion OF Dockery, of Missouri, a
resolution was adopted calling on the
secretary of the treasury for information
as to whether the present capacity OF
the mints was sufficient to execute the
authorized coinage.
Mr.. Blount, of Georgia, from the com.
mittee on foreign affairs, reported the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill. Referred to the committee'of the
whole.
The floor was then claimed by and
awarded to the committee on the Dis
| trict of Columbia. After passing mum
Der of district bills, the house adjourned
| THE SENATE.
After number of bills of no genera
Importance had been introduced and re
ferred in the senate, today, the senate
on motion of Sherman, went into execu
| tive session, and when the doors re
opened, adjourned.
TIN PLATE DUTY.
The ways and means committee toda.
decided to report favorably to the hous
the Bunting bill reducing the duty Of
tin plate from 21O cents to cent pc
pound.