Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-07-14
KILLED TN The HOUSE
Free Silver Bill Will Not Come
Up This Session.
ONLY ONE ROLL CALL NECESSARY
The Fight Not So Hotly Contested az Had
Boon Anticipated-The Vote 154 to 13a
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resentatives.
WASHINGTON, July 14.-The free silver
men were decisively beaten in the House
yesterday, and the Stewart bill reposes at
the end of the list of dead bills ON the
House calendar
Half an hour before the House met
the attendance was larger than it has
been for many days.
There was much talk and consultation
and excitement. The leaders on each
side were marshaling their forces and all
was made ready for the big silver battle
The silver men suddenly changed their
programme and resolved to force the
fighting and make the engagement
short, sharp and finally decisive of the
silver question.
Promptly at 10 o'clock Mr.. Catchings in
troduced a report from the Committee on
Rules, making the free coinage bill (Sen-
ate 5D the special order for Wednesday and
Thursday.
When it was read at the desk Mr.. Reed
moved to lay the resolution on the table.
Speaker Crisp ruled that Mr.. Catchings
had the floor and could not be taken off.
Mr.. Reed argued that the House ought
to have the right to determine whether or
not it shall dispose Of the question without
argument.
Mr.. Reed urged the right of the House
to determine whether OFF not this question
should be disposed of without an hours
debate. " We are ready on this side," he
said in conclusion, " to dispose of it now
without debate"
Under the ruling of the Speaker, Mr..
Catchings yielded Is minutes of the hour
at his disposal to Mr.. Bland.
Mr., Bland sent to the desk and had
read an amendment he proposed to offer
to the bill, to cure the deficit caused by the
repeal of the Act of 1890 by which it has
been asserted that the silver certificates is
sued under it should lose their legal tender
quality. He also announced that in case
the House refused to second the demand
for the consideration of the resolution, he
would move to amend the resolution SO as
to provide that after o'clock Thursday,
no dilatory motion shall be entertained Ia
cloture rule)
Speaking of the latter, Mr.. Bland said
that certain gentlemen on the Democratic
side had a delicacy upon the subject of a
cloture rule which he could not understand
1t had been the rule of the House for fifty
years applause on Republican side.)
Mr.. Bland said that he wanted to put
every one on record and he an
nounced that every one who voted against
consideration registered a vote against
the bill.
Mr.. Bartine Rep., Nev,) said that he
considered the success of free coinage para
mount to any party success, and he would
vote against seconding the previous ques-
ton on this rnle, believing that under it a
vote on the bill could not be reached, and
that was what he wanted.
Messrs. Clark, of Alabama, and For
man, of Illinois, argued against the pass
age OF the Silver Bill.
Mr.. Catchings-I now yield to the
gentleman from Maine, Mr.. Reed.
Mr.. Reed wish the gentleman would
postpone his yielding until some one has
shown us why he should do this thing.
Mr.. Catchings - Do l understand that
the gentleman does not wish to occupy
the timel
Mr.. Reed do wish to say few words
to the House.
AS he proceeded to speak, calm, in
striking contrast to the noise that had
previously ragged, was noticeable, and he
was listened to with earnest attention.
Mr.. Reed said that he congratulated the
Democrats upon the attitude of repent
ance which they occupied. All the time
that the gentlemen were proclaiming how
sorry they were for the views they recently
entertained, his mind, he said, was occu-
pied by picture of the Democratic party
sion, when all the leaders had announced
that they yearned for free silver, and the
declaration was followed in the "Record"
by the statement.
The Democratic party really seemed to
have reached the level which might be
called level of principle. But the gentle
man from Tennessee has explained that
away, and asserted that the Democratic
party was organized to hold public office
to col Cd
continued Mr.. Reed, "the Republican
party must come to the front as it has
done to day. l am not complaining that
the Democratic party has not the courage
of its bad principles but that it is ready
to profess every principle founded in a
want of knowledge ON the party of the
people, and sell themselves that they may
WELD Office and vote. lam glad that they
have seen the error of their ways. And
am not criticising the trembling voices
in which the repentant sinners are return
| ing home. Qaughter.)
Mr.. Culberson, Of Texas, closed the
hours debate in an impassioned speech of
| ten or twelve minutes. He said the sig
nifcance of the contest, that which
filled the galleries with spectators, and
put "printers" all over the floor, was the
| fact that it was the peoples protest
| against monopoly.
MIR. CulDerSOnS speech, next TO CnaC OF
Mr.. Reed, was the feature of the discus
sion, and its close he was greeted with
the greatest applause bestowed upon any
| speaker.
Mr.. Catchings then moved the previous
question on the resolution reported from
| the committee, upon which motion Mr..
Tracy Dem, N. W demanded the yeas
| and nays.
The vote was announced-yeas, 1853;
nays, 129-a defeat for the free silver men
who wanted the rule amended, if it were
| to be adopted at all.
The vote was not, however, a strict and
absolute test, some silver men being
| against the cloturs or amendments of the
| bill.
Mr.. Catchings was again recognized,
and moved the adoption of the resolution.
| This time the silver men voted aye,
| as the defeat of Catchings's motion meant
the death Of free coinage for the present
| session.
The silver men were less than ten votes
stronger on the direct proposition, and the
resolution reported by the Committee on
Rules was defeated by a vote of 1875 yeas
| against 154 nays, or q majority against
consideration of the Stewart Silver bill
| of IS.
This vote is the death of silver legisla-
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