The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-03-09
FREE SILVER WINS.
Preliminary skirmish in the Great
Congressional Battle.
LIVELY TIMES IN THE HOUSE

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Very Severe Criticism--An A,tempt
70 Postpone Discussion Until DE.
cembcr Next Defeated by an over.
wheiming Majority.
WASHINGTON, March S.-The silver
fight began in the house before the read
ing Of the journal, which is the first
thing in order under the rules. Before
the reading Of the journal Mr.. Catch
ings reported the resolution from the
committee on rules fixing day for the
consideration Of the Bland bill. Mr..
Tracey demanded the reading of the
journal. The speaker having ruled that
the demand was not in order, Mr.. Tracey
appealed from the decision of the chair.
Then followed scene equal to some
Of those common during the last CON
gress. Mr.. Tracey made protest
against the speakers ruling, arguing
that there was no right in the chair to
recognize any member TO make motion
until the journal had been read. Mr..
Fitch IN. W made similar protest. as
did also Mr.. Cochran briefly. A sharp
| tilt occurred between the speaker and
Mr.. Tracey on the subject Of the latter's
right to hold the floor, which resembled
very closely some of the controversies
between the Democrats and Mr.. Reed.
The Speake r Sustained.
The debate bristled with personalities,
and both the speaker and Mr.. Tracey
lost their equanimity. Mr.. Tracey
protested against the speaker looking at
him in ascertain peculiar way, and was
sharply called to order. During this
scene there was the greatest confusion
in the house, and the speaker was loudly
applauded. The decision Of the chair
was sustained by vote of 1914 to 3d.
The Republicans generally voted with
the speaker.
Mr.. Bland criticized the anti-silver
| men tor their course in filibustering, ac-
cused Mr.. Cochran and Mr.. Andrew Of
violation OF agreement, stating that they
had agreed that if the consideration of
the resolution were postponed they
would have their forces here and not
attempt to obstruct. Both MIR. Cock
ran and Mr.. Andrew claimed that Mr..
Bland was mistaken, and that gentle
man, backed by Mr.. Pierce, insisted that
the agreement had been made.
Attempts to Postpone Defeated.
Anumber OF gentlemen injected them
selves into the debate at about the same
time, and many side remarks Were heard
indicating feeling of considerable hos
tility toward the speaker on the part of
certain Democrats. Mr.. Lockwood asked
If the rules Of this house were more ar
bitrary than those of the last congress,
and his question was received with APP
plause from some Democrats.
Mr.. Tracey subsequently made an eff
fort to postpone consideration of tho
bill until Monday, Dec. 10, but this was
defeated by an o overwhelming majority,
the vote being: Yeas, 70; nays, 202.
On final vote upon the passage of the
resolution reported by the committee on
rules for the consideration of the silver
bill Tuesday, March %, the resolution
was adopted-1S9 to s..
Some Details OF the Vote.
The following Democrats voted
against the reportof the committee on
rules on the final test:
zimmerman, Andrew, Barwig, Beltzhoover,
Bentley, Brickner, Bunting, Bushnell, Cable,
Campbell, Castle, Chaplin, Chapman, Clancy,
Cobb MOI, Coburn, Cochran, Coolidge,
Coombs, Colbert, Cox, Crosby, Daniel, Deforest,
huhpHCyy EHkubI, EitCHs uelsbeIl-
hainer. Greenleaf, Hall, HalloweIl, Harter,
Hayes qaL Herbert, Hoar, Houk (O.), johnson
(O.l, Kribbs, Little, Lockwood, Lynch. Nc
Aleer, Miller, Mitchell. O'Neill (Mass.). Outh-
waite, Page Or. ID Page (Md.), Pearson, Ray
nor, Rusk, Sperry, Stahlnecker, Stevens,
Stump. Tracey, Warner, Wheeler, Williams
(Mass.l.
The following Republicans voted with
the anti-silyer men:
Buchanan, Curtis. Harmer, Hopkins,
Ketchum, Payne, Powers. Ray, Reyburn,
Stone, Storer. Taylor Qlls-), Taylor Crenn.),
Wadworth, Wilson (Ky.l.
The following Republicans voted with
the free coinage men:
Bartine (Nev.l, Belden, Belknap, Bergen,
Boutelle, Bowers, Frederick. Burrows. Clarke
Cutting, Dalzell, Doan, Dolliver.
Enochs. Flick, Griswold, Haughen, Henderson
aa.l, Hermann, Hit, Hooker, Hopkins, HUFF.
Hull. johnson Nnd.l, johnson IN. d.. Joiley.
Lind, Loud, Milliken. Odonnell. Perkins,
Picker, Post, Raines, Randall, Rife, Smith.
Stone gPa-l, Sweet. E. B. Taylor tO.J. J d.
Taylor tOl. v. A. Taylor (O.l. Townsend, Wat
ker, Waugh, Wilson, Wright.
The Farmers Alliance men voted with
the free coinage men, as follows:
Baker, Clover. Davis, Halvorson. KEN, Nc
Otis, Simpson, Watson.
The, invalid pension bill was then
called up and passed, and the house adj