, 1892-03-25
.WHEW. WHAT A BATTLE!
The Free Silver Issue Comes.
Squarely to a Show Down.
Free Coinage Men Hurl Back
Assaults With Defiance.
A Motion to Table the Measure
Stood 148 for to 148 Against.
Speaker Crisp's Vote for Silver
Greeted With Applause
The Silver Fight.

HI Silver Fight.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-Bulletin-
The houses has refused BY a vote of l45
to l49 to table the motion to reconsider
the vote BY which the house refused to
lay the silver bill on the table. The
house Is now voting to reconsider the
motion.
BY the stormiest scene of the fifty first
congress, the vote to reconsider was car
ried by = vote of $50 to l4s.
Loud of California said the first and
most potent reason why he should vote
against the bill was that in the platform
Of the republican party there was en-
grated . plank against the free coinage
oil silver. He remembered when, as a
mechanic. he had to take his 800 a
month in silver and exchange it at a loss
of Sc before paying his butcher and
baker. IS ~
Bartinc of Nevada, leader of. the re-
publican free coinage men, made an able
and comprehensive speech reviewing the
fiscal policy Of this country and Europe
on the silver question during the past
century and combating the arguments
against,free silver. The rolling classes in
eastern cities whose wealth has been piled
mountain high by special legislation,
were swelling into a white heat of indig-
nation at the thought that silver miners
would realize the enhanced price through
free coinage. The only men in Nevada
ever called by the name of money kings
were engaged in producing more gold
than silver. 1t was these Infamous
miners who had furnished the country
over 800. O0o. 900 in coin with which to
pay the national debt and the balance of
trade.
The farmer has more atstake in this
question than the silver miner. The
bulk OF wheat sold in tho European
market is sold in competition with silver
using countries aad upon a silver basis.
Bartine continued that it wa utterly
impossible for the democratic party to
ignore IT'S past history and pledges to the
people on this subject. The gentleman
from Massachusetts, (Williams) had
attempted to read him out Of the demo-
cratic party and egotistically declared
that only those who agreed with him
(Williams) were democrats.
Then the house was much amused by
a little tilt between Hatch and Williams.
the latter having asked if Hatch could
refer him to a democratic platform that
ever declared for free silver. Hatch re-
piled: when you want a democratic
platform you will get it from the demo-
Gratis. an6 not from the men whose swad-
ding clothes have not been off for a week
or a month or a year" Great laughter.
Butler of Iowa closed the debate.
Bland then demanded the previous
question Burrows moved to lay the
pending bill on the table and the clerk
called the roll on his motion. The ex
citement was intense as tie call progressed.
When the clerk completed the recapitula
ton, the speaker rose to announce the
result, but before doing 80 directed the
clerk to rail- his name and then awaited
himself Of his right and cast his vote in
the negative. amid the defening applause
of tho advocates of the measure.
Bland was not aware that the speakers
vote had saved his measure from imme
diate humiliation and changed his vote
from the negative to the affirmative in
order to have an opportunity to move a
reconsideration, but being advised in a
moment that the motion was defeated by
a tie vote. again changed to the negative.
Enloe of Tennessee suddenly strobe into
the house and said be desired to have his
vote recorded, hut the speaker refused,
EDloe having been absent at a session of
the investigating committee.
Herbert of Alabama, who had also been
absent, failed to get his vote recorded.
The motion was lost by a tie vote-14S
to l48.
Cultivate of OHIO at once moved to
adjourn. Lost-99 to 1913. johnson of
Ohio moved to reconsider the vote BY
which the house refused to table the bill
and Bland moved to lay johnson 8 motion
on the table. The motion to table the
motion to reconsider was rejected LAB to
l49-and the antis applauded with vigor.
The speaker stated the vote had required
on the motion to reconsider and Reed
sprang to his feet and demanded the
yeas And nays and the roll was called
The speaker without ordering a recapitu.
lation announced that the motion to re-
consider was defeated by a tie vote of
l48 to I48. Cochran demanded a re-
capitulatIon of the vote.
The speaker stated the demand came
came too late. The confusion was then
redoubled and the speaker was compelled
to call in the services of the sergeant at
arms to restore order. Finally the vote
was recaDitulated by unanimous consent
and was announced: yeas, $50; nays, 14S,
and the result was loudly applauded by
the anti siIverites. The question then
was on a motion to lay the pending bill
on the table and after a scene Of wild dis
order the vote was announced: yeas, l45;
nays. l43; 80 the house refused to lay the
bill on the table, The chair announced
the question required to BANDS motion
for the previous question on the bill and
its amendments. A motion was made to
adjourn again. Lost-8O to pol.
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NO CHANGE TO ST. LOUIS.
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