The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-03-31
FREE SILVER DEAD.
The Bland Bill Goes Down After a
Hard Fight.

WASHINGTON, March % The
fight on the silver bill last night was
lively one and resulted in the
death of the measure for the present
at least. When Mr.. Bland called for
the previous question Mr.. Burrows,
of Michigan, moved to lay the bill
on the table, and demanded the yeas
and nays. On this motion the vote
was 148 yeas, 14S nays-a tie; so the
motion failed.
Mr.. Outhwaite, of Ohio Demo
crat) at once moved to adjourn. The
motion temporarily left the members
at sea as to their course. Mr.. Bland,
arising to parliamentary inquiry,
asked if the effect of an adjourn
ment would be to make another
special order necessary to call up
the bill. The Speaker said it would.
The vote on adjournment was in
no sense a party one or one indicat-
ing on which side of the silver ques-
tion the voters stood. Many of the
most pronounced anti-silverites vot-
ed in opposition, and the motion
was declared by vote of yeas 80,
nays 1913.
Then Mr.. johnson (Democrat), of
Ohio, took hand in the fight with a
motion to reconsider the vote by
which the House refused to table
the bill; and Mr.. Bland parried his
foe with a motion to lay that motion
on the table.
Mr.. Breckenridge Oemocrat), Of
Kentucky, moved to take recess
until 10 o'clock tomorrow, but such
chorus of opposition came from all
parts of the floor that he withdrew it.
The question then recurred on the
MOTION to reconsider, and it was re-
jected-yeas, 145; nays, 149. Then
it was the turn of the anti-silver men
to applaud, and they did SO with
vim and enthusiasm.
The Speaker stated that the vote
recurred on the motion to reconsider,
and Mr.. Reed of Maine, sprang to
his feet and demanded the yeas and
nays.
After a scene, which rivalled the
stormiest time of the Fifty first Con
gress, the motion to reconsider was
carried by vote of $50 to las.
Mr.. Crisp announced that the mo-
ton to reconsider had been lost by
a tie vote of l4S to I48, but several
anti-silver men demanded recapitu-
lation. The result of the recaptula-
ton was to add two votes to the af-
firmative side, and make the vote
$50 to 14S.
The Chair stated that The question
| then was on the motion to lay upon
| the table the pending bill.
Mr.. Burrows: The motion | made
| to lay the bill on the tablet
The Chair replied affirmatively
and after time order was restored
and the roll-call proceeded.
After another scene of tremendou:
| excitement and disorder. vote ives
| announced-yeas 145. nays 14S-and
| the vote was then taken on a mo
ton of Mr.. Fitch (Democrat) to ad
| journ in order to cut off a vote or
the Bland bill.
Mr.. Fitch's motion to adjourn was
| lost-80 to 202.
A vote taken shortly before mid
night, upon motion to. reconsider
the vote by which the motion to ad
journ until Saturday was defeated
developed no quorum, and at mid
night exactly call of the Hous'
was ordered.
/ Two hundred and eleven member
responded to their names, and ther
Mr.. Bland, stating that it was eyi
dent that no fair vote could be takel
npon the silver question tonight
moved an adjournment, which mo
tion was carried at 1885.
| The silver bill now goes upon tn
calendar, but it is probable that tn