The Indianapolis journal., 1892-02-17

be In order" II is Mr.. Trscey's desire TO
keep upon the calendar as many measures
as possible to act as obstacles to the silver
bill should il be placed upon the unfinished
some Of the tariff bills should secure the
right of way before the silver bill obstructs
the road.
On the vote by tellers o quorum ap-
peared. after a weary wait aud then Mr..
Tracey demanded the yeas and nays by
this time members who at first were In the
dark as to Mr.. Tracey's object. had been in
formed. and sufficient number of the op-
ponents Of the free-coinage bill were
motion for a recess was defeated-yess, 8;
nays. 195-many of the opponents of the
silver bill withholding their votes IN the
hope of breaking q quorum.
immediately on the announcement of the
vote. Mr.. Tracey was on his feet with q
motion to adjourn. The motion TO adjourn
was defeated-yeas. 35; nays 140-and the
question recurred on the motion TO table
the motion to reconsider tbs vote By which
niteiy postponed. 1t was tabled without
division. thus finally defeating the meas
ure. The House then adjourned.
GIVES THE ANTS HYDRoPHoBIA.
Mr.. Bland, OF Missouri. the leader of the
silver men. says that there was no occasion
for the fiibustering in the House. and that
some members of the House seem to 60 wild
whenever they imagine, for any reason.
that the silver bill is, In some way or other.
to come forward. The silver question, he
says. seemed to give some of Its Cd. onents
the bydrophobia There was no idea of
helping silver or forcing it TO the front in
the motion made. Mr.. Culberson OF Texas
wanted to get to the calendar to take up n
bill to amend tho laws relative TO charges
of judges to juries. Mr.. Tracey and Others
od Aa6 ,nd Tn fhnf hu
hocus- pocus the silver bill might get up,
and were. therefore, lighting the matter.
Mr.. Bland lntimated that he did not pro-
posc to do any thing at prerent on the sill
yer bill "Mr. Catchings is away" said ne.
land the silver men do not intend to
present their petition to the rules commit
tee asking for special order for the silver
bill until his return, when there will be
full committee on rules. l am confident
that We will ultimately get special rule
from the committee. and We expect to
await their decision. Whether or not it
will be given before the tariff is taken up
| cannot say. Personally. l think It would
tion first and get 1t out of the way, clear
ing the decks for the tariff But L shall not
antagonIze the other Democrats if they
want to take up the tariff. first"
On the question of which subject-the
tariff or silver-shall be first taken mp. it is
evident that the Democrats are greatly
divided. No conclusion will be reached
with reference to it for some days. and
meanwhile the anti-silvor men believe that
the greater delay they can secure the better.
MIR. Bartine. Of Nevada was asked to-day
how many Republicans would support q
free-silver bill. He said: II think that
about ten Repu blicans will vote for free
coinage. but l would not like to speak pos
itively. My experience In the last Con-
gress has taught me that men do not al
ways vote as they talk. Neither would
like to mention names, because might be
mistaken. If the bill should pass the
House and be defeated In the Senate by q
mixed vote, it would probably have very
little effect upon Nevada politics. Party
lines would probably be drawn as now. If
the bill should pass both houses and be ve-
toed by the President it would make him
|. O very weak candidate in Nevada. and q
Democratic candidate friendly to silver
would sweep the State like wildfire.
think it would be the same in all the other
lver-producing States. If the Democratic
candidate should hold abont the same
views as those of Harrison. both parties in
the State would probably vote their regu-
lar ticket"