Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-26
BLAND In THE SOUP
His Silver 8in Practically
Killed in the House
EVERYBODY MUCH SURPRISED
rs Friends Labor Long and HsTd 10 Sc
- Vote But Are 80
to Give Up.

WARRINGTON. March IS. AT l2;S5
this morning, after an exciting session,
Mr. Bland Ne }, seeiAg that be could
ne, hope 10 reach u vets ca the free
coinage bill rose and moved an AL
tournament IL was surprising turn
OF affairs. and with 3 rousd Of APP
plause the Bland motion was
adopted This means that the
silver bill loses It's preferred place
and goes back or the calendar 10 take
its chance with other bills The out
cems is one Of the greatest surprises ia
recent legislative affairs. as the most
vigorous opponents OF free silver
had conceded that the silver bin would
pass the house by large majority.
The Ke.i Battle Begins.
Ats o'clock p. m. Mr.. Bland was
recognized by the speaker, aud in
que, tone OF voice demanded the
previous question on the pending
bill. Instantly Mr.. Burrows Mich },
representing the republican side, moved
to lay Mr.. BANDS motion for the pre-
vious question on the able The effect
of Mr. Burrows motion if carried would
be TO kill the free-coinage bill and TO
end the entire question for this session
of congress. Consequently his motion
brought to its support the votes not
only of the republican side and the lit
tie group of snti-free silver democrats
but OF all the democrats who, while in
favor of free coinage, wished TO post
pone the passage of n free-silver bill
until mex. December.
The kirst Roll Gail.
The roll call began at orce. Nhen
the clerk had called the last namc
word was quickly passed from the
speakers desk to Mr. Bland that the mo-
ton TO table the bill had been carried.
l4s 10 lat. Mr.. Bland was aston
ished. The information quickly spread
over the floor, which at once became 4
scene OF bowling and excited disorder.
Practically every member left his desk
and crowded into the narrow area In
front OF the speakers desk, shouting
and gesticulating.
The Speaker Votes.
The recapitulatiou bein z com pleted
the yeaker rose from his chair to an
| nounce the result, but before doing so
! directed the clerk TO call his name.
! The clerk called ''Mr. Crisp. of
Georgia" and SIR. Crisp. availing him
self of his right as representative
cast his vote in the negative amid the
deafening applause of the advocates of
the measure.
Lost by . Tie Vote.
The motion was lost by a tie vote of
yeas, I4s; NAYS, las. This first test
vote showed the seven alliance mem
bers and twelve republicans voting
with the determined silver men, while
those who voted against immediate
action on the silver bill included seven
ty-nine democrats and sixty-nine re-
| publicans
How They Voted.
The democrats who voted with the
republicans Oh Mr. Burrows onginsl
motion to lay the bill on the Ia BILE were
rs fellows:
Messrs zimmerman, Andrew, Baobitt, Bar
wig. Delshooyer, Bently, Bowman. Erawley,
Brckncr, Drummer, Bunting, Bushnell, Gable,
Cadrnus, Castle. Causey. Chaplin, Chip
man. Clancy. Cobb (Mo.1, Co
burn, Cochran. Coolidge, Coonos, Covert
Cox IN. ", Craig pa Crosby. Cummings
Daniel. peForcst. Dunphy, English, Fellows
Fitch, Geary, Geisenheiner, Gillespie, ereen-
leaf, Han, Hallowell Hamilton Earter, Haina
| ,O) Hear. Houk hribbs, Logan, Lap
ham. Little, Lockwood. Lynch. Msgner
McAiecr. Mcdonald. NcGann, Mckaig, Nc
| Kiaey. Meyer. Miller, Mitchell, Autehler, New
berry. Oates, CULTIVATE, Page Or H., Page
| MA. Pattison (o), REyner Seerley, Sperry
Stereas, Stout, stump Trnecy, Warner, WI
COX, Williams, Wilson wv. Va-), Wolvertoa-
The republicans who voted In opposition tc
| ha pa
Brodsriel. Clark Cwyo.l. Funston, Hermann
Jolly Pickler, Sweet and Townsend
The following farmers aNisnce members
voted with the democrats Ia opposition To the
measure: Davis. Halverson, KEN, McKeighan
OTIS, simpson and Watson.
Motisn to AdJeu Lost.
Mr.. Cultivate co. at once moved TO
adjourn. The motion temporarily left
mem bers at sea as to their course. Mr.
Bland, arising to . parliamentary in
quiry, asked il 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 declared lost
yeas, 30; nays. 1913.
Anti-siiver Men Gain . Point.
Then Mr.. Johnson (0.) took q hand
In the fight with a motion TO reconsId
er the vote by which the house refused
to table the bill and Mr.. Bland par
ried his foil with a motion TO lay thai
motion on the table. The motion e
table the motion to reconsider was re
jected-yeas. las; NAYS, lac. Then il
was The turn of the anti-silver men Il
spp.&yd and they did SO with vim AND
enthusiasm.
tsciope and Thunderstorm.
The speaker stated that the vote re
eurre3 ca the melton to reconsider anc
Mr.. Reed Me sprung to his feet aus
demanded the yeas and nays and tn,
roll was called Then the thunder
sierra which had been brewing owe
the keuss for the entire day burst IN
full violence, aud for twenty minute
or mere the cyclenc ragged suprcm'
throughout the house
The speaker. without oriering a re
cspitulstion. announced that The mo
tisn 10 reconsider was defeated By
tie vote Of yeas. las: maya, ia
Mr. Cochran demanded reoaps,uls
ton Of tn. vote The speaker state,
that the demand came tee late Tn,
confusion .Vss thes re5ensled and a.,
speaker wss then compelled 10 call s..
the services Of the serrespt-st arms Z
restore order
Assi- SILVER as.s~ Ahead
Fiasliy the vote was rscspiiulste'