Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-03-31

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that purpose. The fact that the speaker him.
self has changed his attitude toward the meas.
ure, and has deceived the friends OF the bill By
HIS action, has caused n great many free coin.
age people TO weaken in their position,
and l sec at this time but very little
hope OF getting majority Of the mem.
bcrs on a petition asking that the rule be re-
ported. OF course the speaker has great
power, and since he has shown a disposition 10
lay the bill on the table, members who have
confidence In him will go with him, and this
laaves US with the bill, having not only the
anu-free coinage men, It's opponents, but also
the speaker opposed to IT, and those who per.
sonaliy follow him
What piay he the outcome | can't say. We
can count suiiieient number Of members who
have been voting against consideration Of the
bill who state emphatically that they will vote
for the bill II II ever comes up on It's passage to
give IL from ten to twenty majority.
WHAT SPEAKER CRISP SAYS.
Speaker Crisp was shown Mr.. BANDS
statement last evening and said he was
surprised that Mr.. Bland should havcso
far forgotten himself and the true situa-
tion as TO endeavor to mislcad the pub
lie by such a statement. In justifying
his position Mr.. Crisp said that when
the rules were being considered he had
in caucus pledged his party that no rule
should be reported prohibiting flilibus-
terinR or cutting off dilatory motions
except at the request and desire Of u
majority of the democratic members Of
congress. A majority Of the democrats
requested that a time be fixed for the
consideration OF the free coinage bill,
but making no reference therein TO any
change of the rule.
In response to this request the com
mittee permitted three days. The
speaker said that as well as he rccol-
lected Mr. Bland did want 10 incorpor-
ate some limitation OF the right of the
house TO filibustcr or wanted continu-
ing order, but tho committee determ-
ined that until the necessity for such
rule was demonstrated the committee
would not report. The bill was taken
up and debated for three days
and finally saved from the table
by the casting vote of the speaker.
Mr., Crisp said this tie vote was a
great surprise 10 all parties because
when the original order was made IL
was generally understood that the ma
iority of free coinage was thirty to
forty. A majority of the democrats
voted against tabling the bill and there
by demonstrated that they favored its
passage. Speaker Crisp said that he
assumed that these gentlemen 50 voting
were In favor Of IA rule that would
bring the house to n direct vote on the
bill and prevent filibustering, and so
believing he had said to MIR. Bland that
he had no doubt the committee would
report rule.
To show that he was in favor Of the
free coinage of silver the speaker re-
called the fact that Ice had appointed q
committee which favored the measure
and had appointed Mr.. Bland at the
head of the committee, notwithstand-
ing Mr.. Bland had been an active OPP
ponent Of Mr.. Crisp in the speakership
contest, Although in favor of free
coinage, the speaker stated that AS
speaker of the house he would cndepyor
To execute the will of the majority Of
the democrats therein, respecting re-
ports of the committee ON rules, and no
criticism by Mr.. Bland or effort by Mr.
Bland to shift the responsibility would
deter him from pursuing this course.