The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-25
EXCITEMENT BEGINS.

i--NStAishb DEbiNSs
Mr.. Bland, at o'clock, was recognize
cd by the speaker and demanded the
previous question onthe pending bill.
Mr.. Burrows, like hall the members
OF the house, was on his feet, but he
was there not from anxiety but as his
party's spokesman.
The chair recognized him, and Mr..
Burrows moved to lay the pending bill
on the table, and said that motion took
precedence OF the motion OF the gentle.
man from Missouri (Alr. Dland), and
demanded the yeas and nays on his
motion. The chair decided in favor OF
Mr.. Burrows, and then, amid intense
excitement, the clerk began to cali the
roll on Mr.. Burrows motion, which
brought the question 10 q square test
vote. Excitement BECAME intense as
the call progressed, and members plain
ly showed it in the restless manner with
which they moved about and crowded
to the space in front OF the speakers
desk.
At the conclusion OF the roll call the
excitement had risen TO fever heat. At
first rumor spread that tho motion
had been carried by three votes, and
that the Bland bill was beaten. An
anti.silver man in the rear Of this house
started to shout, but quickly checked
himself as doubt ovcrcame him.
Private information given out that
thc.yote stood yeas l4S, nays lii, excited
every member and the aisles were
thronged as the clerk proceeded to re-
capitulate the vote, The recapitulation
being completed, the speaker rose from
his chair to announce the result, but
before doing SO, directed the clerk to
call his name, tho clerk calci ;.Mr.
Crisp, OF Georgia." and "NIr. Crisp, OF
Georgia." avaiing himself OF his right
rs representative, cast his s-votc in the
negative amid the dcatcning applause
OF the advocates OF the measures. Mr.
Bland, OF Missouri, not aware that this
vote saved.his measure from immediate
annihilation, changed his voto from the
negative to the affirmative in order
that he might have an opportunity to
move reconsideration, but being ad.
vised in moment that the motion was
defeated by tic vote, again changed to
the negative.
The motion was lost by tic vote OF
yeas 14S, nays las.
Mr.. Outhwaite, OF Ohio, at once
moved to adjourn.
Tho motion temporarily left members
at sea as to their course. Mr.. Bland
arising to 4 parliamentary inquiry,
asked if tho effect OF adjournment
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
90, nays los.
THE STORM BREAKS.
L Then Mr.. Johnson, OF Ohio, took his
hand in the fight with n motion tc
reconsider the vote by which tho house
refused to table the bill and Mr.. Bland
parried his foil with q motion to lay
that motion on the table.
The motion to table the motion to
reconsider was rejccted-veas, 145 nays
l49. Then it was the turn pf tho anti,
silver men to applaud and they did SC
with vim and enthusiasm, ttl5
The speaker stated that tho vote re.
Cured on the motion to reconsider, and
Mr.. Reed, Of Maine, sprang to.his fec,
and demanded the ayes and navs, and
the roll was called. Then tho Thunder
storm which. had been brooling owe.
tho house for the entire day, burst III
full violence, and for twenty minutes o,
moro tho cyclone ragged supreme
throughout the house.
The speaker without ordering re.
capitulation) announced that the mo