The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-08-29
DARK DAYS FOR SLY YER
The Wilson Bill Passes The House BY
q Majority Of iiS.
ALL AMENDMENTS KILLED
The 20 to Ratio Proves the Most
Popular - ReJoioings Of tbs
Coldites - Tho Majority
Unexpectedly Large.


time for the assembling by persons inter.
csted in the rssul, of the balloting on sill.
yer after two weeks Of debate. When the
speaker raped for order at noon nearly
every seat In the hall was filled. While
waiting for the call to order, Bland freely
admitted that the claims of the auti-silyer
men OF a majority of 30 were we'll
founded and might be exceeded. II
looked N II tho Wilson bill would
60 through with little or no friction.
After the reading of the journal Weaver
OF New York appeared at the bar of the
house and was sworn In. Then the clerk
reported the resolutions containing the
order OF procedure on the silver question,
providing for vote first on the free coin.
age OF silver at ratio Of IL to 1.
Bailey of Texas asked IL, in case all the
amendments as to ratio were defeated, il
would be in order to propose additional
amendments. The speaker thought not,
but would hear the gentleman on the sub.
j,ct when the time came to formally pre-
sent the subject.
McMillin of Tennessee wished to offer
an amendment for the free coinage of the
product of the silver mines of tho United
States. Bland objected even 10 the read.
ing, saying 1t was not free coinage ut all.
Then the Wilson bill. repeating the silver
purchase clause OF the Sherman act. was
read and Bland offered his first amend
mcnt, for FREQ coinage at a ratio of 10 to 1.
Defeated; yeas, 123, nays, 2a8.
The announcement of the vote was re-
ccived with applause and some surprise
Mt the majority against free coinage, it
being nearly double the largest estimate
made by the anti-silver committee.
Bland, from his seat at the extreme left
smiled grimly ms he heard the result,
ncrvously chewing and rocking TO and fro
on his pivot chair. The figures show
that q majority of democrats voted
against free coinage.
Bland asked a yea and no vote on tho
question Of coinage at a ratio OF IL to 1.
and secured il. As the clerk began call
ing the roll. Bryan walked down tho GEN.
ter aisle calmly some time. Then Bryan
by easy stages made his way back to his
own scat.
The vote on the question OF free coinage
at ratio Of II to resulted: Yeas. 100;
nayes, 2fo. On this vote, beside q loss OF
populist votes, the members OF that party
withholding their votes, were several neg
tive votes from those who voted in favor
of ratio of 16 to I. On the amendment
making the ratio Is to I, tho vote stood:
Yeas, 102; nays, 239.
Tho slight gains made on the higher
ratio were not unexpected by some Of the
leaders. and it was tho impression of
these that the ratio Of 20 TO would poll
the largest vote recorded In favor of free
coinage. Result OF the call: Yeas, li9;
nays, DID,. General Tracey and Bland
were constantly busily engaged In confer.
cnce with their lieutenants. Lafe Pence,
the enthusiastic populist from Colorado,
earnestly assured Amos Cummings Of
New York that the end was not yet, do.
spite the apparent defeat Of the advocates
of free coinage.
With the close Of the roll call on the
first vote. the clerk announced single
pair, specifying with great particularly
the side on which each member would
have voted II present. This is the common
custom in tho senate. but is worry unusual
in the house, and indicated with what OK.
treme care the pairing contract was made.
1t is very uncommon, also, to find SO few
members pairing and the roll call revealed
only eight absentees who had not pro-
vided to make their votes count. With
the wave of applause and jubiliation
which swept over tho hall as the crushing
defeat to free silver coinage was am
nounced, tho whole house seemed TO take
deep breath and lose interest in what
was to follow for the next few votes on tho
various ratios.
On the Wilson bill, repeating the pur.
chasing clause of the sherman act, tho
vote stood: Yeas 239: nays 10.
The vote on the final passage OF tho
Wilson bill was as follows:
Naas kdams Aiharsnu Aldri,h A,s-
ley. Avery, Babcock. Baker, Bald.
win, Bond. Bartholdi. Bartlett. Bar.
wig. Bslden, Betzhooyer. Berry. Bing.
ham. Black, Black Blair Boutclle. Brattan.
Brawicy. BrecSlnrid-e, Arkansas: Breckln.
ridge. Kentucky; Brett, Brickner. Brookshire.
Brosius, Brown, Bunn Burrows. Rynum. Cabi.
Mss, Caamus, Caldwell, Campbsll, Cannon.
Capehcart. Caruth. Catchinss, Causey, CHECKER.
Ing. Chi.es. Clancy, Clarke, Cobb. Cochran,
Cosswell. Compton, Conu. CoomDs. Cooper.
Cooper. Cornish. Cousins, Covert. Grain, Cum.
mings. Curtis. Dah,l. Dinie!s. Davey, Dcforest,
Dagey, D1lllyer. Donovan, Do0lltt,e. Draper,
Dunn. Dlnphy, Dirb)rrow Eimlnds. English.
Erdman. Everett. Fellows, fleidsr. Fitch,
Fletcher. Forman, Funk. Gardner, Gear,
Geary Geissen, Gillette OF New York.
Gillette OF Massschus etts, Go.dZler, Cor.
man. Gresham, Grosyenor. Grous. IIaines.
Hall, Hammond. Hare. Harmon. Harter,
liausheI, Hayes. Heiaer. Henderson OF Illinois,
henderson Of Iowa. Hendris. Hicks, Hines,
Hitt Holman, Hooker. Hopkins. iiouk of Ohio.
Houk OF Tennessee. Huck. Hull. Hunter,
johnson o; Indiana johnson OF North Dakota.
Johnson OF Ohio. Joy, kitfsr, krlbbs. Llccy.
l.apham. Lawson. Layton. Leleyrc. Lester oi
Georgia, Lilly. Linton, Lis,e lockwood. Lou.
dens acer. Lynch, Magner. Mshon. Marshall.
Martin. Marin. McAleer. Mccall, McC.eary.
McCgeary. McDonnold. McDonill, McEtteriek,
Metiann, McKaig. McMilin, McNagny. Mercer.
Meredith. Meyer. Milllken. Montgomery. Moon.
Morse. Mutcheier, Northwiy. Oates, O'fcrrall.
NELL OF Massachusetts. o'Nell OF rennsyl.
wanna. Olfhwslte, Page. Paech II.
Patterson. Payne. Pdynter. Person.
Pendlcton Of Texas. Pcndleton Of West Viz.
ginla, Perkins. Phillips, figsot, Post Powers.
Price. Randall. Ray. Raynor Reed. Reilly. Rey.
burn. Richards. Richardson. Ritchi-. Robinson.
Russ. Russell. Ryan, SchermcrhOrn. scranton.
settle. slaw. shsrm,u. slcAeis sipc, somers.
Sperry. springer Stephenson, stephens, Charles
W Stone OF Pennsylvania. WIZ lam A. stone oi
Pennsylvania. ,ione Of Kentucky. Storer.
Strong. swanson. Talbot. Tawrey, Taylor.
Thomas, Tracey, Tucker, Turner, Turpln,