St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-02

Il nave no disposition to delay the
action of the house," SAID Mr.. Bland.
II had hoped that the friends OF this
measure would allow it to come up at
the regular time in the regular way. 1
do not see the necessity for demanding
the previous question, and an arrange
ment for subsequent debate. | want
the debate to go on in the regular way,
SO that the bill will still be open for
amendment. The opponents of the
measure should not be stified.'
BY this time the area in front of the
speakers chair was crowded with men,
bers, and the aisles were choked. Mr..
Allen, of Mississippi, said: ''It is only
intended to partially stifle the house."
Bourke Cockfan could not hear the
remark of the droll member from Mis-
sissippi, and wanted him to repeat it so
that the house could be taken into his
confidence, but Mr.. Allen declined, and
Mr.. Wilson proceeded to explain that
his purpose in demanding the previous
question was not to cut off debate, but
to avoid losing control of the bill. IF
l lose CONTROL" said he, "the debate
proceeds i'll vague. indefinite way. and
the bill is open to amendment. am
perfectly willing to give to gentlemen
on the other side one, two or three
hours, or any other reasonable time"
Mr.. Livingston, of Georgia, offered
as a counter proposition that the pre-
viouS question be considered as ordered
at o'clock.
Mr.. Wilson, however. did not seem
disposed to treat with Mr.. Livingston as
the leader of the opposition. He still
looked to Mr.. Bland.
Mr.. Stockdale, of Mississippi,
WANTED TO KNOW,
with evidences of much irritation, if the
bill was SO defective that the friends of
the measure were afraid of amend
ments. At this point SO much confu-
sion existed that the speaker ordered the
aisleS cleared. Mr.. Cochran, Mr.. Raynor,
Mr.. Cultivate and Mr.. Catchings, who
had been standing at MIR. Wilson's
back, retired to their seats. AS soon as
order was restored Mr.. Livingston re-
newed his proposition. He called at
tention to the fact that every one was
anxious to get away and all the silver
men wanted was to explain their votes.
He chided MIR. Bland, who was now OBJ
durate and who had just returned to
Washington after six weeks absence,
standing in the way of an amicable
agreement, which he said would go far
toward harmoniZing the Democratic
party
''lf he won't accep it," said Mr.. LIv-
ingston, 81 will accept it myself"
Mr.. Bryan asked Mr.. Wilson if his
purpose was TO prevent the house from
voting on amendments.
"YeS. SIR" replied MIR. Wilson.
81 want that fact to go on record" re-
torted Mr.. Bryan. Il want the country
to know that you are unwilling that this
house shall vote on amendments.
I'VE have already voted on every
amendment offered" retorted Mr.. Will
son.
II would like to know" he continued,
turning toward Mr.. Bland for the last
time, 'whether you are willing to accept
the proposition | have made ?"
81 will accept nothing" replied Mr..
Bland SnappiShly, that does not come
in the regular way"
''Then ] demand the previous queS-
tion," said MIR. Wilson. facing the
speaker.
MIR. Bryan tried to speak, but chorus
of voices drowned his appeal. When
he was recognized after the din had
subsidized he moved that the house ad.
journ.
FILIB CLUSTERING
was to be the last resort of the extreme
silver men. They were determined to
force the committee on rules to bring in
cloture. But it was a feeble effort.
Mr.. Bryan'S nrSt motion only mustered
26 votes against $50. Mr.. SnodgraSs, of
Tennessee, who joined with him in
making tilibustering motions, secured
but tWenty-one votes for his
motion to recess. For fifteen min
utes motion after motion failed. At
last MIR. Wells, of Wisconsin, rising to
a parliamentary inquiry. asked whether
the committee on rules had not already
made rule that would operate in this
case, and MIR. Henderson, of Iowa,
made motion that the house take a
recess for thirty minutes to give the
committee OH rules time to bring i'll a
rule. The house merely laughed.
The chair declines to put the mo-
tion." replied the speaker.
Mr.. Wilson, of Washington, inquired
whether, il the previous question was
ordered, it would be in sorder to make
any amendments to the bill, remarking
that when the bill was debated in the
house before all the amendments came
from the Democratic side, would the
Republican side have an opportunity to
offer amendments.
The speaker ruled that when the
previous question was ordered the bill
would moi be amendable.
fliIuStariDo OtiOI, n
been lost and Mr.. Livingston was max
ing an appeal to his colleagues to de-
sist Both Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Snod-
grass were listening to the Georgian in
stead of renewing their filibuStering
motion. This left the pending question
the motion to order the previous queS-
ton. The filibuSterS were thrown off
their guard. The speaker put the mo-
ton and it was carried with a roar of
assent. The filibuSterS called for a
division, but they could not muster
enough votes to call the ayes and nays.
The bill was then in the arena of de-
bate for the last time, fifteen minutes
being allowed Oil a side under the rules.
After some little wrangling it was ar
ranged that
MIR. BLAND SHOULD CONTROL
the time for the opponents, and Mr..
ure. Mr.. Bland sent to the desk and
had read his amendment. 1t revives
the free coinage act of 1887. Mr.. Bland
said vote must now be taken upon the
all-important question OF returning
to the Sherman law of 1878.
The recent panic was preclpitated by
the moneyed interests of the country for
the purpose of affecting legislation.
With the law to be wiped from the
statute books he had no sympathy, and
he and those who believed with him
had only been battling that it might
not be wiped out until after the politi-
cal party to which he and they belonged
had performed its pledges by restoring
the free and unlimited coinage of silver.
He offered an amendment upon which
the Democratic party of the South and
West would do battle in the future. 1t
was repeal Of the Sherman law of 1873
to follow the repeal of the Sherman law
of 1890. MIR. Bland said he would have
despaired of the future of his party had
he not seen in the house and in
the senate a small unterrifed force
which had battled for the last
three months seeking TO establish the
principles announced IN the Democratic