St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-10
SILVER REPEAL DEAD.
Friends Of the White Metal
Gain a Victory in the
House.
This Kills Any Silver Legisla-
ton in the Present Con-
gross.
Mr.. Bland Denounced the Pro-
posed Bill as a Mon
stposity.
The Bill Sent to the Commit
tee on Rules Without In
struetions.

jority of nine. They sustained the de-
mand for the previous question on the
resolution setting apart today and to-
morrow for the consideration of the bill
repeating the Sherman act. Had not
the previous question been ordered, a
cloture amendment would have bean
sprung npon the house, and the strug-
gle would then have been continued.
But when it was ordered the advocates
of the repeal bill gratefully passed I'M
der the yoke and allowed the resolu-
ton to be committed without making
strong objection. This action, in the
opinion of members, sounds the death
knell of the silver legislation in the
present congress. Mr.. Catchings called
up the resolution of the committee on
rules, setting apart this legislative day.
and if necessary the next legislative
day, for the consideration of the bill re-
pealing the Sherman act:
Mr. Bacon, chairman of the committee
on banking and currency, said the main
purpose of the bill was that tue
Purchase Of Silver Bullion
and storing of it in the vaults of the
treasury as a commodity in metallic
form and without coinage should stop.
The rule as reported by the committee
on rules was in the form which that
committee of this congress had inVarI-
ably used.for the purpose of bringing
INN
The lesson which the house had learned
OH the bankruptcy bill ought not to be
forgotten. There was no phase OF the
silver question that needed discussion.
There was no phase that had not been
exploited. The discussion OF the bill
could have no useful purpose, unless
the house finally came to vote. lie
would,if the previous question was voted
down, offer all amendment providing
for cloture at 2 o'clock on the second
Legislative day given to the bill. AS
the clerk read the proposed amendment
it was greeted with loud applause.] A
vote for the previous question, he said,
was vote for the death of the bill. A
vote against the previous question
would meet with the approval of the
committee on rules.
How do you know that?" shouted
Mr.. Pierce, One of the most intense sill
yer men.
Would BE No Afront.
Mr.. Bacon replied that it was correct.
The committee on rules was not seek
ing to prevent the previous question be-
ing voted down, and the rejection OF
the previous question would be no af-
front to the members of that committee.
Mr. Bland, the general Of the silver
forces, said that it would be curious
thing for the country to observe the
vote upon the cloture resolution III
order to ascertain how many men on
the Democratic side OF the house who,
when the free coinage bill was up.
planted themselves upon the high horse
of Democratic principles and announced
that the proposition was un-Demo-
cratic. would today come down from
that high horse and would vote IN the
interest OF Wall street to demOnetiZe
silver. The people would watch to see
how a man could in one instance raise
himself above the people in pure Democ-
racv and vote in favor of Wall street,
and yet deny the principles OF Democ-
racy, as approved by the people when II
came to a bill of this character. The
proposed bill was monstrosity, yield
ing to the national banks further privi-
leges and defeating the monetiZation OF
silver in behalf of gold gamblers and
spectators. When the Democratic
party
Went Before the People
it said that the liver question was moth
ing in comparison to the tariff question.
The latter was the overshad owing, par
amount issue which the people had to
face. Tut as sCon as the election was
over. no thing was heard of the commit
tee on ways an means. 1t mad abso-
lutely subsidized. The tariff question had
been relegated to the rear: the Demo-
cratic party had betrayed every promise
made to the American people on the
tariff and silver questions, and up to
this moment the people had been de-
ceived in the last election. 1t had prom
ised a reduction of the tariff and had
sent the silver question to the rear Let
the silver question go until the tariff
was revised. There was no hand i'll
the government SlIOLP 0lIUuSH W COIL-
pel the repeal Of this law-the So-called
silver law-until some other measure
was instituted equally satisfactory or
better to take its place. and he gave
notice that the Democratic party might
be disrupted, and all reforms might be
defeated. out no proposition solely in
favor of " all street could pass Demo
cratic house No threat would deter
The Friends of Silver
from the performance of their duty on
this floor. His Eastern Democratic
friends were thrusting this matter into
the face of the Democrats of the West
and South. They could continue to
thrust the question until they made a
division here that would never be
healed He defed the house to demon
etize silver, and go back to the infa-
nous legislation of 1873.
The discussion was continued by
Messrs. Bartine, Watson, Bryan, Walk
| err, Cox, Springer and Reed. Mr.. Catch
! ings closed the debate with statement
that the committee on rules would not
be affronted by any action which the
house might take upon its report. The
! roll call was taken OIL ordering the pre-
yious question. The interest was in
| tense. and many members followed the
! call with tally sheets OF their own.
| When it was generally known that the
silver meu had carried the day and Or
| ,Ipvpd the urrViOuS question the