The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-02
Prompt Concurrence by the House
in the Amendments by
the Senate.
Silver Leaders Lacked an Expert
enced and Skillful Parlia-
mentary Tactician.
Caught Napping-Ths vots Proportion
atsiy the saae ~ ths Vote Tskea
On August rs.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.--6ilvsS purchases
BY tAs government seassd to-day. The
purpose for which Cleveland eallsd SON
grsss II sxtrsordinaEy ssssioa Was accom-
plishsA a. 4:25 this afternoon whom hs AZ
fixed his Signature 10 ths bill TO repsAl m
conditionally the purchasing CLAUSE of the
Sherman law. Only twsnty-ssven nsa
could no rallied for the last stand by the
silver leaders. Their small following
might have sucessdsd had they been led BY
an experienced and sktllful parliamentary
tastioiAa. Neithsr Bryan nor eaodRrass,
his lieutenant, 10 we'll vsrsed In parliansn-
tary procedure. and whom thrown of their
guard BY momsAtsry distraction they OK
posed flank BY failing 10 follow enc fli-
bustering notlon with another. Speaker
Crisp overwhelmed them by putting the
pending motion TO order tbs previous oues.
tion. II carried with . roar. The flibus-
tsrs had bssn caught mapping and AothinG
remained for them except 10 submit.
For thirty minutes under the rules was
fusion snd excitement. Al It's conclusion
veto was taken on Blaad's FREQ coinage sub
stitsts. The majority against II was
sevsnty-three. Then came the final vote
On ooncurrina in the senate amendments.
The vote stood 1873 for concurrence and
ninety -four against. When the original
bill passed the house. Aug. 28. the vote
stood 201 to 100. 10 although the total vote
to-day was smaller the proportion was
practically tho same.
Tho final vote was taken at ESQ p. m.
the bill was enRrossed Immediately and
twsnty minutes later at 3:10 formal an
nounesnsns was made to tho senate that
its amendments had been agreed to by tbs
house. The bill Was hurrisdly enrolled
and at $40 presented to Speaker Crisp for
his signature. A messenger carried II to
the senate. whore it was signed. two min
utes later. by Vice President Stevenson.
Chairman Pearson. of the committee on
enrolled bills. with the measure under his
arm. entered carriage awaiting him and
president had been kept duly advised Of
the pregEsss Of events. Indesd. he mani
tested 10 much interest in the vote in the
house that. At his request. dupliosts OF
the names of those who voted for and
against eoncurrenee was made soon after
lying ON his desk when Pearson arrived
with the bill.
Secretary Carlisle. Attorney General o.
ney and Private Secretary Thurber we're
present. After fslioitating with each other
for few moments over the victory that
had been achieved. the president took up
the enRrosssd copy of the bill and read It
aloud, then picking us quill pen he affixed
his autograph at 4:25. and thus. eighty five
days. four hours and twenty-five minutes
after ths extraordinary session convened,
the remedy for financial distress which
Cleveland demanded was applied.
An analysis OF the vote shows that 124
democrats, sixty-siaht republicans and one
po2ulist Cannon, of California; voted
for concurrence, and seventy democrats.
fifty Republicans and nine populists against
the motion. Ths following members voted
for the Bland free coinage substitute and
also for concurrsnce: Anderson, Black
(Ga.). Breokshirs. Donovan. Edmunds
(Va.), Geary, Holman, Richardson (Mich. },
sw'nsGn: ,nn,5 Ma .r.1Al Iurpln' fos; xs ana ~.
voted for the free coinage substitute, did
not vots On the 6nal vote.