Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-08-31
INCIDENTS OF THE VOTING.
How Changes TOOK place on the Various
Ratios aud the Final Action.

WASHINGTON, Aug. o9.-The first of
the ratio votes in the house yesterday
was taken amid such buzzing as
fairly drowned the voice of the clerk
at times, and the few members who
were keeping tally on the rest had TO
appeal TO the speaker repeatedly to pre-
serve enough order to make hearing
possible.
Only the "old stagers' on the silver
side stood out for the II to ratio Man
after man who had voted aye on the
first roll call voted no on the second
and many others left the chamber.
The slight gain made on the higher
ratios was not unexpected by some of
the leaders, and II was the published
impression Of these that the ratio of 20
TO 1 would poll the largest vote re-
corded in favor Of free coinage.
When IL came to the is to 1 amend
ment, the chorus of dissatisfaction
which arose when Mr. Hatch insisted
on his demand for the yeas and nays
showed that the house was in no tenn
per for childish delays. II was TO be
noted that MIR. Bland, to whom this
whole business is deadly earnest and
not mere tomfoolery, did not join in
the demand, but lay back in his seat,
showing Ms much composure as he could
command.
The vote on the second ratio amend
ment made slightly better showing
for the silver men, not because of II
considerable increase in their vote, but
by n falling off in the number Of their
adversaries BY the time the third
vote was cast Mr. Bland had recovered
his wind enough to make the demand
for the yeas and nays himself, al
though he did not stay in his seat long
enough TO see how things were going.
The anti-silvcr men, also, who had
united in their efforts TO prevent
further roll call concluded TO let the
thing go and put everybody on record
on every phase of the question.
The third party men refused to vote
when Mr.. BANDS second amendment,
providing for coinage at II TO ratio,
came before the house. Messrs. Simp-
son and Baker, of the Kansas CON
tingent, heard their names called, but
stared at the clerk in silence. A slight
ripple of applause greeted the an
nouncement of the vote 24O to 100 in
ajority, and there was clear DISPOSE
tion upon the part of the house to dis
pense with further proceedings under
the special order and take succeeding
votes viva voce. Mr. Hatch, of Mis-
souri,, strongly objected, and so effect
lively that roll call was ordered His
objection was simply to fasten to the
record the names of those who had
abandoned silver.
Mr.. Schell, South Carolina, in favor
Of free silver, was paired with Mr.. Ora
ham, opposed toit Not nearly so much
interest was taken in the second vote
which was on the ratio of II to /. The
decisive vote on the 10 TO / ratio seemed
to dishenrten the silver men, and in
place of the attention which was paid
to the first was substituted listlcss
ness which spread throughout the vote
The members who voted for the 10 Il
1 ratio, but against II TO /, were Brett
Brookshire, Bryan, Conn, Gcary, Har
ris, Holman, Latimer, Mcguire, Nc
> Keighan, McLaurin, Post, Strait
Sweet Talbert, Taylor.
The gentlemen who voted for 10 To l.
but who declined TO vote at all ON the
II to 1 amendment, were: Bankhead
Boon, Cannon, Coclrell, Davis (Kan.)
, prauy' hudson heln' renee simpson
and Turpin.
Mr. Russell and Mr.. Snodgrass, whC
u voted against 10 TO /, voted in favor o
, Il to l.
, The is to standard was defeated b,
n vote Of yeas, 1902; nays, 230. OF thos
I who had previously voted on 10 or
+ to the following did not vote at all OF
, the Is to ratio Messrs, Allen, Bank
head Bailey Cannon lCaL) j. Grady an'
Livingston.
: The other changes on this vote "a
, compared with the vote on Il to ]
I were as follows; baldwin, who vote
: for II, voted against Is, and llilhorl
!, and lkirt, who voted against H. vote
for Is.
No one who voted for 10 voted agains
L 20 to !, but there was decided gain
$ as the following named members VIII
: had opposed 10 to ! voted for the 20 L
I. amendment Anderson Grain, Ellie
n Hermann Hopkins, Linton, Mallory
# MeikelJoh Moon, Oates, Paschal
Price, Tucker, Turner, Weadock, White
d Marsh
The members VINO voted against 2
d to and not on 10 to were: KEN an'
Mcguire
d The proposition to re-enact the Bland
Allison act as a provision OF the repca
IS bill received the strongest support, bu
even that was defeated by mhJorit.