The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-29

Democrats q
lOpulstS.."......'....... II
WASHINGTON, D. O., August 2S.-Un.
der tho impression that the order under
which the house has been operating the
past two weeks, SO far as the hour Of
meeting was concerned, prevailed to-
day, the public galleries Of the hall Of
the house OF representatives were filed
before 10 o'clock this morning, and
many membera were in their seats on
the floor at that hour. The surround
ing corridors and lobbies of the floor
were also filed with q throng OF people.
Mr.. Bland. the leader OF the free silver
forces, said-the estimate Of the anti
silver men Of majority Of fifty against
any Of the several silver propositions
included within the order might be ex.
Ceeded. He admitted defeat, The in
auences that have been brought to bear
on tho FREQ silver men, he said, had had
their effect, and he should not be sur
prised to see the Wilson bill 90 through
the senate some day soon with little or
no friction.
The leaders OF the house attracted
the usual amount OF attention as they
came upon the floor. Mr.. Reed came
in at 1890, his form towering above all
his associates on the floor, and being
particularly noticeable because OF his
suit Of Kentucky tow enlivened by o
deep rcd four.in.hand scarf, General
Tracey and Mr.. Bland were busily en-.
gagged in conference with their lieuten.
ants preparing for the decisive count
Of votes. Lafe Pence. the enthusiastic
Populist from Colorado, earnestly as
sured Amos Cummings, Of New York.
that the end was not yet, despite the
apparent defeat OF the advocates Of free
coinage. Bourke Cochran did not APP
pear until after the speakers gavel fell,
but Alessrs. Harter, Rayner and Tom
l. Johnson, anti.silveriteS, buzzed and
beamod with anticipatlons OF victory.
PRAYER FOR WISDOM.
When the speaker commanded order
at u o'clock nearly every seat in the
hall was filled, an unmistakable evl.
dence Of the general and individual in
terest in the matter in hand. Chaplain
Haddaway prayed briefly, and in u
voice inaudible at distance OF more
than ten feet from tho desk, for an es-
recial gift OF wisdom and judgment to
rightly settle the great question before
the house. After the reading OF the
journal Mr.. Weaver, OF New York, APP
peNred at tho bar OF the house on the
arm oil his colleague, General Tracey,
and was sworn in by the speaker.
Tho resolution contained in the orr
dor on the silver question was reported
BY the committee.
Representative Bailey, Of Arkansas,
asked II in the event Of all the amend
monts included in the order being
defeated, II would be In order to pro-
poso an additional amendment ger
mouo to tho subject.
Speaker Crisp replied that rs ut
present advised, he would answer no
that tho order providing exhaustively
alI that tho house may consider, put
that when the time camo to formally
present tho question tho gentleman
from Texas might DO heard.
Representative Mcmillan, OF Tonnes.
sec, desired to offer an amendment
proyioinE for tho FREQ coinage Of the
product Of tho mines Of tho United
states, but Mr.. Bland objected to oven
having Il read.
TILE VOTING AGAINST FREE COINAGE.
Tho Wilson bill having been read
NJ Bland democrat, Mlssourl), offered
his Atst aniondment-that OF FREQ coin
age At tho ratio Of 10 to /, and II wal
defeated by yotO OF yeas 1874 nays 22B
amid applause Of tho antl.BllyOr ner
who received one more majority than
lhoy expected The following 10 tht
detailed vote
YRAs-Mcssrs. Abbot, Dem, Tcxas
AUken, Rep, Mich; Alexander, Dem.
\. o. Allen, Dem, Miss, Arnold
Dem, Mo. Bailey, Dem, Texas Baker
lropn kaLj BahkhoAd, Dom, Ala,
BMell, Pop, Coli Boil, Dem, Texas
hiack, Dem, Ga. Blanchard, Dem, In,
Bland, Dem, Mo-; Boatnor, Dem, La.
iioen, Pop., MINI. Bower, Dom, N. o,
Bowers, Rop, Cal, Branuh, Dem, N
v BtetS, Dom, ind. Broicrlck, Rep
has, BtoonIhIro, Dem, tnd,i Bryan
Dnomo Mob Dunn, Dem, N. q.
nnthcs, Dom, Mo. oAmInottl, Dom.
Eal'i Cannon, DEM, Cal Capehntt
DEM, W. Va. Clark, Dom, Mo. Cobb
nnu, A.. y - a. y a. -. y M = = : ~ 4