Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-11-02

"tet ohu the SILVER Eurchasink Act De-
came a Dead Letter The Silver Men
Made a Weak Stand, and Their Attempt
to Fnibuster Was Pathetic Failure.
Speaker Crisp Caught Them on Their
Guard-some Obituary Remarks by the
Defeated Leaders.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-Silver purchases
by the government are closed. The pur-
pose for which Mr.. Cleveland called con
gress in extraordinary session was accom-
plished when he affixed his signature tothe
bill to repeal Internationally the purchas-
ing clause of the Sherman law.
The struggle in the house was short.
Only p men could be rallied for the last
stand by the silver leaders-Messrs. Bland
and Bryan. Mr.. Bland and his colleagues,
knowing that further operation was futile,
preferred to sacrifice the opportunity for
few hours debate offered by Mr. Wilson in
order to force the majority to bring in
closure and concur in the senate amend
ment by duress. But even in this they
failed.
Their small following might have sue
ceeded had they been led by experienced
and skillful parliamentary tacticians. Nei-
ther Mr.. Bryan nor Mr.. Snodgrass, his
lieutenant, is well versed in parliamentary
procedure, and when thrown of their
guard by momentary distraction they eX-
posed their flank by failing to follow one
| flibustering motion with another Speaker
Crisp overwhelmed them by putting the
pending motion to order the previous ques-
tion. It was carried with a roar.
The filibusters had been caught mapping,
and nothing remained for them TO do ex-
cept to submit For 30 minutes under the
rule the rattle Of oratory followed amid
/ the greatest confusion and excitement. At
its conclusion the vote was taken on Mr..
| Bland's free coinage substitute. The ma
| jority against it was 73. Then came the
| final vote on concurring in the senate
amendments. The vote stood 1893 for con-
currence and "a against When the orig
/ inal bill passed the house on Aug. 2s, the
vote stood POI to 100, so that, although the
total vote was smaller, the proportion was
practically the same.
Signed by the President.
The final vote was taken at 2;5O p m.
The bill was engrossed Immediately and
| 90 minutes later the formal announcement
was made 70 the senate that its amend
ment bad been agreed to by the house. The
bill was hurriedly enrolled by Chairman
| Pearson Of the committee on enrolled bills,
and at $3.50 it was presented to Speaker
Crisp for his signature A fleet footed mes
senger carried it 90 the senate, where it
was signed two minutes later by Vice Pres
ident Stevenson.
Chairman Pearson, with the bill under
his arm, entered a carriage waiting for him
on the plaza in front of the capitol and
drove rapidly TO the White House The
president had been kept duly advised of
the progress of events. Indeed, he mani
tested so much interest in the vote in the
house that at his request a duplicate of the
names of those who had voted for or against
the concurrence was made soon after the
roll call was completed, and this list was
lying on his desk when Mr.. Pearson ar
rived with the bill. Secretary Carlisle,
Attorney General Olney and Private Sec
retary Thurber were present
After felicitating with each other for a
few moments over the victory that had
been achieved the president took up the
engrossed copy Of the bill and read it aloud.
Then, picking up quill pen, he affixed his
autograph at 4:25. And thus s5 days, 4
hours and 25 minutes after the extraor-
dinary session convened the remedy for the
financial distress which Mr.. Cleveland de
manded in his message was applied
The analysis of the vote shows that 124
Democrats, 6S Republicans and Populist
Cannon Of California; voted for concur
renee, and 20 Democrats, 10 Republicans
, and Populists against the motion. The
following members voted for the Bland
free coinage substitute and also for con
, currence: Anderson, Black of Georgia
Brookshire, Donovan, Edmunds of Nir
ginia, Geary, Holman Richardson. Mitch
j, ell, Swanson, Marshall, Turpin, Post anC
J Tyler, while Neill Weaver and Kyle, who
: voted for the free coinage substitute, die
not vote on the final vote.
b just Before the Vote.
4 During the half hour of debate before the
vote the silver men had their lust word
4 Mr.. Bland closed his speech by declaring
a that the law had been repealed in the in
q terest of stock gambling in wheat and cot
ton, and the products of the farm had beer
depressed by it.
a When Mr.. Bland finished, he yielded t
= Mr. Bryan, his lieutenant from Nebraska
r Il realize" said Mr.. Bryan, that moth
ing can be said at this time which will al
"a feet the fate of the measure, but deslr
4 that the gentlemen who vote for II SHOULD
0 do so with a clear understanding of wha
they are doing. We have been told tha
r the Democratic platform demanded the un
VI NouullAoudA repeal OF tne cueilldA law ~
person has yet brought in single word q
II any platform that substantiated the state
n ment. Gentlemen who favor this bill ma
follow the leadership Of John Sherman an
call it Democratic, but so help me God, III
til he is converted to the true principles {
finance / shall never follow him or call
Democratic or honest You have dor
this"
st General Joe Wheeler of Alabama was a
T. lowed half minute in which to reitera
H. his opposition to the bill.
81 He was followed by Mr.. Springer Of III
Il nOis. The Illinois congressman, with Il
never failing red boutonniere on his Goa
$, devoted his time TO showing that Il
s. prompt action Of the house in passing Il
III bill in the first instance, giving assuran
% that it would soon become a law, had d
vs ready done much to relieve the counti
sy fSom the commercial crisis that was ups
it when congress met.
e' Mr.. Livingston Of Georgia then gave Il
7, reasons that actuated him in opposing Il
an bill and which would govern his vo
Al against it, He was unwilling TO subm
the destiny of this great people to d