The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-28
Voting Begun on the
Silver Question.
FREE COINAGE FAILS
In the House on all Pro-
posed Ratios.
A VICTORY is ANTICIPATED
BY the Goldbugs on Every Free
Coinage Amendment.

BY Associated Press to the News
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s.-The
public galleries of the hall of the
house of representatives were filled
before ten O'Clock this morning, and
many members were in their seats
on the floor at that hour. The sur
rounding corridors and lobbies Of
the fl Dor were also filled with a
throng of people.
Bland acknowledged his probable
failure today in the following
word- ''lnHuences that have been
brought to bear upon our men had
their effect, and l should not be
surprised 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 Reed
came in at 1920.
General Tracy and Bland were
busily engaged in conference with
their lieutenants, preparing for the
decisive count of votes.
Lsfe Pence, an enthusiastic Popu-
list from Colorado, earnestly assured
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 appear
u it'll after the speakers gavel fell,
bat Messrs. Harter, Rayner and
Tom l.. Johnson, nti-sllverites,
buzzed and beamed with anticipa.
ton of victory.
When the speaker commanded
order at noon, nearly every seat in
the hall was filled, an unmistakablc
evidence of the general and
individual interest in the matter on
hand. Chaplain Hardaway prayed
briefly, and in voice inaudlble at
a distance of more than ten feet
from the desk, for an especial 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, ap.
peared at the bar of the house on
the arm of his colleague, General
Tracy, and was sworn in by the
speaker.
The resolution contained in the
order of procedure of the silver
question was reported by the clerk
providing for a vote, first, upon the
free coinage of silver at the present
ratio of sixteen to one.
Representative Baily, of Texas,
asked if, in the event of all the
amendments included in the order
being defeated, it would be in order
to propose an additional amendment
germane to the subject.
Speaker Crisp replied that as at
present advised he would answer
no; that the order provides exhaus,
lively all that the house may con
slider, but that when the time came
W lOIua ~ Pioboho eho 4Ucotioh,
the gentleman from Texas might be
heard.
Representative McMillin, of Ten
nessee, desired to offer an amend
ment providing for the free coinage
of the product of the silver mines
| of the United States, but Bland
objected to even having it read, say
ing that such proposition was not
free coinage at all.
The house began to vote on the
Bland free coinage substitute, ratio
. at sixteen to one at 1912 O'Clock,
!, and it was defeated; yeas, 123
! nays, 225.
d The II to ! amendment was de
feated; yeas, 100; nays, 24O. Or
= the vote at II to /, besides the loss
9 of the Populist votes, the members
n of that party Withholding tbeil
Q votes, we're several negative votes
), from those who voted in favor
!. of the ratio of Is to /.
d The 10 to l free coinage amend
. ment was rejected; yeas, 1902; nays
239.