The herald., 1893-08-29
yOTEs ON OTHER RATIOS.

fOIEo ON OlhnR hhAANos
Bland then asked yea and nay vote
on the question OF free coinage at the
rate of II to l, and secured it. AS the
clerk began calling the roll Bryan
walked down the center aisle. calm and
grave, around by where the silver lead
ers sat. They sat in consutation some
time, then Bryan, by easy stages, made
his way back to his own seat.
The vote on the question OF free COIN
age at IL to ! resulted: Yeas, 100; nays,
240.
On this vote, beside the loss Of Popu-
list votes, the members of that party
withholding their votes, there were sew
eral negative votes from those who voted
in favor of the ratio of 16 to 1. Slight
gains made on the higher ratios were
not unexpected by some OF the leaders,
and it was the published impression OF
these that the ratio Of 20 to l would poll
the largest vote recorded in favor OF free
coinage. The result of the poll poll was
Yeas, 119; nays, 222.
General Tracey and Bland were con-
stantly busily engaged in conference
with their lieutensnts. Lafe Pence, the
enthusiastic Populiat from Colorado,
earnestly assured Amos Cummings OF
New York, that the end was not yet,
despite the apparent defeat OF the ad-
vocates of silver. The first indication
of a game feeling on both sides was the
almost unanimous vote in favor OF the
yeas and nays on the coinage amend
ment. Bland was on his feet promptly
with the first amendment and stood up
to his bargain like a man, demanding
the ''regullar order" to snuff out Nc
Millen's attempt to create diversion
with an amendment contining free coin
age to the American product. II think
I know the amendment the gentleman
fromTenneesee would propose" said he
in his blunt way, sit is for the free coin
age of the American product alone, and
that is not. free coinage at all"
ONLY ONE PAIR.
With the close of the roll call the
clerk announced single pair. specify
ing with great particularly the side on
which the member would have voted If
present. This is common custom in
the senate, but very unusual in the
house, and indicated with what extreme
care the pairing contract was made. 1t
ia very uncommon also to find 30 few
members paired, and the roll call re-
yesled only eight absentees who were
not present to make their votes count
In the total result.
With wave of applause the jubila'
ton swept over the hall as the crushing
defeat of free coinage was announced,
, The whole house seemed to take deeI
breath and lose interest in what was tc
follow, for the next few votes on the
various ratios, but everyone knew thai
the ratio question was dead. The first
of the ratio votes were taken amid such
. buzzing as fairly drowned the voice o
the clerk at times, and g
few members who were keeping
tally on the rest had to appeal to the
speaker repeatedly to preserve enough
order to make hearing possible. No
all the ''old stayers" on the silver side
stood ont at the II to ratio; for th'
most part that faction was not going tc
fool with any ratio if it could not ge
the one it wanted. Man after man wht
had voted aye on the first roll call, votet
no on the second, and many others lei
the chamber Indifferent as to the result
When it came to the Is to amend
ment. the chorus of dissatisfaction
arose when Hatch OF Missouri insisted
on his demand for the yeas and nays
showing that the house was in no tenn
per for delay. Bland did not join il
the demand. The vote on the eecon'
ratio amendment made slightly bette
showing for the silver men, not becaus
of any considerable increase in the vote
but by falling off in the number OF ad
versaries.
By the time the third vote was calle
Bland had recovered his wind enough t
make demand for the yeas and nay
himself, although he did not stay in hi
seat long enough to see how things wer
going. The anti-silver men also, VIII
had united their efforts to prevent fui
ther roll-call, concluded to let the thin
go and put everybody on record o.
every phase of the question.
The amendment to re-ensct the Bland
Allison act was defeated, 136 to 2l3.
THE WILSON BILL PASSED.
The Wilson repeal bill WAS passed
239 to 10.
The vote for the final passage OF tn
Wilson bill was as follows:
YEAS.