St. Paul daily globe., 1893-08-29
WON IN The HOUSE.
Unconditional Repeal OF the
Sherman Law
BY THE VOTE OF 240 TO ITO.
All Of the Ratio Amendments
Badly Beaten
BY ABOUT THE SAME MAJORITY
BY ABOUT THE SAME MAJORITY.
Fote in Detail, Showing Every
Members Position.
MINNESOTA ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

WASHIN GToN. Aug. 2S.-The leaders
of the house attracted the usual amount
of attention as they came upon the floor
this morning. Mr.. Reed came in at
II 20, his form towering above all his
associates Oh the floor, and being par
ticuiarly noticeable because Of his suit
of Kentucky tow and red fOur-in-hand
scarf. Gen. Tracey and MIR. Bland were
buslly engaged in conferences with
their lieutenants. preparing for the de-
ciSive count of votes. Lafe Pence, the
enthusiastic Populist 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 until
after the speakers gavel fell,
but Messrs. Harter. Rayner and Tom
l.. Johnson, anti-silverites, buzZed and
beamed with anticipationS OF victory.
When the speaker commanded order at
12, nearly every seat in the hall was
filled, an unmiStakable evidence of the
general and individual interest in the
matter in hand. Chaplain Haddaway
prayed briefly, and in voice inaudible
at distance of more tn an ten feet from
the desk. for an especial gift OF wisdom
and Judgment 10 rightly settle the great
question before the house. After the
reading of the journal, Mr.. Weaver, of
New York, appeared at the bar of the
house on the arrival of his colleague
Gen. Tracey and was sworn in by the
speaker.
The resolution contained IN the order
of procedure in the silver question was
reported by the clerk. providing for
vote first Oh free coinage Of silver at the
present ratio of IL TO l. Representative
Bailey, 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 amend
ment, germane TO the subject.
Speaker Crisp
replied that as at present advised, he
would answer no; that the order pro-
vides eXhaustively ali that the house
may consider. but that when the time
came to formally present the question
the gentleman from Texas might be
heard.
Representative MeMilliD, of Tennes-
see, desired to offer an amendment pro-
viding for the free coinage of the prod
uct OF the silver mines of the United
States, but Mr.. Bland objected to even
having it read, saying that such a prop
OSlti0n was not free coinage at all.
The announcement of the vote upon
the amendment to the Wilson bill. pro-
viding for the coinage Of silver at the
ration of 16 10 l, was received with ap
plause and some surprise at the major
ity against free coinage, it being nearly
double the largest estimate made by
the anti-Silver committee. Mr.. Bland,
from seat at the extreme left Of the
speaker. smiled grimly as he heard the
result. nervOusly chewing and rocking
TO and fro on his pivot chair. The fig
ures show that majority OF the Demo
Gratis voted against free coinage.
MIR. Bland asked yea and nay vote
OH the question of free coinage at the
ratio of II to l, and secured it. As the
clerk began calling the roll, Mr.. Bryan
walked down the center aisle, calm and
grave. aroundjo where the silver leader
sat. They sat i'll consultation some
time. and then Mr.. Bryan, by easy
stages, made his way back to his own
seat. The vote on the question of free
coinage at the ratio of Ii to 1 resulted: /:
Yeas, 100; nays. 240.
On this vote, besides the loss OF Popu-
list votes, the members of that party
Withholding 'TIieIr Votes,
there were several negative votes from
those who voted i'll favor of a ratio of l6
to l. The slight gains made on the
higher ratios were not expected 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 in favor
of free coinage. The result of the call
was: Yeas, 1l9; nays, 222.
With the close of the roll call the
clerk announced single pair, specify.
ing, with great particularly, the side on
which each member would have voted
if present. This is a common custom
in the senate, but very unusual in the
house, and indicated with what eX-
treme care the pairing contract was
made. 1t is very uncommon to fiEd sc
few members paired, and the roll cal
revealed only eight absentees who had
not provided to make their votes count
in the total result.
With the wave of applause and jubi'
lation which swept over the hall as the
crushing defeat of free coinage was an
nounced, the whole house SCENE to take
deep breath, and to lose interest il
what was to follow in the next few
votes. These were on the various ra'
tios, but every one knew that the ratio
dog was not only dead. but buried ter
days ago.
The first of the ratio votes were taker
amid such buzzing as fairly drowned
the voice of the clerk at times, and th,
few members who were keeping tall.
OH the result had to appeal to th'
speaker repeatedly to preserve enough
order to make hearing possible.
Only the ''old stagers" on the silve
side stood out for the II to l ratio. Fo
the most part, that faction was not 60
ing to fool with any ratio if it could no
get the one it wanted. Man after ma
who had voted ''aye" on the first rol
call voted ''no'' on the second, an
many others
Left the Chamber.
indlferent to the result. When it cam
TO the Is to amendment, the chorus c
dissatisfaction which arose when Nj
Hatch Dem, Mo- insisted on his de