The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-10
House Refuses to Set Apart a Legis-
lative Day for It's Con-
sideration.
The Bullion Purchase Act Will Be
Law for Some Time to
Come.
Most OF tho Friends Of Silver Found on
tho Democratic Side of the
House.


the reading of the Journal in the house to-
day, Catchinga, democrat. Of Mississippi,
called up the resolution of the committee
on rules, setting apart this legislative day
and (if necessary the next legislative day
for the consideration of tho bill repeating
the Sbel man silver act. Bacon. dem ocrat,
Of New York. offered an amendment for a
vote on the bill and all pending amend
rnents at two p. m. tomorrow, after which
no dilatoty motion shall be entertained
until the bill had been finally disposed Of
In brief speech he said the silver question
should be disposed of here and now. The
amendment IL In form exactly like that
proposed by Bland last summer and WAS in
substance the same rules reported by suoh
staunch democrats ~ Randall and Mills,
and by republican such as Reed. He
would accordingly move to vote down the
might be obtrined. Gentlemen should un-
derstand that . vote against his mo-
tion was vote against the bill. and
they must take the responsibility. He told
his side Of the house that the rules COM
mittes is not here opposing his motion. the
authority for which statement Pierce, of
Tennessee. disputed. Bland, democrat, of
Missouri. then took the floor for the other
side. The asntlemen who wero hero now
demanding oloturs were all opposed to con-
siderinQ it last summer. Now they wanted
oloture in order to demonetize silver at the
dictation of Wall street. The bill proposed
to be brought up was monstrosity. Leave
silver alone until the tariff 10 revised and
q al; Invva
were all agreed. Bland's words were Ioudly
applauded. Bsrtine. OF Nevada. free silver
republican. followed. He gave warning
that the Andrew-Cats bill would never be
brought to a vote if he could prevent it.
for the gentleman from New York and his
associates had filibustered the free silver
bill to death.
Taylor, republican, Of Illinois. opposed
Bacon's amendments. The bill was brought
declared elected president yesterday" He
was surprised that q democratic president
had any influence on the republican side.
The sherman act was a republican measure
an4 republicans should stand by it.
Y Cox. democrat. Of Tennessee, closed for
the silver men in speech denouncinR tho
proposed measure as contraction of the
currency. Springer, democrat. of Illinois,
closed for the other side, declaring he was
in favor of the amendment.
After further debate the house began vot-
ing on the motion of Catchings. the anti
silver men aiming to vote it down in order
to have a chance on cloture on tho first
roll call. The silver mon were ten
votes ahead. The anti-silver men got
mote votes on the democratic side than had
been expected, but the republicans split
up. Before the final vote could be an
nounced, Fitch, democrat, of New York,
demanded q iecapitulation. The official
vote was announced as, yeas 152. nays 143.
SO the previous question was ordered.
Coz, democrat, of Tennessee, free coin
age, then moved to recommit the report to
the rules committee without instruction,
his object being to kill tho matter en-
tirely. On rising vote Cox's motion was
carried. $50 to eiRhty-three. This kills
all possibility for the silver repeal bill at
this session.
An analysis of the vote shows that the
motion was supported by 107 democrats,
thirty-five republicans and ten populists.
The opposition consists of 104 democrats
and thirty nine republicans. The strone
democratic showing made in favor of clo-
ture on the repeal of the silver bill was
surprise and all that prevented its ndop-
tion was tho division on other than silver
lines of the republican,, many of whom,
including Burrows. Dolliver. Hopkins, Ill.)
and Lind believed it good party policy to
leave the silver question for the incoming
administration to deal with.