The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-11-07
November 1, 1898 Grover Cleveland,

November l., 1893 Grover CIoV6Iauu'
and the bill became a law
To morrow the act will be entered
upon the official record at the Whlee
House and the engrOssed copy OF the
measure will be sent to the State De
partment for permanent keeping
Following is a more detailed account
Of the proceedings in the House: There
was a large attendance on the floor and
the galleries we're we'll packed. The
opening prayer by the prospective
chaplain, Rev. Bagley, of the city OF
Washington, and the first act of the
House after the reading of the Journal
was the adOptiOn,O of a resolution elect
ing him as chaplaia-and he immedi-
ately took the oath of Office. The New
York bridge bill with the Senate amend
ments a passed in the Senate was laid
before the House, amendments were
nOn-cOnCurred In, and a conference vas
asked. Messrs. Bartlett, of New York,
and Fletcher, of Minnesota, were ap-
pointed conferees on the part of the
House. The silver purchase repeal bill
with the Senate amendment was laid
before the House and the Senate sub
stitute was read.
Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia, who
hal charge of the bill, moved to con
cur in the Senate amendment, and on
that motion he moved the previous
question. He assured the friends of sill
yer that he had no desire to press for a
vote Immediately after the lapse of half
an hour, which would be allowed for
debate on the secondIng of the previous
question. If the previous question
could be considered as seconded, he was
perfectly willing that the half hour
might be extended to such reasonable
time to day as might be desired for de-
bate-eay to 3 or $3.50 o'clock.
Mr.. Bland, who leads the opposition,
srid that he had no disposition to delay
the final vote on the bill. He hoped
that it's friends would permit it to come
up in regular order and to be debated
in a regular way. The gentleman in
charge of the bill had a majority with
him and could, under the rules of the
House, move the previous question at
any time. He cid not see the necessity
of his demanding the previous question
on This occasion. 1t seemed TO him
that the gentleman from West Vir
ginia should let the debate go on, and
when he thought, or when the House
thought. that the debate had gone far
enough, he could move the previous
| question.
Mr.. Wilson said that the parliament
4ry difficulty IN the way was that if he
did not move the previous question be
would lose control Of the bill, and the
debate would go on with opportunities
for the Offering of all sorts of amend
monts.
Mr.. Livingston, of Georgia. suggested
that the previous question be cOnsid-
cred ordered, and that five minute
speeches be allowed to members to ex.
plain their votes. up to 4 o'clock this
afternoon. He did not desire that Mr..
Wilson should lose control of the bill.
After brief speeches bv Messrs. Reed
and Tracey, of Ne v York, both of
whom favor the bill, Mr.. Wilson closed
the discussion. The argument. hesaid,
had ended, and judgment had been re-
corded with an emphasis which could
not be misunderstood. Nothing which
could be said now could either strength,
en- or weaken the position of the meas
ure. He had recognized from the be-
ginning of the contest that there had
been honest difference of opinion or
| the measure-that those who had Op
posed it and those who favored it were
honest, sincere and patriotic. Which
| side was right, the future alone would
indicate. If the passage of the bill
should bring about small part of those
blessings to the country which its
friends proposed; if it would restore
confidence and enterprise, and bring
prosperity to the people then the judg,
ment of it's friends would be justified
and it's opponents would stand before
history as men of honest, patriotic, but
mistaken Judgment. If on the other
hand, it should bring but one tenth
part of the evils which it's enemies pro-
phesied, then the judgment of its op
ponents would be just and it's friends
would stand before history as honest,
patriotic, but mistaken men. ZAP
plause.
Mr.. Bland moved to recOmmit the bill
with instructions to report the amend
ment which he indicated (revising the
free coinage act OF 1879 Rejected
yeas, 100; nays, IT'S. The question was
then taken on concurring in the Senate
substitute, and it was concurred in
yeas, 1913; nays, "a. The result was an
nounced and heard without any dem,
Onstration.
After a few moments more devoted
to unimportant business, the House al
AIS adjourned until to morrow at noon.
Among those who voted for the bill
were Messrs. Bum and Settle, of North
| Carolina, while Messrs. Alexander,
Bower, Branch, Crawford, Grady and
Henderson voted against it. Mr.,
Woodland was not present.