The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-08-30
1T WENT DEMOCRATIC.
The House Gives Cleveland A Rouslng Ma
jority.

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voted to roll calls on matters relating to
attracted the attention of the country for
the past quarter of century, Of exciting
interest to the ordinary spectator in the
galleries, had notable effect upon the
audience this morning. Long before the
noon hour of meeting the public galleries
were jammed with earnest listeners.
When quarter before loon the reserved
galleries we're opened, there was a rush
made to secure good seats, and in mo-
ment every bench was filled with ladies
in summer costumes who manipulated
| futtering fans in order to temper the
muggy heat which permeated the cham
Der. The floor was the scene of noisy,
bustling confusion, the various leaders
being busy in marshalling their cohorts.
Every member was on the tiptoe of ex-
peotation and 1t may be said that every
representative who was not detained by
illness was in his seat. The house was
called promptly to order at 12o'clock and
the chaplain invoked the special Divine
guidance on members ali this critical mo-
ment.
The Wilson bill having been read,
Bland offered his first amendment-that
of free coinage at the present ratio of l6
q
of yeas 1M, nays 226, amid ap-
plause from the anti-silver men who re-
ceived one more majority than they ex-
peeted.
Shell, democrat, of South Carolina, in
favor Of free silver, was paired with Gra-
ham, democrat, of New York, opposed to
Not much Interest was taken in the
second vote which was on the ratio of
II to /. The decisive ycte on the 16 to !
ratio seemed to dishearten hesilver men
and In place of the atten don which was
paid to the first vote was substituted list
iessness which spread throughout the
hall. This vote resulted in the defeat of
the amendment by a vote Of yeas. 100,
nays 240. The populist members did
not vote. The members who voted for
the l6 to ratio but against II to l ratio
were Bretz, democrat, ofIndiana; Brook
shire, democrat, OF Indiana; Byran,
democrat, of Nebraska; Conn, democrat,
of Indiana; Doolittle, republican, OF
fornia; Harris, populist, OF Kansas
Holman, democrat, of Indiana Lati-
mer, democrat, of South Carolina; Ma.
guire, democrat, of California; McKig-
ham, populist, of Nebraska; McLaurin,
democrat, of South Carolina; Post, re-
publican, Of Illinois; Strait, democrat, Of
South Carolina; Sweet, republican, of
Idaho; Talbert, democrat, OF South Car
olina, and Taylor, democrat, of Indiana.
The members who voted for 16 to but
declined to vote at all on the II to
amendment were :, Baker, populist, Of
Kansas; Bankhead, democrat, of Ala
bama; Boen, populist, of Minnesota; |;
Cannon, democrat, of California; Cock
rell, democrat, Of Texas; Davis, populist
of Kansas; Grady, democrat, OF North
Carolina; Hudson, democrat, of Kansas /;
KEN, populist, of Nebraska; Pence,
populist, of Colorado; Simpson, popu-
list, of Kansas, and Turpie, democrat, of
Alabama.
Russell, democrat, of Georgia, and
voted against 16 to l, voted in favor of II
to /.
The 18 to amendment was defeated
by vote of yeas l02, nays 239. OF those
who had previously voted on 16 or II to
/ i, the following did not vote at all on the
Is ratio: Allen, of Mississippi; Bank
head, of Alabama; Bailey, Of Texas !;
Cannon, democrat, Of California; Grady,
| democrat, of North Carolina, and Living
ston, of Georgia.
The house then voted on the 10 to l
amendment and it was defeated by vote
of yeas 1O4, nays 29S.
| Then came the 20 to 1 amendment and
| this in turn was defeated, though it show
ed more strength, the vote standing yeas
III, nays 222. -.
The proposition to include the Bland
| Allison act as q proviso to the repeal
bill received the strongest support, but
even that was defeated by majority
Of II, the vote standing yeas 136, nays
2l3.
Then came the final vote which Bailey,
| democrat, OF Texas, endeavored to stave
off for time by offering an amendment
\ to repeal the parity clause of the Sher-
man Act in the hope that by doing so
he could rally some Of the gold men to
his support aud thus weaken the friends
Of unconditional repeal Of the purchasing
clause.
But the speaker ruled that this was not
| in order pending the demand for the en-
grossment and third reading of that bill,
and the bill was accordingly ordered to a
third reading.
Then Bailey raised the point that there
should be division of the question. One
part Of it repealed the p urchasing clause
and the other retained the parity clause.
There should be separate vote on each.
| But again the speaker pointed 70 uecl-
sive order of the resolution under which
| the house was acting and held that such
separation could not be had. The vote
was then taken upon the final passage of
the Wilson bill, and it was passed-yeas
24o, nays ITO.
A comparison of the seven separate
votes taken shows that at no time did the
anti silver men have less than II clear
majority. Their greatest strength was
shown on the II to majority of 40. On
the final passage of the bill the antis mus
tered their strength again but owing to q
desperate rally Of the silver men their
majority was out down to 129. One of
the surprises of the day was the lack of
strength on the 20 to amendment which
was supposed to be the strongest propo-
sition that the silver men had in reserve.
As a matter of fact it was weaker by vote
shown than the 16 to proposition and
the majority against it was l01.
4 Slick Swindler.
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