The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-10
Hnnse nfRenresenfnfives.

Immediately after the reading and ap-
prOval Of the Journal, Mr.. Catchings
called up the resolution Of the Commit
tee on Rules setting apart this legislative
day and df necessary the next legislative
day for the consideration Of the bill re-
pealing the Sherman silver act.
Mr. Bacon (N. " offered an amend
ment to the order reported by Mr.. Catch
ings, providing for a vote on the bill and all
pending amendments at Il. VI. to-mOr-
row, after which no dilatOry motion shall
be entertained until the bill is finally
disposed of.
In Il brief speech he said that the silver
question should be DISPOSED Of here and
new The amendment was in form ex-
actly like that proposed by Mr.. Bland
last summer. and was in substance the
same as rules reported by such staunch
Democrats as MIR. Randall and Mr.. Mills.
and by a Republican such as Mr.. Reed.
He gave notice now, understanding II
10 be the purpose Of the Committee on
Rucs to demand the previous question on
the adoption of the rule. that gentlemen
who desired TO come to vote on the bill,
must vote against that demand. And par
ticularly he said to those gentlemen who
United in a desire to put an end 10 TINS
ruinous practice Of purchasing silver as
bullion and keeping IT as bullion, TO vote
against ordering the previous question.
A vote for the previous question was a
vote for the death of the bill. vote
against the previous question would meet
with the approval of the Committee on
Rules.
"How do you know that?" shouted Mr.
Pierce, one of the most intense silver
men.
Mr.. Bacon replied that he needed no
authority to make the statement. He
knew that it was correct. The Commit
tee on Rules was not seeking to prevent
the previous question being voted down;
and the rejection of the previous question
would be no affront 10 the members or
that committee. He insisted that the
House should at this time fairly ard
sauarely meet the question and not waste
time In idle discussion. Any man VINO
voted for the previous question voted TO
allow the country to go on in this foollsh
purchase Of silver.
Mr.. Bland-the general Of the silver
forces-said that 1t would be "A curious
thing for the country to observe the vote
unon the cloture resolution in order 10
ascertain how many men on the Demo-
cratic side OF the House, who When the
Free Coinage bill was up, planted them
selves upon the high horse OF Democratic
principles and announced that the pro-
come down from that high horse and
vote i'm the interest Of Wall street TO
demonetize. Let silver alone, he said.
till the tariff was revised and the cleo
tIons laws reformed, on which they were
all agreed.
MI. Bartine. a free silver Republican,
followed In a speech against the amend
utnt of Mr. Bacon and the repeai or the
present law He gave warning mat the
Andrew Cate bill would never be brought
TO a vote If he could prevent 1t, for the
gentleman from New York and his asso-
ciates had hlibustered the Free silver
-..l to death.
Mr. Watson denounced the Andrew-Cate
bill as Il donation TO the national Dahks'
Mr.. Bryan opposed the anlennn1eht 10
the rule because he opposed the bill.
Mr.. Cox CTenn) closed for the silver
men in a speech denouncing the proposed
measure as a contraction OF the cur
rency.
Mr.. Springer closed for the other side,
declaring ne was IN favor OF the amend
ment. Cloture was Democrats. There
was great confusion, amid which Mr..
Bland could be heard shouting, where
is the tariff?''
Mr.. Catchings closed the debate with
statement that the Committee on Rules
would not be affronted by any action
which the House might take upon Its
report.
The roll-call was taken on ordering the
previous question. The interest was In
tense. and many members followed the
call with tally-sheets Of their own. When
n was generally known that the silver
men had carried the day and ordered the
previous question Mr.. Williams Dem.,
Mass) demanded a recapitulation OF the
vote.
The Speaker (amid applause) declared
that the previous question had been or
dered by vote Of yeas l52 nays l45.
The detailed vote is as follows:
Yeas -Messrs Abbott Anderson. Allen,