The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-09-01

The shermsh>9urshas Act by Vote
Of gao to 100.



ings In the House The south aud
West Nearly solid Against the Fast
WASHINGTON. Aug. 29.-Thc house, Mt
1918 Monday afternoon, completed its
vote on the repeal of the silver pur-
chase clause Of this sherman act. The
Wis a bill was passed by vote stand
ing; Yeas, 24O. nays, 1909.
NAsHISGToN, Aug. 29.-The house
began Monday morning to vote on the
Bland free coinage substitute for the
Wilson repeal bill This provides for
the free coinage of silver at the present
ratio of 10 TO /. This substitute was
defeated.
There were 1913 yeas and 225 nays--a
majority o, OF lo2 against ifrap ..., rge a.
.ir =. 80. .--rby prcsentiAl W
Nmittee on the Nson
The Is TO free coinage amendment
was defeated. Yeas, 1O2; nays, 239
The 10 to amendment was likewise
rejected Yeas lO5: nays, 237.
The 20 to amendment was likewise
re- jected Yeas ll9: nays, Or
The amendment to re-enact the Bland
Allison bill was jected-yeas 1876;
nays, 23l
The public galleries of the hall of the
house Of representatives were filled be-
fore 10 o'clock. and members were in
their seats on the floor at that hour.
The surrounding corridors and lob
bies were also filled with throng of
people curious TO know the outcome of
the oratorical contest which has been
going on in the chamber for fourteen
days These people struggled for adj
vantageous points of view, and per-
spired freely from their eNertions.
The atmosphere was hot and muggy;
heavy clouds lowered over the city, and
there was no breath of air stirring.
The practical outcome of the votes to
Toe aiken was conceded on all hands to
be the defeat Of every proposition
relating to the free coinage of silver at
any ratio with gold, and also Of the
resolution reviving the Bland-Allison
act Of 1873.
The influences that have been
brought To bear upon our men have
had their effect and should not ice
surprised TO see the Wilson bill 20
through the senate some day soon with
no little friction " said Mr. BLAND
The leaders of the house attracted
the usual amount Of attention as they
came upon the floor. MIR. Reed came
in about ll:20, his form towering above
all his associates on the floor, and be-
ing particularly noticeable because of
his suit of Kentucky tow, cnlivencd by
deep red fuur-in-hand scarf. making
him look like a white spot on a dark
gray back ground
Gen. Tracy and Mr.. Bland were bust.
| ly engaged in conference with their
| licutenauts preparing for the decisive
count of votes. Lade Pence. the enthu.
! siastic populist, from Colorado, earusss-
~ assured Amos Cummings, Of Ne-
York. that the end was not yet, despit,
the apparent defeat of the advocates OF
! free coinage
I Bourke Cockrah did not appear until
after the speakers gavel fell, hut
Mess Harter, Rayner and Tom l..
| johnson, anti-SilveriteS, buz2ed and
| bcamed with anticipationS ~ victory.
= M.ien The speaker commanded order
- p nearly every seat in the hall was
isfilled, an uumstakablc evidence OF the
general interest in the matter in
hspd. Chaplain lIaddaway prayed
briefly, and in voice inaudiblc at a
distance of more than 10 feet from the
! desk, for an especial gift Of wisdom
and Judgment to rightly settle the
great question before the house.
I, The resolution contained in the order
Fof procedure on the silver question was
reported 10y the clerk, providing for IA
vote first upon free coinage OF silver at
the present ration of 10 To- /.
Representative Baily, of Texas asked
II. in the event of all the amendments
included in the order being defeated, il
would be- in order to propose an addi-
tional mendment germane To the sub
jet, Speaker Crisp replied that as at
present advised he would answer no;
that the order provides extensively all
that the house may consider; but that
when the time came to formally present
the question, the gentleman from Texas
might bc heard.
Rev. Mcmillan, OF Tennessee. desired
to offer an amendment providing for
the free coinage Of the product Of the
silver mines of the United States; but
Mr.. Bland objected 10 even having il
read, saying that such a proposition was
not free coinage at all.
The roll call was then called upon the
amendment TO the silver bill, providing
for the free coinage Of silver at the ratio
Of Is toll. IL resulted: Yeas, 1913; nays,
OBS Mcssrs. Shell and Graham were
paired, the former in favor OF free coin
age.
The Ohio delegation, with two cx-
ccptions, voted solidly against free
coinage at a ratiG,..ss ooner exhassReE-.
scntatives Donovan airs- rsskh voted
with the Bland followers and the bal
ance of the delegation voted with the
administration forces
The following members of the Ken
lucky delegation voted in support of
the Bland amendment: Stone. Paynter.
Ellis Montgomery and Goodnight.
The balance of the Blue Grass states.
men went with the majority against
free coinage.
The bar Associations Meeting.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 20, For the
second time in the history of the organ
i1ation the annual convention of the
American Bar association will I've held
in the west, all of the previous fifteen
gatherings with one aNrentinp HAVING