The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1893-08-29
THE ROLL OF HONOR.
Those Who Voted for Free
Coinage
AT A RATIO OF SIXTEEN TO ONE.
Nearly Every Republican Voted with the
Administration Democrats tor Repeal
of the Sherman Act, Which Shows
There is a Niger in the Woodpile.

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WAsHINGToN, Aug. 2S.-The an
nouncement OF the vote upon the
amendment to the Wilson bill provid-
ing for the coinage of silver at a ratio
OF 16 to | was received with applause
and some surprise, the majority being
nearly double the largest estimate
made by the anti-silver committee.
Bland from his seat at the extreme
left OF the speaker smiled grimly as
he heard the result, nervously chew
ing and rocking to and fro in his
pivot chair. The figures show ma
iority of Democrats voted against free
coinage.
Bland asked a yea and nay vote on
the question Of free coinage at a ratio
OF IL to | and secured it.
As the clerk began calling the roll
Bryan walked down the center aisle,
calm and grave, around to where the
silver leaders sat. They remained in
consultation some time, then Bryan
made his way back to his own seat.
Vote on question OF free coinage at
ratio of II to | resulted in yeas 100,
nays, $50, On this vote besides the
loss of Populists votes the members
of that party Withholding their votes,
were several negative votes from
those who voted in favor OF q ratio of
16 to /. Slight gains made on higher
ratios was not unexpected by some of
the leaders and was published as the
impression OF these that a ratio of 20
to | would poll the largest vote re-
corded in favor of free coinage. The
result of the call was yeas 1l9, nays
222.
General Tracey and Bland were
constantly busily engaged in con-
ference.
Lieutenant Lafe Pence, an enthusi-
Populist from Colorado, earnestly
assured Amos Cummings of New
York that the end was not yet, de-
spite the apparent defeat of the adj
vocates of free coinage.
The first indication of the ''game"
feeling on both sides was the almost
unanimous vote in favor of the yeas
and nay on the coinage amendment.
Bland was on his feet promptly
with the first amendment, and stood
up to. his bargain like a man. demand
ing the Irregular order" to snuff out
McMillan's attempt to create diver
sion with an amendment confining
the free coinage to the American pro-
duct.
81 think / know the amendment
the gentleman from Tennessee would
PROPOSE" said he in his blunt way;
cit is for free coinage of the American
product alone, and that is not free
coinage at ALL"
With the close of the rollcall, the
clerk announced single pair, speci-
flying with great particularly the side
on which the member would have
voted if present. This is common
custom in the senate, but very unus-
ual In the house and indicated with
what extreme care the pairing con-
tract was made. 1t is very uncommon
also to find SO few members paired,
and the rollcall revealed only eight
absentees, who had not provided to
make their votes count in the total.
At the result wave of applause
and jubilation swept over the hall, as
the crushing defeat of free coinage
was announced. The whole house
seemed to take deep breath and lose
interest in what was to follow for the
next few votes. They were on the
various ratios, but everyone knew
that the ratio question was dead.
The first of the ratio votes was
taken amid such buzzing as fairly