The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-10
IN DETAIL.
How the House Battle Was Waged
and Won.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Sat 1912 the
Mr.. Bland, having declined the offer of
Mr.. Wilson to allow one, two, or three
hours debate after the previous molten,
and having refused to enter into any
agreement whatever that did not leave
the repeal bill open for general debate
and amendment, Mr.. Wilson demanded
the previous question. Mr.. Bryan Of
Nebraska, on bshalf Of the silver
men, at once moved to adjourn, and
demanded a division. Motion was de-
feated-yeas, 81; nays, los.
Silver men then moved recess until 3
p. M, but this was also defeated on a
division. Tho silver men made an in
etfectual attempt to cure a roll call,
but on division 90 demanded the yeas
and nays, and 1875 were against the
motion, and it was lost. Thus the
silver men had not even been able 0
muster sufficient strength to secure a
roll call. After this they again resorted
to alternate dilatory motions for adj
journment and recess.
Previous Question Ordered.
Speaker Crisp took advantage of a
momentary NIL and put the motion for
the previous question, which was de-
slared carried. Bryan of Nebraska was
demanding the attention of the speaker,
but not seen. 1t was all done SO quickly
that the silver men did not seem to
know what happened. The result was
greeted with loud applause. Snod-
grass of Tennessee who had been assist.
ing the flibusterers, made a
motion to adjourn, but the speaker said
he had recognized Mr.. Wilson and he
could not be taken off the floor. Wilson
asked Bland to consume the 10 minutes
to which the silver side was entitled,
and Bland began his address, but not
before S~nodgrass asserted that these
motions would be continued upon other
stages of the proceedings before a vote
could be reached on the main PROPOSE
ton.
Little Time for Speeches.
Messrs. Bland, Bryan and Wheeler
Of Alabama occupied the 10 minutes al
lowed the silver men ard Mcssrs.
Springer, Livingston and Reed spoke
for the lepe; men. In the course of
his remarks Mr.. Reed said the country
was generally better of when the
Democratic party was disappointed.
This was a serious experiment which
must be tried. Congress had at least
done its duty, but delay had robbed the
measure of its chief good. In conclu-
sion he predicted calamity and misfor-
time despite the passing of the bill, and
referred to impending changes in the
tariff as the cause.
Mr.. Tracey Of New York talked for
two minutes. Mr.. Wilson closed the
debate at l:5j and demanded a vote.
Mr.. Bland now moved to commit to the
committee on coinage, weights and
measures, with instructions to report
the law of 1891, which would provide
for free coinage at 1G to ]. Upon this
the yeas and nays were ordered. Mr..
BANDS motion to commit with in
structions was defeated by a vote of
100 yeas to 10 nays.
After the Bland motion, Mr.. Bryan
of Nebraska announced that the anti
repeal men would not flibuster further
as there were too few silver men ready
and willing to join in such proceedings.
He left to the future the task Of deter.
mining who were right and who were
wrong ~ this great public question.
He called upon the American people to
send to the next congress representa-
tives enough to solve the financial
question Independently of the influence
or interference of foreign governments.
At 2:2v the roll call began OF the con-
currence in the senate amendment and
final passage of the bill.