Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-11-01

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Finally Mr.. Wells, OF Wisconsin, arose,
and, getting recognition from the chair,
asked:
"Hasn't the committee OF rules
got ready-made order that viii oper-
ate in this case %
He received no response but "A burst
Of laughter.
In a moment or two, Mr.. Henderson
addressed the chair.
the Speaker-For what purpose does
the gentleman rise?
Mr.. Henderson, rise to make mo-
ton. move that the House take re-
cess for 80 minutes in order that the
five cars constituting the committee
on rules may retire and prepare an Or
der that will put stop to this time
dishonored foolishness.
The speaker-The chair declines to
put the motion.
Mr.. Reed rose to protest against this
ruling, but did not press the point.
Motions to adjourn and to take re-
cess were rapidly alternated by Messrs.
Bryan and Snodgrass, interspered with
unavailing efforts to secure call of the
yeas and nays. They were supported
by but 10 Others in their tilibustering
tactics.
Mr.. Morse prefacing that he desired
to make a respectful motion, moved
that recess of fifteen minutes be taken
t. enable the committee on rules to act.
Mr.. Reed suggested that the motion
was not in order for the reason that
the committee, under the rules, can act
at any time.
The speaker-The chair did not sup
pose the gentleman from Massachusetts,
was serious.
Mr.. Reed-0h. supposed he was.
TIE weary round of motions 10 ad-
journ, to adjourn to day certain, and
to take recess, still continued, with no
relief in prospect except an order from
the committee on rules.
At 1:15 the Speaker took the reins in
his hands, and, needless Of Interrupt
tons by Mr.. Bailey and AIR. snoi.;rass,
put the motion on the demand for the
previous question and declared it car
ried.
Mr.. Wilson, rcscrving his time, said
he hoped shat if the gentleman from
Missouri Orr. Bland) desired to occupy
Is minutes, he could DO so now.
Mr.. Bland presented his amendment
to revive the act of 1887, providing for
free coinage, which was read at the
desk. aud advocated its adoption. He
said he offered the amendment as the
platform upon which the democratic
party Of the West and South would
make the fight in the future. All the
legislation forced before the Congress
Arr. Bland asserted, had been stool;
jobbing operation.
Mr.. Bryan said that no proof had
been produced of the assertion that the
democratic platform demanded the re
peal of the Sherman law. Il was APP
parent now that the democratic plat
form did not mean what the people
thought it did, or that those who made
it did not intend to carry into effect its
declarations.
Mr.. Wheeler deplored the action
about to be taken, but asserted that the
democrats in the future would be found
united in support of democratic princi-
Piles and policies.
Mr. Springer said he did not know
whether the panic had been precipitated
as a stock jobbing operation or not, but
he did know that crisis was upon the
country, which the passage Of the bill
would avert.
Mr.. Reed said he had told Mr.. Bryan
some time ago that he would learn the
difference between promises and per-
formances by the democrats, when he
came to test the matter. He had no
doubt the country was better off when
ever the democratic patty disappointed
it. The trouble with the country, Mr..
Reed said, lay deeper than the money
panic. 1t was due to doubt as to the
policy of the democratic party upon
the tariff, and he expected great manu-
featuring depression to follow this win
ter, despite the passage of this bill.
Nests. Tracey and Wilson closed
the debate in brief speeches, the latter
saying that the effects of the bill could
only be demonstrated by experience.
He believed that they would be bene-
fetal, and that the friends of the meas
ure would be writ down in history as
wise statesmen and friends of the peo-
pie.
The Speaker then put the question
on Mr.. BANDS motion to re-commit
the bill with instructions to add his
amendment reviving the free coinage
act of 1887: resulting, yeas 1O9, nays
I75. So the motion was not agreed 10.