Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-11-05
Congressional.

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House TO day Wilson demanded tho
previous question, Bland having de-
cl:ned the offer Of Wilson to allow,
one, two or three hours debate nfter
the previous question, and having re-
fused TO enter into any agreement
whatever that did not leave the rs-
peal open for genercl debate aud
amendment,
Brynn OF Nebraska, in behalf Of tho
silver n'en, at once moved TO adjourn,
and demanded Il division. The mo
ton vas defeated by q vote Of &c to
lJS.
The silver men then moved n recess
until 3 o'clock. This wns also do
feated on q division.
Filibustering contirued, but with
out a roll-cnll having been secured.
Tho silver meu made an eiTcctual At
tempt in that direction. but 90 d:vis.
on 80 demanded ayes and noes and
$50 were against the motion, and il
wns lost. Thus the silver men had
at heen wen able 10 muster sLni-
cien' strength 10 secure q roll call.
After this they again resortcd 10 nl
ternato dllutory motions for adjourn.
ment md recess.
Catchings Of tho Committee on
Rules says cloturc will DO brought il:
necessary. The silver men q keep
up iillbustering indefinitely il tho
resolution 10 not brought in.
Speaker Crisp took advantage OF
its ~uomcntary lull to put tho motion
for tho previous question which was
declared carried.
Br, an Of Nebraska Was demanding
the ]uttoution Of the Speaker, but was
not soon. II was nll done 30 quickly
that tho silver non did not seem 10
know what had happened. The re
Rult vas greeted With loud applause.
Snodgrass OF Tennessee moved to
adjourn, but tho Speaker said that
ho had recognized Wilson and ihat
he could not DO taken eff the floor.
Wilson asked Bland TO lii.
toen minutes To which his side was
entitled, and Blrnd began TO address
tho House, but not before Snodgrass
asserted that dilatory motions would
DO continued OH other s,agea Of tho
proceedings before n voto could DO
reached On the main proposition.
Bland created a sensation by de.
claring that the extra session md
this whole legislation Ind been thrust
upon tho people ia q stock jobbing
speculation.
Bryan Of Nobrasaa followe d Bland.
When Bryun's time cxpiiod, Pence,
OF Colorado, moved that no 10 given
ten minutes moro.
Onihwnite, OF Ohio. objected.
Wheeler, ~ ALA bnma followed, cx-
bausting tho silver mems tirno, but
Wilson yielded five minutes TO Sprin.
gor, Of Illinois, thvn five minutes to
Livingston, Of Georgia, and then 1.-Two
minutes To Roed, Of Maine.
Reed sud tho country generally
wus better of whom tho Democratic
party was disappointed. Thore was u
serious experiment which must 10
triod. Congress had at loast dono its
duty, but dolay had robbed tho mens.
uro VI most Of its good. lie predicted
calamity and misfortune, despite tho
passage 81 tho bill and referred IN tho
impending change in tho tariff as the
cause.
Tracey, OF Now York, talked ten
minutes, and then Wilson closed tho
debate at 2 T.. ". and domanucd a
vote.
Bland moved that IL 10 referred 10
the committee on Coinage, Weights
and Measures with instruct ins tn re.
port law OF 1897, which would pro.
vide for teee coinuge ut 10 to /. The
yoae mud nays were ordered and on
motion dofentod by a vote OF 100 TO
lI5.
Bryan announced that tho nnti ro-
poal mon would no longer hllIbustcr
as thoro wore too fow silvor mon rcady
to join such proceedings. lilo left !.
TO tho future 10 determine Woo wcro
right on this great public question.
! Ito called on the American people to
ssnd 10 tho next Congress ropreseu.
/, ta,iyes euongh " solve tho financial