Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1893-08-30
THE BILL PASSED.
VOTE II TIE HOUSE ON THU
WILSON ELL.

WILSON BitIL.
After All the Amendments Had Rcen
Defeated by Overwhelming Major
tiles, Gga Wilson's Measure Was
Passed by 4 Vote OF 2tp to t10.
Those who Voted aye on the
Amendments.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-Under the
impression that the order under which
tbs house has been operating the past
two wee&s,s 50 far as .he hour of meeting
was couceyLed, prevailed, the public
galleries OF tie house CT representatives
were fEed before Ii a. NJ. and many
mem bers were in their seats on the
floor at that hour. The surrounding
corridors and lobbiss Of the floor were
also filed with throng Of people,
curious to know the outcome of the
oratorical contest which has been going
on within the chamber for IA days.
No New Amendments
After the reading Of the journal Mr..
Weaver OF New York appeared at the
bar of the house on the arm of his col
league. General Tracey, and was sworn
In by the speaker. The resolution con-
tanned in the order Of procedure on the
silver question was reported by the
clerk providing for a vote first upon
free coinage of silver at the present
~. - 10 two Rai1aU
of Texas asked if, in the event of all the
amendments included in the order be-
ing defeated, il would be in order to
propose al additional amendment
germana to tho subject. Speaker
Crisp replied that as at present advised
he would answer nc; that the order
provides exfausjiyely all that the house
may conclusi7ely consider, but when
the time came 10 formally present the
question the gentleman from Texas
might be heard. Representative Nc
Millin OF Tennessee desired to offer an
amendment providing for the free coin
age of product of the silver mines OF
the United States, but Mr.. Bland OBJ
iected even TO having read, saying that
such proposition was not free coinage
at all
The BaIIoting Begun.
The roll was called upon the amend
ment to the Wilson bill providing for
free coinage of silver at the ratio of ID
to /. It resulted, yeas 123, nays go.
Not nearly as much interest was taken
on the second vote, which was on the
ratio Of II to / The decisive vote on
the 16 to l ratio seemed to dishearten
the silver men and in place of the at
tention which was paid to the first was
substituted a Iistlessness which spread
throughout the hall. The vote re-
suited in the defeat Of the amendment,
yeas 100, nays 225. The 1S to / stand
ard was defeated by a vote of yeas 1O2,
nays 239. The house then voted imme-
diateIy on the 10 to amendment and
it was also defeated by a vote of yeas
1O4, nays 23S Then came the 20 to l
amendment and this in turn was de-
feated though it showed more strength,
the vote standing yeas 121, nays 222.
No one who voted for 10 to voted
against 20 to /, but there was decided
gain. The proposition to re-enact the
Bland-Allison act as a proviso to the
repeal bill received the strongest sup
port, but even that was defeated by a
majority of II, the vote standing yeas
1856. nays 213. The vote was taken
upon the final passage of the Wilson
bill and it was passed, yeas 24O, nays
10. Those voting against repeal were
as follows:
Observation-Disclosures. Abbott, Alexander,
Allen, Arnold, Bailey Bankhead, Bell, Blanch-
erd, Bland, Boatner, Bower, Branch, Bryan,
Burnes, Caminetti, Clark, Cobb, Cockrell,
Gotten, Cooper, Cox, Crawford, Culberson,
Dearmond, Denison, Dinsmore, Dockers,
Ellis, Enloe, Epes, Fithian, Fyan, Goodnight,
Grady, Hall, Hatch, Heard, Henderson, Hook
er, Hutcheson, Ikert, Jones, Kilgore, Kyle,
Lane Latimer, Livingstone, Maddox, Mcguire,
Mallory MarshaI1,~ NcCulloch, McDearmont,
McLaurin, McRae, Money, Morgan. Moses,
NeiIl, Richardson CTenn), Robbins, Robert
con, Sayers, Sibley, Snodgrass, Stallings,
Stockdale, Strait, Talbert, Tarsney, Tate,
Terry, Wheeler, Williams, Williams, Wood
ward.
Repubiicans-Aitkin, Bowers, Broderick,
Cannon, Curtis, Ellis Funston, Hager, Hal
ner, Hartman, Hepburn, Hermann, Hilborn,
Hopkins, Loud, Lucas, Meikeljohn, Pickler,
Smith, Sweet, Wilson.
Populists-Bak Bell, Boen, Davis, Harris,
KEN, Hudson, McKeighen, Newlands, Pence,
Simpson.
The anti-siIver men knew that they
were playing winning game from the
start and when this overwhelming ma
jority was shown for the Wilson bill
its advocates did not indulge in enthu-
siastic cheers, but contented themselves
with single round OF applause
Mr.. Catchings Dem. Miss.) gave
notice that he would ask the house to
next consider the rules and then, at
$3.50 the mouse adjourned.