Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1893-09-01
THE EIL:. PASSED.
VOTE IN TIL, HOUSE ON THE
WILSON BILL.

WILSON BILL
After All the Amendments Had Been
Defeated by Overwhelming Major
itics, Mr.. Wilson's Measure Was
Passed by u Vote of 24O to 40.
Those Who Voted Aye on the
Amendments.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-Under the
impression that the order under which
tbs house has been operating the past
two weeks,so far as the hour of meeting
was concerned, prevailed, the pubic
galleries of tie house of representatives
were filled before II a. H., and many
members were in their seats on the
floor at that hour. The surrounding
corridors and lobbies of the flor We're
also filled 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
ratio of l6 to l. Representative Bailey
of Texas asked if, in the event of all the
amendments included in the order be-
ing defeated, it would be in order to
propose an additional amendment
germane to the subject. Speaker
Crisp replied that as at present advised
he would answer no; that the order
provides exhaustively all that the house
may conclusively consider, but when
the time came to formally present the
question the gentleman from Texas
might bo heard. Representative Nc
NIillin 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
jected even to having read. saying that
such proposition was not free coinage
at all.
The Balloting Begun.
The roll was called upon the amend
ment to the Wilson bill providing for
free coinage of silver at the ratio of IL
to /. 1t resulted, yeas 1873, nays 225.
Not nearly as much interest was taken
on the second vote, which was on the
ratio of II to l. The decisive vote on
the 18 to ratio seemed TO dishearten
the silver men and in place of the at
tention which was paid to the first was
substituted listlessness which spread
throughout the hall. Tie vote re-
suited in the defeat of the amendment,
yeas 100. nays 225. The 1S to stand
ard was defeated by vote Of yeas 102,
nays 23y. The house then voted imme-
diatcly on the ~ to amendment and
it was also defeated by a vote of yeas
1U4, nays 23S. Then came the 20 to !
amendment and this in turn was de.
featcd though it showed more strength,
the vote standing yeas 121, nays 22ss2
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 rroviso to the
repeal bill received the strongest sup
port, but even that was defeated by /;
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. These voting against repeal Were
as follows:
Dcmocrats-Messrs. Abbott. Alexander
Allen, Arnold. Bailey, Bnnkhead, Bell, Blanch
ard, Bland, Boatner, Bower Branch, Bryan
l3urncs, Caminctti, Clark. Cobb, Cockrell
Gotten, Cooper. Cox, Crawford. tulbcrson
Dearmond, Dcnison. Dinsmore. Dockery
Ellis, Enloe Epes. Fithan. Fyan, Goodnight
Grady, Hall, Hatch, Heard, Henderson, Hook
er, Hutcheson, Ikert, Jones, Kilgorc, Kyle
Lane, Latinier. Livingstone, Maddox, Maguire
Mallory, Marshall, NcCullorh, McDearmont
McLauri;:, McRae, Money, Morgan. Moses
Ncil!, Ei,'..;r,!son trcnn.), Robbins, Robert
son, sayers siblcy, Snodgras:, stalings
Stockdale, Strait, Ialbcrt, Ta:sney, Tate
Terry, Wheeler, Williams. Williams Wood
ward.
Republicans-Aitkin, Bowers, Broderck
Cannon, Curtis Ellis, Funston, Haycr, Hal
ner, Hartman, Hepburn, Hermann, 1lilborn
Hopkins. Loud, Lucas. Meikeljohn, Picklel
| Smith, Sweet, Wilson.
Pcpulists-Bakcr, Bell, Boen, Davis, Harris
Kem, Hudson, Mckeighen, Newlands, Fence
Simpson.
The anti.silver men knew that the,
f. were laying winning game from til
start and when this overwhelming ma
jority was shown for the Wilson bill
it's advocates did not indulge in enthu
siastic cheers, but contented themselve
Q with single round of applause.
, Mr.. Catchings Dem.. Miss.) CAV
notice that he would ask the house t
next consider the rules and then, a
$3.50 the mouse adjourned.