Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-29
REPEAL BILL PASSED.
The Wilson Measure Has 4 Larger
Majority Than Even Its
HAD DARED HOPE FOR,
BANDS Amendments Presented
in Consecutive Order and Voted
Down by Big Majorities-The
Bland--Alison Measure Also
Defeated-The Vote in Detail

W AchANG4U-Nf IL NHf ~ = 49,
der the impression that the order under
which the House has been operating
the past two weeks, so far IS the nour
OF meeting was concerned, prevailed To-
day, the public galleries OF the nail OF
the House OF Representative were nIeo
before ten O'Clock this morning ana
many members were In their seats on
the floor 81 that hour. The surround
ing corridors and lObbies OF the moor
were also filed with throng Of people.
The leaders OF the House attracted
the usual amount OF attention as they
came uuon the door. Mr.. Reed came
in at ll:2O, bis form towering above all
his associates on the floor, and being
particularly noticeable because OF his
suit OF Kentucky tow, enlivened by
deep red four-in-hand scarf
Gen. Tracy aud Mr.. Bland were
busily engaged in conference with ther
lseutenants, preparing for the decisive
count Of votes.
Lafe Pence, the enthusiastic popullst
from Colorado, earnestly assured Amos
Cummings Of New York, that the end
was not vet, despite the apparent defeat
Of the advocates OF free coinage.
Bourke Cochran did not appear until
after the Speakers gavel fell, but Messrs.
Harter. Rayner and Tom l.. Johnson,
antl-sllveritss, buzZed and beamed Win
anticipations OF victory. Nhen the
}Ueaker commanded order at -, nearly
Svery seat 10 the hall was filled, an un-
mistakable evidence Of .se general and
individual interest in the matter In
hand.
Chaplain Haddaway prayed briefly
and In a voice inaudiOle at q distance or
more than ten feet from the kesk for an
especial gift Of wisdom and judgment TO
rightly settle the great question before
the House.
After the reading Of the journal, Mr..
Weaver, OF New York, appeared at the
bar of the Honse on the arm Of his col
league, General Tracey, and was sworn
in by the Speaker
The resolution contained 10 the order
on the silver question was reported by
the committee.
Representative Bailey, Of Arkansas,
asked N In the event OF oil the amend
ments included In the order being de-
feated, 10 would be 10 order to propose
an additional amendment germane TO
the subject.
Speaker Crisp replied that as at pres
ent advised, he would answer 10; that
the order provides eXhaustively all that
| the House may consider but that when
! the Iime came 10 formally present the
question, the gentleman from Texas,
might be heard.
{ Representative Mcmillan, Of Tennes-
1 see, desired TO after an amendment pro-
viding for the free coinage Of the pro-
z duct OF the silver mines Of the United
Z States, but Mr.. BlaBd objected 70 even
having IL read.
The Wilson bill having been read,
Mr.. Bland Dem. MisSOurO, offered his
first amendment-for free coinage at
the present ratio OF 10 TO land IL was
defeated by a vote OF yeas l24, nays 226;
amid applause among the anti-silyer
men, who received one more majority
than they expected.
Following are those who voted for
the amendment. AS all members OF the
House were 10 their seats and voted,
all members except those named, voted
against the amendment
Yeas: Messrs. Abbot, Dem, Texas; Ait
ken,l Rep, Michigan; Alexander, Dem,
North Carolina; Allen, Dem, Mississippi;
Arnold, Dem, Missouri; Bailey, Dem.,
Texas; Baker, Pop, Kansas; BaDkhead,
Dem. Alabama; Bell, Pop, Colorado;
Bell, Dem, Texas: Black, Dem, Georgia;
Blanchard, Dem, Louisiana; Bland, Dem,
Missouri; Boatner, Dem, Louisiana; Boen,
Pop, Minnesota; Bower, Dem. North
Carolina; Bowers, Rep, California;
dem North tlarOlIuas
Brett, Dem, Indiana; Broderick, Rep,
Kansas; BroOmshire, Dem, Indiana; Bry-
an. Dem, Nebraska; Bum, Dem, North
Carolina; Burnes, Dem, Missouri; Can't
netti, Dem, California; Cannon, Dem,
California; Capehart, Dem, West Nlr-
ginia; Clark, Dem, Missouri; ;COoO, Dem,
Alabama; COCkrell, Dem, Texas: COfeen,
Dem, Wyoming; Conn, Dem, Indiana
Cooper, Dem, Texas; Cox. Dem, Tennes-
see; Crawford, Dem, North Carolina;
CuibersOn, Dem, Texas; Curtis, Rep,
Kansas; Davis, Pop, Kansas; De
Armond, Dem. Missouri; benson,
Dem. Alabama; DinsmOre, Dem,
Arkansas; Dockery, Dem, Missouri; Don
ovRn, Dem, Ohio; DOOdttle, Rep, WASH
ington, Edmunds, Dem, Virginia; Ellis,
Dem. Kentucky; EnlCe, DEM, Tennessee;
Ephes. Dem, Virginia; t1thian, Dem,
Illinois; Funston, Rep, Kansas; t'yan,
Dem. Missouri; Geary, Dem, California;
Goodnight, Dem, kentucky Grady, Dem,
North Carolina; Hall, Dem, Missouri;
Harris, Pop, Kansas; Hartman, Rep.,
Montana; Hatch, Dem,, Missouri; Heard.
Dem, Missouri; Henderson, Dem, North
Carolina; Holman, Dem, Indiana;
Hooker, Dem, MISSISSIPPI; huu-
son. pop, Kansas: Hunter, Dem,
Illinois: Hutchinson, Dem, Texas; Jones,
Dem. Virginia: KEN. Pop, Nebraska;
KilQore. Dem, Texas; KYLE, Dem, Miss
sippi: Lane, Dem, Illinois; Latimer,
~. South Carolina; Lawson, Dem,
Irgia: Lester, Dem, Georgia; Living
Dem, Georgia; Lucas. Rep, South
lkota; Maddox, Dem, Georgia.; Nc
hlire Dem, California; Marshall, Dem,
hrginia; McDermOn, Dem Tennessee ;Mc-
F0han. Pop, Nebraska; McLaurln,
. IN south Carolina; Mcmillan, Dem,
4 {6nessee; McRae, Dem, Arkansas; Mere
1tb Dem, Virginia; Money, Dem, Mississ-
mi MONTGOMERY. Dem, Kentucky Morgan,
hbsm Missouri; Moses, Dem, Georgia;
Nfr-rav. Rep, South Carolina; Neill,
ner Arkansas; Newlands, Pop, Nevada;
OSFerran. Dem, Virginia; Paynter, Dem,
Kentucky; pence, Pop, Colorado; Pendle-
tor. Dem, Texas Picker, KEEP, South
Daisofa. Post, Rep, Illinois; Richardson,
Dero Michigan; Richardson, Dem. Ten
-,o@eee. Robbins, Dem, Alaosna; Robert
- nam. I,ouisianas Sayers, Dem, Texas;
Sseie- DEM. Pennsylvania; Simpson,
80 II ansss. NcCOlloch, Dem, Virginia;
Stallin0s Dem. Alabama; StOckdale, Dem,
SfississipDi: Stone. Dem, Kentucky
60 Dem.. South Carolina: Swanson.
80 Sweet, Rep, Idaho; Tai
~ LA. Ta3sney, Dem,
>rRh Taylor