The Indianapolis journal., 1893-11-02
RailrOaded Through the House Yester-
day Despite the Efforts of the
Blandites to Filibuster.
PASSED BY A VOTE OF 1913 TO 81
Hurriedly EngrOssed and Signed
by Stevenson and Crisp,
Then Rushed to the White House, Where
President Cleveland Affixed His
Autograph at 4:25 O'Clock.

WASHINGTON, Nov /. - Silver pur-
chases by the government ceased to-day.
The purpose for which Mr.. Cleveland called
Congress i'll extraordinary session was ac-
complished at 4:25 this afternoon, when he
affixed his signature to the bill to repeal
unconditionally the purchasing clause of the
Sherman law. The struggle in the House
was short Only twenty-seven men could
be rallied for the last stand by the silver
leaders. Messrs. Bland and Bryan. Mr..
Bland and his colleagues, knowing that
further opposition was futile, preferred to
sacrifice the opportunity for p few hours
debate offered by Mr.. Wilson in order to
force the majority to bring in the closure
and concur in the Senate amendment by
duress. But even in this they failed. Their
small following might have succeeded had
they been led by experienced and skillful
parliamentary tacticians. Neither Mr.. Bry-
an nor Mr.. Snodgrass, his lieutenant, is
well versed in parliamentary proceedings,
and, when thrown off their guard by a
momentary distraction, they exposed their
flank by failing to follow one fiibustering
motion with another Speaker Crisp over
whelmed them by putting the pending mo-
ton to order the previous question. 1t was
carried with roar The filibusters had been
caught mapping and nothing remained for
them to do except to submit. For thirty
minutes, under the rule, followed the rattle
of oratory amid the greatest confusion and
excitement. At it's conclusion the vote was
taken on Mr.. BANDS free coinage substi-
tute. The majority against it was 70. Then
came the final vote on concurring in the
Senate amendments. The vote stood 19S for
concurrence and 81 against. When the orig
inal bill passed the House, Aug. % the
vote stood POI to 100, so that although the
total vote to-day was smaller the proper
ton was practically the same. The final
vote was taken at 25O p m. The bill was
engrossed Immediately, and twenty minutes
later, at $40, the formal announcement was
made to the Senate that it's amendments
had been agreed to by the House.
The bill was hurriedly enrolled by Chair
man Pearson, of the committee on enrolled
bills, and at $3.50 was presented TO
Speaker Crisp for his signature. A fleet
footed messenger carried it to the Senate
where it was signed two minutes later by
Vice President Stevenson. Chairman Pear
son, with the bill under his arm, entered
carriage waiting for him the plaza in
front of the Capitol, ard drove rapidly to
the White House. The President had been
kept duly advised of the progress of events
Indeed, he manifested SO much interest in
the vote in the House, that, at his request
a duplicate of the names of those who had
voted for and against the concurrence was
made soon after the roll call was COM
Dleted, and this list was lying on his desk
when MIR. Pearson arrived with the bill.
Secretary Carlisle, Attorney-general Olney
and Private Secretary Thurber were pres
ent. After felicitating with each other for
a few moments over the victory that had
been achieved, the President took up the
engrossed copy of the bill and read it
aloud. Then, picking up a quill pen, he
affixed his autograph at 425. And thus
sixty-five days four hours and twenty-five
convened the remedy for the financial dis
tress which Mr.. Cleveland demanded in his
message was applied.
The analysis of the vote shows that 124
Democrats, 6S Republicans and l Populist
Cannon, of California; voted for concur
renee, and 20 Democrats, Is Republicans
and 9 Populists against the notion The
following members voted for the Bland
free coinage substitute and also for con-
currence: Anderson, Black of Georgia,
Brookshire, Donovan, Edmunds of Virginia,
Geary, Holman, Richardson of Michigan,
Swanson, Marshall, Turpin, Post and Tyler.
while NELL, Weaver and Kyle. who voted
for the free coinage substitute, did not vote
on the final vote.