The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-11-02
IT WAS A WATERLOO
The Repeal Bill Forced Through By
4 Vote OF 1873 to o.
SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT
Seventy Democrats. is Rspub-
iicans and 8 Popuilsts Al! the
Friends silver Could
Muster.


by the government ceased to-day. Tho
purpose for which Clovolan caliod con.
stess IN extraordinary session was accom-.
plished at 30 o'clock this afternoon,
when lie afiiNcd his signature TO the bill
to repeal Internationally the purchasing
clause "a the Sherman Law. Only "a men
could he rallied for the last stand by tho
SILVER leaders. Their small following
might have succeeded had they been led
by experienced and skillful parliamentary
tac,icians. Neither Bryan nor Suodgrass,
his lieutenant, is wcll-versed i'm parlia-
mentary procedure, and when thrown OF
their guard by momcntary distraction,
thoy exposed their flank by failing TO fol-
low one filibustering motion with another.
Speaker Crisp overwhelmed them by put.
ting the pending motion to order the pre-
vious question. ii was carried with n
roar. Tho fiiibusterers had boon caught
mapping and nothing remained for them
except 10 submit. For 10 minutes under
the rule followed rattle of oratory amid
the greatest confusion and excitement.
Al its conclusion q vote was taken on
BANDS free coinage substitute. Tho ma
iority against it was %. Then came the
final vote on concurrinR In the senate
amendments. The vote stood 1873 for con-
cnrrcnce and - against.
When tho original bill passed the house
OH Aug. %, tho voto stood a0l to 100. SO,
although the total vote to-day was smaller,
tho proportion was practically the same.
The final vote was taken Mt ESQ p. m. The
bill was cnsrosscd Immediately and 20
minutes later. at $40, formal announce
inent was made to tho senate that Its
amendments had been agreed to BY the
house. Tho bill was hurriedy enrolled
and Mt $3.50 o'clock was presented to
Speaker Crisp for his signature. A mes
senger carried 1t to the senate where il
was signed two minutes later by Vice
President Stevenson.
Chairman Pearson. of tho committee on
enraiicd bills, with tho measure under his
a.rm. entered carriage awaiting him and
drove rapidly to tho white house. The
president had been kept duly advised of
the progress OF events. Indeed he mani-
f0stcd SO much interest in the vote in the
house that, at his request. q duplicate of
the names Of those who voted for and
against concurrence was made soon after
The roll call had been completed and this
list wns lying on his desk when Pearson
arrived with the bill.
Secretary Carlisle, Attorney General
Olney and Private Secretary Thurber
were present. After fclicitating with each
other for n few moments over the victory
that had been achieved, the president
took up the cngrosscd copy of the bill and
read IL aloud. then picking up Quill pen,
lac affixed his autograph ut 4:15, aud thus.
s. days, hours and IS minutes after the
extraordinary session had convened, the
remedy for financial distress which Cleve-
land demanded was applied.
An analysis Of the vote shows that lai
democrats, Ga republicans and populst
Cannon of California; voted for concur
renee, and 20 democrats, Is republicans
and . popaiists against the motion. The
following members voted for the Bland
free coinage substitute and also for con-
currence: Anderson, Black of Georgia,
Brookshire, Donovan. Edmunds OF Vir-
ginia. Geary, Holina, Richardson of Michi-
gan. swanson, Marshall, Turpin. Post and
Tyler. while Neal, Weaver and Kyle, who
voted for the FREQ coinage substitute, did
not vote OH the final vote.
Bland having declined the offer of
Wilson TO allow one, two or three
hours debate after the previous
question, and having refused to enter
into any agreement whatever that did not
leave the repeal bill open for general de-
bate and amendment, Wilson demanded
the previous question.
Bryan Of Nebraska, on behalf OF the sil.
yer men, al once moved to adjourn and
demanded n division. Tho motion was
defeated, 26 to los. The silver men then
moved recess until 3 p. m. This was
also defeated on atlivision. FilibusterinC
continued. but without roll call having
been secured. The silver men made an
al at N hat sltrontsnx, I,,,t
on q division 20 demanded yeas and nays
and las werc against the motion and It
was lost. Thus the silver mon had not
been even ablc to muster a sufficient
strength to secure n roll call. After this
they again resorted to alternate dilatory
motions for adjournment and recess.
Speaker Crisp took advantage of a mo-
mcntary lull TO put a motion for the pre-
yious question. which was declared car.
ricd. Bryan Of Nebraska was demanding
the attention OF the speaker. but was not
seen. Ii was all done SO quickly that tho
silver men did not seem tn know what
had happened.
The result was greeted with loud up.
plause. SnodGrass of Tennessee moved
10 adjourn. but the speaker said that Inc
had recognized Wilson and he could not
be taken oil the floor. Wilson asked
Bland TO consume the II minutes to which
his side was entitled. and Bland began an
address. but not before Snodgrass had as
serted that d!atory motions would he con-
tiuued on the other stages OF the proceed
ings before voto could be reached on the
main proposition.
Bland created a sensation by dcclarln.
that the extra session and this whole legs.
laiion had been thrust upon the people as
s;ock-iobbinG speculation. Bryan OF
Nebraska followed Bland.
Tracey OF New York talked two minutes.
| Wilson closed the debate at . y. m. and
demanded vote. Bland moved TO refer
to the commi;ie on coinage. weights and
measures with Instructions TO report the
law of 1885,, which would provide for free
coinage at IL To /. The yeas aud nays
ordered end :he motion was defeated: i03
| 70 1876.
When Bryan's time expired, Pence of
| Colorado moved tba, he be given 10 min