The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-02
IN DETAIL.
How the House Battle Was Waged
and Won.

and Won.
WASHINGTON, Nov. AT 1912 the
silver bill was laid before the house.
Mr.. Bland, having declined the offer of
Mr.. Wilson to allow one, two, or three
hours debate after the previous motion,
and having refused to enter into any
agreement whatever hat did not leave
the repeal bill open for general debate
and amendment, Mr.. Wilson demanded
the previous question. Mr.. Bryan of
Nebraska, ON behalf Ct the silver
men, at once moved to adjourn. and
demanded a division. Motion was de-
feated-yeas, 26; nays, 10S.
Silver men then moved recess until 3
p. M, but this was also defeated on a
division. The silver men made an in
etfectual attempt to secur a roll call,
but on division 20 demanded the yeas
and nays, and 1876 were against the
motion, and it was lost. Thus the
silver men had not even been able to
muster sufficient strength to secure a
roll call. After this they again resorted
to alternate dilatory motions for adj
journment and recess.
Previous Question Ordered.
Speaker Crisp took advantage of a
momentary lull and put the motion for
the previous question, which was de-
Shared carried. Bryan of Nebraska was
demanding the attention of the speaker.
but not seen. 1t was all done SO quickly
that the silver men did not seem t o
know what happened. The result was
greeted with loud applause. Snod-
grass of Tennessee who had been assist
ing the flibusterers. made a
motion to adjourn, but the speaker said
he had recognized Mr.. Wilson and he
could not be taken off the floor. Wilson
asked Bland to consume the Is minutes
to which the silver side was entitled,
and Bland began his address, but not
before ~Snodgrass asserted that these
motions would be continued upon other
stages of the proceedings before avote
could be reached or the main PROPOSE
ton.
Little Time for Speeches.
Messrs. Bland, Bryan and Wheeler
Of Alabama occupied the Is minutes al.
lowed the silver men ard Messrs.
Springer, Livingston and Reed spoke
for the repeal men. In the course Of
his remarks Mr.. Reed said the country
was generally better off when the
Democratic party was disappointed,
This was a serious experiment which
must be tried. Congress had at leas'
done its duty, but delay had robbed thu
measure of its chief good. In conclu
sion he predicted calamity and misfor.
tune despite the passing of the bill, ant
referred to impending changes in tn,
tariff as the cause.
Mr.. Tracey of New York talked TO,
two minutes. Mr.. Wilson closed tn
| debate at 1:55 and demanded a vote
Mr.. Bland now moved to commit to tn,
committee on coinage, weights an.
measures, with instructions to repor
the law Of 1887, which would provid
for free coinage at 16 to ]. Upon thi
the yeas and nays were ordered. Mr.
BANDS motion to commit with in
structions was defeated by a vote 0
100 yeas to It's nays.
After the Bland motion, Mr.. Bryan
Of Nebraska announced that the anti
repeal men would not filibuster furthe
as there were too few silver men read
and willing TO join in such proceeding
He left to the future the task of deter
mining who were right and who wer
wrong on this great pubic question
He called upon the American people /
send to the next congress represents
tiyes enough to solve the financis
question Independently of the infiuene
or interference ct foreign government,
At 2:2y the roll call began IN the cor
currence in the senate amendment an
final passage of the bill.