Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-02
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WASHINGTON, ID. C., November l.
oTracey and Triumph" That's what
the Albany Congressman wants sub
stituted Tor "VCOrhess and Victory"
The silysrites OF the House had
made up their minds 20 wear Iugubrlous
counteuances during the final execution
Of their idol, butTracey's serious humor
was too much for them.
Wben he arose aud so'emnly appra-
priatsd 90 himself the credit and glory
of auti-sdver leadership, il stirred the
sober sided slverites 10 mirth. Tracey
seemed 10 think that his thanks to his
followers would be handed down 20 pos
terity along with Wsshington's fare
well.
The scene was amusing in the highest
degree. Tracey WAS the only serious
man in the House. But the climax
came when Allen, OF Mississippi who
had been no more Of a leader than
Tracey, in bis peculiar aud mirth-mov-
ing manner, thanked the silveritss for
having so noJ.y stood by him. He
wanted bis followers 20 understand that
iu the hour of defeat they had his
thanks aud confidence. Amidst shouts
or laughter there were calls OF Tracey,
Tracey" Uut the Albanian still aid not
see the humor of the situation. He
turned iu the direction Of those calling
his name aud bowed sm.Iingly, as 10 be
appreciated the compliment Intended.
Even after
THE HOUSE HAD ADJOURNED
the Albany Congressman had no con-
cep,.Ou of the fact that be was a sub
.iect OF general laughter. He had
SJrivcn from the inception Of the con-
test TO attain the distinction OF an anti
silver leader and succeeded % C0Evin-
cling himself that but FOR his skill aud
Reneralship free coinage would have
won.
The silver men who had decided to
fHbuster got into tauEle which was
another humorous feature. Bland could
not persuade the foremost support
ers Of silver % join him 10
fHbUSteriug, SO be was forced To
fal. back upon some Of the mex
perieuced members. lie Instructed
them how 90 supplement one motion
with another SD AS % keep three mo-
tions % adjourn or for recess pend
ing at once. The result was thas
BANDS greeuhorus piled up motions
wav beyond the allowance OF the rules.
The speaker observing that the siver-
ties had lost their rights 0y Dlunder-
ing, put the question for consideration.
Sc0GgraSs. Of Tennessee, who without
the slightest knowledge 0i Vsrlamenta-
rv practice had been eSSGyinE 10 help
Bland was daZ-j aud turning 20 the
members nearest him be iuOuired.
'H0w in b. could they do Jhaj?'
This b.uuder terminated the hI!5uS-
tering. The Senate amendment was
coucurred in bythe actual vote % l92
90 g3 lr was first announced as l9l 20
o.. but Hunter, of Illinois, had been
errOneOu~ly enrolled jU the negatives
The correction gave the repeal 90
majority. The bin was Dr0mp.y en-
rolled, signed by the speaker aud vice
president and conveyed 90 the president
by Chairman Pearson OF the enrolled
bills. The president approved The bill
at I:20 .. me 10 presence OF Secretary
Carlisle, Attorney General O'uey and
Representative Pearson. The latter
was given the pen with which the
president siEGe1 b.s name.
The struggle iu tbo House was short.
Only &C. men could be rallied for the
last stand by the silver leaders, MeSsrS.
Bland and Bryan. Mr.. Bland a his
colleagues, knowing that further oppo-
sitiou was futile, preferred 20 sac
p f.r Flr h#.rH
debate offered by Mr. Wilson iu order
60 force the majority 80 bring in
the clOture aud concur in the Senate
amendment by duress.
Bat even in this they failed. Their
small following might have succeeded
had they been led by experienced
and Ski..tul parliamentary tacticians.
Neither Mr.. Bryan, nor Mr.. SL0d-
grass, his Lieutenant, is well verSed in
parliamentary procedure aud when
thrown OF their Cugri oy monetary
distraction, they exposed their flank by
falling To- follow one tIi0usteriug
motion with smother.
Speaker Crisp overwhelmed them by
putting the pending motion 20 order the
previ01S question.
IL was carried with roar The fiji
busters bad been caught mapping and
nothing remained for them % DO except
20 submit. For thirty minutes, under
the rule, followed the rattle OF artillery
amid the greatest confusion.
The vote was taken on Mr.. Blaud's
free coinage substitute. The majority
against it was g. Then came the final
vote on COnCurTiug 10 the senate
amendments The vote stood 1913 for
concurrence and "a against. When the
original bill passed the House, August
%, the vote stood 2O1 10 100, 50 that
although the total vote to-day was
smaller, the proportion was practically
the same.
The final vote was taken at $50 p.
m. The OIL was sugTossed immediate
IL. and twenty minutes later, at $40.
the formal announcement was made TO
the Senate that IT'S amendment had
been agreed 90 by the House. The Dill
was hurricdly enrolled, aud at $3.50
was presented 20 Speaker Crisp
for his signature. A fleet
footed messenger carried il TO the
Senate, whore 10 vas signed Chairman
Pearson, with the oil under his arm,
entered a carriage waiting for him on
the plaza, in front OF the Capitol, ana
drove rapidly to the White House.
The President had been kept duly ad-