Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-02
HOW IT PASSED.

Washington. Nov. 1.-The silver bill
has been 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 that did not leave the re-
peal bill open for general debate and
amendment, MIR Wilson demanded the
previous question.
Mr.. Bryan Of Nebraska, on behalf OF
the silver men, at once moved to adj
iourn and demanded division. The
motion was defeated; yeas 20, nays luS
The silver men then moved recess
until p. M but this was also defeated
on division.
Filihustering continued but no roll call
can be had on any motion
12:3O p. m.--The silver men made an
Intellectual attempt to secure roll call
but on division the nays and ayes We're
demanded and 1856 were against motion
and 1t was lost Thus the silver men hni
not been able to muster suihclent
strength to secure roll call. After this
| they again resortcd to alternate dilatOry
motions for adjournment and recess.
1915 y. MIR Catching OF the COM
mitlee on rules says cluture VIII Dc
| brought in ii necessary Silver men can
| keep up iilibusteriug indefinitely II the
| resolution Is not brought in.
| ll5 D. m.--Spcakcr Crisp took advan-
| tage Of mOmcntary lull and put me
| motion for the previous question Whlcll
| was declared carried.
MIR. BRYAN of Nebraska wac demand
| ing the attention of the speaker but he
| was not seen All was done so quickly
/ the silver men did not seem 10 know
what had happened, The result was
| greeted with loud applause Mr.. Snod'
| grass OF Tennessee who had been as
| sisting the flihusters, made 4 motion to
| adjourn but the speaker SAID ne hlu
recognized Mr. Wilson MIR. Wilson then
asked Mr. Bland 20 consume hfteen min,
utes to which the silver side was entitled
aud Mr.. Bland began his address, Dul
NOT before Mr.. Suodgrass asserted that
these motions would be continued upon
other statements of the proceedings be-
fore n vote could be reached on the
main proposition.
I:30-Nir Bland created sensation
by declaring that the extra session and
this whole legislation had been thrust
upon The people as stock-jobbing spec
Mr.. Bryan Of Nebraska began speak.
ing; his time expired
MIR. Fence trolOreil asked the unani
| nous consent lDlt MT. DTluu tilht VI
extended ten minutes:
Mr.. Onihwdite of OHIO objected;
Mr.. Wheeler of Alabama took tn,
floor, which concluded The silver me /
they hayils exhausted ihrir iimr. IND
Mr.. Wilson Welded i've nirules of his
time to Mr.. Springer of Illinois.
At lao D. m. Mr.. Wilson yielded Il
Mr. Livingston Of Georgia, who spok'
Thsn Mr.. Wilson yielded five minute
to Mr.. Ried of Maine, who said thu
country generally was better of whel
the Democratic party was appointed
| This was q serious experiment whicl
must be tried: congress had at least dom
it's duty, but the delay had robbed tn
mcnsura Of its chief good. In conclusion
Z he predicted calamity and misfortune
despite the passage Of the bill, and re
: ferred to the impending changes in tn
/, tariff as causes.
! Mr.. Tracy Of New York talked 70
: two minutes.
" Mr.. Wilson concluded the debate a
: 1;55 p. m. and demanded the vote.
!. Mr.. Bland now moved TO commit IN
: bill 10 the committee on coinage weight
a and measures, with Instructions TO re
!, port the law OF 1887, which would pre-
=. vide for free coinage at 10 to l; upo
5 this yeas and nays were ordered.
Mr. Rland's motion TO commit VII
r instructions was defeated by Yoi
n | Of 100 yeas TO 40 nays,
Y At 20j p, m. roll began on the hna
:. passage Of the hill
N AT 2 D. m. vote Of 191 yeas TO .
v nays occurred In the senate amendment
b. and the repeal hill now goes TO the pres
l. dent for his approval.