The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-08-31
THE BILL PASSED.
VOTE IN THE HOUSE on THE
WILSON BILL

Defeated by Overwhelming Major
tiles, Mr.. Wilson's Measure Was
Passed by Vote of $40 to 10.
Those Who Voted Aye on the
Amendments.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. Under the
impression that the order under which
this house has been operating the past
two weeRs,s far as the hour Of meeting
was concerned, prevailed, the public
galleries Of the house Of represen tatives
were filed before II a. M. and many
members were in their seats on the
floor at that hour. The surrounding
corridors and Hobbies of the floor were
also filed with throng of people,
curious to know the outcome of the
oratorical contest which has been going
on within the chamber for IA days.
No New Amendments.
After the reading of the journal Mr..
Weaver of New York appeared at the
bar of the house on the arm Of his col
league. General Tracey. and was sworn
in by the speaker. The resolution con-
tanned in the order of procedure on the
silver question was reported by the
clerk providing for a vote first upon
free coinage of silver at the present
ratio of IL to l. Representative Bailey
of Texas asked if, in the event of all the
amendments included in the order be-
ing defeated, it would be in order to
propose an additional amendment
gerInane to the subject. Speaker
Crisp replied that as at present advised
he would answer no; that the order
provides exhaustively all that the house
may conclusively consider, but when
the time came to formally present the
question the gentleman from Texas
might be heard. Representative Nc
Millin of Tennessee desired to offer an
amendment providing for the free coin
age of product of the silver mines of
the United States, but Mr.. Bland OBJ
jected even to having read. saying that
such a proposition was not free coinage
at all.
The Balloting Begun.
The roll was called upon the amend
ment to the Wilson bill providing for
free coinage Of silver at the ratio of IL
to 1. It resulted, yeas 1913, nays 225.
Not nearly as much interest was taken
on the second vote. which was on the
ratio of II to l. The decisive vote on
the 10 to / ratio seemed to dishearten
the silver men and in place of the at
tention which was paid to the first was
substituted listlessness which spread
throughout the hall. The vote re-
suited in the defeat of the amendment,
yeas 100, nays 225. The 10 to stand
ard was defeated by. vote of yeas 1O2,
nays 239. The house then voted imme-
diately on the ~ to amendment and
it was also defeated by a vote of yeas
1O4, nays 230. Then came the 20 to l
amendment and this in turn was de-
feated though it showed more strength,
the vote standing yeas 121, nays 222.
No one who voted for 10 to voted
against 20 to /, but there was decided
gain. The proposition to re-enact the
nd-Allison act as a proviso to the
repeal bill received the strongest sup
port, but even that was defeated by
majority of II, the vote standing yeas
1856, nays 213. The vote was taken
upon the final passage of the Wilson
bill and it was passed, yeas 24O. nay
10. Those voting against repeal were
as follows:
Observation-Disclosures. Abbott, Alexander.
Allen, Arnold. Bailey, Bankhead, Bell. Blanch-
ard. Bland, Boatner, Bower, Branch, Bryan,
Burnes, Caminetti, Clark. Cobb, Cockrell,
Gotten, Cooper, Cox, Crawford. Culberson.
Dearmond, DenisOn. Dinsm, re, Dockery,
Ellis, Enloe, E yes, Fithian. Fyan. Goodnight,
Grady, Hall, Hatch, Heard, Henderson, Hook
er, Hutcheson, Ikert, Jones, Kilgore, Kyle,
Lane, Latimer, Livingstone, Maddox, Mcguire,
Mallory, Marshall, McCulloch, McDearmont,
N cLaurin, McRae, Money, Morgan, Moses,
Neill, Richardson (Tenn.), Robbins, Robert
son, Sayers, Sibley, Snodgrass, Stallings,
Stockdale, Strait, Talbert, Tarsney, Tate,
Terry, Wheeler, Williams, Williams. Wood
ward.
Republicans-Aitkin, Bowers. Broderick,
Cannon, Curtis, Ellis, Funston, Hager, Hal
Hopkins. Loud, Lucas, Meikeljohn, Picker,
Smith, Sweet, Wilson.
Populists-Baker. Bell, Boen, Davis, Harris,
KEN, Hudson, McKeighen, Newlands. Pence,
Simpson.
The anti-silver men knew that they
were playing winning game from the
start and when this overwhelming ma
iority was shown for the Wilson bill
its advocates did not indulge in enthu-
siastic cheers, but contented themselves
with single round OF applause.
Mr.. Ca chings Dem., Missy gave
notice that he would ask the house to
next consider the rules and then, at
$3.50 the mouse adjourned.
ON THE RETIRED LIST.
Mantle and Allen Not Entitled to