New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-27
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COR. GRAND STREET. ADJ. oih ~" ~. -
BLAND BEGINS OVER AGAIN..
IN 4 MOMENT OF BRAvADO HE NAMES
BLUFF"
THE HOUSE PROMPTLY "CAtIS' HIM AND The
rr,r,ocx or TEN DAYS COMES TO AN
EXp-rENcE AND FTTHAN SHY THEIR

END-rENCE AND FrTH1AN SHY THEIR
cAsroRs INTO the RING.
icy TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRIrrNEi
Washington, Feb. 2G-After one MOTION "
limit general debate on his Silver lntatoh D'ii
a motion which was rejected by Vote Oh lo' ~
D. or eleven less than qtoruih-N'' Diam"
began to-day exactly where ne ieit OH eieNe"
days ago and his motion to proceed WIN se"e'"'
debate without imposing any conditions OF hNii6
a date on which 1t should end was carried !"
.,,vors,tion with 4 Tribune correspondent after
the debate had been resumed Mr. Bland eN-
,loired that he had made the motion expect
ing that the opponents Of the Dill Wou'u III
h,,,,or against Il as well az against the motion
f. limit debate. and h. was evidently disap-
pointed because they did not fall INTO MS
clumsy trap Mr. Bland said that he would re-
rev the motion to limit debate tomorrow ana II
defeated by the lack of n quorum he would theh
repeat the motion that was adopted to-day. Ivy
continuing that sort Of tactics he hoped III time
60 wear out the filibust'rs
1t was apparent from the tone ara tenor 81
Mr. BANDS remarks that he had at last realized
that he not only could not enforce the gag RUE
but that he was in imminent danger Of losing
some Of the support that he had received during
the last two weeks. Several Republicans who
voted
10 nurmur at the long delay. and 10 express
tn. opinion that they had furnished about all
th. assistance they could to a Democratic leader
in his attempt To- push a Democratic party meas
mr., to The support Of which he could not rally a
Democratic quorum. Some II the Populists ex-
/ pressed like opinions. ana several Democrats
who had been voting with Bland intmat.d
that he could not succeed and that 1t would be
unwls. - continu" the tight. The Missouri
statesman could not afford 20 remain blind 10
the evident signs Of disintcgration In the ranks
Of hi- supporters. and was forced 10 change his
tactics.
Il WAS apparent. however. from short speech
he delivered late this afternoon. that Mr. BANDS
determination 10 fight To the bitter end was IA
firm eyer. The speech was a drmlsogi' one
and made 10 votes FOR the pending measure ami
hit attempt 20 throw upon ia opponents the re-
sp1ns!hnity for blocking legislation was alb
SAID - ia WAS futile. As Mr.. Reed wei said in
reply - that assertion. the House would probably
have come 10 q vote on the bin long brfor, this
Il Mr.. Bland had not rrsortel 10 tactics which
were wholly unmstinab". The delay and waste
o. time. ~ every observer knows. have been due
10 three causes:
First tn" urrturss. Indifference and nom
Attendance 81 d hunocr Of Mr.. Hands follow
ers.
Second I.s attempt 10 impose conditions upon
'h" opponents ~ thc bin t1e price Of his
sent to allow f,"ur'al debate
Third The refusal 81 IN. Speaker and thu lead
crs ~ thr majority on ,h~ floor to recognize the
fat that constitutional quorum was present
90 every occasion when the Speaker or the
Speaker pro tom auhouncel that mo- quorum had
voted
So marked has been the Indifference exhibited
by number 90 Democrats who are nominally
in favor - III. BILL ,hat the belief Is spreading
that even a voting quorum should b. mustered
and final vote taken in a full House the bill
would hr defeated. Speaker crisp himself -
understood - Doe 81 the opinion that quorum
/ caunoi be- obtained. and that IL il should he the
prospects of passing the measure would be- eX
/ ocr.llurly doubtful While Nr Bland. IN the
-l'"Nh already I'i"Ir"d o.. declared that ne
should Eight harl for the second section of
ih" b.ll ~ he would FOR the first section. l. was
apparent from the remarks "f Mr. Patterson and
others that while they wouh yot" for the nrst
section. they would also vote io eliminate the
second which provides that the Treasury notes
shall b" retired and silver certificates issued as
fast AZ the bullion IN the Treasury Is coined.
All the speeches to-day. except the brief but
| coE,ut argument ~ MIR Walker. OF Massachu-
srts In opposition were in favor Of the bill. Mr..
Pence. Of Colorado. who Is a PopuliSt. spoke for
an hour. and distributed hs criticisms Inn
I partially among the opponents ~ the bin
both Sides Of The House. His reference t. Mr..
| Tracey, ~ NcW-iOrk. as the General Tom
Thumb ~ the Democratic party" did not get
him into trouble. but uuparlamcntary language
which b" applied t. several Republican mem
bcrs later IN the day did. 1t arose out Of GER
| tain statements made by Mossrs. Picker ~
! South Dakota ana Ellis. 81 Oregon. which the
| Arapahoc statesman declared To- be- absolutely
not true one ~ them WAS - the effect that
J Mr.. Pence had declared that all he wanted was
! to Dut the Democratic patty in Il hole on the
! silver question" and the other was that he had
1 lar al hat fh..l IA
AT the outset of Il personal explanation which
! he was allowed To- begin. but not To- finish. Mr..
/ Pence asserted that MIR ELLIS had never cast a
vote on his own hook on the silver question since
! this Congress Was first convened last August.
! Mr.. Iiainer. ~ Nebraska, called him to order.
and the Speaker ruled that the language was
/ unparliamrntary. wherupOn on motion he was
allowed to explain and excuse himself In doing
SO the Arapahoc statesman referred To- Mr..
! IIaiucr as a man fuller If beard than h. Is of
ideas" When he had finished 1t was moved
, that he be- excused and allowed To proceed I'm
order and the defeat Of this motion by "A ma
Jority Of twenty votes IN a total Of eighty was a
/ disagr,.aable revelation To- the lOquaciOus and
enusivr statesman from Arapahoe County. who
st more surprised when the lious" on NJ.
F, Reeds motion. suddenly adjourned. MIR Penccs
friends hone that the wise and kindly admonitions
administered To- him by Mr. Reed in the pres
/ ence of Il large number of members and several
: newspaper correspondents after the adjournment
will b.. needed. and that AZ the first opportunity
he viii recall his offensive ana unparliamentary
language
upon parliamentary drcOrum and legislative dig
nifty Mr. FIthian of Illinois. who advocated the
bin with startling physical energy and sub
lime disregard Of all the rules on grammar, uhuei-
took 10 describe the several species of Democrats
I'm the House lie and the other Democrats who
support Bland are the real smon-pure Demo-
Gratis. or. II they not. then flthian Is Popu-
list Probably n. is both-that is. POpulist
Democrat like Bland and n majority OF the other
Democrats In the House The Tom Reed Demo-
Gratis" according 10 FithIans differentiation. are
the "so-call.d" Democrats who refuse 10 vote
t. make a quorum on the motion to smother
debate on the pending bill. and the Cuckoo
Democrats" are thos' members VINO profess 10
be for free. silver. who make silver speeches
for circulation among their constituents; VINO
vote on one roll call and then 70 down To the
restaurant to get a drink aud miss the next roll
, call"
Inasmuch as Mr.. FithIan's definitions were APP
piled to varieties Of Democrats ana not To IN
diyiduals, he was not called 10 OIdei iils speeV'
Of course was "a great effort" but Ii Is To be
feared thar II will not be inducive to harmony in