The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-08

present, have voted yea and the latter nay)r
Mccall and Jones. Culberson and Curtis of
New York, and Wagner and Hainer OF
Pennsylvania.
SPRINGER WAS CONFIDENT.
It was stated in these dispatches last
night that every proposition looking to cur
rency legislation would be defeated; and yet
truth compels the admission that there was
a brief period to-day when. for the first
time since its introduction into the House.
the administration bill had some faint pros
pect of success. Republicans representing
city districts were overwhelmed with urgent
kilograms from commercial organizations of
their cities pressing the passage OF the bill.
How strong was the pressure is seen in the
fact that two Republican members-Reyburn
of Pennsylvania, and Wadsworth of New
York-actually voted against the Reed sub
stitute in the hope that they might assist
the passage of the administration BILL So
strong was the sentiment for the admins
tration bill during the early part of the day
that Mr.. Springer was able to defeat every
amendment which he opposed in earnest,
and the bill, as it was finally reported to
the House for action, was substantially In
the shape in which he had permitted it to
be shaped in committee. The free-silver men
were defeated at every turn, though the
strength they developed on the Bryan
amendment to the Reed substitute, which,
in effect, proclaimed that all bonds might
be paid in silver, was at one time most
alarming to Mr.. Springer. Mr.. Bland kept
entirely in the background, leaving it to Mr..
Bryan to conduct the campaign of the silver
men.
Mr. Springer was the last man to recog-
nize the minute when his bill was dead
The with which every committee
amendment went through the House, de-
feating every effort Of his opponents to OBJ
tain a record VOTE deceived him. Until the
very last moment, when Speaker Crisp read
the result of the vote, he seemed to be-
leve that he would yet win his fight When,
on the division of the House, the vote stood
81 to 159 against the bill he was champion
ing, and his enemies were cheering madly,
he was as cheerful as ever, and his voice
seemed buoyant as he asked for a roll CALL
His aspect was really pitiful when the re-
suit was announced and his crushing de-
feat was evident. Victory had never seemed
neared than it did when the voting began
The vote shows how egregiously Mr. Spring
er misjudged the situation. He counted con-
fidently on the almost solid Republican vote,
and yet it has been evident, ever since Mr..
Reed introduced his substitute, that that
measure would rally the Republican vote
and not the administration bill; that If the
Reed substitute was defeated every Repub-
lican would be left to follow his own desires
as to the administration bill.
AS stated in these dispatches, many city
Republicans yielded to the wishes of their
constituents and voted for the administra-
ton bill, but there were not enough Repub-
icans to counteract the detection of South
ern Democrats who voted against the bill.
T4 10 hot oil fhn oha oriy. iy,
the house over the defeat of the bill came
from the Democratic side Thus ends all
hope of Democratic legislation for currency
reform.
The formal call for proposals for the bond
issue may be expected tomorrow. There
seems no change from the announcement
made last night that the Secretary Of the
Treasury would place fifty millions abroad
and fifty millions at home, and that the
price would be at figure yielding about
3ss per cent. interest.