The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-15
SILVERITES CRUSHED.
Bond Bill's Coinage Amendment
Overwhelmingly Showed Under.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The majority
against silver in the house yesterday when
the final vote was taken on concurrence In
the senate free coinage amendment, was
larger than that of Thursday In committee
Of the whole. Yet the motion TO concur
was defeated-100 to 30, a majority OF ITO;
yesterday IL was beaten 2l5 to 30, a major
ity OF l25.
The vote was n record-making vote, and
counting the pairs, but 81 out OF 800 menu
beers were unaccounted for. Perhaps n
few absentees lodged, but most OF them
were unavoidably absent and were unable
TO secure pairs. The silver men were
again disappointed. The Sound money"
leaders had been disposed to concede the
silver forces 100 votes. An analysis or the
vote shows that 1Si Republicans and 81
Democrats voted against concurrence, and
5s Democrats, 25 Republicans and z Popu-
lists for concurrence.
The debate which preceded the vote was
of an interesting character, but devoid OF
any sensational features. Ex-Speaker
Crisp presented the closing argument for
the silver men, and was replied TO by Mr..
Turner, a Democratic colleague from
Georgia, in a two hours speech. The per-
tOllll IlNHlEf DtlNtth III WV iNt VI
the opposing factions OF the Democratic
side of the house added to the interest OF
the occasion. Mr.. Dalzell (Penn.) closed
in behalf of the Republicans. The parti-
sans OF the respective champions missed
no opportunity TO acclaim their approval
when telling points were made, and at the
close the honors seemed even.
Mr.. Dalzell, u member of the ways and
a. on,,n.ittaa hrnttuht fha hn1sa hark
TO the question whether it should abrogate
its duty and judgment to the senate
whether the house should abandon its bill
and accept hat OF the senate.
AT the conclusion OF Mr.. Dalzell's re-
marks Mr.. Dingley demanded the previous
question, which was ordered, ~whereupon
the vote was taken on Mr.. Crisp's motion
to concurin the senate free coinage amend
ment to the house bill. The members
who had retired from the hall or were
~lounging in the cloakrooms came in, re-
suraed their seats and followed the roll
call with great interest.
Pension Discussion Raises n Row.
A very exciting row was only prevented
ut the night session Of the house, which
was devoted to the consideration Of pri-
waite pension bills, by the good temper
SnOWn by MI. luiDtTb Va DOutu OiTDllnt
whose u~tterances ut the night session two
weeks ago caused Mr.. Barrett of Massa-
chusetts to offer a resolution to censure
him for Unreasonable and scditious' lam
guage.
Mr.. Talbert wns opposing n bill to pen
sion u soldiers widow, who had subse-
Lqueptly remarked and had been divorced
from her second husband, when Mr.. Hardy
fD.s Irl 4 nos all ,,ala IN a. an ~ ~a 49,.
sonal attack upon Mr.. Talbert. 'South
Carolina" no said. ''had always been rails.
ing Der voice in opposition to the Union.
We have heard from South Carolina
said he, "year in ana year out except tho
four years when she was.out of the Union.
She has caused more trouble than any
state in the Union from the time when
John G. Calhoun tried to nullify the
statutes OF the United States in 1882, and
Jackson threatened to hang him for his
pains, up to the present time, when the
gentleman from South Carolina appears
in this body and n gentleman with similar
p%ropensities appears at the other end of the
Capitol. Her record here Is without a
parallel. I am here to vote for every PEN
| sion bill presented TO this house, despite
South Carolina, which has not sent an
honestly-elected representative to Congress
since 1872"
Mr.. Talbert was evidently suffering
under great excitement while this attack
was being made, and an outbreak was ex-
pected, but he restrained himself with
difficulty and turned the attack with a
pleasant reference TO the fact that Canada
had been heard from. tMr. Hardy was
born In Canada). Mr.. Talbert said that
he himself had served in the Confederate
army throughout the war. Mr.. Hardy
did not serve in the Union army. IL have
noticed" concluded Mr.. Talbert, that
those who are iuvinciblo In time of peace
were generally invisible In time of war;