The times., 1897-04-15
WON'T Be CAUGHT AGAIN
What Democrats Say About the
Dingley Motion to Adjourn.
WOOL-PULLING SCHEME
The Successful Effort to Get Unwary
silver Legislators to Vote for Mr..
Reed-A Vote Begged for "This
Day OnIy"-The Official Report.
Democ rats Caught Mapping.

There was a well-founded rumor yester-
day after the eadjournmentof the House that
some very well-meaning Democrats lad
been caught mapping and put themselves
| In the attitude OF voting one way in the
recent Democratic caucus and another way
yesterday on the various questions which
ended in an adjournment for three days.
1 The report was that Mr.. Bailey was nat
| uraily interested in the way the Democrats
should ypte yesterday, because a report
was allowed TO go out from the caucus that
| it had sustained Mr.. Bailey in his policy OF
| inactivity cooperative with the Repub-
licans. I'll
1t was evident that with the Populist
vote, Inarshaled by Jerry Simpson, and
| the Democrats who voted for the Dear
mond resolution, in the caucus, which reso-
luton was in opposition TO Mr.. Bailey's
| plans, a yea and nay vote OF the House
could he secured on the question OF the
| three-day adjournment. IL was neces-
| sary, therefore, for Mr.. Bailey or his
/ lieutenants to do some missionary work
among those who opposed him in the
| caucus.
The interesting point of the rumor is
that missionary work was done, and
in this way: 1t was represented to the
Democrats in opposition thatif the present
schism was allowed to proceed Democratic
harmony would be out Of the question, and
they were entreated, certainly some OF
them were, TO vote yesterday. and for that
| ''day only If they SO desired, for the
| motion To adjourn. This was an apparently
innocent proposition, for it ostensibIy left
| those who opposed Mr.. Bailey in the
caucus to reassertthemselyes at any future
time. What the Bailey facti N was after,
however, was. that as there would be no
yea and nay vote, the vote of the Demo-
Gratis to adjourn yesterday, even for that
| day only" could be sent out TO the coun-
try as a second vindcation of Mr.. Bailey.
and an apparent confirmation of the infor-
nation industrously circulated after the
caucus that Mr.. Bailey had been un-
equivocally Endorsed. The rumor is based
on the positive statement of one of the
members who voted yesterday, and who
had heard directly of the scheme TO get
Democrats TO vote for adjournment this
day only"
''These men, he said, would have
voted quite differently If they knew that
gestiou win ex plain The curious things that
happened today in the House. So far as
the real attitude or the faction opposed to
Mr.. Bailey is concerned, their action means
nothing They simply had the wool pulled
over their eyes. II viii not happen again.
/ think there viii he a yea and nay vote
in due course OF time"
The proceedings in the House. OF course,
showed nothing of the way in which re-
suits were obtained. Officially, this is
what happened:
Mr.. Dingley: Mr.. Speaker, move that
when the House adIourns today, it ad-
journ to meet on Saturday next
The question being put, the Speaker
declared that the ayes seemed to have 1t.
Mr.. De Arnnond and Mr. Simpson de-
manded a division.
The House divided; and there were-aycs.
13l; noes, 3S.
Mr. De Artnond: 'Mr. Speaker, let us
have the yeas and nays
Pending the question of ordering the yeas
and nays
Mr. Williams. Of Mississippi: Mr.. Speaker,
beforethe question is put, ] desire to present
a point of personal privilege. l am paired
with the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr.
Eddy, but knowing that his vote upon this
question would be the same as mine,
have taken tie responsibility of voting"
The question was taken on ordering the
yeas and nays, and thirty members voted
in the affirmative not a sufficient num-
her
Mr.. De Almond: LET Us have tellers,
Mr.. Speaker"
The question was taken on ordering
tellers, and 81 members voted in favor
thereof.
Mr. De Almond: 1.-The other side, Mr..
Speaker
The Speaker: There is no other side
on this question. Thirty-one gentlemen
have voted in the affirma tive-not a suf-
ficient number-and tellers are refused.
The ayes have it, and the motion Of the
gentleman from Maine, Mr.. Dingley, is
agreed to-
Mr.. Dingley: "Mr Speaker. move that
the House do now adjourn"
The motion was agreed to.