Show STATUS TATUS OF THE BLAND BILL N Speaker Crisp Refuses to Aid Aldin In lii Bringing ng ngI It It I to a A Vote otc ote Mr 11 Crisp has deserted the standard of ot free fee silver rJ at least leat for the tc present When the House met on Monday morning he announced that the committee on rules miles wo 1 would woul l 1 not bring ina ina rule to t shut of filibustering on the silver siver bill bi unless requested to by 1 a 1 m majority of the Democrats When this announcement was wa made mace a a petition was wa Immediately draw drawn n dra n up but It seems doubtful Is the required number of signatures will wI be b obtained as many Democrats declined to sign It Mi Mr 11 Bland Band is I not only Disappointed but an an an- an gry He lie le charges Speaker Crisp Crip with bad had faith He lie said I made the move that the louse House adjourn a the the- te Jast stanC ne of th Speaker and with his his- emphatic statement that he would report a rule tule cutting off ot filibustering motions and bring the bill bI to a a vote The next day I went Into the Speakers Speaker's room and ad m met t Judge ludge Crisp He lIe then advised the Introduction of a rule to be voted on today today to to- t- t day Monday fonday preventing nil all filibustering motions and compelling a vote upon the bill bI He lie wrote out the rule re himself I introduced It at his request and suggestion and had It Itie- Itie ic- ic re to t his committee with the distinct understanding un un- un- un that the rule would be reported to today I see at this time but very little hope of getting a a. a majority of the members on a ii I petition petition pet pet- petton peti peti- tion that the rule be ton asking reported Of course the Speaker has ha great pow power r and since he has shown a disposition to 10 lay the bill bi on the table members who have haye confidence in him will wi go n with Ih him and this leaves leaves us with I. I the bill bi having havig not only the free coinage ant I men con as a opponents but also the Speaker opposed opposed op op op- posed to It l and those who personally follow him blot What That may be the outcome I cant can't say We Ve can count a a sufficient number of members member who have hae been voting against consideration of the bill bi who state emphatically that they will wi vote yote for the bill bI if i It ever comes upon Its it passage passage pass pass- pass age to give It from ten to twenty majority Mr Crisp defends himself hImsel by saying that several Democrats Democrat who voted tabling the bill bi had bad ha come to him and requested that that no cloture rule be brought in and that he had agreed agee a as am the opening of the session that he w would not favor a a cloture unless ules a majority ma ma- of the Democratic members indicated a a. 11 desire for it I |