The New York herald., 1876-12-13
THE BLAND SILVER BILL BEFORE THE HOUSE.
Attitude Of Southern Representatives on the
Electoral Issue.
INTERVIEW WITH BEN HILL, OF GEORGIA.
An Interesting Episode in the Wanderings
of Boss Tweed.
rom OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, Dec. IL, 1916
THE BLAND SILVER BILL AGAIN TO THE
FRoNr--iNcIDRNrAL DISCUSSION ON THE
JOINT RULEs-sPEAKER RANDALL s ATTITuDE-
PROPOSED ACTION IN THE HOUSE roR COUNT
DEMOCRATIC BLUNDER.
Mr.. Bland got his notorious Silver bill before the
House to-day, and having got tho previous question
seconded there will DO debate OF two hours on It
morrow, whcrcupon will vote 1t is thought
by many persons that it would have bccn only decent
IN the friends of this to wait the report OF
the Silver Commission, which sat during the summer
by authority OF Congress- Mr. Bland appears to DO
afraid to wait for he facts 1t may havo collected The
bill hos chance OF becoming law II Is not at all
likely to pass the Senate and II should the Prcsi-
dent would veto IT, 1t is, in s present shape and in
its present hands, mere buncombc.
In introducing the bill the question Of the twenty
second joint rulo up more, and tho Speaker
again committed himself to the position that the rule
still exists He is good deal ridcuied for this by
democrats the greater part OF whom that the qucs-
ton Of importance and that tho Speakers dccis-
ion cannot in any case enforce the ruc is supposed
that Mr. Randall, who is counted among the hot
heads here, believes that In contir gency his
ruling may bo important on the count OF
him. II is more generally held by tho democrats that
the twenty joint rule only method OF pro-
cedurc under the constitution for counting the elcc-
toral vote: that either house wishes TO change this
method Of procedure under tho constitution 1t has the
power abrogate tho rule the Senate has done by
an almost unanimous vote, and that In due time new
rule, method of procedure to take the place Of the
twenty rule. will be agreed by both houses
has been the uniform practice before every
Tho democrats hold that II tho republicans shall op-
pose the adoption OF such a new rule, they will put
themselves clearly In the wrong before the country.
1t has been the regular practice Of both houses to ap
ponta JOINT COMMITTEES early in February, before tho
electoral count to take place. to .ascertain
and report mode for examining the votes for Prcsi-
dent and Vice President, and the twenty joint
rule itself framed and reported by such commit
tee acting under tho instructions conveyed in the
words above quoted. Mr.. McCrary, able republ-
In the House, has already asked for joint CON-
mittee to do the samo thing. The House judiciary
Committee Is to-day said, will substitute
for his emnently proper resolution another
forming committee of tho House alono to report on
Its powers under the constitution counting the votes
II they do this they will, undoubtedly commi. blum
DER and very needless one, for thcy will relieve the
republicans In tho Senate their responsibility for
the time IN the matter and will an attitude
themselves apparonHy noste 10 concurrent settle-
mcnk
DON cAMERoN's RULE IN PKNNsYLvANIA-ro-
LITrcAL DETECTION NOT TO BE roLR-
RATED.
Secretary Cameron evidently means to boss both
South Carolina and Pennsylvania He madc so vigor-
fight for tho removal of the Postmaster at Pha-
depha that hc carried tho day against tho merchants
who wished Mr.. Falrman continued in oflcc on tho
ground OF his efficiency. Mr.. Csmcron's excuse was
that Farman had had the place four years and
somebody elses turn People wonder hero whether
this is what Governor Hayes meant by civil service
reform But on the other hand Mr.. Cameron is SAID to
have declared that, though his lathsr might forgive
political opposition, hc would not, and that he meant
read the riot to the Pennsylvania ofccholdsr
II msy be said that IL does not yet look much like
civil service reform about here.