River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-01-24
The Silver Question In the U. y. Sen.
ate.

An active canvass is going on to find out
exactly how the Senate stands ON the silver
question. That the Senate will vote to re-
monetize silver is certain; and that the ma
lority will be two-thirds is probable but no
positive statement of the exact majority can
yet be mad, for the reason that few Senat-
ors are still uncertain how they will vote
themselves. Every change, however, is in
favor of silver. Eustis, who has been claim
ed by Senators even as late as tonight to be
against reconciliation, had said squarely to
your correspondent that he ia i'll favor of re-
monetization; that he believes remonetiza-
ton to be right and honest, both legally and
morally. and that tho arguments for remone-
tiZation have not been refuted. General NJ.
@. Butler, of South Carolina, is another SEN
ator who has been and is still claimed by the
hard money men as one of them. / fancy
they will learn in time that they are mistaken
To-day | said to him; Senator, how is the
Senate going to stand on the Silver Bill?''
''That is hard to say he replied. II have
only just returned. and have been so busy
that have had no time to attend to legisla-
tive matters, and / have not had time to
confer with Senators on the subject"
Then he added, significantly: Il do not
even know how shall vote myself. / have
not yet made up my mind. See there (poine
ing TO formidable pile of documents on hit
deslz), | have only just gathered few of its
arguments on either side, and shall read them
and thoroughly consider the whole subject
before | make up my mind" Evidently Sen
ator Butler cannot be discounted in advance
by the Shylocks of wall street. / also had a
little talk tonight with Senator Gordon, who
is just back. GLOW are the people of Geor-
gia on silver" was my first question. 1.-THE
sentiment of my State seems to be nearly all
one way" he replied; that is, in favor of
silver. In fact, there seems to be hardly any
opposition throughout the State "Will
Senator Hill vote for silver" Il think not, =
he replied, adding: Il Judge from what
he has said, and from his known views on
the subject" "Will Senator LAMAR
''No, / do not think he will vote for remone-
tization, either; and / suppose that Senator
Butler and EustIs will also oppose it." When
informed that Eustis was certainly not OPP
posed to silver, and that Butler was doubt
full, the General seemed pleasingly surprised;
and after remarking that the sentiment III
favor of silver was evidently growing, fine
conversation ran off to other subjects, in
GLIDING his own prospect of reelection, of
which the gallant general seems perfectly as
sured. From these considerations it may be
judged that the irresistible pressure of pub
lie sentiment is making itself felt in the
the Senate chamber, and if that pressure is
not relaxed there is very tolerable prospect
that before a vote is reached there will be a
silver stampede Of the whole country, save
New England, New York and half of Della
ware. The champion hard-money men here
tofore have been Bayard in the Senate and
Hewitt in the House: but to-day Edmunds
came to Bayard's rescue, end announced his
intention to champion the gold bags by in
Producing an amendment to Matthews res
olution, which, in nutshell. declares that
the aforesaid resolution is all wrong, and
that any relaxation of the tender protection
which has been accorded the bondholders
will be dishonest and disastrous.