The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-07
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Fate Of the Silver Bill in the
Senate Finance Committee.
1mprobability Of It's Consideration
This Session-The Democrats
Who will Vote Against
Taking 1t from the
s# Committee.
Especial to the Democrat


WASHINGTON, June 6.-The action Of the
Senate Finance Committee to-day ID postpon-
ing consideration OF the silver bill until De-
cember was surprise to all the silver men
ar, the Democratic side, inasmuch as the
understanding was that Bayard and Herman
would not antagonize their silver colleagues
II, the committee on the motion to lay the
bill before the Senate.
When the action Of the committee was an
nounced this morning Coke at once gave
notice that he would move, on Monday, to
discharge the committee from further oonsid-
Grafton OF the bill and bring 1t before the
Senate, but, from a thorough canvass made
this evening of the feeling of Senators on the
subject it appears that the Coke motion ID
likely to fail and the bill be smothered for this
session. The Republicans will vote solidly to
sustain the action of the committee, and
Rayard's friends claim that eight Democrats
will follow suit.
There is considerable ill-feeling among the
silver Democrats toward Bayard and Herman.
some of them going 30 farRs to say their chief
motive is to handicap Thurman and Tom Ew-
Inn in the incoming contest. The more prob
able cause Of Bayard's decision TO antagonize
HE bill Is that the Senate Republicans had
already agreed to oppose 1t as a party, and he
did not want the fight waged on those terms
i have good reason to believe that but for the
action Of the Republicans In drawing the
party line, Bayard would have interposed no
obstacle to it's immediate report without re-
commendation.
The eight Democrats expected to vote with
&, rkntsN 1f
committee are Eaton, Herman, Bayard, Ran
dolph, White, Butler, Hampton and Lamar.
A. G. B.
THE FIGHT OVER THE WARNER BILL.
The silver men to-day, after several efforts,
secured a meeting OF the Senate Finance
4 Committee, and the chairman (Mr. Bayard)
moved to take the Warner silver bill up for
Immediate consideration.
MIR. Morrill, moved to postpone the consid-
GRAFTON Of the bill In committee until next
December. which motion was carried, Mr..
Ferry casting the deciding vote.
IL is said the next move Of the silver men is
n to net the Senate to discharge the committee
from further consideration OF the bill, and to
have the Senate place 1t at once on Its pas
In the Senate this afternoon Mr.. Coke, Of
Texas, offered resolution that the Finance
# Committee be discharged from further con-
sideration of the Warner silver bill. The reso-
luton went over on objection OF MT. White.
sof Maryland. and Mr.. Coke gave notice that
4 he would cali 1t up again next Monday.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS.
The opinion of the majority Of the House
\ Committee on Agriculture is that the bill re-
ported yesterday morning for the prevention
\ of disease among cattle, etc, will not pass,
owning to the provision which gives the Com
4 missioner of Agriculture control OF Its require
ments. The Commissioner, In the opinion Of
many members of the House, would not be en-
tirely equal to the proper execution OF the
duties required.
The House Committee on Commerce, which
NJ sat to-day for a hearing OF arguments for and
against the Reagan Interstate commerce
bill, failing to get quorum postponed the
matter indefinitely.