National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-12-26
SILVER MEN IN THE HOUSE.
THE DADDY DOLLAR IN AN APPARENT
MAJORITY.
An Analysis of the Probable Vote on
the Coinage Suspension Biil-The
Question Divided on Sectional and
Party Linos--A Close Approximation.

nresent session NJ Conoross arc ,nvcated
with grco,cr ,,nt,tc oonoerr ,han thot Nm
continnanco or diocontinnanco ~ ,ho oo,n.
ooo NJ Tho .,lror do,iar IT, rooor,r,or1a.
lion NJ tbo pros,don, ana sooro,ory ~ tho
Treosurv that co,,ouo no susrondod rondors
n certain Tho, Tho ouos,ion viii bo Iisoussod
IN all iia bcarings In conoross aud a cor
tost tol,o ,looo lao, ,yoo,, ,ho fr,o,,1s o,d On
noncrts ~ the udo,,or ~ opr JodJios,, tbnt
,vul too,,i, ir,orost ,ot o,,I,, ,ho A,,o.,oo,,
noonIo hnt ,ho Gnoao,o, o,so,oa - ,,a ~.
,,,o,rIor - d. ,,.a.,i =" Iii
Il, Z. nal, -, a., A.. 49, .,,..
49, ~, .DuO Viio '0"ipS' " Vno
nouso III 'no issI congress was sucn VlaC no
measure STOOL any chance OF passage look
ing to suspension. In the absence of any
teat nv vote n haa bonn n subioct for enec,t-
Lit, ~ o., ,,o,,, ,,o ,,,oa,st ,,,,th "a,
49,, 49, "o w ~" Vno p'eoonU io"9o WIN no
great proportion OF new members might
view this question. The vital concern Of
the people I'm this unroyealed disposition of
,bo bo,,so hoo hoo,, o,,es,,o,,, ,,,oo,,,,,,o o.,
Wv. H0"s' Nuo wv" 9un'''onO i"'oh'N0 w
induce the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN to instl-
tute an INQUIRY that would suffice TO show
substantially the nrobob,e future decision
T., ro,,n,.,l o. ,s,,l,,a,,,, - -, T,'.
:" w o"'Po"'i'n W Noi""S0' ino
result Oh inc inquiry Is laid before the read
ers Of the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN to-day.
IL is not pretended that this statement of
Tho continents or ,bo hove for ,,r or,,ns,
s,,s.ss,a.' =. - "s"noU
euepehs'on 10 "usoiuVciy correct' III sollc
cases members may be set down as for sus-
pension when, In point of fact, they are OPP
posed TO Il. or MS onpos,d To the measure
nhor ,,,o ,o,,o,so q. a. oo,o ,rs,a 49,.
"n'n 'ue iS'o'se 70 ,no '"se nus B,o"S
OUT OIL tne lac1 tnat curing the pcrlod Oh in-
curry and Investigation so many members
were absent that their assignment has been
m AIDE ON the oninion If nersons other thon
thomsoIvos hmt ,yhn had non,o 800. ,"a "
themselves p"' "no huu eo'"e ieasoh W
Know Win reasonable approximation OF
accuracy wherc the absent members would
be found to stand when the silver question
Is voted upon. But these cases Will not
prove numerous, and, upon the whole, 1t
viii be found, when the matter comes to q
test, that the members will probably stand
about as here assigned.
Upon THIS showing IL Is clear enough that,
s un,ess some great anu surprising changes Of
sentiment take place, no measure for the
suspension, Of coinage can pass the present
nouse, ana the PRESIDENT and his secretary
OF inc Treasury must worry along with the
silver dollar as best they can. The notice.
able feature in connection with the matter
Is INC ulVison OF the members upon section
III ilnss. me west ana soutn are practically
unit Tor coinage, while the east and mid
9le states appear 10 DC almost us solidly In
favor oil suspension. The poll Of the mem
Ders by states Is as follows. 1t should be
suggested that some OF the members set
aOWn us aHalnst suspension are not averse
70 LOT ilIhlteu period as an experiment,
wnlle' ON the other hand, some oil those who
favor suspension would also prefer TO see
lhe period Oh suspension limited instead OF
maue pernanent. Inc members are here
SCI Gown us Tor OF against unlimited sus-
pehh11l nhnmo-Ae0,rst srsrors,on No..r.
Jones, Herbert, Oates, Davidson, sadler,
Martin, foney, ana Wheeler1S. m.
l.. Aa5Tkanssaasn.Against, Messrs; Dunn, Breck-
!. .nI TnI Mehae' hogers' ana reel-2i
T Nutii,,itornnita-VIlhgalnsg, Messrs; nehley,
nhou5u,te, Ncchenna, MOTION, feiVoh, ana
MaiEnaIh-o' ~,
SSoioraa.o1,,against' mr.. symes-l;n IT,.
| o9nn N1.n FT suspension, Messrs.
D9eS, ml.cheii, Malt' anu Seymour-f'
peIaMre--Agalnst Mi. Lore.
| na,,ohu as.ASans', Meesrs' Da'ioson anu
D3Ga ggGrt,,oy h,.o,rst ,to..,, r,,.. c,,.,
| 1,! s'aUAguinss, NESTS. turner, Srsp,
P oain' d i manin,e PPlount, Oiepsients'
nessSi aau Sanu,ci--o' roT' Mcssrs' DARIUS,
anu I,i Eorwoou- ,,o,. I.,. IT,
,,,nn 'nMs sg p niussrs' Mawier, Top
N MnoSo ii Ii%na rnysop, m1r'mmngeon'
Tandcs Fdsn TotunsEord aOI .rhon nannya'
E E Euen, lowhsnend, ana lhomasTI4.
BOZ p hessrs' Dunnam' ward' Adams, HIT,
'I, anu aorsorM No., p,o,, co,,
11a, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. n aessis, hielner, oopo'
MoMara, ioIlhdh, WATSON, nynum, johnson,
mnIu, GMe", homry, anu rorual. for
so9pune'oh, Mcssrs; proMhe, ana Sseeie-Ls'
| ,yoomor E.aao,, teSS T lam rnuLPny'
| weaver, rrGuerlck, Sohger, HEPBURN,
Holmes1G For suspension, Messrs, Hen
ueEson, ruiier, Lyman, anu struoi ,,
IN hanSsasrMiagainst, Messrs. morrill,, runs
oDd patars NS"h' 'Anuerson' iianpacA'
anT leters-" ,.. 49,. Ga.
hentnekyI,hgeinst Messrs ., stone, Lar
iS psciinr;S S hp mcrsearv WIN" d SS,se
PnLec ciHg McCreary, "aosworth,
lquloee, ana MoiiordIIi: @. ,,.,,
Mai, oay, piai" NJ, MIN Ht,Ii,, anu i,ion[o
NJosarn p aSol mS, ml' Milhe ,aIII ofor,
N srSIa Musu' EN- I'M sru p Gn g.
co,n EiudInv G, messrs, d H Ma3, Snaws'
WY, iiu,uy, ooinpDoh, ana Mcoom1s-o'
Eor NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. . D MT; hoveri9 NJ,
Inns. Hovdn S stone' XiIsn N1 Ein R Son
u Ml Huyueii, stone, aiieh, ELY, Nce,
ar MdLcig Gnn,.,1 Messrs Mayoury 81
uasuS S, Cps.oUhl Mihans, Sails.on lars
Rnrro Hu'1 n,nn amu anS Mom, to heSsrs'
DuNul,o o, - Dohnen, anH Monts-o.
w Mninhes1'a-Agaihst, Messr T, Nelson and
wa mdh GiiGp,n for' messfs' "hite' STRAIT,
AM M Nnlin o,ns. nos,., ALLAN No.
gon Catnb}m RarSS5 1S Sinm,n, neni mIs-
5ah, Ca nS Wg parry, einsievoh' Dafhs-
ua M anu Tai, En.onI e, r,,, NJ.
orn Rnrnn essis' d i,Nlet DOCK Gi
v vy' DIardn p ruea Sto e.on, ENeiii' Sio-
son n'p Ma SSonG, Mauc, aiiW law
son TUT hessis' ia'oh anu warner
Nah.ooIo Aoo,,o. Mo.... yvu,,u
oird ann norSaSS aias'' heSs's' weaver
i'" Men,o Hhu hmeiSs, sJ. wooa,,,.
NV ,atSshinor I H. "so.u H.,
| Sew he-ror, hessis' iiayhes