St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-27
In Congress Found to Hail From the Sec
tons Of Country Known as the
South and West.
While Those Who Favor Suspension Of the
Coinage Represent the States Of
the East.
The Cabinet Discusses the Senate's
Attitude Without Actfon--Riv-
ers and Harbors.
The House Considers a Bill Aimed AZ
the Retirement of Old Naval
Officers.
Aouestion of Locality.
Special to the Globe.

Cptcldl 10 the OfOOe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The senators
who are committed against the suspension
OF the silver coinage are Allison, Iowa;
Beck, Kentucky; Berry. Arkansas; Black
burn, Kentucky; Bowen. Colorado; Brown.
Georgia; Call, Florida; COckrell. Missouri;
Coke, Texas; Colquitt, Georgia; CullOm,
Illinois; Dolph, Oregon; Fair. Nevada;
George, Mississippi; Harris. Tennessee;
ingalls,, Kansas; Jones, Arkansas; Jones,
Nevada; Kenna, West Virginia; Malone,
Virginia; Maxey, Texas; Miller, CalifOr-
mia; Mitchell, Oregon; Morgan, Alabama;
Plumb, Kansas; Pugh, Alabama; Riddle
berger, Virginia; Salisbury, Delaware;
Stanford, California; Teller, Colorado;
Vance, North Carolina; Van Wyck, Ne
braska; Vest, Missouri; voorhees,. Indi-
ana; Wahham, Mississippi, and Wilson,
Iowa; 1t will be seen that there is not a
single Eastern man in the list with the ex-
ception of Salisbury, and l understand
Mr.. Saulsbury's position is largely in
fiuenced by his opposition to Mr.. Bayard.
OF THE DOUBTFUL MEN
who may go with the senators just emu
merated are Camden. West Virginia: Har-
rison. Indiana; jackson, Tennessee; Jones,
Florida; Mcmillan, Minnesota; MandersOn.
Nebraska; Ransom, North Carolina; Sabin.
Minnesota, and SpOoner, Wisconsin. Mr..
Evarts is also claimed by those who are Op-
posing the suspension of silver coinage. A
Democratic senator said yesterday that he
knew from conversations that he had with
Mr.. Evarts that he would vote against sus-
pending the coinage. In classifying by
parties there are seven Democratic senators
only in favor of the suspension of the silver
coinage, while on the Republican side there
are fifteen Republicans who are clasSed
with the majority of the Democrats upon
this position. Location seems TO determine
absolutely the views of the senators upon
this subject. The silver senators are from
the South and West. The Eastern senators,
with possibly the exception of Salisbury
and Evarts, are all the other way. 1t
seems not to be a party question, but a
question Of section.
BUSINESS MEN
who are scrutiniZing the work Of congress,
anxious to find out what is To be done, can
rest assured of one thing. that there will
be no legislation by this congress relating
to the financial question or to the tariff.
The house may pass tariff bill There is
a good majority there of revenue reform
ers, but the senate will not agree to il. No
financial legislation can be passed i'm either
branch. If any legislation could be per-
fected it would be adverse to the presi-
dents financial policy and would there
fore meet with prompt veto. The anti
silver senators think that if the president
should exert his influence he might be able
to carry through the senate proposition to
temporarily suspend the coinage; but if he
could carry it through that body he could
not now carry it through the house, no
matter what influence he should exert. At
least this is the opinion of the best observ-
ers and judges in and about congress.