Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-01-09
HOW THEY STAND.
Result Of q Canvass Of Congress-
men on the Silver Cues
ton.
An Apparent Majority Against
the Suspension Of Coin-
age.

Washington special telegram: "What is
the relative strength of parties in the House
- ne question OF silver coinage." is an In.
10y which is frequently made, and one
which cannot be answered accurately until
some test is made which will cause Repre-
sentatives to record themselves In answer 70
the roll call. The advocates Of silver are con.
fdent that they have a decided majority, and
all the surface Indications seem TO Justify this
confidence. There is another and perhaps a
larger class who advocate the continuance OF
the coinage because they believe in the double
standard, aud who are sincere In their belief
that tn best interests Of the country require
that the coinage act 1873 should be main
tanned. The latter class Is made up OF the
Representatives from The South andthe Missls.
sippi valley, which includes all OF the states
between Pennsylvania and the Missouri
river with the addition Of Missouri, Iowa,
Minnesota, Kansas and Nebraska. II IL upon
the representatives from the South and West,
therefore, that the suspension or continuance
OF silver coinage will depend, and It is to these
gentlemen tina the advocates Of suspension
for recruit whe the contest begins IN
~llouse. How far hey will be in uencsd
by the arguments Dat will be advanced
whether they will continue In the ranks with
the men from the Roch Mountain and Pacific
slope or DO drawn oyel to the des Of the
Eastern or Middle states 'emains to be seen.
For the purpose of dete mining how the
House now stan II the question, the Ma
ttonal~ Republican has made a canvass, which
shows that l2S members favor the sus pension
of silver coinage, and l97 oppose It. OF the
12S who favor suspension, 3S are Democrats
and 80 Republicans. OF The 1917 who favor
continuing the silver coinage, Iii are Demo
Gratis and 53 are Republicans.
BY STATES.
The details OF the canvass are thus set forth
Alabama-Ag inst suspension: Jones, Her
bert, Oates, Davidson, Sadler, Martin, Forney
and Wheeler-S.
Acknowledgements: Dunn, Breckenridge,
McRae, Rogers and Pell-5.
Californa--Against: Henley, Loutitt, Nc
Kenna, Nor ow, FELTON, and Msrkham-6.
COlorado-Against: Mr.. Symes-l.
Tonne ticut-Fors suspension: Buck, Mitch
ell, Waite and SEYMOUR.
Delaware-Against Mr.. L0ve-l,
Florida-Against: Davidson and Dougherty
p.
Georgia-Against; Turner. Crisp, Harris,
Hammond, Blount, Clements, Reese, and
Chanler-S. For: Barnes aud Norwood-2.
Ilinois-Against: Lawler, Hopkins, Hen
derson, Payson, WorthiDgton, Neece, Riggs,
Springer, Rowell. Cannon, Plumb, Lapdes,
TowDshend, eden and ~Thomas-l5. For:
Durham, Ward, Adams, Hit and Morrison-5.
ludians-Against: kleiner, Cobb, Howard,
Holman, Matson, Bynum, johnson, Ward,
Owen, Lowry, anu Ford For: Brown and
Steele.
Iowa-Against: Hall, Murphy, Weaver,
Frederick, CoDger, Hepburn, Holiness. For:
Henderson, Fuller, Lyman and Struble-4
Kspsas-Against; Morrill,, Funston, Per-
kins, Ryan, Anderson, Hanback and Peters
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Stone, Laffoon, Hat
sell, Robertson, Willis, Carlisle, Breckenridge,
McCreary, Wadsworth, Taulbee and Wolford
Ill.
Observation-Disclosures: 81. Martin, n, Gay,
Blanchard, King and lron-6,
Maine Against: Mr.. Milliken-1 For:
Reed, Dlngley and BJutelle-3.
Marylnnd-For: Gibson, Shaw, Cole, Find
lay, Compton and McComas-6.
Massachusetts Against: Mr.. Lowering
]. For: Davis, Long, Ranney, Collins, Hay
den, stone, Allen, Ely, Rice, Whiting and
Rockwell-ll.
Michigan-Agsinst: Maybury, Eldridge,
ComstocK, WInans, Carleton, Tarsney, Clutch
con and Fieher-S. For: Burrows, O'Oonnell
and Motitt-3.
Observation-Disclosures: Nelson and Wake
held-2. For: White, Strait and Gildllan-3.
Cutchings, Berry, Singleton. Barksdale and
Van EatOn-1.
Observation-Disclosures: Hale, Hatch, Dockery,
Burnes, Heard, Hutton, OMEN, Clandy,
Bland, Stone, Wade and Dawson-l3. For:
Nebraska-Against: Weaver, Laird, and
Dorsey-3.
Nevada Against: Mr.. Woodburn-l.
New Hampshire-For: Hay mes and Gall
lings-2.
NV Jersey-For: Hires, Buchanan, Green,
Pidcock, Phelps, Leh!bacn aud McAdoo-
New York-Against: Felix Campbell, Maho-
ney, Dowduey and Pendar-4. For: Belmont,
James Bliss, Muller, Adams. Timothy Camp
bell, Pulitzer, Hewitt, Merrimau, Vieie, Beacn,
Ketchsm. Lindsey, Burleigh, Swinburne,
West, Johnson, Parker. Spriggs, Hiscock, Mil
Payne, Arnot, Davenport. Boxer, Stahl-
ker, Sawyer, FArquhar, Weber and SEES
North Carolina Against: Skinner, O'Hsra,
Green, Cox, Reid, Bennett, Henderson, Cowles
and Johason-9.
Ohio--Agatnst: Campbell, Anderson, Le-
1eVre, hlll, Senty, TNDLntIS, EDsUeTTy, InOmp.
son, Outwaite, Wilkins, Geddes, Warner and
Foran--13. For Butter worth, Brown, Little,
Cooper, Grosvepor, Isaac Il. Taylor, Ezra b.
TAYLOR and McKinley--6.
Oregon-Against: Mr.. Herman-1.
Observation-Disclosures: Sowden, Brumm,
Atkinson and Boyle. For: Osborne,
O'Neill, Bingham, Randall, Kelley, Hsrmer,
Everhart, Evans, Ermentrout, Heistand,
Storm, Scranton, Bound, Burnell. Brown,
Campbell. Swope, Curtin, Negley, Bayne,
jackson, White, Fleeger, and Scott-24.
Rhode Island-FOr: Spooner and PRICE,.
South Carolina-Against: Dibble, Aiken,
TYllman. Perry and Hemphill-5. For: Oar
gan and Smalls-2.
Tennessee-Agatnst: Pettihone, Houk,
Neal, Mcmillan, Richardson, Caldwell, Ballen-
tine, j. NJ. Taylor Glass, and Zach Taylor
10.
Texas-Against: Stewart, Reagan, Jones,
CulbersOn, Tbrockmorton. Wellborp, Grain,
MItter, Wills. Sayers, and Lanbam-1l.
Vermont-For: Ste wart and Traut--2.
Neutrality-suspicious.: CroxtOn, Libby, Wise,
paRdy, CObell, Daniel, O'Ferrall, and Trigg--
For: Barbour and Tucker.
West Virgtnia--Agai st: Golf, Wilson, and
Gibson %. For: Mr.. ,yder-l.
Observation-Disclosures: Caswell, Rankin,
Thomas. Price. and StephensoD-5, For:
Bragg, LaFollette, Van Shack, and Guenther
-
The annexed table shows the result OF tie
canvass by states:
Against For
Suspension. Suspension.