The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-16
The Tide in Favor Of Free
Coinage Men.
They BECOME AGGRESSIVE.
Harrison WIN Be Dared to Veto Any
Bill They Pass
Kss@iss 81 silver Drives Bsck BY De-
grsss aaa Free Coi.ags nsw Ger
taissy = Hos Fight ea Irsigasien
Surveys.

WAsHIysTos Cfry, June i5.-It b the
general impression now that the silver
men Of the Senate have forced the admin
istration Republicans to come one step
farther In the proposed amendments or
substitute which twenty-eieht senators
have agreed to support While the conseF-
vasive men believe that the hiil proposed
goes too far and that the authorized coinage
OF "A. 10000 . month il practically free
coinage. they believe also that limit fixed
by Law would Be better than unlimited
coinage. Inch by inch the silver men have
fought their way alsng, and becoming bold
by the continued cry from the West and
general apathy OF the men who are usually
cenominated god bugs they are push
ing the administration very hard. Many
cf them believe that the president would
not dare to veto . free coinage bill, and the
activity Of some OF the administration
Republicans in the Senate to prevent any
such bill from passing. who now propose .
measure which is practically free coinage.
has given the silver men great courage.
It Is certa:n that free coinage bill can
pass. and the attitude OF the silver men
now is TO put it through and let tbe presi-
dent Veto It ii he dare. They claim that
the platform declaring for gold and silver
- money must hold the president. and
that he would be compelled to sign . free
coinage bill. At ali events, the silver men
will reject any bullion redemption clause
which may be inserted In any bill. II will
take the most powerful efforts on the part
Of Reed and the conservative men Of the
House TO prevent free coinage bill from
passing. or at least the proposal Of the Sem
ate for 81 500 900 coinage. with legal tender
certificates.
The irrigation men of the West are in
something Of quandry. The sundry civil
bill carries with il $4,000 for continuing
the work under the geological survey, which
means also that the arid lands withdrawn
from settlement are 10 remain as part OF
the public domain. and can not be taken
under the land laws until the survey Is
completed. The Western men don't want
TO stop anything that promotes irrigation,
yet they are convinced that at the present
rate it will Be fifteen TO twenty years before
the survey can be completed and settle
ment made upon the arid lands. There
will Be red hot fight in the Sena1n when
this proposition 10 reached. - the men op-
posed TO Powell and those Who want
the lands restored are very much in
esrnsst Powell Is backed by having in his
employ influential msn, both Republicans
and Democrats. from ail sections. They
are better paid than all others in the gov
ernment service and are 8 powerful lobby
in congress. 1t Is now believed that the
Powell bill will 60 through. even though
hard fight in the Senate is sure to follow.
Colonel A. c. Broadwater, of Helena. has
been amusing the Eastern newspaper men
telling them stories of Montana life. The
colonel believes that Carter's successor will
come from West OF the mountains. He
says that all offices at the present are Gen.
tered in Helena and that . Western man
will surely defeat Carter. il he runs. 1t is
almost certain that Carter will not be
candidate.