Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-20
EXPECTS 1T TO PASS.
Colonel Bayne Thinks the Silver Bill
Will Go Through the House.
his POLL OF KEYSTONE MEMBERS
Shows Only Two Who Are Openly in Favor
of Free Coinage.
POSTMASTER MKEAN's SALARY RAISED

Lively interest was manifested yesterday
when the news OF Colonel Bayne's arrival
in Pittsburg spread through the city. A
large number of friends called on him at
the Hotel Schlosser, where he is stopping.
Visitors dropped around in the morning and
afternoon, and found the Colonel in the best
of spirits. 'The object of my visit here, 4"
he said to DISPATCH reporter,
last night, ''is business, pure and
simple. saw Postmaster Mexican
about matters pertaining to the department
in regard to appropriating more funds for
an increased force and the furnishing of the
new postofice. am also in the city on
business pertaining to the new Allegheny
Government building. The preliminary ap-
preparation of S67, 900 will purchase site,
and 1 want to see that done within the next
month. After that the work must be pushed
through with dispatch. There is no need of
the delay experienced in the building Of the
new Pittsburg postoffice. l think the Alle-
gheny Government building ought to be COM
pleted in two years from now. at the most"
What do you think the House will do in re-
gard to the Senates free coinage bill?" was
asked.
pass it as it stands, though Speaker Reed and
the Eastern delegations will oppose 1t to man:
i am strongly opposed to free coinage ana
think every well-balanced man would be-
polled the Pennsylvania delegation and found
there were but two in the entire list, James b.
Reilly, of Pottsville. and James Kerr. OF Clear
field, who favored free coinage, and who stated
that they would vote fer the Senate bill.
The Colonel handed the reporter his list.
showing the representatives from this State
who are opposed to free coinage, and the two
who favored it. Following are those who were
against it: Henry H. Bingham. Charles ONeill,
Richard Vaux John E. Reyburn and Alfred
&. Harmer all of Philadelphia: Smedley Darl-
ington, West Chester; Robert NJ. Yardley.
Doylestown; William Mutchler. Easton; David
Lancaster; Joseph A. Scranton. Scran-
ton; Edwin s. Osborne, Wilkesbarre;
John W. Rife. Midd!etown; Myron 3. Wright,
Susquehanna: Henry G. Mccormick, Williams
port; Charles R. Buckalew. Bloomsbury; Louis
E. Atkinson, Miffiintown; Levi Maish, York;
Edward Scull Summerset; Samuel A. Craig.
Brookville; John Dalzell, Pirtsburg; Thomas
NJ. Bayne Bellevue; Joseph Warren Ray,
Waynesburg; Charles e. Townsend. New
Brighton; William c. Culbertson, Glrard;
Brunner, Bucxalew and Maish are Democrats.
"All the above" said the Colonel will
steadily oppose the Senate bill to the last. Free
coinage simply means temporary squirt in
booming business. followed by fat depres-
sion. 1t means a 75cent dollar to the working
man, fat dollar in business, and in every
branch of industry"
Colonel Bayne was questioned in regard to
the political situation in the Twenty-third Con-
gressional district but said that he was not in
Stone or any other candidate. He was silent
on the GuberDatorial situation, and refused to
express an opinion on political affairs. He
leaves for Washington tonight.