New-York tribune., 1890-06-19
A SETBA OK FOR FREE COINAGE
THE HOUSE DEFEATS MOTION DESIGNED
TO FORCE A VOTE ON THE SILVER BILL.
THE Mr,srRE. AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
SENT tn THE COINAGE coMMITTEE-THE
FREEcoIHAGE MEN SAID TO BE
LOSING GRoUND-UGLY RUMoRs'
rny ryIrGRArH TO TnE TRIBUNE.


rny TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRiBUNE.i -
washington June fe.-There was panicky fechhe
among the free silver coinage men III 'he Ho''e W.
day. and they anxious In the eA'renic 70 nave
an immediate vote on motion 10 coho" " "o
senate amendments to the silver Dill 10 ,n"' Gnu
Mr. Bland of Missouri moved TO dissolve the Conl-
mittee Of the Whole. which was engaged In the con
sideration Of the Indian Appropriation BILL as soon
s tbe secretary of the had delivered the silver
bill with the senate amcndments-a duty inc per
formance OF which was hailed with l0ud chcerH's o
the Democratic side Mr.. BANDS motion WAS !"
iected by majority Of ten votes. and soon ai'er"an
he ioned the procession of anxious members VINO
visited the speakers room TO discuss the parIia-
mcntary status and prospects of the bill OF course
sneaker Feed would give no hint in advance as to
what his decision might be in case the matter Should
take such form a. require an oiclal decision H"m
him. but he talked frankly with men on either SIDE OF
the question, and his candor made visible imprcS
sion.
Later in the afternoon he decided 10 send the senate
hill TO The Committee Coinage. Weights and MedS-
ures The fact that the third section of the bill ap
propriates the money necessary 10 carry out the pro
visions for free coinage made this action apparently
unavoidable under the rules The House code pre-
scribcs that any amendment carrying an appropriation
must go through the Committee of the Whole' ana 10
go through tIi, general committee 1t must be re
ported from one of the committees Of the House The
perhaps prove disagreeable surprise for Mr.. Bland
aud his friends but it will insure sober and orderly
consideration of the senate scheme, which the advo-
Gates of free coinage wished 10 AVOID.
The silver men were especially anxious that the
BILL with the senate amendments, should not be sent
10 the Committee Of the Whole, where the amendments
would be likely to provoke debate for which. with
two or three exceptions, the southern men are not
prepared and which they would not welcome If they
were prepared. Wcllinformcd members OF the House.
who are used TO feeling the pulse Of that body, said
TO DAY that the free coinage men had lost ground snco
last night II this be truc II Will satisfactorily ac.
count for the change OF sentiment which Is asserted
10 have taken place within the last thlrty-sM hours.
Ugly reports were in circulation today TO The eject
that the votes Of certain Democratic senators IN favor
Of free coinage had been obtained for consideration
the promise being that enough Republicans would
vote AGAINST the bill to amend the election laws to
defeat IT, some OF the go,sips went 80 far TO name
bctry their party and the OF honest elections
These stories doubtless wholly without foundation
yet the Of some Republican senators IN regard
the Election bill will he watched with keen Interest
and an unusual degree Of curiosity.
A good many well informed persons believe that the
House will not agree to the free coinage OF svcrat
least not in the manner proposed by the senate.