The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-06
Hope of Appending a Favorable
Clause TO Another Bill.
ELECTIONS LAW IN THE SENATE.
Pensions Appropriation Bill Amended
in the House.
This Session-Senator Stanford's Farm
Mortgage Bill Again Introduced by
Its Authority sliup Commission.

WASHINGTON CRY. Dec 5-lspeci al 1.-The
hght Tor free eoina of silver is lia,.e to
begin at any nom nj, and active missionary
work s being done IN both houses, with gooi
resits. The friends of silv deferm ned TO
gtabli through at this session. The ttitude
OF the president is discussed with much anima-
ton, bur the p-epond~rsnce of opinion Is that II
bill is pa ssed he will sign II. as veto would
place aim IN q rather peeulfar nosition. II is
sso hoped 10 win over Speak r Reed 10 the sill
Yer side before action is taken ia the nus.
The fact tnat q dnzsn or more bills on silver
have been introduced g. his session does not
necessarily mean IA inIermi aaole d gat and dis
astrous confusion A silver clause may De ap-
pended to the hrst availsble bill passed. This
will De- done. nrobsbly. in the senat,, where the
advocates o The double standard appear to have
myjorty ct To s time. Senat r Teller re-
marke todsy that he favored Slipping in with
silver legislation wherever IL couid DC done. he
would move to amend the Ten Conmandm nts.
IL necessary, and is sanguine of ultimate sue
cess.
Silver men are ouispoken in opposition to the
bill introduced by Abner Tay or, of Illinois
providing that surplus OF si3 90, 900 oe used in
purchase Of the white metal. claiming IT is
direct blow Il efforts to place and keep silver
on an equality with gold.
srpo>ition for a mpromise on the siv r
question wh cn is reprss ut d as ehl tnati ng
rom the rx enive ma sion has been laid be-
fore The 8 iyer meu both houseS This propo-
SIT on Is that copl ress she'll pass bill at this
time instruct ng the secret ~ Of the treasury
To purchase $3.50 0.oo0 or SIS. .10l00 rth of
slv r, which is said 10 be the market oek at
present Tn s uro ositi,n meets wlti the ap-
Iroval OF con eryative ulrn in Doth houses, but
the advocates OF II e col iage feel so c,nhd Mt
OF their alb lity To put free coinage hili through
cong esq al this son that they do not seem
incline d TO accent.
Much in err st IS manifested by members of
the Hou e in part eular la the aypoln m ut of
the Chairman OF the committee on coinage,
weighs aud N asurss. 10 u,esed Conser. who
resigned 10 become mi ulster C., Brazil Wick
man OF 0aio is the senior memo r of the COM
mttee. but his vi ws on the s,iver questi do
not coiucice " IN IN Ke of speake- Reed.
Walker OF Massscbus It's is the next member in
poi i of seniority. aud ne supports the spe .ker
in opposition TO Tree coinage 1t is the opinion
OF members OF the image commi lee that r ssd
will select chairman from oulsiie the COM
mi ttee.
II is understood that no river and havbor ap-
preparation bill viii be "a ,sed this session TIE
rsver and haroor IN IN iItee may not even begin
the preparation IT q dill Henderson of III nois,
Chairman OF the commute. said TO q cores
pondent this N rnibg that he thought the COM
nit e. wouli let the bill go over, and that was
tae UNDERSTANDING A meeting of the commit
lee viii probably soon be called TO take formal
action on the subject
Rerrrsentative Fsfquhar, of New York. said
this morning that he believed IN omn nibus bill
won d be passed. including the tonnage meas
ure, mercna.t marine Dill and naval auxiliary
idea, AMI be in general q combination of tho
most important features of the shipping bills
now oB { ie calendar
Chair nan Dunnell. of the census committee.
says that the commi tee will begin considers
ton oi the spportionment bill next week and
be did not doubt but that i, wou be before the
Heus. before Christmas He was of he opin-
ION that the Question raised by New York city
ss TO the accuracy OF her enumeration should
not delay the apportionmen. bill, for IL it
should b. cdsd. after fair and fu consider
alton. that New York cit,'s claim was just, it
eouid be Tx d so 20 v. New York the mem.
bsrsnip u which sne was entitled