New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-11
WHO WILL BE THE COINAGE CHAIRMAN?
.CCEssIoNs TO THE RANKS or THE FREEDOM
AGE MEN IN THE HOUSE.

ACCEssIONs TO THE RANKS OF pliE FRiI"O"iN'
AGE MEN IN THE HOUSE.
yy.shjnuion Dec 10 (Specian-The parliamentary
lawyers If the House seem to be in a. dccp -
ouandary a. ever about the vacant chalrmanNnp y.
tne Committee on Coinage, and it Is mndcr''oV' '
the Speaker ha, not vet made up his m'nu ." '',
oneston The situation Is oac without preceuc'', az,
the rr,e docs not 20 furnish any souu'h vi '''o
difficulty 1t provides that the Committee o" '''"1'
shall consist Of thirteen members; that 1t shal d. az
ponted by the speaker; that the mehper ""V r
heads the list shall be the chairman '''' "
chairman shall die the speaker shall MI ''e M"
that in the temporary" absence ci tl2 ''l- NV. n
i'm case of his being excused 10y "'o it.;, -.
second member shall act chairman OF Tue i'"!V'''
NAV elect a chairran-but there seems 10 'o a."
l,,cv n, nrovi SION for The appointment or ce''" Va
chairman IN fill vacancy caused by the Resignation "
a Representative of his scat ~ thc "'"'0
hsnnens IN be the case here MAJOR '"hg"' uu "'0
die his is not "a temporary absence Ho' ""e "0
.hocn excn-ed by the House which had ho'm'e
whichever 10 do with his resignation Moreover IL
docs moi seem that the speaker can appoint aho'nef
member OF the Coinage Committee, because 'hoIV -
no vacancy except in the chaIrnahohIp' VINO" Nv -
M, authorized to fiji. and which, it would >eem the
committee Itself has power to MI Al" "ius oroaVc
a vacancy to which the speaker could appoint
n,i,a.iIv tbi, situation would create little or no
embarrassment and certainly would create no Pablo
interest: but il 30 happens that the committee on
Coinage is an important factor just now "heh - mann
plans TO relieve the financial situation are moo'ed' me
frce coinage men in the Ilousc are prO"aby )u'lieu
in the belief that they could command a lrt1' ~ III
that body for a bill providing tJr Tree and III niieo
coinage of silver: at all events. they are rea' ana
eager TO test their strength. and many oi thch are
living awake nights to devise some Plan To icach INC
goal of their desire; of them actually seem TO
fear that the financial sringency VIII disappear before
any ulan can be devised There il no doubt that the!
will take advantage OF the first opportunity 10 mo"
their siren 9Th That they nave gained some acceSs"s
in the House within the last few months. every care
full observer Will COncedc. how numerous the @ocS-
sious are time will tell. but little clcdence can bc
paced in assertions that the friends OF free ana ul-
limited coinage are strong enough in the House 10
override an Executive veto. Persons who make such
assertions are not well Informed. 1t j. true tAdl w.
TAYLOR Of Illinois, who Is Republican member Oh inc
Coinage Committee. has come cat FOR what j rfIy
lent TO free and unlimited coinage, TO which ne sun
Urfe>>c, To BE- opposed. y bill which n oictu dlu
mad referred t. that committee TO-DAY provides 10, 10,
The purchase by the secretary of the Treasury oil az
certificates or notes therefor. lie thinks mat Su.h
legislation would place silver at par with god lHere
j. no doubt that IL would relieve good many ANXIOUS
owners Of silver bullion and enable them To reap
handsome profit.