The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-08
Senate Will Pass Unlimited
Coinage Bill Saturday.
SQUIRE AND ALLEN FAVOR 1T.
Republicans Not Sorry That the Elec-
tions Bill Is on the Shelf.
Appropriations Bills VIII Follow Einan-
cial acknowledgements Fighting the
shipping Subsidy in the Housewife
SON . Silver Advocate.

WASHINGTON Cry, Jan. 7.-fSpecial This
week VIII probably see the end of the financial
bill IN the Senate, it is believed that it will
pass, with senator Stewards free coinage amend
ment by good majority. Mr.. Stewart today
asked for vote on Friday, and the time will be
fixed tomorrow. He said that the vote would
probably be taken Saturday The Democrats
are In no hurry TO bring the bill to a vote, as
they are uncertain as to what will follow, but
when IL is demonstrated to them that anything
else than the elections bill viii come up. thev
VIII vote on the financial measure fast enough.
1t is possible thing that the elections bill
will not come up again. Senators Hoar and
Spooner refuse to state their intentions, and
others, like Hiscoek and Chandler, believe that
the bill Is practically dead. It is now asserted
that the shelving of the bill is not regretted by
Its friends, who believed that it would be de-
feated, and were glad to seize any pretext to
lay 1t aside, thus saving severe blow to the ad-
ministration by direct vote. As proof of the
soundness of this theory, it is pointed out that
Hoar, Edmunds, Spooner and others who were
engineering, made very tame fight against
Senator Stewards proposition to take up the
finance committees report, and that, had they
wanted, they could at least have caused the
silver men much trouble As il was, they sue
cumbed almost without struggle.
Ever since the vote by which the silver bill
was taken up, the Republican senators who
congratulatory kilograms from all over the coun-
try. and Senator Teller today received a dis
patch signed by every Republican in the Colo
rado Legislature, saying his course was approved
and that he would be reelected. Only one SEN
ator who voted in favor of financial legislation
isagainst free coinage Washburn of Minnesota
viii oppose Senator Stewards amendment. Sem
ator Squire telegraphed today from Olympia to
be paired in favor of free coinage.
The indications are now that an appropria-
ton bill viii be introduced after the financial
bill is disposed of.
When the time comes to vote on bill favoring
the free coinage of silver the delegation from
In all teobabilfty. senator Stewart, who has
charge the bill in the Senate, yesterday tele-
graphss to Senators Squire, Pierce, Pettigrew
and Moody with reference to their pairs He
told them that If they desired to pair with some
senator who opposed free coinage to write to him
today
A telegram was received from Senator Squire
today, in which he said he desired to be paired
with an anti-silver man, as were he here he
would vote for free coinage. Hevoted for il last
session and he saw no reason to change his posi-
tion. Senator Allen Is also countsd as one of the
supporters OF the bill. although he has not de-
clared bis intentions directly since the subject
was taken up two days since.
III the bill comes to a vote in the House. VIII
son of Washington win support free coinage.
This viii be q change since last year. The guss-
tion viii come up this time in somewhat diff
ferent shape from what it did last session. VIII
son says in many words that If the issue
comes squarely on the question of free coinage,
with no side issues involved, he viii support the
measure.
The other Western senators to whom Stewart
telegraphed have made no answer, and hence
their position is understood 10 be anti-silver.
Senator Stewart believes the bill viii pass the
Senate without much trouble.