Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-01-23
THE FREE COINAGE REPUBLICANS.
they Did Not Make q Combination
With the Democrats.


Special Correspondence Of the T.xxsl
WASHINGTON. D. c.,
Jan. 10, 1891.
Senator Teller declares upon his
honor, which has never been i'm.
psached, that himself and the silver
Republican Senators did not make I
combination with the Democrats to
secure the passage of the free coinage
bill. which went through the Senate
last week, as a substitute for the eau
Gus financial bill; and if any proof
were needed that the Senator's s,a,e-
ment is correct, it is furnished bv the
fact that Mr.. Teller ard the other
silver Republican Senators are voting
and acting with the maturity In the
determined effort tina, is now being
made to force vote upon the Federal
election bill by a continuous session
of the Senate, which has now been in
session since Friday morning at 10
o'clock, with the exception OF Sun
day recess.
The -publican leaders are deter
mined that the present. shall be
continuous night and day session of
the Senate until the election bill shall
have been voted upon, or the fact
stall have been made plair. that it is
impossible to thus force vote upon
it. There is now no division in the
Repu blican ranks and If all Of the
absent Republican Senators who have
been tclrgraphed for, will return at
once, it is believed. by Democrats as
we'll as Republicans, that the till can
be voted upon ana passed this week,
although the Dem ocrats have one adj
vantage in the contest Of endurance
they can, aud do, divide their men
into relays, while the Republicans are
all compelled to remain on the floor,
Or in call, in order to show a quorum
present when Democratic Senators
make a motion which calls for a vote.
Mr.. Morton has surprised every body
by the calm and dignii.d manner in
y h:ch he has stood the great strain
placed upon him in presiding over the
Senate.
Absent Republican Representatives
have also been telegraphed for, as the
Democrats have made it plain by
their obs truction tactics, as we'll as rs
tho language Of members Of their
party, that no business can be trans.
acted in the House without the pres
ence of Republican quorum. It is
now fully evident tina THE Democratic
leaders are playing their cards for ar
extra session.
The free coinage bill is now in the
hands of the House Committee on
Coinage, Wei ghts and Measures, and
is not likely to be reported to the
House until next week, if SO early,
and in its present shape it is hardly
probable to be reported st all, al
though, OF course, the present bill
will be offered as an amendment by
the free coinage men to any modified
bill that the committee may report
1t may be we'll TO state in this come c.
ton that there is no foundation fol-
stat. ments purport.ng to tell VIVA,
ac,i.n Speake, Reed proposes taking
on this hill. Mr.. Reed has not told
any newspaper man what he propose
| doing; on the contrary he has posi-
lively declined to answer any ques-
tons on the subject. can state,
upon what | consider unqnestionable
| authority that the bill in it's nreseni
condition providing Tor free and un-
limited coinage Of all silver, from
whatever source, that may be pre-
scented at the u. S. Mint, should it
! pass the House, will be vetoed by the
| President. MIR. Harrison is not an
enemy to silver; on the contrary he Is
disposed to be very friendly towards
the white metal, but he fears the eff- c,
| of free coinage, unless surrounded by
safeguards not possessed by the pres
ent bill.