Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-02-14
NO FREE COINAGE.
The President to BE Relieved From Veto
ing the Bill.

ing the Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE chairman
laid before the house coinage commit
tee a request from the chamber OF COM
Ia. .ce of New York for hearing on the
silver bill next Thursday, and the re.
quest was granted. A vote was then
taken on the motion pending to strike
out that part Of Mr.. Bland's resolution
directing the hearings to close on
Tn ursday next 1t resulted adversely
to Mr.. Bland, and the same fate awaited
amendments to fix Friday and Satur-
day OF next week. a motion to hold
evening sessions on Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday OF each week was
then CARED. Mr.. Williams, OF Illinois,
made a motion that the chairman ask
unanimous consent from the house for
permission to sit during the session OF
the house, and il was carried. Before
adjournment, a protest against further
silver legislation, signed by seventy
nine members OF the Chicago board Of
trade, was presented.
The action OF the house in sustaining
the decision OF the chair Mr. Payson
by which Mr.. Bland's free coinage
amendment to the sundry civil bill was
ruled out Of order, is thought by many
mean that no free coinage bill can
pass this congress. There were probably
some republicans who voted TO sustain
the decision OF the chair, who himself
is silver man, because they believed
the decision was in accordance with the
rules. A direct vote on the free coinage
bin might result differently, but it is
not clear how a direct vote on such q
bill can be had during this congress.
The majority of the coinage committee
have decided that they need more in
formation, to be acquired through heare
| ings, before they can vote intelligently
on tho reporting OF any silver bill, and
the vote today will probably strengthen
| them in their position. The silver men
have given up all hope Of getting any
| sort of report from the committee.
Messrs. Bland and Bartine left the
committee, refusing to take any further
| part in the proceedings, since 1t was
| evident to them that it was not the pur-
pose of the committee that anything
should be done. In doing this, they
| placed all their faith In their ability to
| force the issue before the house by at
! taching the provision for free coinage
to the appropriation bill. To do this it
was necessary, as all appreciated, TO
ovcrrule the decision of the chair,
which necessarily would be in accord
ance with the rules. The vote was a
test of their strength on this sort OF
motion, and the result makes it evident
that no attempt TO attach free
silver to the appropriation bill in the
| houso can carry The leaders of the re-
publcans do not propose to let the free
coinage bill go to the president as a
rider on an appropriation If they can
help it, as this would make his position
particularly embarrassing and would
probably result in the failure of the ap'
preparation bill, making an extra ses'
sion necessary. 1t is asserted with
positiveness which indicates knowledge
that the president has made up his
mind that he will veto any bill which
carries free coinage, even il it should
be one Of the regular appropriation
| bills