The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-26
POLL OF CONGRESS,
The Views Of a Majority of Men
bers on the Great Issues of
1899.
No Free Silver Bill Gan Become 8
- Law, Thanks to Republican
Interference.

Inc New 1ork PresS announces on the
authority of a republican United Statest
senator, that a bill providing for the free,
and unlimited coinage of silver cannot
pass the hfty-second congress over the veto
Of President Harrison.
The Press has made poll of the entire
congress, that the result announced above
is based on replies to The Press in writing
from 2S0 members of the United States
senate and house of representatives.
lhe poll has occupied several weeks
tims. The result indicates that since the
last congress adjourned there has been no
abatement of the free silver craze at the
west and south, and democrats OF the
states where it prevails have surrendered
completely to it.
Republicans in the silver states are also,
with few exceptions, victims of the heresy,
but An overwhelming majority Of the re-
publican party in congress as of the nation
is Pledged to maintain the single gold
standard at all hazards and limit the out
put Of silver, while the democratic party,
in congress and out of it, is equally com.
mitted to the policy of cheap money md
unll nited silver coinage.
lnIthe last congress l0l democratic re.
presentatives in the house voted in favor
of tile Bland bill, which would have open.
ed every United States mint to the silver
of the old and new world to be coined into
dollars worth only seventy five, to eighty.
FIVE cents each, but calling for 100 cents
in gold from the United States govern.
ment when presented bya foreign nation.
Therepublicans killed this bill
The new congress has In the house 236
democrats, 81 republicans anil farmers
alliance. of the 244 democratic and farm
ers alliance members, 1852 are In favor of
and will pass free coinage bill of the
Bland kind early in the session. The ma
jority is so great that the presidents veto
will be no obstacle to any bill which the
house really desired to make a law, for the
democrats, without the farmers alliance,
have mere than the two-thirds vote neces-
sary to pass bi over the executive veto
The senate is the bulwark of safety. Ii
is republican by majority Of 9-not large
enough to prevent the first passage of a
free coinage or new tariff BILL but
quite large enough to make certain the de-
feat of any b,l! vetoed by the president.
The two subjects of transcendent impor-
tance before the new congress are the tariff
and silver. Scores of bills concerning both
will be introduced. The final passage OF
any tariff bill by the present senate has
not been considered possible 10y the leaders
of either party, but the result OF the free
silver agitation, hardly second In impor'
tance to the tariff has been doubtful un' i
to-day.
The Press poll of congress now practi
calIy removes uncertainty on that question
too.
The Pre- So gives the result of it's canvas
of the senate by individual members be
cause the disposition of free coinage bill
must finally depend upon that body alone
OF the house of representatives table b,
states is given, showing how democrat
and republicans are now disposed to vote
A few of the interesting opinions of sena
tor ana representatives are also given
Most of the replies to the Press two i
1uiries were either yes or mo, -
the results appear in the table:
SUMMARY.
Republican senators rs........................' 'ne'
Democratic senator's. .lsaD
Farmers alliance. 80. ............-
Number Of republicans in favor of unlimit act
Number Of democrats in favor of unlimit ieys
oDinage. ... ... ....... ....... ......-.... 6ye
Namber of farmers alliance in favor of ui..l
limited coinage. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. -
To,al senators in favor of free coinage. :. III
Number OF votes required Ia senate to pass al'
ohi over TIE pf%...s - g.. a.~s,x "
Number OF republicans oppoY - 70 Isee eo'n-
Number democrats opposed sDlk |.I
doubtful democrats tBrIce) 80. - 4ssS
II Senator Brice chairman & pf tho ~
al democratic committee), VIII b deel;aa'
tell his position, votes will bis ne na
which is so nearly unanimous for f pa
yer, there will still be four vfI etes shate,
asufhcient number to pass a free cor
olll In the senate over President Hna Ina
son veto. To be quite safe The pra .I
classed as favoring unlimi.Ie coinapa re
senh. Senators rs v, whose letters ,easolabI
members favored the Press witr verbal ,nt ~
Plies to its questions. These al ind;cat
ed In the summary, and their letters ara
not published. Others gave options !,
IN detail; and only few.of the DIETER -
which The Press has received as asuIt as |
Its poll of congress are printed h,witb
gree Coinage In the New House btats.