, 1891-01-10
WASHINGTON NEWS.
The Silver Bill Likely to Reach
the House Next Week.
Probable Action on the Measure
After 1t Gets There.
Yesterdays Proceedings in
Both Houses of Congress.

WASHINGTON. Jan. ct is the gen
eral expectation that the latter part of
next week the senate financial bill will
come over to the house, and the members
are awakening to the possibility of an
other strife over the measure, somewhat
similar to hat preceding the enactment of
the present silver law. There is consld-
cradle speculation as u the shape the bill
will take in the senate, as its features,
outside Of the free coinage proposition.
which is looked upon as inevitable. will
to some extent influence the members in
their views. On this point the silver men
themselves do not appear united. Some
think a bill should be passed providing
for nothing whatever a free coinage, as
they fear consideration would be retarded
if the bill were numbered up with general
banking legislation. Others are of
the opinion that free coinage would
be strengthened by association with
these sections, popular IN the East. When
the bill comes over to The house the gen
eral impression is that it will be at once
referred TO the house committee on coin
age. However, the attitude which the
speaker will assume towards the bill here
becomes OF importance, and there is good
reason to believe that Reed has Lot him
self determined upon his course. A
prominent Western Republican silver
man, a member OF the coinage committee,
aud a friend Of the speaker. said the bill
would be sent to the cJinage committee
and would be reported to the house. II
the bill was not reported within a reason
able time a motion would be made to dis
charge the committee and take the bill
up for action 10 the house. The speaker
has it in his power 10 De a gieat stumb-
ling block IN the way of action, and for
this reason his attitude is the subject of
intense interest.
At a meeting OF the Democratic cou-
gressional campaign committee, Congress
man Kerr, chairman OF the Democratic
state committee of Pennsylvania, proposed
a plan for the reorganization of the
campaign committee which met with
general favor. Ii contemplates the
selection by the Democratic state central
committees of every state of one person,
well known for his Democracy, capabllify,
energy and general knowledge of the de-
tails of the practical organization in his
own state. The man selected need not
necessarily be a member of congress. The
idea is to secure a congressional committee
that will be In every sense a representative
organization. and yet not Individually
interested in their own reelection. In
addition TO the full campaign COMMITTEE,
Kerr suggested that an executive com
mittee of five be appointed for the purpose
of establishing a bureau. which will be a
permanent feature of the committee.
The bureau of American republics is
informed that since the passage of the
Mckinley bull. which places a heavy duty
on silver-bearing lead ores, formerly
brought from Mexico to the United States
for reduction. a company has been es
tablished for the erection OF large smelling
works at San Luis, Potosi, with a capital
OF 81, 200, 900, furnished by a New York
Syndicate.