The sun., 1891-01-30
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
DORSET sArs NO FREE COINiGE Law
WILL PASS THE HOUSE
The silver Bin the Principal Bone OF Con-
testion-Mr. Gibson Olives Anti.ssiise~
Men . Surprise-Inserest IN the Force
Nm observation-disclosures unioo OF the New y ork

NShuon-Nr. ~lbson owes AnH-rfTNet
Men . surp~ise- Interest IN the Fo-ce
Nm hsassisinE- Reup,on OF the New rork
KePubiicss Association.
WAsHISoToS, Jan. % Representative Dor.
sey. Chairman Of tho House Committee on
Banking aud Currency says that no free coin.
age law Ill be passed BY the Houss and adds
bS his opinion. tha, no financial Legislation
Will be enacted. Another member of the
House IL authority for the statement that
Speaker Reed has repeatedly sn d during tho
past 'ew days that no ha. become convinced
there is no chance whatever for a AZ anc.Al bill
In view of the temper OF the House.
Tho strongest efforts are being made 10 keep
the Senate hill In tho Coinage Committee.
whore II IL now being co.. sidersd and Il looks
now as II It mivh, be possible to continue the
hearing until the sc sion il sc far gone that
there will be n chance & pass any hill tha.
migbi be reported. AT least thres tpemters OF
tho Coinage Com mittee uractl lcaiy nd Elit that
they VIII end.avor TO brig the b.ll up IL con-
rit;sc and that tAoy are ied TO boiieve they will
succeed.
Should they fail. however, md be compelled
to allow some bill to be reported It will not lie
the hcnnte measure, bu; II compromise which
chn get the support q: the four mem bers o: the
Coinage Com n,it,ss who arc known TO bs op-
posed TO 'rec coinage The silver question is
the one absorbing topic now ut both ends OF
the capitol. The Force bill seems TO
he actually dead. and Il is suid that
notice OF this IGc; has been given 20
tho Dem ocratic lenders in tho House
with tho added information that they
may feel free to allow the consideration OF
general leg station. The Silver bill is there
iorc the principal bone OF contention now and
| Lively work - being done by both the friends
and encmies Of the Senate bill There seems
to be b doubt that If any bil! II, all is passed
BY ,hs House 1t will he y measure provid-
! Ing for tho coinage Of the American
product only. The s,-cuIlcd free trade
Dom ocrats Of the House. under the lead
| OF MIR Mills are not favorable to this plan be-
cause II would be necessary to provide for the
! payment OF n scicniorace on foreign coins. and
this, those democrats say, would be "a viola
,ion OF their tree trade rr!n"tnss tseems
absolutely certain however. that such a b III g
/ ths Is the only ono that can PASS tie ouso.
even II it is possible to yet through any bill VI
/ Two silver committees were In full blast az
/ the House end OF the Capitol to-day. inc Is
1rndsavr,ng to asoer ain Tha' 10 ssnr'"rS ana ma
! other Ia aom,nRlly considering the Senate bill
providing for Tree coinage.
! IL the Coinage Committee when Nom i'ers OF
the loston Delegation gave their views in orp"-
sition To- free silver the members were trent
/ tive wnker Of lassachnse;,s n menI.r o tile
oGmmittee had secured nm ,oprortunity for
q Wal street broker and a fellow u tic Lon
/ don Statistical Society 1t was supposed that
Mr.. Walker was an advocate OF gold AID whcn
| his friends brought him forward they expected
iins'.ad 9, ,na, ~ II Sisson mrds e. a., nrsument
belle cd ns most of his bus ness as-oc,,n,es
b..ieved thn, Goii was the Only sais standard
,lon OF the subject to believe thlt free Image
Of silver was safe and desirable he SAID ~ he
s,s nns taf'f Sih ai Gd'af and fcrS and I'd
sdsras sa aount 4 siyer oI Iu,Gns ns
s'rinsoncy IN tho money market the need OF
more OF the circulating medium. He said tha.
bsdome "' "o convnce win . thu, thsrs You'd he fn"H:
cial trouble IL England and 10 America. and
@ hs es, OF Of ne ,'fa sud
lad no interest directly or indirectly. except
Us Il student of political economy
| This statement was very embarrassing TO
Representative Walker. the most pronounced
opponent o! silver In the committee. md
created great amusemeut among his coi-
leagues.
Before delivering his nnti-Force bill speech
and assisting to put tho gag rule to sleep Sem
ator Wolcott had accepted an invitation to i'd
dress tho Michigan Club at their annual ban
Guct in honor OF Washington birthday which
is'o be held IN Detroit IN the night OF Feb "a
always celebrate inc anniversary OF Washing
ton s birth By listening % ii .eri ca of sresches
from prominent X putlicans. In which the
grentsst care il taken TO avoii making my
mention OF the Faihe! Of his Country
necessary to write o Gen Alger that lie C luld
not be present al the banquet a. he had
t.Et !nw suit tha; might take him 10 Colorado
"a, the time named ior he banquet. An a
m 10 have ' It appear that ,ho Kepubc"nt ''t q,
Michigan and the Repnhliran members OF
.onGrcss from ,ha Stat" Lra s,naled . :, A.; o.,
l!epubii "ane could have no roNsbie interosI
in tho threat OF man who deserted his party
sena' or " ,lcott however. laughs nt the in.
sinwntlon and says he hns not hern informed
on III" subject and declined the invi,nt'on tc
sprak ~ the nnnQue Simply be aus" h" ''arcd
rsa ",, inc h !"
like tne Republicans Of scvarai Western s n;es
have shown no m rkei in,eresi In the eH"rt.
AID McMiIun voted with MIR Hnnr and Tie
rn iicnIs a! through, the fch'. 3nt they were
Wiling n any time to see the bill laid aside
ara now thai the ohn Alous bill is s de
w 'Hr, are +. a ru q on II It" "q s 0.
era! other k"rnblican Senators wto vote,
win tho n.,or.ly Q Their pHrtl not, i'm "a
on.n ui- 70 those ex Pressed by iae.r Nlc.igri
colleagues.
E.ahorn,s prer aratons havo been made TO-
the c"iehrnticr OF no twcnty-elch:h year o
Tho eNisteu ,o OF the New lorD Sine lewp
ltcau AssoclE,on 10 morrow night al III
aarnory OF % ~, Mnshigs,"n ,,i 81 ll:sn, ln'n"t,r
reception 20 Wee lresi irni Morton S"cretHr
Irrcy, ard 'hc Nv iorN Sn1";nrs ST., A.a nen
10 4"wiRl no r"reptsOn a. y o "'""k here " II
We r4rFrr and Ion dauclC uIti : A N
Iher" viii De NO III he.
few days ago the fnst ol this city cont aine
AL article su'iue that president Harrison la