Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-07
WASHINGTON CITY.
rus slveR-MsN DEFEATED az A
VOTE or 1874 TO i27.
A.. Coinage Committee SIN killing
Tmc-The Opponents Of the biii
Successful.


r,,,rxoroN. February 6.--Mr, Payson,
- ,n;,,is as was generally expected, was
go ont on the point of order the amend
.,,fMr Bland offered to the sundry
..el,,l md which provided for the free
80 Of SILVER. An appeal was taken,
The Chairman Of the Committee Of the
al, was sustained, and by vote of 1874
~- Az one tune it looked as If the sill
..-, q, might win, though this was hard
-, have been expected. Not more than
80 half dozen Republicans had the
.fs,d by the free-c0inagO Quos-
itc.e we're Townsend, Bartine,
Il 80 i nd. Kelley. and Hermann, and
X EASTERN Democrats voted with the
r ,,i-.. Nal1u and Bowden OF Nlr-
II rl.eJ themselves with the gold
h f.-3 pcaplc. Browne. OF the Virginia
', .....r. was not here, rs he Is absent in
..r county. Virginia Is almost solid
f. f~.e coinage of silver, but these
..l.-. VIII probably saw they were not
...- ...rt0i,r on the question; that II
,....i.fa,a the Chairman on ruling out
....... lmtnt that did not properly be-
t.au appropriation bili.
r-~ SINGULAR POSITION.
~ r.,..a he- always professed to be
,,tr. advocate oi free coinage. and
I'd ID. has made speeches in behalf
r-.-,.>.,.on. he has never failed 10
80 I,..,B.t ~ every opportunity TO
,.t tL. passage % biu provi-
t.- fe. coinage. Last session
.r.a .u favor II the people
,toI with the Wall-street
.... and when the people 81 his district
. chance O. pass upon the record Of
r..~attry decided 20 leave him at
l,a large majority, and IN the next
,-p.- % Democratic iree-colnage adyo-
of. ..I truly represent the voters OF the
tr.t BOW presented 10y Payson.
rrruous or srRANGULAuoN.
~s.u .... Clua-e Committee are still
,....-, ... game ~ delay. They are de
.- O.. ~.ruuGle the Senate bill. and
a. .-. go have hearings until II Is
....-. al, anything this session. 1t
...ht tlat Messrs. Wilcox and NauX
,-.. +..flr vote with the iree-cOlnage
t...t gle committee % put stop TO the
.....- Some oi the prominent Demo-
....-. 4' .r- consulted with these gen.
.... ..-,.rity. and were led 10 believe
..... D.a.l be relied on 10 stop the
.-.-- OBJ course 40 one asked them
fF.-... f.r.r If reporting the free-cOln-
g.. f ..f tsrg were advised 10 Join in
adversely the bill ANYTHING 20
..,f. ..--fl, House. blr. Wilcox voted
...I lut Nr. NauX stood firmly
VII. ,.. EASTERN crowd, and tins blocks
,.-r-..,-. There Us no probability that q
PM. .- any sort viii be made.
O-I0 Not HE CONSIDERED.
rr-.+ I'D adverse report were made 10
g. I..-. the llll could not be considered.
I....rr OBJ. Committee on Rules are alb
-,-...t.r- II the House and can pre-
y..f abs lI Station that they DO not ia
twas the same way IN tho last Con-
--. Whom Mr. Carlisle was Speaker, al
.-i b.. was a liberal man IN COMPARE
..u..r Car Reed. IL Will be remember
.fr.til tn. last House large majority
q -tr Members Of the House favored
f-...,4-r e tile bills To repeal the tObac-
..tsK tlfa>s the Blair bill. and TO refund
l-,t tax. tut Mr. Carlisle managed
g. s-.,t.f Dlnsileratlon of any OF these
Measure. Reeds methods are far worse
lin lar. -l.s or any previous Speaker,
o.. Reed I- backed hy code of rules that
g. Dad made o. give him absolute and
l-l.-I. power. Reed has packed most Of
..f.rt4rf committees, and many mem
i--r, .tth.rr should be reform IN the
81 sd tra House. They say the majority
El4lI ,Ilr.
Irt APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES.
H.r George d. Wise in speaking to-day
ca. matter. SAID be favored the appoint
,.e'. mm.ttets m the next House by
g.. caucus. Il was done in the Senate,
Ci 2 ought 90 boz done that way in the
g. C-. Then the committees would not
'.l.s,l and the onc-man policy pre-
S..
'l- Hal. the president Of the Missouri
Tw,.' Alliance. who Is here attending
g. meeting Of the presidents Of the
~ .l, state organizations, saws that he Is
N..rt'v opposed 10 the sub-ITeasury
t.lr that has been advocated by some
o. 'tc l4ucles. He told the dispatch cor
IrJ.rl-lt tins morning that the sub
lt..lrr plan was one Of the widest here
o.. 'lat he ever heard Of, and III ms
Du.l,t was losing ground III the ALI
k-.,,.
III WILL VITO WHITTIER OF no.
Tr.aas OF Harrison declare that he will
VT. tho free-cOinage bill, no matter
v.e'hrrltis IN an opriation bill or not.
N- stewart expects 10 have an amend
l.1t tackled on the legislative bill, but at
i.s writing II is not known whether such
proposition could be carried in the
f-L.tt
Tie President has not a single politician
o. bis Cabinet. and the knowing ones
tr.i O. believe that he Is trying TO make
.tli, around 90 that ClaTksOn Of Iowa
Ca ir INT into service once more. But II
g. hut .,4ici Just how this will DO accom-
Il1,l.