The sun., 1891-02-21
NO FREE COINAGE THIS SESSION.

Tho House Committee Rejects the Senate
Hill and All Compromise Measures.
WARRINGTON. Feb. 2o.-After listening to
arguments By CONGRESSMAN elect Jerry Simp-
son OF Kansas. Pierre Humbert. Jr.. Of Boston.
L. B. Bacon Of Milwaukee, and ssnat Stewart
OF Nevada In favor OF free coinage OF silver. the
House Committee on Coinage closed the hear
inga and went into secret session. There was
practically no discussion In committee. and
tho members proceeded promptly to voting.
The flrst vote taken was on tho Senate bill for
tho free and unlimited coinage OF silver. On a
yea and nay vote 1t was decided. BY q m majority
OF to 4. to repor. this bill to the House ad-
vsrsely with . recommendation that 1t do not
pass.
Tho four members In tho minority were the
old free coinage contingent Of tho committee
Messrs. Carter Of Montana and Bartine Of
Nevadn, Republicans, and Bland OF Missouri
and Williams Of Illinois. Democrats. Tho eight
members OF the committee who compose tho
majority were: Mr.. Wckham OF Ohio. the
Chairman OF tho committee. and Messrs
Walker OF Massachusetts, Comstock Of Mime
sofa. Knarp OF New York. Taylor OF Illinois,
Republicans. ana Messrs. Tracey Of New York
Wilcox OF Connecticut, and Vaux OF Ponnsyl-
vania. Democrats. Mr.. Knapp Of New York
was not actually present but he had given Mr..
Walker written proxy authorizing the latter
torerresent him. and his vote was cast against
the hill according to his wishes.
After the free coinage men found that they
were defeated On the Senale bill. Mr.. Carter Of
S Tor free 'co Coinage sefa the
American product. Th!s was also defeated.
n ns l ans vote xss n
vote Mr. bland said that, be would vote to re-. ).
American product. but that he wou1 do SO
solely for the purpose Of setting it on tho cal
vldins free and unlimited Coinage Of silver. and ID
Carter's proposition.
M Carter Ss moved s1othss
three months after thy passage Of the @ act the Hs
nonshiy, in ths open marte.. i. .oS5 odo ounces
monthly 6,O0O.Q00 ounces o.. silver. Instead Of
4.5oo,O0O. as Is authorized under the. pros
s nW only TN Sen Sose Of Msssrs 4 s4
tor and Bartfne the two Democratic free coin
MS,s{ Bnad .na sad ws%s ,yS y9ns
the compromiss proposition with reluctance.
and only for the purpose Of getting favorable
liberty to vote on the floor for some other
silver measure
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ur tho report in behalf OF the majority OF the
committee and present 1t to the House as
and viii probably be laid before the HOUSE to. to.
morrow. A resolution was agreed to. giving
the minority authority 10 submit their views to
the House in the shape Of q minority report. II
they see fit TO do so. Nothing wns said In com
mittee about bringing tho bill before the House.
and II now goes to the foot Of the already over
burdened calendar. with the recommendation
Of tho committee that 1t do not pass.
Notwithstanding their decisiye defeat to-day
sort q Ts Silver bI! are s.ill sESIsssye ana
which they received in the committee. and
week. while the cause Of silver seemed to be at
the lowest ebb. the friends OF Q proposition for
the coinage Of the American product
have been moro than usually active. al
s though II e. a % Sery 9u9let -, way. and It
BE- able TO get their forces together and pass q
bill that will meet with tho Executive approval.
Late this afternoon some Of tho more promi-
nent Democrats on both aides OF the chamber
were In consultation on tho subject OF q COM
promise bill, based on tho coinage OF the
product Of the American mines and at tho
conference 1t WAS stated that the Republicans
OF the House have authority for saying that II
they can get together on this proposition they
White House; II need not be surprisipg, there;
yet rise Phoenix like from their defeat in the
committee to-day and come of victorious at
last
with the situation. and Representative Walker
OF Massachusetts predicted this afternoon that
tho bill would never see the light again this
Congress-.