The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-17
Democratic Filibustering on the
Russian Resolution.
Mr.. cLEvELAND'S HAND VISIBLE.
Majority in the House Stands in Need
of Parliamentary Leader.
The Senate Passes the Urgent Deficiency
Appropriation Biil-Appointment OF
aJudge for the Ninth Judicial Cir
cult Expected in n Few Days.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 16-Ispecial j
An interesting secret in connection with
the free coinage legislation leaked ont to-
day. 1t is in effect that ex-President
Cleveland has been directing from New
York the campaign of the anti-free COIN
age Democrats in Washington City. The
minority report presented from the coin
age, weights and measures committee. il is
maintained, was directed by Cleveland
and written by eI-Secretary of the Treas
ury Fairchild.
In the House today both the Repub-
licans and Democrats did considerable
tilibustering to prevent the silver bill,
which has the right of way on the cal
endar, being reached. All this indicates
that both the anti and free SILVER men are
little bit afraid to tackle the question
until the sentiment of that body is more
thoroughly understood.
In view of the fact that Speaker Crisp
was absent today. the House ran for an
hour or more good deal like ship with
out rudder. Congressman Burrows, of
Michigan, succeeded in tying the Demo-
cratic side up into bow-knot by the aid
of fex-Speaker Reed and few others. The
little furry in the House at this time
cratic side lacked more than anything else
was leader who knows something about
parliamentary law.
Dockery of Missouri was in the chair at
the time that Burrows sprang his little
coup, and this Missourian proved himself
entirely unable to disentangle himself
from the meshes that Burrows and Reed
had thrown around him. McMillin, who
70 i,a, - r IL
side, did not seem to be able to advise
Dockery to any great extent, and the Mis-
souri, statesman finally got out of his diff
Guilty by refusing to recognize Burrows.
Then filibustering tactics were resorted to
by representatives on both sides of the
chamber. 1t was pretty definitely UNDER
stood that this method was followed in o.
der to prevent the silver bill being called
up in today's session.
Bland, leader of the silver men, SAID
there was no occasion for filibustering.
The silver question, he said, seemed to
give some of its opponents hyrophobia.
The silver men do not intend to present
petition to the rules committee asking a
special order for the silver bill until
Catchlngs returns. Whether or not the
special rule Will be given before the tariff
Is taken up he could not say. Personally
he thought it would be much better to get
the silver question out of the way first,
but he should not antagonize the other
Democrats if they wanted to take up the
tariff first.
On this question of whether the tariff or
silver shall come up first it is evident that
the Democrats are greatly divided. No
conclusion will be reached for several days,
and, meanwhile. the anti-silver men be-
lieve that the greater delay they can Sc
cure the better. Bartine of Nevada said
today that he thought about ten Repub-
hcans in the House would vote for free
coinage, but he did not like to say posi-