New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-01
TO TAKE UP THE BLAND BILL,
A RESOLUTION TO MAKE II A SPECIAL. OR
DER FOR MARCH 90, % and "a.
AMUSING EFFORTS OF THE ANTI-sILvFR DEMO
Gratis TO GET REPUBLICAN HELP TO
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Washington, Feb 29.-This will be a busy for
Democratic congressman The House Committee
Rules to-day reported resolution to make the Bland
bill special order for March %. % and "a and Cen
eral Cachngs gave notice that ii will be called for
sideration Monday, March :. 10 is the expressed
intention of the majority of the Committee on Rules.
In vote the bill shall not be reached before
the end of the sitting March "a, account Of the
fbusterhg tactics # the opponents of the measure,
to bring In resolution March D. providing that
the previous question shall be considered ordered
and vote taken on the passage of the bill at speci
fled hour. such q resolution, II adopted, will prevent
further flbustering
The anti-silver Democrats appeared he divided In
opinion to-day whether they should try tO defent
the resolution setting three days for the con
sidcraon OF the bill Some of them expressed an in
entio13 10 do while many clearly Of the opn
ion that they could afford 10 oppose the resolution
of q Democratic Committee on Rules providing simply
for the consideration of bill reported by Democratic
committee on Coinage. A few talked Of raising the
questions Of consideration against the resolution; but
this is in which that question cannot he raised.
and the Speaker would undoubtedly rule.
The Democratic opponents Of the Bland bill
to he worried because the Republican minority has
not chosen TO issue pronunciamento in favor of or
against the consideration of that measure for or
against postpomng-no- only worried but somewhat
inclined to be indignant. IL Is the old story over
help n cut OF the ditch. The Republican minority
consists of eighty weight members the Democratic
Alliance majority consists OF 244 members or nearly
three times as many, and minority of the many Is
calling upon the few to save The country ana
incidentally the Democratic party.
OF course Democrats who anxious to keep the
coinage questiOnon which, senator vest ana otnei
le,ders frankly admit, the Democrat party is nope
lessly divdedin the background unul after the PreS
dental election. using every art and argument IN
ltcan RQlryac al
10 vote against consideration and for the postpone
nent of the Bland hill until next session. fr
several days vhe conservative Democrat, as they
style Themselves, have been extremely hpsy among
their party associates and Saturday they proaucen
a canvass showing that 100 Democrats woald vote
for p,stponement. With this basis. some of nlem
went among Republicans and In substance said
1.-The defeat OF free coinage IN tie hou~c No TINS
se<aon rests VT h you ~ seventy Repuonceis VIII
vote with us rhe consideration OF the bahd Dill 's'a'
be postponed, That Is 70 say. fonrffths OF me
Republicans will help minority Of the Democrats
., tho House The Democratic party will be saved
from probable disaster in the coming election pv
enabling il 10 deceive the voters In regard 10 us real
purpose. OF the 100 Democrats who inv,'e Inc no
puhicans TO Join IN this game IL thmblengnhs' ."
Ieay Nfty are mon who favor free coinsge ana VIII
support It whenever the time shall come whether
~ this or the next one OF the 23o Democrats hi
The House not less 1904 majority OF 123-are III
favor and Will vote for free coinage whenever
they are forced to face the Issue 30 Will 'no hhio
hrevet- Democrats who call themselves Alliance o''
gressmen making total majority 1914 III ioo"9
that II every Republican Representative should VVe
against the Bland bill, the maIoriy ~" ~ ~
At least forty-ax.
If there 100 Democrats In the House oppo'eu
to the Bland hill principle the SITUATION "ouio %
entirely different and II would be the PLAIN dus oil INC
Republicans who opposed to it, to unite with 'nei"
and defeat the perrcos measure but sucn Is ho' "e
os. In the last House only thirteen Democrats voted
rainst the Bland resolution 10 recommit the bill Whch
way eHacted with instructions 10 report ifeecohaso
hill The number Of Democrats opposed to free CON
are IN this House is larger but II Is still CONSIDERABLY
loss than onefourth Of the total Democratic MEMBER
ship. -, ~
Under ,he-e circumstances the peous appeals OF an
,.,c,,6rspt minority OF the Democrats 10 the lePuo-
ucans no save the Democratic party nom l~eiI are ho'
calculated 10 excite any great degree OF compa'oi
and the attempt of few ants Democrats 10 SNOW
that the eighty-eigft Republican Representative vi"
be held responsible for the passage OF 1Ieecohase
hin bv n House which has a Democratic ma]o'1W VI
1ss is as contemplate as IL is absurd Inc p'eS vi
the conservative anti free coinage Democrs" "'''
Republicans should Join hands with then W 'ohoo
the business community from the terrors OF cur'eno9
tnkeringn is a dishonest one. 1t mgh' deceive 10"
rersons n il were not the fact that THESE same
conservatives who profess u be 50 icsriui '
curvencv tinkenpgs will dernge business were ho'
the foremost and most active pronorrS OF '1r'"
,nkerngs the effect OF which always he peen anu
always will be disastrous 70 business ana ihos'''ai
interests II these same conservatives" cono h''e
,hcr vsy-f the measures which they have onered anu
whih, are 10 be driven through the House oo"io Dc
enscted-hundreds OF important domesuc mo1 Id
npon which millions OF the American PeVpio ,u,nas ~
Gov the,r s,,pport and which hundreds OF minors OK
dollars are invested would be paralyhh ana e'ehoSiN
In ths case against consideration OF s s nanI
hilI il eo,n valsnt vote In favor 81 U nS.
nnt next session there is no doubt "s'oScs W.
~ Tree coinage Democrats would reoew ana WIN SUI
Is The effort TO pass the bill II It's cohsaexSSn.n
sH,1h he prevented now. There is no Danger ~hst
ow,. that the bill will become law. even II II passes
~. House Al this session instead Of next session. "
e ~. ySonse n undoubtedly will To postpone ACTON
s,mnT 10 keep up the agitation OF the Quesnoh 10
H. iufnrv Of the country and for the beIent OF INC
democratic party ~, -, Ala, ,,, s,,r., democrats
.,S ~ day that iV Democrats are now pedgca 10
n,a Tor postponemcnt for party reasons IBIS
stina,e il scented the active free coinage men as
termed Democrats In the House
DELAY IN THE TARIFF IIOLEPUNCiliNG.
Washington Feb. 20 tSpeciall.-Ihe illness OF Chair
man Springer which is reported TO he serious mas
tssrranged the programme Of the tariff smasher~ and
that he ho1p -pliuc