The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-02-20
The Outrageous Decentralization Act
Of '73 on Trial.
THE CHAIRMAN IN EARNEST
A Call for the Bill to be Special
Order February II, Being Circulated
and Largely Signed.

The most significant event in the
proceedings of the house today was
the report of the Bland free-coinage
bill by the committee on coinage,
weights and measures. The action
was not one that involved debate,
as the bill merely went on the cal
endar to be taken up in the order
of it's consideration. But it indi-
Gated the intention of free-coinage
men to force the bill with all posi-
BILE haste.
Representative Pierce, Chairman
Bland and other leaders of the free
silver movement in the house assert
that the measure will be pressed to
to a vote and actually passed by
house within the next sixty days.
In this event there is no doubt the
senate will have an opportunity of
of passing upon the Bland bill long
before the date of either of the great
national conventions.
Mr.. Bland, from the committee
on coinage weights and measures,
reported the bill for the free coinage
of gold and silver and for the issue
of coin notes. The minority was
given leave to file minority report
not later than Monday next.
Mr.. Bland wished the bill to be
placed upon the house calendar,
but Mr.. Dingley (Me.) made the
point that the bill must inevitably
involve an expense on the treasury
and should 60 to the committee of
the whole. Mr.. Bland said that
there was no charge made upon the
treasury. The speaker held the
matter in allegiance, stating that he
would examine the rule on the
subject.
Today Bland introduced the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That house bill No.
4426 for the free coinage of gold
and silver, for the issue of coin
notes and for other purposes, be
made the special order Immediately
after the reading of the journal on
Wednesday, Feb. II, 1892 and that
consideration thereof be continued
from day to day until disposed of.
"That looks as if you meant to
press the silver BILL" said reporter
today to the noted free silver chair.
man of the coinage committee.
eyes, on all occasions" said Mr..
Bland. The resolution was referred
to the rules committee.
Washington, d. c., Feb. 10
There seems no further doubt of the
passage of free-coinage bill by
both branches of congress. Mr..
BANDS petition to coerce the COM
mittee on rules into Immediately
taking up his free-coinage bill. has
been SO numerously signed that it
Is clear that the opponents of such
legislation cannot hope to obstruct
the silver men much longer. Those
who are in good position to judge
estimate the silver men of the dem
ocratic side at about 175, while the
anti.silver democrats are not
counted ut more than about sixty.
five. On vote, therefore, the sill
yer men would appear to have a
clear majority over the united ranks
of the sixty-6ve anti.silver demo.
Gratis and the ninety an,i.silver
republicans.
Under the circumstances the
men who have been most active in
trying to ward off n silver discus
sion are now of the opinion that it
had better be taken up at once and
disposed of as soon as possible
attracting any moro atten.
ton than is absolutely necessary.