Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-03
SILVER In THE HOUSE.
Free Coinage Men Hard at Work to
Follow Up Their Advantage.
TEE SECOND STRUGGLE AT HAND.
Sentiment for and Against the Bill Being
Manufactured.
CONGRESSMAN GRAIN TAKEN VERY ILL

WASHINGTON, July 2.-According to
the rules of the House the free silver bill,
which came over to the House from the
Senate, will lie on the Speakers table for
one legislative day, and win then be re-
ferred to the Committee on Coinage,
Weights and Measures As the House ad-
journed from to-day until Tuesday the bill
will not get before the committee until that
day.
Wednesday is the regular meeting day of
the Committee on Coinage, and it is proba-
bic, if nothing unforeseen occurs, that a
meeting will be called for that day. Repre-
sentative Bland, Chairman of the commit
tee, has been absent from the city at his
horne in Missouri about two weeks On
hearing the news of the passage of the bill
he promptly telegraphed that he would
start Immediately on his way to Washing
ton, and he will be here in time to author
lze the calling of meeting for Wednesday.
Representative Enes, of Virginia, and
Representative McKeighan, of Nebraska,
also members of the committee, both of
whom are in favor of free coinage, are also
absent from the capital, but it is expected
they will be here in time to assist the free
silver men in getting favorable vote on
the Senate bill.
Sentiment Makers All at Work.
Pending action on the bill by the commit
Tee, nothing remains to be done except to
create sentiment for or against the bill
among the members of the House, and this the
managers of the respective sides are doing,
with more or less vigor and success. As
there would be but small prospect of reach
ing a vote on the bill if unlimited debate
were allowed, and the necessity for
Il Il LII l. Al
talk to-day has primarily been onfned to
discussion of the question whether there
will be cloture rule and, secondarily, if
there is one, how the Republicans will vote
II such a rule is reported
The anti-silver Democrats have as vet
held no formal conference, but they are do
ing a great deal of missionary work. They
believe that they have sufficient strength to
defeat cloture if thev can obtain the assist
ance of the Republicans, but the Repub-
Icans will not commit themselves When
the bill gets on the calendar the Rules Com
mittee will be asked to report special or
der for its consideration. The free coinage
advocates will not brook any delay that in
dicates a disposition to shelve the request
Tor the order
The Senate's Action App'auded.
The Journal having been read in the
Senate announcing the passage of the free
silver bill was received with applause.
On motion of Mr.. Catchings it was or
dered that when the House adjourn to-day
it be TO meet on Tuesday next. A disagree
ing conference report on the District of
Columbia appropriation bill was presented.
A further conference was ordered, and the
conferees we're instructed TO urge ar amend
ment providing SIS, 900 out of District reve-
nues for expenses attending the Grand
Army Encampment at Washington.
Mr. Blanchard, of Louisiana, submitted
: h. conference report on river and harbor
bin. The previous question on the adoption
of {the report was ordered. Yeas 152,
NAYS "a.
After eulogies delivered by Messrs. Paige
of Indiana Herbert, McKaig, J. d. Taylor,
Tracy and Cummings, to the late Senator |
Wilson of Maryland, the house adjourned |
urtiA- Tuesday.