The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-27
FAVORING THE BLAND BILL.
The Fr0G-COina6e Nen Claim a Majority
in Congress.
THEIR OPPONENTS FULLY ORGANIZED.
Resort to Be Made 10 All the Parliamentary
Tactics Of Obstruction National
Party Defeat Predicted.
Special 20 THE MORNING CALL

tree-c0lnage legislation Harter and his
friends content themselves to-day by simply
announcing that they will oppose the Bland
Dill by every parliamentary tactic in their
power when it cones uD in the House, and
that 1t viii never pass the lower branch of
Congress if the generosity of the Demo-
cratic Committee on Rules has placed at
their disposal tie parliamentary weapons OF
obstruction necessary to tire out and worry
the friends of th6measure by weeks Of delay.
The free-cOnage people openly derda
these pretensIOns and say that the Demo-
Gratis VINO oppose the free-coinage bill for
the most part will merely content themselves
by recording their votes against the bill.
Consideration of the Bill.
Bland, Pierce and other leaders OF free
coinage are to-day compiling and arranging
petitions TO be presented tomorrow to the
Committee on Rules, asking for day for
the consideration Of the free coinage bill.
These petitions contain the hesignatures of all
the friends OF free coinage.
Representative Pierce to-day said: "There
is no doubt the Rules Committee will re-
port the order at an early day, and the date
VIII also be set when the final vote will be
taken. So far as the free-coinage men are
concerned" he said. they did not want
more than three or four days debate-Cer-
tainly not more than week. Bland will
insist, however, that the final action be
taken when the bill comes up.
Majority Claimed.
I'VE will pass it through the House. send
1t to the Senate, and the responsibility will
rest with that body. The bill has a clear
majority Of forty votes in the House, so
there is not the slightest doubt Of its pas
sage. With ten Republicans favorable 10
free coinage we will have about 210 votes
for the bill. The remainder of the Repub-
licans and 80 to 40 ID democrats Will vote
against the bill"
Harter Of Ohio denies that he is diseour-
aged by last nights caucus, which, he said.
+ showed that ''the strength of the craze is not
so great as it was supposed, and tnat reason
is reasserting itself, If all classes Of citi-
Zens throughout the country reach their
| members OF Congress here with protests
against such measures, the ultimate defeat
OF the outrageous demands Of the silver
people Will be assured. The passage Of the
/ Bland bill VIII disrupt the Democratic
party as completely as did the slavery
question in 1860"
The Pension Office Investigation.
Secretary Noble was examined to-day by
the Special House Committee appointed to
investigate the management OF the Pension
Office. The Secretary was asked if an op-
portunity had been given young Raum to
defend himself from the charges made
thought the good Of the service demanded
that be should 20, and l sent him."
Euloe then asked the Secretary about the
fling Of charges against young Raum by
Howard and Engle clerks in the Pension
Office, charging Raum with demanding
money from them.
The Secretary said the Commissioner de-
claTed the charges were circulated TO iniuTe
INN, and fled cOunteT-chargcS with de-
mand for the removal Of these men and
tyyeltf Ea1s fgr
pected by the Commissioner with being con-
nected with the matter. The Secretary said
he thought the charges about balanced each
other. Young Raum was out OF the service,
and he refused to remove Howard and Eagle
Taylor lie asked to resign because he (NObe)
had previously come TO the conclusion that
it would advance the GoYeTnmeutS interest.
Noble said all the removals were for cause.
The Secretary was next asked about re-
rating. which oCCasiuned much comment
lie said the responsibility originally rested
on Commissioner Black, and when he found
that Commissioner Tanner was proceeding
TO carry into effect his predecessors ruling
10 a degree highly injurious to the Govern
ment, he promptly stopped il. Reratngs
were not for large amounts each month, but
as they went back a long time the aggregate
was considerable Noble said ne wished TO
say as far as the efficiency of Commissioner
Raum was concerned, he thought he was
running the Pension Bureau with great
efficiency.
The Anti Option Bill.
The Senate Subcommittee on judiciary
today resumed the hearing on the anti-Op-
ton bill John B. Dos Pass0s Of New York
opposed the bin, terming it an unnecessary
interference by Congress with the mercRn-
tile interests Of the country Regarding the
sO-called evil effects Of boards of trade and
exchange, he asserted that although
thousands of persons were probably
ruined every year by speculation that was
no reason why those channels Of business
should be interfered with by Congress-
The farmers to-day would be in q miserable
condition but for the existence Of boards of
trade and exchange.
c. w. Davis Of Wichita, Kans, argued in
favor of the bill He opposed both the
long and short selling as detrimental to
trade.
Disposition OF Bills.
Senator Dolph from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs to-day reported to the Sem
ate adversely the bill introduced by Sher-
man to prohibit the coming of Chinese to
the United States.
Senator FELTON, to-day introduced bill
authorizing the Secretary of War TO dispose
Of portion of Lime Point Military Reserva-
tiOn in Marin County, Cal. Ehis is the
land desired by William r. Hearst for
residence site
Senator Bowers introduced q bill chang
ing the name Of Wilmington" Cal, GUS
toms collection district TO Los Angeles
The Secretary of the Interior has sub
mltted TO Congress estimates in the sum OF
Sl207 for the Indian school at Carson City,
New, as the deficiency for the year 1891.
The House to-day ordered the engr0ss-
ment OF the bill appropriating $685. for
the Worlds Fair exhibit.
The wool bill will be the first Of the tariff
bills to be taken up in the House, the mem-
bers Of tho Ways and Means Committee
reaching this conclusion TO day.
Senator Eat0n will tO-mOrIOW intrOdupn
bill 10 make San Pedro, Cal, port of
entry. Assistant Secretary Spaulding of
the Treasury Department said that nothing
would be done concerning the San Francisco
POstofiice site until the report of the special
agent sent to Investigate tile deal had been
received.
Pensions and Personals.
Pensions have been granted to the follow
ing Californians: Frank Paschal( Alex
ander Mills, Warren A. Scott, Joseph M.
WALLACE, Jonathan w. MeKenny, F!emon
A. MeStover, Henry n. Rankin, William
b. Mundis, James f. Taylor, Albert F.
Horn, Levi ZImmcrs ana James McGrath.
Westinghouse. LOthrOp. Martin Riley,
August Meyer, Franklin w Dow, William
ii. Moore, Martin l.. HolcOm, Charles NJ.
Maybery, Charles w. Mallory. Serafna U.
Devernal (mOther). Laura f. Streeter. Eliza
beth b. Taylor, William b. Campbell (minor
Of John b. Evans).
The President left Washington this
morning III special car Tor virginia
Beach, Va, where he expects to enjoy
weeks respite from the cares of official
| life. He was accompanied by Mrs. Harrl-
| son, his two grandchildren, Mrs. Dimmick
| and Private Secretary Halford.
The Treasury Department to-day -pur-
| chased 100000 ounces of silver at S0.9080 to
| S0.9O65. No further purchases will be made
| till March 2.
| The Utah Hearing.
The hearing on the Utah government and
| statehood bills by the House Committee on
| Territories closed to-day. Rev. j. Ii. Smith
| OF Salt Lake City. Republican in politics
and one of the twelve appointees Of the
Mormon Church, made the only argument.
| lie was Opp0sed TO the local government