The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-13
LAST FIGHT ON SILVER.
TEE FOES OF FREB COINAGE CON-
FIDENT OF VICTORY.

Confederation, and Failing in That to
Defeat the Measure on the Direos
Vote-The Vote Apt to Be Close.
WARRINGTON. July 12-"Within one
hour after 1t is brought up tomorrow the
order for the consideration of the Stewart
silver bill will be defeated" said Gov.
Dingley of Maine. the most conservative OF
the republican leaders in the House, to-
night, provided the anti-free coinage
democrats have the votes against 1t which
they say they have. All but eleven of the
republicans will vote or bs paired against
1t. There was some question about the
pair Of Representative Boutelle, who as Of
course, is kept away by his sad bereave-
ment, with Representative Herbert
of Alabama, but as Representative Her.
bart is said TO be opposed TO
the consideration II the silver bill. I suu-
pose it will be proper for him to vote. The
republican position Is perfectly consistent.
We REVISED to vote against consideration in
the former instance because at that time
she bill had not been discussed on the floor.
Now that II has been Thoroughly discussed
there Is no reason why il should be given
further consideration and we shall vote TO
prevent it."
The change of front on the part of the
republicans gives Messrs. Tracey and Will
Jams and the other leaders of the
anti-fres coinage fight confidence that
they will win. They expect 10
win, as Gov. Dingley said. within an hour
Tomorrow morning by tabling or otherwise
defeating the rule for consideration, but 1t
they should fail In this and they realize
that the vote may be close and possibly
doubtful, they believe that they viii with-
out doubt defeat the bill itself. Il is dead
and buried already, they believe, and can
not be resurreoted. The determination OF
the free coinage men to amend the bill
makes It certain, they say, that at this stage
OF the session it cannos be sent to the
President.
EFFECTs OF THE CAUCUS WORK,
BY the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July l2.-The effect Of the
amendments to the free coinage bill agreed
to be recommended at the caucus OF the sill
YER men last night was the feature Of the
discussion Of the question at the capitol to-
day. The adoption of these amendments,
10 ID argued, will remove all the antiquities
that IL was asserted were In the bill as it
came from the Senate, and will make
unnecessary any subsequent remedial legis-
lRtion. 1t is asserted by the silver men that
the action of the caucus will tend TO
strengthen the bill in the House aud will
secure from IL the votes Of some free silver
democrats who have heretofore hesitated as
to the attitude which they would assume
toward the bill. Although they will not
admit the possibility OF the defeat
OF the bill In the House, yet the
silver men seem to think that the
adoption of amendments to the bill
will seriously endanger the prospect OF It's
enactment into a law, involving, as it will.
eb.ar ,nFs Ns.k 70 hnA
IL can 20 to the President. They fear that
IL would be debated indefinitely In the
Senate, or that other means might be-
adopted to defeat it. The silver men say,
however that they would rather go to the
country with the record OF having passed in
the House bill free from ambiguity than
OF having assisted in passing bin that Is
acknowledged TO be defective and give to
the republican President an opportunity Of
vetoing 1t on technical objection.
BELIEF OF THE ANTI-sILvER MEN.
The anti-free silver meu do not hesitate
to acknowledge that the effect Of the
adoption Of ths proposed amendments to the
bill will strengthen 1t, but not sufficiently
TO insure its passage. The Senate does NOT
appear to be in a humor favorable for
further discussion of the silver question.
The finance committee this morning held
its regular weekly session, but no account
was taken of the possibility that the House
might send the bill back to she
Senate In a few days, and indeed
upon in any way. In the Senate
itself, Mr.. Palmer came near preoipitating
another silver debate by the presentation Of
letter he had received from the treasury
department in relation to the accumulation
OF silver in the treasury vaults. but while
Mr.. Morgan was, ss usual. fully prepared,
and even eager, for the fray, the other sem
n RI ia iUh nf Af aQ
an objection from Mr. Allison cut of dis
cussion.
LINING UP THE FORCES.
There was a lining up of the opposing
forces on the silver bill this afternoon, and
much preparation for the battle royal that
that Is expected Tomorrow, when an effort
is 10 be made to bring the Senate bill be-
fore the House for action. There are signs
OF nervousness and apprehension on both
sides, but, on the WHOLE the anti-silver men
make the best show OF real confidence. AL
though the details Of the camp aign are mob
made public, 1t may be predicted thar the
republicans and democrats opposed to the
silver bill will unite In voting against mak-
ing the bill special order for tomorrow.
In fact, Mr.. Reed said: ''The republicans
will vote against the special order, and they
hope to defeat 10 with the aid OF few DEM
ocratio votes.n
Mr.. Tracey says that the present DISPOSE
zion Is 10 allow snort time Tor debate Des
fore the previous question is ordered on the
adoption Of the special rule. That will be
done for the purpose Of allowing certain
democrats, who have heretofore favored
free silver coinage to explain why they do
not believe the rule should now be adopted
and why they will vote against it.
EXPECT TO BEAT IT BY TWENTY VOTES.
Mr. Tracey will not say how many cons
verts OF this kind he has made, but some or
his friends assert that when it comes to a
vote they will defeat the rule by majority
OF twenty, but they are taking no chances
and are working hard to get out their full
vote, and have also arranged pairs for abb
sent republicans, no easy task in the pres
ent humor OF the House. One-sixth of the
anti-silver republicans are absent. For six
OF them pairs have been found, and three Of
the abseutees are expected to be present to-
morrow. The free coinage men are like
wise striving to poll their full strength to-
morrow. They lost something by the de-
parture Of the subcommittee to Homestead
TO investigate the labor troubles, but they
assert that they can arrange pairs.
Three Mississippi democrats are now
absent, but are expected here tomorrow.
and II they come every silver democrat will