Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-03-24
THE SILVER BATTLE
The Points of Interest
of the Second Day. /.
THE MENHADEN FISHERIES.
The Lapham Bills Friends Will Garry
the Contest toIthe End.

WASHINGTON. March - In the house
the comm'ti", on pensions reported the
Z bill To p 'nSiCr the survivors Uf the Black
Hawk an ,'reck In lian Wars. Mr.. An.
drews reportcl favor;,bly the bill tn ex.
cludc pal III influence in the employ
meni nf lrlo~.rs lv the United States.
The aiie;i lracc or strangers in the gal
leries Of the ilOuse yesterday WAS fully rs
large ~ that of Tuesday. but they had
little Ia reward them for coming. Thc
speeches were nearly all commonplace
with the exception of that delivered hy
Mr.. Lodge, who SPOKE well and with mach
force
His theory that the heavy exports ol
gold of last fall, IN the face of the largest
crops the country has ever known, is due
In great measure tothe fear OF England
that this country will 20 over 20 silver
basis, ana that, therefore, England Is not
Investing in our securities at the present
time, is thought by great many financial
experts 10 be sound.
Early in the day Mr.. Bland made a
propositian TO his opponent on the Demo
cratic side He was willing, he said, Il
have the debate run along for two or three
days more II the hard money men wanted
more time. Heretofore when they have
protested against the debate being con
fined to such narrow limits, Mr.. Bland
has insisted that all could possibly be said
on the subject ought not to take more THAI
three days, aud he has refused 70 grant al
hours extension of the time Fixed by The
order Of the committee on rules.
Mr. Bland's proposition, therefore. was
suspicious. II was case of the Greeks
bearing gifts, and before accepting il the
anti-silver men determined
To Sec what Was Behind 1t.
They soon found out. General Catchings
who, with the speaker and Mr.. McMillin,
are the Democratic members of the com.
mittee on rules. Is away from Washington
at this time. 1f the anti-silver mon start 10
to filibuster and allow tho house to ad
journ this evening without a vote having
been reached. the bill goes back on the cal.
cndar, and can only bc reached like any
other measure. unless the committee on
rules brings IN another special order fixing
tho time when the vote shall be taken.
When this proposition was rejected, va
rious offers were made to secure a time
for the taking Of IA vote, anu concessions
were offered TO the anti-silver men il they
would pledge themselves not to filibuster.
All attempts at compromise, however,
were futile. The anti.silver men refused
TO tie themselves up by saying whether
they would tilibustcr, or what course they
would take.
IL is conceded that on a square vote the
bill will pass. There is no chance of side
tracking the bill by adopting the substi.
tute offered by Mr.. Williams for the hold.
ing OF monetary conference.
There Is "a bare chance that the bill may
be defeated for the time being by clever
filibustering tactics, and while IL is not
yetabsolutcly determined that this will be
done, it. is more than likely that filibuster-
ing will be iniulgcd in. Then may come
n very pretty fight, and it would surprise
no one if il WAS protracted.
At O'Clock this afternoon Mr.. Bland
Will make an attempt to take the first
vote, the demand for the previous ques
ton and then the test of strength will