The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-05
pLAND'S SILVER FIGHT.
uzU HOUSE COMMITTEES TO PUSH
THE STEWART BILL.

v,.,d IN Conduct the Fight in Person
CO Faars the Senate Bill Hes De-
ovad the Legal Tender Quality OF
eooooC, 900 Of Silver-He is Against
Fiat Monev.
WASHINGTON, July 4.-Chairman Bland
=, the House committee on coinage arrived
.o-d.v. and all the free silver men IN town
'oon fooked about him TO hear what he had
sosav Mr.. Bland is going to direct the
,raa silver battle as has been ssated in these
di,natches and the silly story that Repre-
.ont.tive Pierce Of Tennessee was to be
IN. in command made people laugh. Mr. {.
pisrce is energetic enough but he is no
Io.der. Mr.. Bland inspires the free silver
man with confidence, and IL was noticeable
today that after he arrived the free silver
man hreathed easier. But MIR. Bland
Sc. his face sternly against what
friend of his called
"Aat money" and is strongly impressed with
tbe opinion that the Senate bill has
destroyed the legal tender quality Of $780,
OOOOo0 Of silver certificates. Senator
Morgan of Alabama does not agree with
him and these two experts are TO get TO-
Gather tomorrow and decide what is right.
There is going to be quite battle in the
committee on coinage. weights and measures
before the Senate bill gets back to the House.
The committee is more evenly divided on
the silver question than any one knows. MIR.
Bartine of Nevada, who is member. ex-
messed this opinion very torclbly to-day
and he always keeps well posted. The sound
money men will use every parliamentary
device known to them TO defeat the bill and
they are going to receive aid from some un-
expected quarters.
THE SILVER MEN WHO WERE PRESENT.
By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July 4-There was but a
corporars guard Of congressman at the cap
itol to-day, four-fifths OF whom were mem
bers of the House, and they congregated
mostly in the speakers room. Tney in
cluded the speaker, Representatives Mont
gomery. Catchings, Dookery and free COIN
age champion Bland OF Missouri, and
Williams of Illinois. The meeting of these
persons hardly assumed the formality OF a
conference but the silver bill came
in for a share Of serious discussion.
The results so far as known are
inconsequential. Mr.. Bland. who is chair
man of the committee on coinage, weights
and measures, reached the city this morn
ing. He says the bill which is now on the
speakers table, Will De referred 10 MS cotn-
mittee tomorrow. A meeting Of the COM
mittee will be called for the following day
and if the bill is not finally acted on then il
is probable that daily meetings Of the COM
mittee will be held until action is taken.
BLAND WANTS IT RUSHED.
Mr.. Bland is very anxious to get the bill
before the House promptly. Accompany.
ing the committees report, which Mr.,
Bland has no doubt will be favorable, will
probably be request to have the commit
tee on rules set aside day for Its considera-
tion. Mr.. Bland has no doubt whatever az
to the ultimate passage OF the bill by the
House. A question as to the policy of such
action, In view OF the declaration of the
democratic convention on the question
ELECTED a response from Mr. Bland that ht
could speak only for himself and those mem
bers who came to Washington pledged tC
support the free coinage bill. that it was
good politics to be honest with che people.