New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-30
SILVER IN THE SENATE.
MP STEWART TRIES TO RENEW TIE FIGHT
FOR FREE COINAGE.
M GIVES NOTICE THAT lie WILL MOVE on
MONDAY TO CALL Up HIS SILVER BILL
HOW THE SENATE STANDS
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Washington March oO.-The fight for the Tree com
age Of silver will now be transferred from ',e o"'
OF Representatives TO the senate, ana 'he lh.one"
ous free-cOinage combination which mas oohtI'i'" i
.everal sessions the "delberave branch OF Congress
will make final effort to retrieve the disaster "io
overlook Mr. Bland and his followers at me oher e'
Of the Capitol hast THURSDAY
The managers OF the silver combination IN inc SCI"
ate were scarcely prepared for the demord"@i's o'
bsck which their suffered III the HOUSE, anu wv
w,re relyng with great confidence on inc carry "P
pesance Of the Bland bill Din the senate l'ehuns
take that in preference 10 any 9en''7 '''' "
a baes OF this sessions silver legSlatiom'
Mr. stewart however. introduced fee-colhase
I'm ear,v in the session. and though tho Commuee OH
FINANCE reported II adversely. 1t got pace va ''
calendar whence in case OF emergency " 'o" "
taken I'D for action at any time by a m"JoliS VIZ
80 the senate The Bland bill having been eh'ouuaS
sde-tracked in the House. Mr. stewart proposes "o"
,n have the Senate act upon his own bill ana ne gave
r.t,ce oday that he would NOV on next Monday 10
Give this bill the place Of privilege on inc c'enU'
a. unfinished business
According to Mr.. stewards programme the fiNe'
.otatiop * to be kept up In Congress as VSofo''N
a. nossible and by the successful paNsae" oi HC0
TO-. hin through the senate II is hoped t. rem
.urit the free silver forces In the House anu o""
Mr. Bland TO enter with renewed adN"il"So "p0 -"
otber effort TO enact his faVoT'e hoDpN "''' ,",
70 Mr. stewart can carry majority OF inc oo'"' -,
s,,, ,or his motion next Monday, the country VIII
NJ least be condemned to another long ana "e"io''
debate ON the silver question. which. whether " ~
1T, An the massage of frce-connge Dill or H"''
All do much TO alarm business interests ana sun moro
10 nnsettle political conditions ana oo'Nehio"
prospects. ,,on tho
II is somewhat doubtful, however whether tie
free coinage combination of last year ana inc He' %
fore still has the strength necessary TO coh'oi 'ho
hin Was passed by a majority of 11-12 woes aean''
Ok Last winter the majority for the Vest pH WIS
l2-the vote standing 80 to - since then c'c mas
besn a marked decline OF strength on r'e H-o VIZ
age side Of the Senate. Many oil the chalSeS u mem
hershn ut the beginning Of the present
Congress were unfavorable to the SILVER ooN'',"'
ton, and among the Democratic aaVpyacS VI 49,
coipape who favor the denomination Of MI 'leNea""
there has been decided development OF lhui"e'e"'o
and luhew armness toward both the stewart anu n
bills since tie opening OF the lreSluo'u"' '"",|7
Mr. Plumbs death last December, was as severe W"
as could possibly have fallen on the ireecoha5e l"'
lions for it removed the most poweiiul ana ass1essV
psrsonal influence behind flee silver legislation an"
deprived promoters Of their most skiIlu ana "oo
leader OH the floor OF the Senate
Mr. Pluml was succeeded by Mr.. Perkins, VINO Is
opposed TO Tree coinage. and the silver majority wa
.harehv cnt down by two. Mr. Hearsts place was
also taken by an antfreecoinaGe Repuohcah' VIZ
FELTON, involving another cut of two Other changes
were equally unavorable. Mr.. Carlisle. VINO hsl year
voted for free coinage, declared against II erS I'
winter and Mr. stanford is said TO have changed lis
attitude recently from unconditional u much-
modified supporter OF the Stewart BILL
A careful canvass Of the senate to-day leaves IL
aonbtfuL IN fact whether Mr.. Stewart can muster
majority on Monday next for his motion OF coH'"e'-
alton There are eightyelght members OF the senate
and fortyfve needed by the free-conaec men
N win 1t looks now il there are fortyone votes on
Thirta eight Senators are almost certain 10 oppose
free coinage and nine votes-an ample balance OF
power-arc left doubtful. Those who are expecea 10
oppose Stewart bill at all stages include the Twelve
Senators from New England MessS. iiiscock NC
Rheson Blodgett, Quay Gray and Higgins, from the
Middle states sherman and BTice, OF ONO carlisle
of Kentucky: Mcmillan and StOckbridee OF Michigan
Cullom and Palmer of Illinois; SAWYER and Was OF
Wisconsin, Davis and Washburn, of Minnesota; Allison
and Wilson, of Iowa Casey and ianSbrough OF North
Dakota: Perkins. Of Kansas: Carey and Warren OF
wyoming: FELTON, OF California. and Dolph Of oregon
OF these thirty-eght out andOut opponents OF free
coinage thirtyoEc ara Republicans and seven are
Democrats.
Those likely to support MIR. stewards motion are
twenty six OF the thirty senators from the southern
States the two Louisiana senators and Messis Gibson
OF Maryland and Carlisle, Of Kentucky. being eX-
Guided Messrs Cameron OF Pennsylvania; Peifer ol
Kansas; Voorhees, and Turpie, Of Indiana: Kyle and
Petugrew, OF South Dakota; Teller aud Wolcott, Of
Colorado: Sander and Power OF Montana: shoup and
Dubois OF Idaho: Jones and stewart, OF Nevada anu
Mitchell of Oregon OF these forty-o supporters OF
froe coinage twenty-eight are Democrats eleVeh he
pubicsns and two Farmers Alliance men.
In the doubtful list are Messrs. I'LL, OF NewlorK'
Gibson OF MARYLAND; White aud Gibson, OF Louisiana
stanford of California Paddock and MandelsOh' OF
Nebraska, and Allen and squire OF Washington. Inc
last five Of these voted for free coinage last year.
though one OF them, Mr.. Allen. opposed the Plumb
stewart Reagan bill of 1890. Messrs White Gibson
Of Mary land and I'M are members Mr.. Gibsons
predecessor MI Wilson, opposed free coinage but the
two MARYLAND senators likely to vote together
Mr. Whites position is unknown and IT Is doubtful
whether Mr. Hill Will be abs 10 decide at all whether
10 vote for against free coinage
Mr. Stewart is moi sangune about the passage Of MS
oil at this session. but he says that the country ought
10 know how all senators, including Presidential can
didates stand on this question, aud he viii endeavor
10 give demonstration by means OF an actual vote
some OF the Senate advocates Of free coinage assert
that Speaker Crisp has urged them 10 pass the Dill
through the senate and send II to the House where
II would be a place more favorable for action than
is tho bill reported from the House Committee on
Coinage, This assertion must be incorrect, Tor a
Senate bill could not claim any privilege which the
Bland bill does not enjoy; in fact. 1t would occupy
a less advantageous place, and nobody understands
House provided that senate bill which was SUB
stantialiy the same House bill already laVOiaply
q
oured TO be considered In Committee Of the Whole
might be disposed Of on motion directed TO be
made by said committee, as the House might de-
termino; but the present rules contain no such pro
vision. 1t was one OF the innovation. ue, H
10 forward the business OF legislation which The Demo
cratic majority In this House refused to approve.
The prospects Of silver legislation. therefore would
not be Improved IN the least If the senate shouh ioi-
low the advice which speaker Ciisp Is asserted 10
have given, ,., ,,. ~
senator stewards bill introduced January ~
ana wss referred TO tie Committee on Finance ~
wnx repbrted back from that cCmInittce adversely bN
Mr. Morrill, February II provides that the unit OF
value in the United states shall be The dollar mat
Ut standard Silver, or Of rs $40 grain, OF
standard gold and that these coins shall oc
legal tender for all debts, public and private. ANY
owner OF oliver Or gold bullion may deposit TIC same
at any mint of the United states to be formed ,nio
standard do lars for his benefit and without chaiSe
me provisions H the act OF February %. 1873
utkcAxpg the coinage of silver dOllar made