Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-27
CLOSURE ON SILVER.
MA. eLANp's RULE PROBABLY TO Ap.
PEAR TOMORROW OR TUESDAY.
Outlook ~ TO Its Chances Of Success and
o. 20 tho Chances Of the Bland
Biil Itself.
tBy telegraph to tho Dispatch


wAsurSoroS. March 26.-Word was re-
ceived to-day from Mr.. Catchings that he
will reach the city Monday. When he re-
turns rule to bring tho silver bill TO a
vote will be adopted by the Rules Com
mittee. and Will make its appearance in
the House on Monday or Tuesday. The
anti-silver Democrats are making a big
fight to defeat the rule, and are hopeful
Of success. but from present in
dications the chances are against
them. They have the support OF
some Democrats who would not vote
directly against q free-coinagc bill, but on
the ether hand there is o considerable num-
Der OF Republicans who will probably vote
for the rule or not vote ~ oil (Which would
have the same ehectD in order TO force
square test-vote on the question of free
coinage. Those men will vote against a
free-coinage bill when IL comes up on its
merits. but are against side-tracking the
bill.
MIR. Reed, Mr. Dingley, and others are IN
favor of voting against the silver bill IN
all its parliamentary stages from now on.
but Mr. Burrows, Mr.. Henderson of
Iowa. MIR. Hopkins Of Illinois, and other
western Republicans, with some eastern
men, will not agree to this programme. The
silver question, they say, was as much an
issue as anything else in the West. and
they insist that the Democrats III the
West who have been attacking the Re-
publican policy shall come out squarely
and record themselves for or against free
coinage.
THE RULE WILL PROBABLY CARRY.
1t is practically conceded that the rule
will carry in the House, provided the Re
publicans, as party. do not oppose IT'S
adoption. The probabilities are that 1t
the rule be adopted no other proposition
looking to a side-trackiDg OF the silver
question can succeed. The aDti-siiycr
Democrats intend to move substitute IN
the nature of monetary conference pro
position for the Bland bull, but the
Republicans, If not against the rule, Will
not aid in the shifting OF the issue
bv means of monetary conference.
They say that the President, under the law
as it is ut present, has authority to partlcl-
pate in a monetary conference. aud that
therefore the passage of an additional law
is unnecessary. OF course. If against the
rule, they will also be against the next
proposition OF the anti-silver Democrats
To postpone the matter until after the next
presidential election. When the question
comes up on the passage of the Bland bill,
however, there IL no doubt as 10 now the
Republicans will stand, and there VIII
Democrats and all except nine OF the he
publlcans.
THE OUTLOOK FOR THE BILL UNHEALTHY.
MIR. Funston. of Kansas. and Mr.. Vincent
A. TAYLOR, of Ohio, who have heretofore
voted with the free-coinage men. VIII vote
AGAINST the bill on ITS merits. The anti
SILVER Democrats assert that they can win
the fight on its merits. but by narrow
majority. The ree-colnage members have
abated to q remarkable degree their conn
dence in their ability to pass free-colnaSe
measure through the House, and are en-
deavorlng to have every man who Is with
them present when the vote Is taken.
as they fully realize the fact that
not vote can be spared. A number OF
the free-coinage men are very doubtful OF
the result and expect defeat by IRON one
to FIVE votes. They say that ell their men
are not to he absolutely relied upon. and
that 1t would not be surprising to them II
a few OF their votes should be lost. Ihey
say their greatest strength, however, lies
in an absolutely direct vote, and that the
men disposed 10 bolt on indirect issues
may then fee constrained to stand IN line.
MIR. Pierce. of Tennessee, said this af-
ternoon that he thought the silver men
would win by very few votes II 1t came
TO an issue on the Bland bill itself Mr..
Warner. of New York, on the contrary,
expressed the belief that the silver bill
could not pass the House. II was dying,
but diving very hard, he added.
Speaker Crisp said this afternoon that
he did not think the rule could be brought
intoithe House and called up on Monday,
but that it would probably come up on
Tuesday.
CARoLINIANs AGAINST FREE COINAGE.
WILMINoToS, n. c.. March 26,-At a
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
held to-day the following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
- ResOiUed, That we are opposed to the
passage Of the tree-coinage bill now before
Congress, and that we consider further
agitation of the subject at this time as I'M
wise and impoltic. We are convinced
that the measure would bring no relief TO
our farmers or to any other class of our
citizens; that it would unsettle finance
and depreciate values, and that it seems
plausible only 10 those who expect some
thing for nothing or who have not realized
that every honest dollar represents dol
lars worth of toll.
SILVER IN IOWA.
DIS MONIES, Iowa, March 26.-The lower
house of the State Legislature to-day
adopted bill to make the silver dollar a
legal tender in Iowa. heading of loan and
trust companies from requiring payments
TO be made in gold.