The morning call., 1892-03-27
RALLY!IG His FRIENDS.
Bland Determined to Force a Tote on Free
Coinage.
Many Predict That the Natter Will Be Defeated
The Struggle Begins Again on
fenday.
sreeial to THE MORNING CALI

WASHINGTON, March 26-Representatiye
Bland said tonight that the Committee on
Rules would, the first thing on Monday
morning, before the journal is approved,
report resolution to the House calling up
the silver bill at once, and that the silver
men would undoubtedly be REINFORCED
by some free silver members who were
absent on Friday. 1t is expected that
on Monday another fierce fight will take
place, and it is predicted by some of the
anti-free-coinage men that Bland will have
majority and that lis bill viii pass.
Geary of California, who voted the other
day with the anti-free- coinage members,
win v0tO As~ir 10 -e-.r-~~,e .---sas-~,s.-
to table the bill, but II the bill is put upon
its passage he will vote for it.
Read, Dingley and others are in favor of
voting against the silver bill in all its par
liamentary stages from now on. Burrows,
Henderson of Iowa, Hopkins of Illinois and
other Western Republicans. with some
Eastern men, will not agree to this pro-
gramme. When the question comes up on
the passage Of the Bland bill, however, there
is no doubt as TO how the Republicans Will
stand, and there will then be an alliance
between the anti-Silver Democrats and all
except nine of the Republicans. Funston
OF Kansas and Tayior of Ohio, who
heretofore voted with the free-coin-
age men, will vote against the bill
OIL its merits The anti-silver Democrats
assert they can win the fight ON its merits,
but by narrow majority. The free-coinage
men have abated TO remarkable degree
their con iidence in their ability to pass the
free-coinage measure through the House
and are endeayorlng to have ali ttfeir men
present when the vote is taken. A number
n n N "a ms IN a n ftal lrf fha
suit. and expect defeat by from one to five
votes. Warner of New York expressed to-.
day the belief that the bill could not pass
the House. ut is dying, but dying very
hard" he added.
Speaker Crisp said tonight that he did
not think the rule relative to the silver bill
would be brought into the House and
called up Monday, but that il would prob
ably come UP on Tuesday.
Railroad Commissions Convention.
A call has been issued for national con-
yention of Railroad Commissions to be
held at the office of the Interstate Commerce
Commission in this city April 13 1892
The Railroad Commissioners OF all the
States and the State officers charged with
any duty connected with the railroads are
requested 10 attend. The Association Of
American Railway Counting Officers is also
invited. 1t was suggested that the notifica-
tion of the topics involving questions of
State and interstate commerce which it is
desired to bring up for discussion be sent
to h. a. Mosley, secretary, at Washington,
ID. G..
Probable Court-MartiaI.
An officer of the army in high rank Is au-
thority for the statement that a court-mar-
tial may be ordered within the next fe W
days for the trial of General A. w. Greedy,
chief signal officer of tine army, for violation
of the general orders of the War Depart
ment. The particular paragraph which it is
claimed General Greedy has violated
says: !" No officer, active or retired,
shall directly or indirectly, without
being called upon by proper author
ity, solicit, suggest or recommend action
by members of Congress for or against
legislation pertaining to military affairs"
General Greely's offenSe consists in having
addressed the Secretary Of War and men,
bers of the Committee on Appropriations
in opposition to placing the new Military
Bureau of Information under the immediate
Jurisdiction and control of the Adjutant-
Generals office.
The President has mitigated the sentence
OF the court-martial in the case of Major
Charles B. Throckmorton to suspension
from rank and duty for five years on half
pay.
The House to-day proceeded to the con-
sideration of the pension bills reported
fayorably from the committee of the whole,
and after passing seventeen public business
was suspended and the colleagues of the
late Congressman Spinola of New York
proceeded to pay tribute of respect to his
memory, after which the House adjourned.
Restricting Immigration.
The Senate and House Joint Committee
to-day heard delegations from the labor
organizations in favor of Represen-
tative Stones (of Pennsylvania bill,
restricting immigration. Stone first
addressed the committee advocating the
bill and explaining its salient issues. Mr..
Everhardt, president of the Window-glass
Workers Association of America, urged upon
the committee the necessity of changing
the present law and spoke of the inade-
Quacy of the present system Of ins spection
aud thought it should be made abroad. o.
p Cochran, president of the United Asso-
citation of Mechanics favored the same