The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-02
FREE COINAGE BILL PASSED.
The Measure Goes Through The Senate BY
q Vote Of 20 10 20.
HARD STRUGGLE FOR P0SIPOEEHEBT
what VIII tho House DO With 1T Sow Tho
lncct It's Passage Would Uave
Upon tho Campaign.

WAsmNorox. ID. c.. July .-'SpeciaLl-
This has been silver day in the Senate.
Those senators. Democrats and Republicans.
who are opposed O., the passage of Free
Coinage b.l struggled hard for o postpone
meut There aro Democratic senntofs' men
really favorable so slyor legislation
who regard She passage OF rec
Coinage b.I at this time us DOUBT
fsl politics. 90 SOY tle least. They fear that
in endeayorue 10 Dig o pit for Harrison tAe
Democratic presidential candidate might be
hurt. In short they do not want to thrust
the silver question into tho canvass, II being
reu known that Mr Cleveland IS opposed
10 FREQ coinage Besides Democratic ead-
ers believe that the tariff and lho zee
Ml should bo the issues with which mo ne-
uublioau4 are confronted In the pendlnR
struggle. 10 Us already evident that the he-
nubicans arc seeking 60 ovade these TWO
ssue- and many Democrats beAeFe Iuey
would gladly avail themselves OF chanco 10
thrust silver to tho front IS seems s'ShiHcAn1
that the Democratic senators who are known
10 be most unfrendly 90 Cleveland We're the
most aggressive ia urging the Free Coinage
bin.
IHF MuK rs THE cocoASCr.
Senator Morgan. Of Alabama. who, ever
vIDco the nomination 40 Chicago bias openly
expressed his dislike for Cleveland, coupled
with the declaration that he doubted lI tAe
ncket could wiz wed with Stew
mt and Teller lmmeliate repre- -eniau'es
If tho siiver-mlno owners. ln press
Inc the biN Senator llll t"r the
frst time boldly proclaimed himself. and took
his stand with the free coinage people. neh-
ator Blackburn another Democrat who has
u0 cordiahtF for Cleveland, eXerte4 himself
t0 campe. an immediate vote. oenatois
German Carlisle and est sought 90 defer the
uesfi0u. They viewed 10 without any tesl-
iug save their desire Co have the national
Democratic ticket WIN. 0ormhn ana
Vest have shown that they are
favorable % silver by their votes I'D tbo
uast Vest is a Tree coinage man. but hs
keen political Judgment warns bun That TINS
is not "a safe ume 90 hurry through legislation
affecting such vast interests As tluse
AZ stake ON the Free Coinage BILL
BESIDES the other considerations the
House mi.lt not be able g. pass %
nse coinage bill The session ls drawing
I'D "a close. the calendars are crowded with
bills that can mover be reached lt would De
tle policy OF Republicans ln the House 10
prevent the passage OF "a SILVER pti. 1Aey
could then claim ln the auu-sAver East tuat
they stopped the oll bv opposing DO Do the
House and they would say t0 tho people OF
THE silver States The Republican senate
gave you free coinage 0ut the Democratic
House refused it, Now. SO near tle END OF
the session. the Republicans can make file
clustering more effective than heretofore.
WHAT WILL THE HOUSE boz
As o. matter of fact Democratic leaders
Uhose who are now heartily tor the success Of
our ticket and who rise superior 20 any feel
iu, of 1erseral pi4ue az disappointment are
MT yet decided as 90 what would be the
wisest policy for the House 10 pursue, having
u Senate lree coinage bill ON SIS hands.
~lnuld the Judgment of tho best and ablest
leaucl decide that the Democrats ought 10
Dass II the reliance would be upon tho Com
mIttee on Rules % devise some order some
method of procedure that would foil bepubl-
can fibustering. OF course 10 ie not tc
be assumed that al who voted in
favor of silver were Influenced by
snv political feeling. Those Democratic
senators who are on record as believing i'm
free coinage. who have advocated aud voted
for II in the past. could not 30 otherwise than
vote their convictions when the question was
forced upon the Senate Only two or three
of all the Democratic senators he under tho
suspicion of striking at Cleveland while fight
iug for silver. Senator Daniel was absent
but Senator Hutton. who voted Tor silver
announced thnt his colleague would vote the
same way If present Senator Rams m voted
with the silver men.