The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-26
Proposition fer the caucus to Consider

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The coming eau
Gus on the silver question is about the only
topic OF discussion in the House. Chair
man Bland, Pierce, Of Tennessee, and
other advocates of free coinage insist mo
backward stepn must be taken at the Dem
ocratic caucus tonight. but that resolu-
ton must be adopted declaring the Bland
free coinage bill must be considered this
session, and that the committee on rules
must be requested to name a date for
its discussion. While Bland dis
claims any desire to antagoniZe va
rious' tariff measures pending in
the House which will probably be
taken up next week, he insists assur-
ances that definite day will be set for
consideration of the free coinage bill must
be given before his committee and the free
silver men of the House will consent any
other party legislation shall be taken up.
Senator Morgan came over to the House
TO day aud asked Bland and his friends to
consent to the appointment of a joint eau
Gus committee by Democratic Representa-
tives and Senators which should control
party measures OF legislation during the
present session and decide which bills
should have precedence in the order of con
sideration.
Bland rejected the suggestion and de-
clared nothing would satisfy the free coin
age men in the House but the passage of q
free coinage bill and that, too, at an early
day. Particular stress was laid upon the
intention Of the free silver people in The
House to pass bill regardless of the sen
timents of the Democratic members, anG
Bland asserted no joint caucus Oh
joint committee would be allowed
TO exercise any dictatlon whatever
in the matter. The intention of the fret
coinage men is to propose resolution il
the caucus Of Democratic Representative:
declaring the House must pass q free coin
age bill this session and naming date fol
its consideration. Lively opposition will
be made to any proposition by Harter Of
his friends that Senators have voice il
] to-nights caucus.
A number of Democratic advocates O.
free coinage are absent from the city blu
Bland and his friends feel confident thel
have sufficient strength to control the re
suit of to-nights caucus. The opponent
of Bland and his colleagues are preparing
counter proposition which they will pre-
sent and upon which the battle will b.
| fought. This proposition will name dat
or instruct the committee on rules to max
q date upon which the free coinage bill
shall be taken up for discussion and shal
be the only subject of discussion for on
week or longer. At the expiration of tina
time, however, it shall be understood
motion for postponement of final actor
shall be in order and no vote shal
be taken on the Bland bill unit
December 10, after the presidential election
This programme, they contend, would ena
BILE the free coinage men to declare thei
position in the House and use thel
speeches next fall for whatever practice
effect they might have in their respectiv
districts AT the same time the Democrat
as party would be spared the necessit
of recording themselves upon this pre-
carious issue until after the general ele(
tions, when the Bland bill could be take
up and considered without regard to it
political effect on parties.