The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-03
THE SILVER BILL.
Probabilities of Its Fate in the
House.

WASHINGTON, July 2.-LSpeciall- Ac,
cordlng to the rules of the House the
free silver bill, which came over to the
House from the Senate, will lie on tho
Speakers table for one Legislative day
and will then be referred to the com
mlttee on coinage, weights and meas
ures. As the House will adjourn to-day
until Tuesday the bill will not got be-
fore the committee until that day.
wednesday is the regular meeting day
of the coinage com mitteo and it is prob
able if nothing unforeseen occurs that
tho meeting will be called for that day.
bland, chairman of the committee,
has been absent from the city at his
homo about two weeks. On hearing
the news of the passage Of tho bill he
promptly telegraphed that he would
start Immediately for Washington, and
he will be here in time to authorize the
calling Of the meeting for Wednesday.
Representatives Epes, OF Virginia, and
Mcke1ghan. of Nebraska, also members
OF the committee, both OF whom are in
from the city, but it is expected they
will be here in time to assist the free
silver mon in getting favorable vote
on the Senate bill Pending action on
the bill by the committee nothing re-
mains to be done except to create a
sentiment for or against the bill among
the members OF the House; and this
the managers of the respective sides
are doing, with moro or less vigor and
success.
AS there would be but q small prospect
OF reaching vote on the bill il I'M
limited debate were allowed and the
ne cessity for the cloture rule to close
debate is ad United, the talk to-day has
primarily been confined to discussion
OF the question whether there will be
cloture rule, and, secondarily, if there
is one. how the Republicans will vote If
such a rule is reported. The anti
silver Democrats have as yet held no
formal conference, but they are doing
great deal of missionary work. They
believe that they have sufficient
strength to defeat the cloture, ii they
can obtain the assistance Of the Re-
publicans, but the Republicans will not
commit themselves.
Tracey, OF New York, who was one of
the most prominent leaders Of the tight
against the Bland bill, has resumed the
position he then occupied, and is work.
ing to create sentiment against tue
latter measure. He says to-day that the
number Of members who are opposed to
the cloturc rule remain about the same
as 1t did when !hc Bland bill was under
consideration. Pierce, Of Tennessee,
one of the free coinage advocates, is en-
thuslastic over the prospects of getting
the bill before the House at n very early
day He is confident it will encounter
no successful obstruction in tho coinage
comrnittee.
Whom tho bill gets'on tho calendar
the rules committee will be asked to
report special order for its considera-
ton. The free coinage advocates will
not brook any delay that indicates a
disposition to shelve tho request for the
order.
Mr.. Pierce today offered for reference
to the rules committee a resolution pro-
viding that on the sixth day of July the
speaker may entertain motions to sus-
pend the rules, which motions may be
carried by majority vote. Mr.. Pierce
is confident that the resolution will be
reported favorably.