Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-03
THE SILVER BOOM.
WILL THERE BE EARLY ACTION IN
THE HOUSEf
Earnest Missionary Work For and Against
the Proposition--Secessity Of Cio-
sure--The Immediate Outlook
fBy telegraph to the DIspasch.l

WASHINGTON, July 2. According 70 inc
rules of the House. tho free silver piii
which came over TO the House from Tue
Senate to-day will lie on the Speaker
table for one legislative day and will then
be referred to the Committee on Coinage.
Weights, and Measures. As the House wiz
adjourn from to-day until Tuesday. the
bill will not get before the committee unth
that day. Wednesday is the regular meet
ing day of the Coinage Committee. anu II
is probable. IL nothing unforeseen occurs
that meeting will be called tor .nss u''9
Representative Bland. the CHI. lrman OK
the committee, has been absent from tne
CITY nc his homo about two weeks IN IN
hearing the news of the passage OF tDe Oh,
he promptly telegraphed that he wouiu
start immediately for Washington. and ne
will be here in time 10 authorize the call
inc of meeting for Wednesday. Repre-
sef,tatiyes Epes of Virginia aud NC
Keighan of Nebraska. also members OF tue
committee. both of whom are IN favor OF
free coinage, are also absent from tSe
city, but 1t is expected they VIII DC heie
in time TO assist the free-silver men ia
getting O favorable vote on the Senate
bill
Pending action on the bill by the COM
mlttee nothing remains TO be done except
70 create sentiment for or against the OH
among members of the House. aud TINS Tue
managers of the respective sides are doing
with more or less yigor and success.
WILL THERE BE cLosUREt
As there would be but small prospect OF
reaching vote on tho bill II unlimited
debate were allowed. and as the necessity
z IN cingn Aahxfa ALL
mltted. the talk to-day has primarily Oeen
confined to q discussion OF the question
whether there will be a closure rule. ana
secopdarily, ii there Is one. how the ne
publicans will vote If such rule Is re-
ported.
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 sufhclent
strength te defeat closure II they cah 90.
tain the assistance of the Republicans: out
the Republicans will not commit them
selves. ",
REPRESENTATIVE Tracey, of New YORK,
who was one of the most prominent Leaders
of the fight against the Bland olll, hss
resumed the position he then occupied.
and is working 10 create sentiment against
the latter measure. lie says today mat
the number of mem bers who are opposeu
To n CiOluIt TUif ItilltiuN dbbNA WV
when the Bland bill was under consldera-
ton.
CONFIDENCE IN EARLY tCIIoN.
Representative Pierce. of Tennessee, ore
of the free-coinage advocates. Is enthusl,
astic over the prospecs OF getting the Glu
before the House at 8 very early day. nc
is confident ii will encounter no successful
obstruction in the Coinage Committee.
When the bill gets on tho calendar the
Rules Committee will be asked 20 report
special order for its consideration. and TIE
free-coinage advocates Will not brook any
DELAY that indicates a disposition 70 shelye
the request for the order.
Mr.. Pierce to-day offered. for reference
to the Committee on Rules, "A resolution
providing that on the -- day OF July the
Speaker may entertain motions to suspend
the rules, which motions may be carried
by majority votes. Mr.. Pierce Is cont.
dent that the resolution win DO reported
favorsbly.