The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-04-07
SILVER ROBS Uio SERENElY.
The Opposing Forces About Evenly d.
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WASHINGTON, March 30.-Intcrest in
the silver question was transferred from
the llOuse to the Senate yesterday by
the announcement by Senator Stewart
that he would call up his free coinage
bill on Monday next, immediately after
the morning business. The bill is now
on the calendar, as "paSsed over with
out prejudice, SO it may be taken up at
any time. But it has an adverse report
OF the finance committee against it. and
rule 3, under which it comes, restrict,
ueOate on 1T to live minutes for each
senator, and no Senator is allowed to
speak more than once Oh any motion.
Under the order debate must close at 2
O'Clock, when the unfinished business
OF the day comes before the Senate.
therefore, in order to get the bill before
the Senate for extended discussion. a
majority vote will be necessary. and
there the test will come.
n canvass of the Senate made by Mr..
Vest, and confirmed by Mr.. Carlisle
shows that ten Democratic Senators will
vote against the bill. They are: Messrs.
I'M, McIherson, Blodgett, Gibson of
Louisiana, White, Carlisle, Palmer,
est, Villas and Butler of South Caro-
lima. MIR German, is placed on the
doubtful list, but from the fact that he
voted for free coinage in 1891, it is
presumed that he will do SO again. Mr..
Gormans colleague in the last Con-
gress, MIR. Wilson, voted against free
coinage, but his successor, Mr.. Gibson,
IL paced IN the free silver ranks in the
estimates made. Granting that MIR.
Gibson will vote for free coinage. MIR.
Gorman viii hold the deciding vote in
the Senate, for the careful estimate re-
ierred 10 makes the votea tie, with Mr..
Gorman clasSed as free silver man.
According to this estimate 81 ReDub-
licans and 10 Democrats named viii
vote against free silver. There are IS
members OF the Senate, and if the estl.
maze IL correct, the opposing vote will
Do even, thus throwing the deciding
vote on Vice President Morton, who
Will vote against free silver. ami thus
kill the BILL The Importance of MIR.
Gormans vote is apparent. He VIII
have the real deciding vote.
"A comparison of the vote 10y which
The treeSllver amendment was adopted
IN the Senate III the last Congress, with
!he estimate made 10y Senator Vest. is
interest ing. ltShOws that there will be
no change in tho votes of New York
(Mr. Hill voting against free coinage,
aS ana his fepubllcan predecessor MIR.
EvartsD New Jersey, Delcware, Ken
tucky, Illinois, Wisconsin, Texas and
Vermont In five of the States there
are new Senators. Senator Butler, who
voted for free coinage, VIII vote against
1t, and Senator White, whose predccps-
s"r, MIR. Eustis, voted in favor of it, will
cast his vote in the negative. SO will
MIR. Gibson of Louisiana, who previous
ly voted for free silver. These gentle
men named are Democrats.
Senators IlanSbrough and Perkins,
RtpuDlicanS, who succeeded free silver
men, Will vote with the anti-trec silver
faction. Senators Henderson and Pad
dock, who voted for free silver, are
placed in the list of aniis The esti-
mates presume that the full vote of
the Senate will lie polled, either direct
~ or by pairs, and the failure of a Sen
ator to be paired would change the es-
innate.