Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-03-02
BLAND SILVER BILL.
"Antis" Confident To
Stops It's Passage.
THE AID OF REPUBLICANS
Will Be Asked to Accomplish the Pur-
pose Bland Men Still Hopeful.

WAEHGNGToN, March 2--The lires are
Tightening around the silver question In
the house. Speaker Crisp says that the
reason why the rules committee fixed on
Men nest for the consideration of the
rule citing apart three days in which to
dispJ.r at the Bland silver bill, was TO en-
able ihr friends aud opponents Of the
mti .!.ir so let MI their friends here. The
vote 81 Monday Is regarded on all sides as
an in'i nrtTGi Crc, taken at a critical time.
Tho;e : uo longer any doubt concerning
the position at Speaker Crisp on this ques-
tiun III. j. In favor OF the Bland bill, but
he hn> promised TO treat both sides fairly
IN tie matter.
Tie antisi,yer men have not yet con-
clui what course they win pursue, but
thcy ;rv disposed 10 make tho issue then
on an ei:'G 10 postpone the silver qucs-
tion uutll next December. They are max
Inc close canvass of the house, and IL
they ctn secure votes enough among the
nn;i-siher Democrats and Republicans To
carry proposition to substitute Docem-
her for March ~, they will make the at
tempt
There are some Democratswho are willing
TINT tie matter should be discussed, but
who viii vote against IL on the passage.
Among these are some from New England,
including Representative O'Neill from
Boston, who Informed his colleagues that
he would vote for consideration, but would
not ete for the bill II there are enough
OF thS class among the anti-silver men
they will probably be able TO adopt the
bill ~ repol ted from the committee The
frieads of the Bland Dill, including Bland
hin!-elg, are disposed 10 find fault with the
committee on rules In not giving them
more than three DAYS for discussion and
vote ou tho bill
Tac &nti-silycr men arc very confident
that ii the bill shoald be taken up for dis
cuSsion they will be able To prevent its
passage. Ii it should fail In its passage
during the period assigned to il, IL will
have 10 take its course thereafter rs unin-
ished business and may not be reached for
many wccAs, IL at all.
Views of Anti-siiverites.
The New England and New York anti
silver Democrats and some opponents of
free silver from other states were In fire.
qucn5 conference yesterday endea voring to
concert measures by which additional
strength might he secured for their side in
the coming fight ia the house over the silver
question. 1t was asserted by several anti
silver Democrats that they had sufficient
ID, nocratic votes to defeat the adoption Of
the report of the rules committee giving
time for consideration of the Bland bill,
provided u e Republicans stood by them.
Mr.. Williams of Massachusetts stated
that he did not know what the Republi.
cans would do Every Democrat" said
he, who goes before the people asa Demo-
crat TO ask their suffrage to oppose free
silver In any coming time, will have an
unanswerable argument ii the Republi-
cans now take the responsibility of allow
ing free silver bill TO be considered when
IL might be defeated by their aid We can
simply ask the people whether they will
trust Democrat, who has ,toOd on tho
foor at all times and opposed free coinage,
or Req hlcan who failed when the time
came to beat free silver" Mr.. Williams
declined 20 give the number OF Democrats
whom he expected To vote against consid-
Grafton Of the silver bill
Mr.. Ilarter of Ohio said: I'VE hope
that we can defeat the resolution To tx a
day for consideration OF the silver bill IL
we are defeated in tho fight on Monday
next we shall use every honorable means
10 prevent the bill from going through the
house, and We believe such means are
within our reach.
The silver Democrats estimate that
twenty to thirty Democrat are opposed to
consideration of the silver bill AT this timo
In addition To those who would vote
against a free coinage bill IL IL were up for
passage
The Republican members have had no
conference looking TO concerted action on
the silver question. Several OF tho - who
oppose free coinage are yet in favor of hav.
ing the house consider the subject.
Mr.. Bland and other silver men express
undiminished confidence in their ability
20 defeat any proposition looking to the
shelving o. defeat Of the free silver bill.