The morning call., 1892-03-30
Efforts to Transfer the Contest to the
Senate.
DExacRiTS DIVIDED on THE QUESTION.
Stewart TO Bring the Bill Up on NOnday Next.
The Setback Experienced in the
House.
freeiai to The MORNING CALL

WASHINGTON, March 90. - The notice
given in the Senate this afternoon by Stew
art OF his Intention TO call up his free COIN
age silver bill Monday created a sensation,
Notwithstanding the fact was expected, in
view OF the setback the Bland bill had re-
celved in the House, that the struggle must
sooner or later be transferred TO the Senate
As lar as can be learned Stewart appears to
have acted on his own responsibility in pre-
clDltatlng the issue. 1t is said by some of
the silver men that Speaker Crisp urged
them to pass the silver bill in the Senate
and let 1t come over to the House, when it
would be / n position much more favorable
for action than if 1t came before the House
in the shape of the original report from the
Coinage Committee. Some Of the Republi-
can silver Senators are unable TO see the
force Of his reasoning and fear the Speaker
is playing fer a party advantage, which
might be expected to follow the passage OF
the silver bill by the Republican Senate,
even by the instrumentallty of Democratic
votes.
Democrats Divided.
The Democratic Senators as yet are un-
decided as to the attitude they shall assume
when the bill is called up by Stewart. Car
Isle remarked that tile outcome OF the effort
to pass the bill would be extremely doubt
entertained on this side OF the chamber. II
Is probable there will be general cOnsulta-
ten among the Democratic Senators before
Monday. with the purpose of reaching an
agreement upon united line of action.
On tile Republican side the opinion is the
bill will not pass. Hansbrough Of South
Dakota, who has been ipclnded in all the
estimates In the ranks of the silver men,
said very frankly this afternoon that he
would oppose with his vote any effort
n fran aAir nd .
is believed there are not 10 Republ-
can Senators who would vote for
such bill. He called attention 10 the fact
that Perkins, the successor of Plumb In the
Senate, is an ant[free-coinage man. and
felt confident even with the full strength
which the Democratic silver Senators
showed IN the last struggle the bill would
nOt have more than one majority. As
matter Of fact, he believed ths Democrats
were divided on the question, and he ex-
pec,ed when it came 10 a test vote that
many OF them who had formerly voted for
The Vest bill would vote against the Stewart
bill. Stewart himself is not very sangune
Of the success OF his move. He says, how
ever, the country is entitled 10 know exactly
how the Senators stand on the silver Ques-
tion, and he proposes to put all Of them on
record IL he can.
7he Fight in the House.
The free coinage men have not yet given
mp the fight in the House. The controversy
between Bland and the Speaker was the
subject of general comment to-day, and
Bland announced he would make no further
attempt 10 secure the closure rule hut Pierce
and the other leaders have again taken
courage and VIII make a supreme attempt
10 force the committee to report the rule.
Un 10 this evening they have secured be-
tween 30 ard 100 names TO their petition. but
they require llS. Many believe Ii will be
& -Bd impossible 10 get them.
ne most lubilant mem herS OF the House
just now are the Peoples party Congress
men, who rejoice in the discontinue of the
Democratic majority and proclaim that the
failure OF the Democratic House TO pass a
free-colaage bill means that the Peoples
party will carry six or eight States in the
coming campaign.
Watson of Georgia talked at length to this
effect tonight and said this action is the
death OF the old Democratic organization,
particularly in the South.
Effect Abroad.
LONDON, March 29-The Times financial
article contains the following: IL the sill
yer party in the American Congress accept
defeat, the silver market will doubtless
partly recover from the fall OF the past
eighteen months, and eventually settle
down to price sufficient to maintain pro-
ductlon ut the level required by the real
wants of the world. But the silver party is
powerful and not likely TO accept defeat as
final Further eBdeavors to create an arli-
fetal demand are far from improbable, and
mines which were unremunerative before
the recent fail will, perhaps, be kept going
In the hope Of ultimately proving profitable.
NEW YORK, March 29.-The Wall-street
Journals Washington special says: From
canvass of the Senate, Teller claims a
majority OF two in favor of the free-coinage
bill. The anti-Silver men, however, claim a
tie vote, with the power to decide in Nor
tons hands. He would vote against the
bill.