New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-26
THE DEMOCRATS BUSY DAY.
NO PROGRESS WAS MADE IN LEGISLATION
HOWEVER.
PARTY LEADERS AT WORK TO QUIET THE sih'N
Mry-A JOINT DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
my TELEGRAPH 20 THE TBIBuNEl


WANTED TO CONTROL LEGISLATION
icy TELEGRAPH 20 The TBBuSEi -, ,,u
Vosbneton Feb. 25.-Thls has been one VI VIZ
,ustes, DAYS that the Democrats In Congress h'''e
spent since the first Monday In December !" "'"|
not he inferred, however, that the business u VIZ
country receyed any attention, or mat any p'oe
Whatever was made in legislation IL was Inc pu'
~ the Democratic party and Democratic canuua
hic, excited the soleitude and absorbed the eho''
and .,ercics OF tho SO-tHied leaders OF the h"jo'''
=, ,ho House and the minority Of the senate ihes
od IN realize that 1t will require an uhuSu'l
exhibition OF skill and thimbie rigging on INC p''O
the Democratic party this year ID cVhoea' 10 80
rositIon In respect to free ana uninl.cu oo""e
wn, weight deprecated silver dollars. and to look
,orward with uneasness to the caucus OF TINS e''e
nm. German q Company, who have been pulling "ire'
.,o, s,ucs they placed Judge Crisp In the Speakers
TT, ~, n,ev-nt the House from doing anythins "
,,ot. serious alarm among the business Interests
NJ tho country, and at the same uhis " ic'"'" '0
eo6,dence OF the extreme Free Irlocrs "" ''i'''
imitation Democrats OF the West and soath p' PRIV
scss,ne a determination to carry out the'r "isheo "0
unusually active. .ou,a I'm
-. ,ho Iouse in nm inert condition. The com
,,t.os charged with the duty Df framing appropri"
lion hills and tnnn bills have dawdleh, ana oiieh
aors n, the House are still barren The only eAecp
ZION has been the Committee on Coinage ""'"' W."
the energetic direction Of Chairman Bmh"' p'on'r'
rcported a hill I'm response TO the de'hanu VI Wv
Democratic party expressed Dy reso'"''
noar,v every Democratic state Convention held iast
ycar Mr. Bland and his colleagues ins'stco 'n"' "
bin should be considered and passed aud mrse '"
,or,x ~, the Democratic members Of the House sup
ported the demand.
But every I'm the Senate who' opehiJ VI
cretIy hopes to have place on u'c Demo.l"
National ticket Is opposed to this programme fro"
Hi and German to Palmer md Carlisle 'hey ha'o
bec,n TO insist that action upon the Coinage OH s
be postponed until after the Pesidehuai eccuo", ""
in this they Of course have the sympathy ana ad VI
c,o,a,. friends In both branches Of Congress, who
,one that the postponement Of the bill VIII become
,,de1n,,e Por DAYS German, Palmer and 'hfhsic
have been working with great real ana ihu"sUs "
persuade Bland and his followers that the su''"o"
Of the Democratic party is ~ stake ana '""o INC
massage OF n free coinage hi by the House WI" oo
fatal 20 all hopes and prospects OF Deno'r"o sue
cess These unscIfsh hut wary Senatorial patriot,
., course want pemocriic Representatives to shield
them from the danger OF being compelled 10 vot" on
free coinage BILL
II they had succeeded In making any inroads upon
The free coinage advocates the fact was not apparent
This morning when Arthur y. German came over 10
the IIonsc and bcsonght Chairman Band ana ms
friends 10 consent TO the appointment OF "loiht
caucus committee by the Democratic representatives
orh serator. which should control party measures
y, legislation during the present session. ana DO
eide what bills should have precedence In the oruor
Of consideration. Mr. Bland rejected the SngeeS""'
almost with Indignation lie declared that h'~i'"'
would satisfy the free coinage Of the House but
the passage Of the Free Coinage bill, and tat o' ~
an early day. Ne served notice 10 To speak Oh Mr.
German and the Eastern Democrats that no post
nonomcat or dallying with the question would 10
n.rmlued by the free coinage men. He insisted uhS
the issue must be met. and that ~ far us INC
House is concerned Free Colnagc Dill must 10
passed Particular stress was lad b! MI h'nHu "Po"
the intention Of the free-sycr people IN the house
10 mass n BILL regardless Of the sentiments oi mo
Democratic senators, AID he asserts thht 10 !"'''
caucus or iont committee would be allowed 10 ca
ercise any dictation whatever In the matter
A southern Representative, who Is an aclVe sup
,or,er of the bill sald 10 a Tribune correspondent;
I'M and German seem 10 think that We are euhs
IN allow ourselves to be used to keep their chestnuts
from burning. but they are mistaken. NV Poh"oh
future is OF more importance TO me than that Vi as
Presidential candidate. and II will be seriously en-
saneered fail to do my best to carry out The wishes
n, the peopl. OF my district who unanimously IN
favor Of free coinage The truth IS that tue Coinage
hlI ought 10 have been passed BY this time and sent
10 the SENATE II has been the calendar more nan
two weeks and ia all that time me House mas aohe
little nothing The Coinage I were ", a and ,g
there would be better prospect beio,e us; a. o 70
fuse IA and encourage our opponents. II rs one o.
those questions which cannot be thrust ASIDE roheh
Or postponed for the benefit and convenience VI men
who are or think they aspran's Tor the lTehI'
DENTAL nomination. ,
ali day long however, the advocate Of the hush
policy continued their efforts to convert the partlsnns
Of the Bland bill 10 their way Of thinking, ana was
evident that they regarded the emergency AZ serious
friends Of the bin remained arm and IL was noticeable
that their leaders were making quiet but vigorous
EFFORTS full attendance mt tonights caucus