The morning call., 1892-07-02
FREE COINAGE OF SILVER.
The Stewart Bill Passed by the
Senate.
TREASURY BULLION TO BIZ COINED.
Morgan Ferces the Issue, and the Dill Pinally
Passed by Vote Of 20.
to a5.
TREASURY BULLION 10 BE- COINED.
kH-clal to The MORNING CALL.

defeat the measure and to delay the pas
sage by the resort TO filibustering tactics by
the opponents of the bill. The bill pro-
vides as follows:
That the owner Of silver bullion may de-
posit the same at any mint Of the United
States to be coined for his benefit, and it
shall be the duty of proper officers. upon
the terms and conditions which are pro-
yided by law for the deposit and coinage Of
gold, to coin such bullion into standard dol
lars, as authorized by the act of February
%, 1873. entitled AN act to authorize the COIN
age OF standard silver dollars and TO re-
store its legal tender character and such
coins shall be legal tender for all debts
and dues, public and private.
The act of July II. 1890, entitled The
issue OF treasury notes thereon, aud for
other purposes is hereby repealed, pro-
vided that the Secretary of the Treasury
shall proceed to have coined all the silver
bullion IN the treasury purchased with
silver or coin certificates"
While the vote was being read out by the
clerk, Stewart, whose cOuntenance was
beaming with delight, sat on one of the
front seats keeping tally on his fingers.
When the result was announced there was
manifestation of triumph OH the floor and
in galleries, which the presiding officer had
trouble in suppressing.
Morgan's Successful Scheme.
Tonight Morgan, the Alabama Senator,
Is the lion of the hour among the friends of
free silver. Months ago Morgan undertook
the task of smoking OUT all Senators
who hung doubtfully aloof from any vote
that would commit them on the silver
question. He succeeded aud has over
thrown more than his enemies, for he was
obliged reluctantly TO let the Senate pass
the bill that was as radical in absolute re-
QllirpmnDf far tho ciivar
the most devoted friends of the white metal
could desire. The bill now goes to the
House. and that body, which had buried the
question as it was supposed for the present
session at least will again be obliged TO face
the issue. The bill will turn up IN tile House
tomorrow, and If the usual course Of legis-
lati0n is followed, il will be referred to
the coinage committee.
A prompt report is expected on the bill
from the committee, andi will take its place
on the calendar following hundreds of other
bills, aud with about as much chance of
being reached In the ordinary course OF
business as the bill to bridge the Atlantic.
To Force Vote.
However. the friends Of the bill, stimu-
lated by the action of the Senate to point 10
the determination Of the Democrats in the
House, who are in large majority
hold that it would he bad politics to allow
silver bill passed by the Republican
Oehdlc 10 lhll III TIE democratic House.
Besides, they are sore from the last failure,
when they attempted TO get the act enforced
by vote IN the House on the silver bill. So
they are going to insist on a special order
from the Rules Committee that will give the
Houss chance TO vote sQuarely on the free
silver coinage proposition, and some Of the
Southern members tonight assert that not
wheel shall turn, Lot an Appropriation bill
pass and not even q further extension of
the current appropriations shall be made
until they get that special order.
On the other hand the little phalanx OF
Democrats under the lead of Tracey and
Williams, who so successfully resisted the
silver men before, are now full of conf
dence. They feel that they can now have
the active support of the Republican men,
bers who do not wish TO force the President
to pass upon a bill before election tay, and
they are already preparing for a test of
endurance, and that Is what 1t will amount
TO. From the present indications the ques-
tion resolves Itself down TO one point, and
that is the ability Of the silver men to secure
aquorum in the House. The united Demo-
cracy have not been able to maintain a
quorum Tor an hour during the last six
weeks, aud ii Is not easy TO see how q por-
tiOn Of the Democracy can do more. They
think they can and the other side are sure
that they cannot And this is the situation
tonight
1t IS too early yet to talk about the pros-
poets of veto, but one argument that the
silver men have been making TO meet that
point-that their fight was uselessly en-
barrassing-was set right by Mr.. Morgan
yesterday when he said the President was
too high-minded to resist the will of the
people in so impartial matter.
stanford Dodged the Issue.
Senator Hill voted with the free coinage
men to-day as was expected. The Repub-
licans are censuring Senator Stanford. who
went IN EnrOna tyitbnut afrfp
against free coinage. Before leaving he was
urged by some of the nti-siver Senators to
pair with some Senator on the other side,
rs he had expressed himself as opposed to
the free coinage of silver. It is stated as a
fact and remarkable one that though his
views were antagouistic to those held by
Senator Stewart, the free coinage champion,
lie promised the latter that he would not
pair with free-silver Democrat. Upon the
motion 10 Tecommit the bill to-day there
was tie, and Stanford's vote would have
sent the bill back to the committee and
thereby would have virtually killed it.
The silver Men Jubilaut.
THE CALL correspondent had talk with
REPRESENTATIVES Pierce and Bartine to-day.
They. are the chief lieutenants of Mr..
Bland. Pierce, il anything. is more zeal
Gus in his advocacy of free coinage than
is Bland himself immediately upon the re-
suit In the Senate becoming known to-day
and rushed frantically in, bearing the first
news 10 the Representatives, which was
received by cheers from the silyerites.
Messrs. Pierce and Bartine said today that
the bill would now be referred to the Com
mittee on Coinage, and would take its place
at the bottom Of the calendar. The only
way to bring 1t up for consideration will be
by the action of the Committee on Rules in
setting day. This, as is well known. the
committee would not do, unless n majority
OF the House Democrats sign a petition re-
questing it, Mr. Pierce says he only lacks
aud that he is confident that he will
be able to secure them. He thinks
the bill will pass by good majority if II
can only be brought before the House The
Republicans have made up their minds tha I
they do not want the bill to pass. Before the
nominating conventions there seemed to be
but one opinion among the majority of
Democrats. Some of them seemed TO have
changed their minds since Harrison and
Cleveland have been nominated, and they
are now anxious to give the President a
chance to veto the bill. In short the pros
poets for the silver bilPs passage seem bet
ter than for q good many months. This
may be said TO be the general opinion
among Congressmen.
Senator Vest sent telegram to Cleveland
to-day saying that he had attempted to have
action on the bill postponed until Decem-
Der but failed.
Proposed Pension Bill.
Representative Perkins of Iowa, by re-
quest, to-day introduced bill directing the
Secretary of the Interior 10 place on the
pen nslon-rolls the names of all Union SOL
diers who served not less than 80 DAYS in
the war OF the rebellion and grant them
pensions at the rate of one cent per mont h
for each day of service. To pay these pen
sioDs the Secretary of the Treasury is au-
thoriZrd to issue not exceeding $50, ,0OO, 0O0
OF full legal-tender greenbacks annually.
The River and Harbor Bin.
The conferrees on the river and harbor
bill have reached an agreement and but
two points are left in dispute-the Senate
amendments providing for The Dalies boat
railroad and the Lake Washington canal.
Inc Senate conferrees receded from both