New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-24
SILVER TALK CONTINUED
ANOTHER DAYS DEBATE IN TT . HOUSE
xMPUDFNr ATTEMPTS OF THE ANII.FREE-Co1N.
AGE DEMOCRATS TO GET THE REpUBII-
CANS TO VOTE FOR AN INTERNA-
TIONAL CONFERENCE AS
SUBSTITUTE FOR THE
BLAND BILL.

Washington, March 23.-This has been another
busy and anxious day for the leaders of the anti
silver Democratic faction in the House of Repre-
sentatives who have shouldered the task of saw
ing the Democratic party from the consequences
of its own depravity, and are now beseechinQ
Republicans to give them a lift. Nearly every
Republican member present to-day was mportuned
by Tracey, or Rayner or Williams. or Iarter, or
Andrew, or by all of them in succession to vote
for AN International conference az a substitute for
the Bland bill. The opportunities were inter
esting on the score Of impudence. if for no other
reason. For example. Mr.. Tracey or one of his
heutenants would say to Republican:
If the Republicans who opposed to the
Bland bill will vote fer the substitute, perhaps
number of Democrats from Iowa and Ohio and
some from other States. Who in favor OF it but
are willing that the subject shall be postponed
will vote for the substitute"
Not one of these men was able to hold out any
hope whatever that the same Democratic recruits
could he depended upon to vote against the
Bland bill either at this session or the next one,
II brought face to face with it. and without an
opportunity to dodge Neither was one of them
able or willing to assure Republicans that if they
would support the substitute, enough unwilling
free silver Democratic recruits would join the anti
silver ranks carry it, In fact, the best prospect
that the anti-silver Democratic leaders could hold
out was that the majority against the substitute
would be less than the majority for the bill by
twenty or thirty votes but that estimate, like all
the other estimates which they have furnished
since the beginning of the session, did not TO
be predicated on trustworthy information. They
promised lo7 Democratic votes against the con-
sidcrataon of the bill. and when the test came
the number had dwinded to 6s.
Probably the most impudent feature Of the per-
Torrance Of the anti-silver Democrats is the cool
assumption that they are the only real. sincere
honest money" men in the House, and that the
Republicans are playing game of small politics.
Why one is not obliged to press any of these
men hard to force from him the admission that
theiS main object is the salvation of the Demo-
cratic party in the coming Presidential contest
One of the Eastern Democrats who is among the
most active and earnest in his efforts TO persuade
Republicans % assist in drawing Democratic chest
nuts from the fire. said to Tribune correspondent
to day:
N the Bland bill passes the House, as
/ think it will do, the Democrats will lose every
Northern State except perhaps Colorado ana
Nevada 1t is barely possible that we might
carry New-York despite the free coinage, WIN
Cleveland as a candidate; but he would be our
only hspe. The passage of the bill in all proba-
bity will mean the defeat of the Democratic
party"
He and others said many other things, all to the
came purport: but not one of them uttered word
about the probable effect of the passage OF the
hill upon any other interest than that OF their
marty. And these men accuse Republicans of LACK
of patriotism because they will not help to save
the Democratic party.
Neither Mr. Tracy nor Mr. Williams. nor any
other anti-silver Democratic Representative asserts
or will assert that there is any danger that the
Bland bill will become law if it shall pass the
House All of them know better than TO make
such an assertion. Their grounds Of sohcitnde are
two First, in their own behalf; and second, on
account Of the Democratic party. The free-sllver
Democrats, of course, deride the proposition for
ON International conference as substitute for the
Bland bill. A Missouri Democrat to-day said TO
q Tribnne CORE .pondent: "Of course, that is a
mere pretence-an attempt TO shirk or evade tne
issue The passage Of the bland Dill by the house
ond Senate, even 1t does not become Jaw, VIII VIII
do more 10 bring about International actOn ana
agreement on silver than anything else cOuId 90
After Mr.. Bland gave nvice to-day that ne
would demand the previous question ana Clos Clos
of the anti-siver Democrats declared mat they
would resort 10 filibusterng In order TO gam de
Law They justified this by asserting that puplc
senttm4n is undergoing rapid change, and that
the prospect of defeating the Bland oIil is &,ter
now than il was week ago, ana Will Dc pe''ei
Mr. Bsrtine' of Nevada, said to-day that he ex-
poets the bill TO pass by maJorty o. ao pIi
rTyenty-five votes. and that about ten Rcpubli-
cans will vote for it. The Republicans T t;n are
set down in favor of the bill are POST OF LIMOS mos,
Frederick of Kansas: JOlley and Picker OF South
Dakota Clark, of Wyoming; Townsend, Of Col
orado: Bartine. of Nevada; Sweet, OF ldaho
Bowers of California and Hermann OF oregon
Chairman BANDS estimate Of the majority ior
the bill agrees with Mr.. Bartines and also WI, WIN
the estimates Of the snti-silver Democratic "au'
ers .,, b. 10
Interest in the debate was well sustained To-Day
The galleries were again crowded the attendance
OF mem hers unusually large and the speec s
were Extremely earnest and vl9orouA Ioe
strongest speech either side TO-DAY was the one
delivered by G. w. Stone. Of Pennsylv9nla, Re
against the bill
DETAILS OF THE DEBATE.