The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-24
Small Chance That 1t Will Not
Pass the House.
UNCERTAINTY IN THE SENATE.
Trying to Influence Washington s
Votes Against Free Coinage.
Harter Says He Won't Vote for Free
Silver Democrat for President-Re-
duction OF s13,00o,o0o in the Sum
dry Civil Bill.

WASHINGTON CRY, March 23.-TSpecial.l
There Is great deal of speculation as to
what the Washington delegation in con-
gress Will do on the silver bill. In the
last congress Representative Wilson voted
against the bill for free coinage, while
both Senators Squire and Alien voted for
1t. A great effort is now being made by
the Republican senators opposed to free
coinage to secure the vote of the Washing
ton senators against the free coinage bill
when 1t comes up in the Senate. 1t is
pointed out to them by their
colleagues that Representative Wilson
voted against free coinage, and yet when
he went before the people of his state he
was reelected by large majority. es-
pecially large considering the great up
heaval and landslide against the Repub-
lican party in 1890. The work which has
been done upon the senators has extended
also to Representative Wilson of the
House, who, it is thought now inclines
toward free coinage, in Difference to the
wishes OF his constituents. 1t is thought
that if Mr.. Wilson still votes against the
free coinage bills the senators may have
better excuse to vote with him and assist
in making as large Republican showing
against 1t as possible. The senators have
not yet given any indication as to how
they will vote or whether the arguments
that have been made upon them by their
Eastern colleagues has had any effect.
1t will be remembered that Senator
Squire has voted every time for free coin
age. Senator Allen voted for free
coinage when the bill was last considered
IN the Senate, and he then not only voted
for it but made speech in favor of it.
claiming that the benefits to the West, and
especially to the wheat-growing people of
Eastern Washington, would be consider
able. 1t will probably make some differ
ence as to what shape the bill takes and
how it will tend to affect the Republican
party of the entire United States, and how
it may affect the local conditions of the
party in Washington, which will de-
termine what the senators will do. 1t is
not yet known what Representative Will
son will do. He has given no expression
publicly, but it is believed that he does not
share the same opinion that other West
ern men do as to the benefits that will ac-
crue from the free coinage of silver But
it is more than likely that he will repre-
sent his constituents and vote as they
would desire him to do on this important
question.
There is no denying that today the free
silver men are somewhat scary as to the
possibility of the bill getting through the
House. Very hard work is being done by
the anti-silver men in every direction, and
if combination of circumstances can be
arranged which will prevent a direct vote
upon the question, perhaps there will be
enough silver men who will be willing to
dodge the issue to allow it to go over.
This has given rise to the report that there
will be tilibustering all day tomorrow on
the bill, and that the silver men will be
compelled to bring in another rule pro-
viding for a vote upon the question. In
this event the Republican anti-silver men
will assist in every way to bring the ques-
ton to vote, so as to make the Demo-
cratic House decide whether or not 1t is in
favor of free coinage.