The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-10
ALLIANCE HOPES DROP.
ADVERSE REPORTS ON A NUMBER
OF THEIR PET SCHEMES.

III OOAAdB0 VI EAlNOE ALSO
Acted on Adversely.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The whole elab.
crate fabric of financial legislation which
Senator'S PETER and Kyle, the new alliance
members, have spent their waking hours ia
building up, was dashed to ruins to-day by
the Senate committee on finance. Adverse
reports were ordered on all their pet schemes
without opposition and without even a half
hours consideration. Not one Of the four
democratic members OF the committee who
were present, nor one of the five republican
members, raised a voice in favor of issuing
new treasury notes, loaning money
to the farmers of Indiana, or
making all past and present issues of
gold, silver and paper money legal tender
for debts. The larger part Of the time of
the committee was taken up with the bill
for free silver coinage introduced by SEN
ator Stewart of Nevada. Upon this bill
all the members were recorded, although
Senators Jones Of Nevada and Mcpherson
OF New Jersey were not actually present.
The vote was to against the bill. The
seven adverse votes we're those of Senators
Morrill,, Sherman, Aldrich, Allison, and
A~ASNOSh NOPuOAAChubJ anu hCI ubTBOu Buu
Carlisle (democrats.) The minority of four
was made up of Senator Jones (repuSlican)
and Senators Harris, VOORHEES, and Vance
(democrats.)
NO WRITTEN REPORT TO BE MADE.
No written report will be prepared against
the bill, but IL will be left for Senator Jones
or one of the democratic senators to prepare
a minority report if he wishes. The bill
goes upon the calendar and will probably be
taken up and voted upon in the near future.
The measure Of Senator Stewart differs
considerably in form from that which Rep
resentative Bland will be authorized to re-
aimed at substantially similar results 80 far
as its effect upon our fis-
cal system goes. Bullion is to
be coined into dollars for private benefit,
and certificates are to be issued upon these
dollars under the provisions of section 8 Of
the act of 1878. The certificates are to be
legal tender for the payment Of all debts
and receivable for all dues to the United
States. Nothing is said in this bill about
the adoption of a new ratio in case France
opens her minis TO the free coinage of silver.
Senator Stewart is pretty thoroughly dis
gusted with the European nations, and does
not propose to wait on them any longer.
THE FARMERS MEASURES.
The roll was not called on the queer
financial measures of Senators Peffser and
Kyle. The vote was unanimous in each
case, so far as appeared, although Senator
Vance of North Carolina was out Of the
committee room while several of these votes
were taken.
The free coinage bill of the late Senator
Plumb of Kansas, which also provides for
additional issues of treasury notes, went
down under the same adverse vote as the
other measures.
Senator Voorhees, was present when Sena-
Tor Peffer's bill for loaning money to the
farpers of Indiana came up, but he made
no motion to open the treasury to his bucolic
constituents, Perhaps he feared that sene-
tors from other states would want the poor
farmers OF their localities also made hene-
f1ciaries of this kindly legislation, and that
the farmers OF Indiana would in the end be
no better off than they are now. reported
adversely will be the motonous entry on
all these measures OF the two senators who
represent the new party in the national
Senate. ard new finance committee will
have to be created before they will get a
different sort of report.
BRINGS THE QUESTION TO THE FRONT.
The adverse report of the finance COM
rnittee on the Stewart free coinage bill in
the Senate to-day. and the favorable report
on the Bland free coinage bill which will
be made to the House by the coinage COM
mlttee Tomorrow, win bring the silver
question squarely before the two houses In
spite OF the sturdy opposition of George
Fred Williams and other democratic oppo-
nents OF free coinage there is still every
reason to believe that the Bland bin will
pass the House. 1t will be delayed, un-
doubtedly, but it will pass. If Speaker
Crisp and his democratc colleagues
on the committee on rules,
Messrs. McMillin and Catchings.
or any of them, join with the republicans
OF the committee to prevent the considera-
ton Of the bill Mr.. Bland, as he announced
to-day, will delay all other business until he
forces consideration of tie bill
THE OUTLOOK IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate it's chances are much less
promising, not that the adverse action of
the committee seriously handicaps it, but
that democrats who voted with the free
silver republicans last congress to help kill
the force bill are not disposed to vote for
free coinage now that there is no danger Of
force bill. II, however, a bill comes over
from the House backed by Large majority
it is much more likely to get to the Presi-
dent than is generally supposed.
ACTION OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
By the associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The free coinage
silver bill and several radical alliance
an extension Of the circulation were sum-
marily defeated in the Senate finance COM
mittee to-day. The free coinage bill was
not discussed of great length, and when 1t
came to vote on reporting the bill to the
Senate adversely it was at once
apparent that there had been some
change in the views of certain senators
since the last congress. The vote stood Z to
in favor OF an adverse report. The
votes in favor Of free coinage were cast by
Senators Jones of Nevada republican, and
Vance, Voornees and Harris democrats
Senators Carlisle and MCPHERSON demo-
Gratis went over to the majority and voted
for an adverse report, as did Senator
Allison and all of the republican
members Of the committee, except Senator
Jones. Although adversely reported, the
bill was placed on the calendar Of the Sem
ate, where it can be reached, in Difference
to its friends; and it is understood that Sem
ator Stewart, its author, will insist on cali
ing it up in the Senate at an early date.
The PETER bill, proposing to loan govern
meat funds to the farmers of Indiana, did
not receive a single favorable vote.
THE HOUSE BILL.
The probabilities are that the bill for free
coinage Of silver will be reported to the
House before the end Of the week with the
favorable recommendation of the House
committee on coinage, weights and meas
ures. By order of The committee, it has
been decided to vote on the bill tomorrow
at Ii O'Clock. The bill voted upon will be
the bill heretofore introduced by Chairman
Bland of Missouri. The proceedings Of
the committee have shown that the free