The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-02
SENATOR MORGAN.
The Lion OF the Hour Among the Friends of
Free silver-Gossip Washington.

The Lion OF the Hour Among the Friends of
Free Silver-Gossip at Washington
WASHINGTON, July 1.-To-n night Morgan
the Alabama senator is the lion of the hour
among the friends OF free silver. Months
AGO Morgan undertook the task of ''smok-
ing out'' senators who hung doubtfully
aioof from the vote that would commit
them on the silver question. He succeeded
and the overthrown OF more than his
enemies asked for, be obliged them reluc-
family, then the Senate passed bill as
radical in absolute free silver coinage re-
quroments se the most devoted friends Of
white metal could desire
Tho b n now goes to the House, and that
body. which buried the question, as was
supposed, for the present session at least.
will again be obliged TO face the issue. The
bill will turn up in the Rouse tomorrow.
and if the usual course OF legislation is fol-
lowed il viii be referred TO the Coinage
Committee A prompt report is expected
on the bill from the committee, and 1t viii
take its place on the calendar following
hundreds Of other bills and with about as
much chance of being reached in the ordi-
nary course Of business as bill to bridge
the Atlantic; but its friends are stimulated
by the action Of the Senale TO point near
determination. They are Democratic In
The House by q large majority, and
they hold it would not be polite to
allow the silver bill to be passed
by Republican Senate aud fall in
Democratic House. Besides they are sore
from the last failure and when they at
tempted TO get cloture rule to force vote
on the house silver BILL so they are going
10
INSIST ON A SPECIAL ORDER
from the Rules committee that will give
the House chance to vote squarely on the
free silver coinage proposition. and some
southern members tonight assert that not
q wheel shall turn, an appropriation Diil
pass and not even a further extension of
the appropriation shall be made until they
get that special order.
On the other hand, the little phalanx Of
Democrats, under the lead of Tracy and
williams. who successfully resisted the
silver men before, now feel full Of conf
dence. They feel they can now have
the active support Of the Republican mem
bers who do not wish to force the presi-
dent TO pass upon the bill before election
day, and they are already prepared for
A TEST OF ENDURANCE,
as that is what it will amount to, from
present indications, and the question par-
rows down TO one point, aud that is the
ability of he silver men to secure a
quorum in the House.
The united. Democracy have not been
able to maintain q quorum for an hour dur
ing the last six weeks, and it is not easy TO
see how a portion Of the Democracy can do
more. They think they can and the other
side are sure they cannot, aud this is the
situation tonight.
Il is early yet TO talk about the prospects
Of veto, but one argument the silver mon
are making TO meet the point that their
night is uselessly embarrassing is now set
out by Mr.. Morgan yesterday when he said
the president was too highminded TO resist
the viii Of the people ID SO important a
matter.