Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-06
The Prospects Of The silver Bill Dis
Cusscd by Members Of
the House.
INQUIRY CONCERNING THE rHrA-
suRY DEPARTMENT.
In Informal Conference Between
Democrats Touching the Free
Coinage Bill.
By 1cleFIauh to tho NEwA
TINE siLvEn MEASURE.
senator sfewari's Biii criticised,
nnmnernIs InnsilnrlIM

WAsliNoroN, jury 5.--EyoTy body
IN the HOUSE, this morulug wna dls.
,u.siue tAc prospects uf the silver bill.
IL Is cleur that Culb,nou, chairman Of
Tue Judiciary committee, has discom.
fitted HE free siiy ffltnjs Oy hig s,alu-
ueut that the Senate bill would des-
troy the legal tender character Of tie
tfcgsury notes sucd under tho terms
OF the act OF 1890, which hili it rcJUllH.
Tho result IN hat the declaration has
been 70 create a division among the
nee silver men. A nuinlur OF ia m,
including Bland himself, accept Cul.
brrou's opinion, nnd believe tho bill
will have u hc amended 10 euro the
defect. Even 70 ulin an advocate ~
Pierce tnata this view. He il very
much put out TINT Bland should have
mndc the statement Ia advance OF the
confederation OF the hill In the com.
mittce, ns he thinks II will tend TO
strengthen the opposition.
On the other hand, a large number
probably a majority OF the Democrats
and no considerable number Of Rcpub.
Leans, take issue with Chairman Cul.
buTson's view and hold that tho bill
does not In any way affect the legal
tender character Of the treasury notes.
There are many different methods OF
reasoning by which they arrive at
this conclusion, but probably lone "
the slmplcht and al, nrest h. stated by a
distinguished Democratic eDnat0f, who
saws Congress can do nothing TO impair
the contract already existing; that o.
the notes show on their face, they ave
contracts pure and simple. a large
number OF Republicans take the posi-
ton that the To- could not be made
retroactive, Therefore no Amendment
IL necessary. These oplnions do not
satisfy Bland, who evidently II under
the suspicion that his political enemies
are digging a pit for his feet, by fauill-
tsung the passage OF bill which the
President might veto without commit
ting himself upon the merits OF the
silver question. A Democratic MON.
her Of the committee OH rules, who
takes Issue with Bland, said ns TO hit
objection that the President would not
veto tho bill upon any such indirect
ground us to the possible legal con.
Htruction Of its provisions, but with
his usual directncss would stamp 1t
with his disnpproval because II was
free coinage bin.
TIE BRoACHING OF THE LEGAL
QUESTION
has had the effect TO cause some OF the
members 10 talk Of referring that
feature Of the biz TO the judiciary
committee for examination and report.
But Il 10 probable this viii come 10
nothing; that the coinage committee
will be leit to deal with the matter In
it, own fashion.
nlaHA tIa ahafrffnpn haa aalI.l A
special meeting VI the committee for
tomorrow at 10 O'Clock, and he will
try to force the fighting. Tho anti
silver Democrats will not wait TO make
the fight Ia committee, but will en-.
DEF yor TO have II referred TO various
committees supposed To be hOstile to
the measure. They have not boon
able yet to get any assurances Of sup.
port from Republicans and are ex.
tremely anxious as to the outcome.
With the aid OF Republicans in the
refusal TO vote quorum could prob
ably DO broken and action upon the
bill be indefinitely postponed, but the
Republicans are maintaining an air OF
reserve and are not giving any com.
tort.
TlIE COMMITTEE on RULES
In the House did not meet this morn.
ing, but will try TO got tOgethc- 20.
morrow. Catching says 70 far
malOrily OF the committee have not
had any conference respecting the
treatment OF the silver bill and he IL
not prepared to say whether the com.
mitteo viii require petitions higned by
q majority or tho Democrats before
they viii report special order for Its
naHln III a .
mark may have some Significance, that
TIE status Of the bill N materially
INHERENT from that OF the bill reported
10y the House coinage committee, in
which case u petition was required.
There II now pending before the
rules committee resolution introduced
~ Pierce settling npart u day Oe,t in
hlankl In July whom II shall bo the
order 10 move to suHpynd tho rules OF
the House aud pass The bill. The
ordinary rules Of suspension day
which thut oil hlitustering would az
ply In that cnse, but there II a further
lroviso that n majority vote instead Of
two.thiTds shall be sufficient 10 pafs
the bill. Tho resolution, Of coursr, Is
intended 20 meet tho case OF Tho
silver iii. Tho committee nleD
had before II Catchipg's resolution.
introduced on Saturday, making next
Thursday susp nSion lay In place OF
yesterday, which was holiday. Tho
resolution was Intended TO secure vote
upon tho tlrl1 bills s,ill pending on
the calendar, but II may be that the
committee Will BmNlghuate the res0lu.
lions, although this will encounter the
objection Of Republicans who intend
TO iilibuster against the tariff bills, but
who have not ~ yet determined TO do
30 against tho silver hill. Meantime,
conferences are In progress In the vari.
Gus parties OF the House, and tho
aspect OF tho caucus Is subject TO
change every moment TO the anti
silver Democrats. There has been no
conference among them, but many say
that In the absence Of any programme
they shall vote against the bill 30 mr.
~ going on record, aud viii not nsslst
IN my obstructive movement. The
amendment Of the bill by tho House
IL not likely TO basoserlous In it, effects
uf0n the final passage Of the measure
M has been generally supposed. n the
present programme Of the silver men
Is carried out, They intent to pass the
bill and amendment, IL the latter IL
found ~ DO nocessay, aud send 1t