Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-14
A SILVER SURPRISE.
BANDS Committee q Free Coinage Body
Pierce Springs Sounding Resolution
and Demonstrates This Fact-A Pro-
posed Whisky Trust Invcstigation-Live

Pierce Springs Sounding Resolution
and Demonstrates This Fact-A Pro-
posed Whisky Trust Invcs,igation-Live
Washington Waits.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Representative
Pierce, of Tennessee, an ardent free coinage
man. fired the first gun in committee in
favor of free and unlimited coinage
| of silver Immediately after the House
| Committee Coinage and Weights
and Measures effected an organiza-
| tion this morning. The discussion that
| arose showed that the committee is free
| coinage committee, though both free silver
and anti-free silver men opposed the
adoption of the resolution on the ground
that it was too precipitate. After prelimin-
aries Mr.. Pierce offered the following:
Resolved That it is the sense of this committee
that bill for the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer should be reported to the House without delay.
The resolution was unexpected, but it had
| the desired effect-the sounding of the COM
mittee with the result above noted. The
resolution, after discussion, went over until
the next meeting of the committee; After
the meeting Chairman Bland said to an
Associated Press reporter:
There is no doubt that the sense OF the
committee is In favor OF Tree coinage Dill.
The resolution which Mr.. Pierce to-day
introduced was to test the sense of the COM
mfttee on the silver question. After some
discussion it was decided to postpone the
resolution till next Wednesday to await
full attendance of the members of the COM
mittee. There is evidently q ajority of
the committee favorable to the resolution,
! but we thought that there should be fair
opportunity for full discussion"
"You think a resolution tor free coinage
bill will be adopted?"
81 think the temper of the committee is to
take up the subject without delay and re-
port a free coinage bill to the House at an
early day."
"Will the bill be q strictly free coinage
bill, or will the coinage be limited to the
American product?"
"There will be no American product about
it or any other limitations 1t will be a
general free coinage BILL and in my opinion
such q bill will pass the House."
THE action of the House Committee on
coina,a nss s,,aaa,,,. ra,o;,,oa .r. 80
"o suooeIy Ae'fe" sAe i.o,
Aneht Oh promiheht democrats 1or q JOINT
caucus to determine the policy to be
;ssna r,b,irr,or, snr;n,ra,, ~ tho yUa,,so,d
Means Con,1,,i.ta. ,as oa,,od ~ .Sis agaainr u
- =: n.., "a' @'n.o .u.o " .,
ior ms opihlon on to-oay's actlon OF tne
committee and the apparent intention to re-
port free coinage bill at an early day. 81
am not surprised Mt the action or nronosed
oct;or ,f tta oo,,,,r,;.tao ,, Ia 10 .Tt 80
"o'ioi Vi tne eoninii''ee' saiu nc. iV ihof
Gates and take 1t for granted that they
will report bill for the free coinage of sill
H.
known Iyi.,vs - i,l.i+,- ~ tha ,n.n,hers
~ oh ot HIjoFity ~ ol sne in,,
exnressed ON tSs s,,hisc, os hass npt bean in ON,
that free coinaoe bilI couid not become
law because of the Presidents veto.
l want to say for the benefit OF
tnose gentlemen who nave taken exception
aesuy,e al ap,, spSeU -, az sii,s nnasl
ton" In nv New York sneech I merely
stated a fact: That in view of the political
complexion of the Senate and House and
the Presidents known opposition to free
coinage no bill could be passed securing free
coinage which could become law. 1t would
pass the Senate. My assertion was simply
as TO questlon OF 1act A Iact Whlch
ia. Si NY anu hion @ otSn t.,
davs AGO Of course he takes the nosition
that that fact does not absolve him from
making an effort to pass such bill"
w nat is your opinion as to the ultimate
HoSsasSS RHrSaSe u iree eoiiiAse pili 'hfouSh 'he
81 couId not saw az r. that think !.
probable that the Democrats will soon take
the matter up, and have a caucus called
upon the SUBJECT, and whatever is agreed
up. upon q. 'ii'. cau VIII pc caFILeu ouC. T or
snbfact in the Honse 7 an, !, fayor of a
Democratic ioint cor nnns hain1 cai,ed to be
comnosaJ tI,a narcoate otS f a. uorso
and Senate to cnnsiaer 4be QUESTION amT
detarmina the noIicT 70 ha n,Trsnsd h, tna
n.rty Az n R6an,onrot p,iii cS.a.yr,,Iiv
aahids by tho a.tion ~ +b,+ "a,,,,,s nc ny
snre vii, ali other GOOD Democrats ;,
'"ie IA "it o'neA soou
bave baan inonirins omon1 +Ha wbis,rv
daa1ars of ~ yael, go pos.o, e.. 49,,
,,,,r,,osa ~ rhatbor,,,s Will,
T,st 10 ,;o1o 80 81, . -; t,,st ,a,T o.
. nha -oa1 H., +Ir, hIora,,,,.,. r., - 60
.Co - AS.t -. Ce1
SfiiId~ IN an an e,naat;1n.d cotncs-,i,or ia
-,,atta, daniin. 81 ~ s.t b,t 4t,o ,.asi. 'n ns
department would pursue.
THE Senate Republican Caucus Commit
toe to-oav disnosed of tbe vacancies in tho
Senator Plumb. 1t was decided to reduce
mittee, so that vacancy was thus disposed