New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-28
THE OUTCOME UNCERTAIN.
OPPONENTS OF THE BLAND BILL FULL OF
HOPE.
THE REPUBLICANS NOT LIKELY TO HELP POST

THE REPUBLICANS NOT LIKELY TO HELP POST
| roNE a VOTE on THE BILL.
| ,BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuSEI
| Washington March 27.-This has been another busy
and anxious day for the advocates as well as the op
ponents Of the Bland bill. and the result of the I'M
pending struggle seems 10 be uncertain as ever
The opponents Of the measure are still extremely
hopeful not TO say confdent and its friends II less
| hopeful have lost none Of their determination
The anti-silver Democrats are using good deal Oh
bad language about Republicans who do not seem IN
clned to resist the adoption of ue which VIII BRING
the Bland bill TO vote In the last Congress such Il
rule adopted the Silver bill then pending Wlth
out a division; and under that order vote was i'm
medately taken on the coinage amendment OF the
| Senate Democratic members OF the House, whether
| In favor OF opposed to the amendment, did hol
deem II necessary TO resist the adoption OF te RUE
reported by the Committee on Rules, whch Drought
the House 10 direct vote on the bill and amendments
good many OF them take different view OF the
matter now and they actually have the assurance 10
declare that Republicans have right either TO vote
for the rule ,or to refrain from voting against II.
Not many Republicans will be likely TO pay any
attention TO this buster. good many OF them drc us
posed 10 regard vote against the proposed ruic rs
equivalent to vote to postpone the bill until after the
Presidential election. They say, with truth, that the
defeat of the rule will not affect the parliamentary
status Of the bill in the slightest degree for In That
case 1t will retain It's place on the calendar, rom
which it may, and in all probability WILL bc 'aheh
under special rule on the first Monday in December
aud passed. There Is no doubt whatever tmt inc Dill
will be passed then, II not now. and that IL woum DC
many votes stronger in December than IT is now Re
pubcans who opposed 10 the pcstponement OF the
bill argue that the only chance Of defeating 1t is to
bring it TO vote at this session, and there Is no doubt
that such IS the belief of many friends Of the measure
who would be willing TO postpone it were IL not Tor INC
fact that the delay would cndanser ana probably pre-
vent their own denomination and reelection Men lkc
speaker Crisp. Mr. Bland and Others naturally Tcsaru
their own political future more important to them
selves than the reelection TO Congress OF such
statesmen rs George Frederick Williams sherman
lioar and other Democrats who happen to represent
Republican districts in the LID Congress. ol INC
eighty Democratic votes for Mr. Burrowss motion
to table the Bland bill, only fourteen came from states
which can safely bc regarded Democratic in lc'
DENTAL year, while twcnty-threc came from Cohnccti-
cut New York and West Virginia. Republican repro
sontavos from south Dakota Colorado, Nevada Idaho
Wyoming Oregon and California strongly insist that
is due TO them that they should have opportunity
TO vote directly on the bill. and they are trying TO
persuade Republican Representatives from other states
not 90 Join hands with the Democratic antislver men
and timmcrs 70 deny them that opportunity.
The bitterness enGcndeied by IN" SpcakcrSlip tuS,e
between Crisp and NILS crops ont at every opportunity
thing which is giving the friends OF the Bill great
is the alleged misconduct OF tOloncl Mis-,
the Brcckinrldges ami some other Influential Demo
crnts who were active supporters OF tile Sage OF
Corsicana in the Spcakcrshp tusslc. 1t Is asserted
that while these men feel constrained to vote with
speaker Crisp and Chairman Bland on every motion,
they are at the same time quietly cXertnc all their
influence among other Democratic members against the
passage of the bill at this session. The votes Of y
number Of ircc-.IVer Dem CIHt, In favor o! VI. Bur
rows, motion lay the iii the table attributed
this influence which the friends OF the tu arc AZ
loss how to C,untcract.
An inspection of the records shoH, that Of ;hc
eighty pCm0t at, who voted - lay the bay on tho
tabc thirtythrce voted fox crisp and forty seven for
Mills I'm the ~pcakcrshp contest. aHd that oi the -
straight Democrats who voted aGi'n,i tie motion
seventy four were Crisp men ana only MY ono Ml'
men, springer, four faithful follower ali voted in the
negative. IL appears al-O from m inspection Of the
record The silver question in the Lis I"hErc>'
that the following Lanci Democrats voted for free
coinage on June or June -. 1r1n and on Ihrsl,y
voted for Mr.. IurrOws~ motion to Kill the Blind hH
Iarwig and Hrickncr Of Wisconsin. wilson. Of Wet
Virginia Chapman, Of Michigan; Eayuc, ana DIih-
waite, OF Ohio; lIayc> OF Iowa: Cumming ana Mag
ner OF New York: Iruller OF Penn -yVaia all Her.
bert Of Alabama. ON June D, 17!O Mr.. Clancy, OF
Ncw-I orh voted for Hands motion 10 recommlt the
COnccr bin, with Instructions TO the tulua.c tom
mtec t. report free coinngc bill su,t titc hr
the pendng measure or the twelve Democrats
named above IOur-Mos-r,. llerOcrt CUNNING,
IIavneS and cultivate supported Judge Crisp Tor
silver Democrats vii gain one vote. probably, by
arranging a pair for Elliott. OF south CarJhH IN case
he shall not be prcseHt-wh II free coinage man ne
voted against free silver in the last Congress ANA !
.nppl4ed 10 BE- opposed T. II now. ON Thur daY Ic
was paired with Mr. sanford. Of New York, Who J.