Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-01
THE DEMOCRATIC SITUATION.
Not Much Hope OF Gaining vesss ia -
EAst

Not aocn HOPE OF Gaining Soess ta -
EAst
WHY Az EARLY psrx Was rrxEp ron .Hr coxsrp-
GRAFTON OF rHE SILVER BuL--cuascEs THAT
IT WILL fAss-REcoRD THAT THE HOUSE Kx-
rrcrs TO MARKHAM or P.RTi NASAGERsL
The democratic situation. from the stand
point OF Congress, is rapidly getting 70 be
such as As 10 preclude all hope Of great gains 10
the party in the east unless those who speak
for that section on the money question entirely
mistake the sentiment OF their constituents.
The party policy is sufficiently outlined at this
time TO make il q simple matter 90 judge about
what will be done and the sort Of record that
will have TO be present when IL comes 10 the
next presidential campaign. Briefly. the work
Of the House, which will be the work Of the
party will consist chiefly Of . very material
reduction IN the appropriation, carrying
with ~ pronunciAmento against
subsidies; the passage Of half . dozen
or more individual tariff bills including the
wool bull. and bills putting binding t~ine. cot
ton ties and cotton begging. salt. lumber, tim
pate and possibly coal and micre on the free
list, and perhaps other bills making some re-
auctions in the various schedules, and. finally,
the passage OF bill for the free coinage OF all
yer. From the present outlook this appears TO
be about the summing up of the record this
democratic House will make. There 10. Of
course, a possibility that the senate may pass
one or more Of the tariff bills, but IL 10 nos
probable. There are number " the rspub-
ieans In the Senate whose local IN
terests are such - 90 dispose them 10
vote Tor changes in the Mckinley tariff lsv.
but II Is not violent assumption 20 conclude
mat The party discipline, on the eve of the
presidential election, will be strong enough
ana ehacting enough to holl all. or at most with
a. FnW ea..na
Senators, IN line. Therefore the passage Of
these bills by the House will amount 60 little
more than declaration of intention on the
part OF the democrats and wall serve 20 map out
me oil attack upon the republicans in thoss
sections where these bills NAV be populsr and
10 hold public attention 20 the Mckinley Law
and the purpose OF the republicans TO retain 10
on tne statute books With sh lite imperfectiona
THE SILVER BILL DATE
The House committee on rules in reporting
the Resolution yesterday fixing the time for the
consideration Of the silver bill named vhss
some may consider an unnecessarily early aay.
leaving comparatively little time between nov
anu then Tor the discussion of the free wool
biil, which II Is expected 60 pass on the 2lst Of
March. Mr.. Bland aud others Of the silver
leaders were willing that the matter should lis
over until some time the second week of April
and the anti-sllyer men were anxious for tins
delay, which they hope might give time for the
Development Of the anti-free coinage renti-
ment TO such an extent as to defeat the meas
ure. What the anti-silyer men wanted time for
Was TO demonstrate, what they believe to lie
true that the silver sentiment in the west 10
not rs strong ne IL was year ago and that there
is not pressing demand from any considerable
portion OF the country for silver Legislation
this session. The party managers OF the House,
however, did not believe that anything could
be done by this delay, but, acting upon the
assumption that a silver bill would surely pass
ngl HaI Hat ..nlI Ia
much wiser to pass AZ at n considerable time be-
fore the meeting Of the national conven-
ton. Their purpose is 20 discuss the tariff
until the time arrived, which they ex-
pected to have set for the consideration Of the
silver and then, after vote on the Bland bill,
again to take up the tariff discussion and pun
sue u with such energy rs 10 distract attention
as far as possible from their action on the sil-
Yer question. III IL Is absolutely certain that
the Bland bill cannot be defeated by any
means this is believed to be wise a course
as could be followed under the circumstances
put there are some men In the House who be-
neye that delay OF hive or SIX weeks before
taking up the silver bill would result in its
defeat 10 these men the setting Of an early
day Tor the Bland bill is a diss appointment The
consideration vi the resolution reported yester-
day will begin on Monday next, and test votes
Wall be had probably on every proposition that
has been made for the posiponement Of the
question. The most important effort 20 avoid
the question will be made in behalf of the
proposition TO postpone until next session. It
is possible that this motion NAV carry but IL ~
notat all probable.
CHANCES IN FAVOR OF THE BLAND BILL
The chances all favor the prompt adoption
OF the resolution hhing March Y, % and "A for
the consideration of the Bland bil In the
anti-silver men were certain OF not encounter
ing the committee on rules and could be left 90
deal Win the question ne n Will stand after the
auopuon oi TINS resolution they might hope
matt, 20 er,ena Oh a,sc,,ss,ov q, al s.nlp,s
| over the three days during which IL viii ha,e
| privilege without permitting . xo,. a
| be reached Then with no furth,r
action Of the committee ON rule,
| the bill would 90 back to the calenasr and
| would be ia no better shane than N ~ non In
| fact il would be in a worse condition Tor a.
reason that other special orders which will h
made and other lmportaut measures FOR DE-
clesrin nm of IN. xork Of Conyr,s, voni5 -
ant 10 demand sll 90 tho ,epoa,D1,,, ,i,,s -, a.
session IL IL very ay,asnt bowsxsr a., a.
anti-sIIver men az. M, s,nin, 90 a ,,..s",.,S
10 TAI ady.n,aca -. 80 .;,ls.,S' NJ 49,
will nrobahIy a, .n .s,I, r., -, 81 a,ss..N
SION maIa no,ion a.; a.. ,,..'';,'1,' -.
sbaIi be rons,5ered or5s-.5 ~ a.. I'm =,
tain bonr ON Wednesaay ,hs ol,b ara 10 a..
antisilyer men slihnsI,r .,,a,ns, ~ ,ao,,a, H.,
resoin,San So, ~. IN. y. ioi
probability the COMMITTEE would do ns he all.
If he should fail, which is not at Al probable,
he wOull have a M mo hod af