The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-02
By FOUR MAJORITY.


The Senate Passes Silver Baron stewarra
Free and Coinage Bill
srecial to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The silver bill
was rushed through the Senate to-day
under circumstances quite as extraordinary
as any which have attended the fate OF
this measure in its very checkered career
in the Fifty-second Congress. AS Mr.. Hig-
gins, of Delaware, reminded the Senate
yesterday, it Irst came before that body as
O dead measure, the junior Senator from
Colorado [Mr. Wolcottl singing its obse-
quies and inquiring "who killed Coch
Robini" It was afterwards Unexpectedly
resuscitated from it's interment by Mr..
Stewart, of Nevada. accepting the sug-
gestion of Mr.. Morgan, of Alabama,
and moving consideration for my free
coinage bill" at the close of Mr.. Morean't
long speeches on o series of declsratory
resolutions intended simply to shell the
woods" and elicit expressions of opinion
on the silver question from prominent
presidential candidates. Unanimous con-
sent to take vote on it was given day be-
fore yesterday by "f1uke," very few of the
Senators, as now appears, knowing what
they were doing. 1t was called mp ana put
TO final vote to-day, after the Senate had
twice informally given its tacit assent to
propositions TO postpone the vote for
week.
The galleries were fairly filled, but not
crowded during the debate, and were once
or twice demonstrative. This was especial
ly noticeable when Mr. Morgan said he had
- - Il a
to speak on the Question, and had
asked Senator Hill if be wished n
negative. There was a general laugh at
this, In which the Senator from New York
good humoredly joined. The sofas in the
rear of the senatorial desks were filed
with members of the House and other
privileged listeners during most of the de-
bate. Mr. Pierce. of Tennessee. Silver
dollar Bland's most active Lieutenant
Congressman Bartine. of Nevada. and
ences with the Colorado Senators. Teller
and Wolcott. Representatives Tracey and
Paine of New York. Williams. Andrew
and O'Neilll of Massachusetts,. and Other
antl-silver men talked earnestly with anti.
silver Senators on the DeS&ocratic side.
Senators Sherman and Wigs were absent
but paired against the biE> Senator Hill
voted for free coinage; Senator'S Brice
SoTman. CMaTnsie, Mn, Gray, McPherson'
publican Senators voted for the bill and
had Vice-president Morton been present in
the chair, his vote would have sent the
bill over TO the first Monday in December.
WILL TRY TO PASS 1T IN THE HOUSE.
Tonight Mr.. Morgan, the Alabama Sem
ator. is the lion of the hour with the
friends of free. silver. Months ago Mr..
Morgan undertook the task of smoking
out" the Senators who hung doubtfuIly
aloof from any vote that would commit
them on the silver question. He has sue
ceeded, and has overthrow more than his
enemies. for he has Obliged reluctant
Senate to pass a bill that 10 as radical In It's
absolute free-silver coinage requirements
as the most devoted friend of the white
metal could desire. Now the bilfg goes TO
the House and that body, which had %pried
the question. as it was supposed, for 1Ae
present session at least, will again be
S6sed % turn to faoe the ,bs .sne Honas Tss bill
morrow, and if the usual course of
legislation is followed It will be
referred TO the coinage committee. A
prompt report is expected on the bill from
that committee. and it will take its place
on the calendar following hundreds of 9TH
er bills. and with about as much chance of
being reached in the ordinary course OF
business as bill to bridge the Atlantic.
by the action of the Senate to a point near
determination. The House is Democratic
by large majority, and they hold that il
would be bad politics To allow a silver bill
passed by a Republican Senate fail in q
Democratic House. Besides they are sore
from their last failure when they attempt
cd to get cloture rule TO force a vote on
the House silver bill. So they are going 20
insist on 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 a wheel
shall turn. not an appropriation bill pass
and not even further extension of apprO-
priations shall be made until they get that
| special order.
On the other hand. the little phalanx of
Democrats, under the lead of Tracey and
| Williams. who successfully resisted the
| silver men before, are now full Of conf
dence. They feel that they can now have
| the active support of the Republican MEM
bers who 90 not wish 10 force the President
| TO pass upon the bill before election day
and they are already preparing for test of
! endurance. That is what it will amount
| 10 from present indications and thus the
| question narrows down 20 one point and
tnat 10 the aoiiity or the silver men TO So
cure quorum IN the House. The united
democracy has not been able to maintain
quorum for an hour during the last six
weeks, aud it ls not easy TO see how a fac
ton OIL the democracy can do more They
think they can. and tie other side are sure
the cannot, and that is the situation to-
night 1t Is early yet 20 talk about the
prospects OF veto. but one argument the
silver men are making to meet the point
tnat their night 10 uselessly embarrassing z
now Was set ont by Mr.. Morgan yesterday
when he said the President was too high
minced to resist the will of the people in
so impartial matter.
HOW III WAS DONE.
The Associated Press. in telling how the
bill was passed. says the fri, sds of the
free coinage of silver won a great victory
In the Senate to'day. When the bill came
before that body at o'clock it was
weighted down with the refusal made the
day before by MIR. Mcpherson TO be bound
by the agreement TO have vote taken tn