The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-07
PLAN OF THE SILVER MEN
The Bill to be Referred 20 the Coinage Coms
mittee--No Progress with tho Bill In
tho House-washington News.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. July 6.--[Special. -
practically agreed upon by the majority Of
free coinage members is to have the Rules
Committee report rule 10 refer the Senate
bill 10 the Coinage Committee. As has a..
ready been explained in these dispatches
there can be no filibustering against a report
of the Rules Committee, as after one motion to
adjourn all others can be declared dilstory. It
is also understood that the Rules Committee
will report favorably Pierce's resolution to
change the rule so that a majority instead Of
two.thirds csn suspend tho rules and pass
measure. This latter will fix next Friday as
the day for suspending the rules by majority
vote and tIe report will also be broad enough
TO admit of the pending tariff bills under u
suspension by majority vote. The plan Is
to submit the Rules report tomorrow unless
enough absent Democrats shall report TO give
q chance of pushing the bill through.
The ANTS SUCCESSFUL.
The anti silver Democrats showed q solid
front to-day and foiled every attempt TO refer
the Senate bill 70 the Committee On Coinage.
They are apprehensiye, however. that the Re-
publicans may fall OF from them. Ii is an
open secret that many OF the Republicans are
the Democratic policy IS TO put through the
Senate bill without amendment. They hold
that it is good politics toilet the bill pass. as
Harrison is sure TO veto II, aud thus help
his cause in the snti-sllyer States Repub-
iican member of the House said to-day. In
my opinion we have everything to gain by
allowing the bill 20 pass. The President
would knock it out with ringing veto, which
would arouse our people and bring him
thousands of votes in New York and the East.
At the same time he would 50 frame his veto
as not o. offend the free coinage voters OF the
West"
Some IF the Democrats fear this very
thing. and therefore hesitate to aid In passing
the bill Such prominent and able Demo
Gratis as Judge Culberson still maintain that
the Senate bill is defective. Indeed. many OF
the Democrats who stand ready to vote for
the Senate bill admit that it IL defective. but
they say we must pass silver bill now since
the Senate has done 30. and unless We pass
this one we will not get any through.
THE DEFECT IN THE BILL.
Some suggest that the great defect of the
Senate bill might be covered by supple
mental act. To be passed Immediately upon
the heels Of the one now pending. One argu-
ment used in favor OF passing the tho Senate
bill is that If II is amended IL must be re.
turned TO the Senate; that again in that
body the motion to postpone until December
would be made. and on that motion only q
few days ago the Senate was tie; that II
another similar opportunity ia offered Vice
President Morton a pronounced anti-silyer
man, will be in his seat and in the event OF
another tie ballot, his casting yote would
send tho whole subject over. In the minds
Of some Democrats who are classed as pro-
silver this is an inducement t. amend the
bill. as it would be tho Senate and not the
House. should the result suggested occur
which postponed the subject. The grave
fear in the minds OF many Democrats that
the passage of the Senate bill might be an
error which would be turned to account by
Harrison causes hesitation. 1t now seems
clear that if the bill passes IL inpst be thror-h
cloture or something akin to it, such as
changing the rule to allow suspension by 4
majority.