The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-10
GLANDS SILVER ooMMIrrEE.E
A Vote to Report the Bill TO the House
Favorably.

A Vote to Report the Bill to the House
Favorably.
WARRINGTON, July 9.-The House COM
mittee on coinage, weights and measures
in accordance with the arrangement made
last evening, met promptly at $50 o'clock
this morning with the full voting member
ship present, and without delay proceeded
TO business without dilaUory motions on the
part of the anti-silver men and without
discussion. The question Of reporting the
silver bill to the House was, on motion of
Mr.. Robertson, at once brought TO a vote
and as a result the bill, just as 10 passed
the Senate, was ordered TO be reported IA
vUrably. Mr.. Robertson's motion was
adopted by the following vote: Messrs.
Bland, J. r. Williams, KilRore, Robertson.
Pierce, Epes, McKeghsn and Bartine. The
G. F. Williams, Abner Taylor, Stone and
johnson. After taking action on the silver
bill the committee Immediately adjourned,
the session lasting only fifteen minutes.
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CALENDAR.
The Senate silver bill 10 at she foot OF the
House calendar, and under the ordinary
rules of the House will remain there indeh-
niteiy. But the silver men say they have
assurances from the committee on rules
that it will report a rule setting aside day
next week for the consideration OF this bill
Should that rule be voted down the advo-
Gates of the measure will surrender.
Should 1t be adopted they will expect their
opponents to move that the whole
question be postponed until December.
But if the motion to postpone Is
defeated. the anti-silver men will resort to
20 1nbustering motions aud then the good
offices Of the committee on rules will again
be invoked to bring in a closure rule. All
the democrats of that committee are ad-
verse TO bringing in such a rule, and will do
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20 do 80 by force OF circumstances, such as
q request from majority of the total demo.
cratic membership Of the House.
ATTITUDE OF THE REPUBLICANS
The republicans are still reticent and their
position on the question is las Mr.. Pierce Of
Tennessee expressed it to-day ''x"-the un-
known quantity. II they see a chance OF de-
feating the bill they will improve it, but
they will not agree in advance to help
poll of the House made to-day by
Mr.. Williams Of Massachusetts, con-
vInces him that If the bill comes to d.
rect vote on its merits, it will be defeated
by a majority of from to s, but the arrival
of aosentees may change this estimate. The
opponents Of the bill believe, however, that
there will be a much larger majority
against its consideration. The committee
on rules to-day adopted the following reso~
luton. which will be reported to the House
next Wednesday:
That Immediately upon the adoption Of this
resolution the House proceed TO the considera-
zion Of Senate bill 81 (the free coinage bill) and
II said bill shall not be disposed OF on said day
then consideration thereof shall be continued
during the next legislative day.
THE TREASURY NOTES.
The report OF the coinage committeelon
the silver bill says that whatever may be the
effect of the bill, as 1t relates to the treasury
notes issued under the act of July IL, 1890.
which act is repealed by this bill, there is
no diversity OF opinion that the notes are
redeemable in coin derived from the cola
age Of bullion purchased under the repealed
act. The bill reported compels this COIN
age The notes being, therefore, re-
deemable in coin, are necessarily as good
as coin. The report says the bill prescribes
as the sole requirement upon an owner Of
silver bullion that he shall deposit the
same at any mint and defines the whole
duty Of the proper officers as 10 his deposit
Tor coinage to re upon the terms and condi
tions which are provided by the law for de-
post and coinage Of gold" These officers