New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-13
TO PUSH THE BLAND BILL.
THE REPORT TO BE SUBMITTED ON MON
DAY.
FREE-CoINAGE MEN WORKING FOR AN EARLY
CONSIDERATION OF TIE MEASURE
STRENGTH OF THE FREE COINAGE
,pY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.I

IgY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
Washington Feb 12.-The report Of the Coinage
Committee on the Bland bill will be submitted 10 the
IIouse ON Monday accompanied by the written views
~ the minority in opposition thereto. il IS understood
TINT th. report will be in the main IAN elaboration
Of The views OF the Democratic minority OF the com
ittee I'm the last Congress. together NTH an attack
upon the existing law. Chairman Stand has spent a
GOOD deal of time upon the during the last three
or four weeks and rather proud OF the production
II Is expected that the views of the minority Will be
40 oppressed that all Of the members Will concur
The free coinage men ave still busy TO day crcilat-
Ing the petition tn .he Committee on Rules and one
Of them said that they had met with euicent en-
cement 10 warrant the belief that no seriolS
attempt would be made to prevent or obsrIct the con
sld.ration of the bill All of the members OF the
People, party in Ire IlOuse-nine in number-hare
signed PETITION i'm lavor OF the early consideration OF
the bill This is the first time since they voted for
Mr. Watson for speaker that the members OF TINS
Marty have been able 10 act n a hin:
II bechs TO seem probable that the Bland bill will
nass ,he House before March l. For obvious reasons
the Deu,crac leaders anxious to have II disposed
Of with a. little discussion as practicable and WIN
the leas possible delay.
CARNATIONS have already begun TO be made as 10
the strngth which free-conage bill can command IN
tba Scate in caS~ il passes through the House sue
ce.sfuy one estimate printed Yesterday in New"
York paper started ont with the rather astonishing
.ss.esn that on a checked rDllcall" thirty nine
Senatrs were found to be opposed to free coinage
while only thiry-cght were known 10 favor the pas
sage of some sort of freec0nage measure. ii ths
werconly correct count no free coinage hght "o"'o
be stempted this winter In the senate. The actual
MARTY in that body in favor of the unlimited "Ss
OF liver is however. on more accurate No'e vi
Seniors, from 10 to To- There are now eighty -eiSht
melbers OF the Senate, the IOll being full, ana
foiy-fve votes are majority The senators
nlv
sd who can be safely counted 10 vote against II
Ilmber about thirty three. In this list are twenty
tght Repubcans-the twelve senators from the New
.ngland states, Senators IiiscOck Quay and Higgins
rom the Middle States, and senators sherman, NC
MILAN and stockbridge (Mchgan sawyer Wisconsin,
Cullom Qllnois), Allison and Wilson QOwa) Washburn
and Davis (Mnnesota). Casey (NOrth Dakota. Carey
and Warren wyoming, aud Dolph oregon.
Five Democrats are pretty sure 10 vote against free
coiuage-Messrs. Mcpherson and BlOdget (New Jersey
GRAY Delaware Villas (WisCOnsn), and Carlisle (ken
tucly). Senators Perkins of Kansas, and Henderson
and Paddock. Of Nebraska, may also eventually join
the anti forces but they are now properly
on the doubtful list Their accession wonld raise the
vote against any silver measure 10 thirty-six.
The supporters OF free coinage in the Senate come
chiefly from the South and West Leaving out Mary
land and Kentucky, the south contributes twenty six
votes Mr. Blackburn, Of Kentucky, strongly favors
free coinage though his colleague Mr.. Carlisle, hes
itates 10 try tie experiment. Mr.. German voted for
the two free-colnagc bills Of 1859 and 1880, but no
one knows what he will do this year us action VIII
control the vote of his new colleague. Mr.. Gibson
whose predecessor. Mr. Wilson, was strong anti
silver Democrat.
In the West the free coinage managers count on the
votes OF Senators VOORHEES, and Turpc Ond), Palmer
OlI1 Pefer (Kan.). Kyle and Pettigrcw g. d.. Hans
brough N. d.. sanders and Power (M0nt), Teller ana
Wolcott (Col). stewart and Jones (NevD Dubois ana
shoup QdaD. Allen and squire (Wssb), stanford and
RI tnta1 ~
This with the Southern frcesilver vote would foot up
strength OF forty se7en. Messrs. HILL of Newly Ork;
Cameron of PENNSYLVANIA. and Brice, of ONO, are not
credited to either size. Mr.. Cameron voted Tor nee
coinage last year and the year before, and may or
NAV not do so this winter. Mr.. Iiill ana MI. b1cc
are apparently on bon sides OF the question !"s'
now. and their votes will go with Mr.. Germans ana
Mr. Gibson,s for or aginst free coinage, party ex
nadiencv NAV scem 10 demand. All would probably
vo.e for free coinage ii should appear necessary 10
commit Congress 81 tint policy In Oiuer 10 hsuc ,io
defeat OF Cleveland Chicago. The total Vo'e lor
free coinage may accordingly. if the bill comes UP
within the next three months, run as high a hf'ytwo
committing pairs while the total vote against IL nloer
tho same circumstances can scarcely be expected 10
exceed thirty eight o thirty-mne.
Yesterday senate, Teller. in view Of the talk last
wear (which has ben, TO some extent Ieic"cu "'i'
yearl about a com romisc OF the silver quesuoh vi
,h h. Of free collage Of the American silver product
COW a number OF the leading senators with we"
-, oscar,aining IN. feeling the senate SIDE lie
found that many lcding Republicans were opposed 10 IT,
and that il had lille support from men opposed 10 nh
limited free cona' ia,
Snealng ON III subject senator Teller today said
pNot with any lea my part that they wonid agree
IN IT, nor with az idea my part that would agree
% If if they did talked with number OF anti-iree
silver Senators the purpose OF ascertaning their
views They frank in their opposition to the
American free ;Oinage proposition and Mr.. Sherman
Mr. Morrill, an Mr.. Allison said they would inhhlteN
prefer unmitd coinage OF silver 10 free coinage Vi
the Americanproduct' The reasons OF these senators
for taking th5 position he preferred they should thc-
selves state.
Mr. Telle stated his opinion rs follows: " IL Is
perfectly iUgiCal. No theory OF silver money "ouu
Justify us taking partial amount of the silver
offered andiving that free coinage and denying u u '
rest In rider TO give silver It's own status 1t must
he treated I'm all respects gold is, and 10 say Una.
only Amdcan silver shall be freely cciheu Wouu ~,
be eQulvcnt TO that Then .uch a measure s,a ga a
simply ib give ~ the silver producer an e oh
price foIhs silver. and We have never made I'M Is
an the round OF enhancement Of the price or silver.
hut becuse there demand for more money ana
"a provie metallic basis which paper money couiu
lie safa issued 10 supply the nccd OF an lhCicistN
c,rcuIsug medium. ] have every reason To loneNc
Mr. HrisOn would be quite y hostile to tlat pr9posa
n,nio that free silver bill woIld pass the senate
When Fought TO a vote .. o.. o,,,.irc
,be Aeyican product plan follows The free coinage
y, AFRICAN silver )nly would not advance me p1cs
Of siler bullion outside Oh ime oo wm,u womld b
prestiempta alton and induccment 10 owners oi W
bnn outside Of the United state, 10 L =, ''
and nave II coined American silver, hlah hi;,
nros equal to the difference between sIXer Di i
In cer countries and lis CON value mere, M hnIIdn
won simply give owners ana polmcerS u Ola, n"'.'O H
49, the difference between the bullion Ntue ;.hg
the .Oin value, which now goes H'o 'Hc "'"''''