The morning news., 1892-03-30
ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO BE MADE
TO SECURE CLOSURE.

tating the issue. Il Is said by some of the
silver men that Speaker Crisp has urged
them to pass a silver bill in the Senate and
let it come over to the House, when 1t would
be in a position much more favorable for
action than If it came before the House in
the shape Of an original report from the
coinage committee Some OF tie republican
silver senators are unable to see the force Of
this reasoning and fear that the speaker is
playing for the party advantage, which
might be expected to follow the passage OF
a silver bill by republican Senate, even by
the instrumentality OF democratic votes.
THE DEMOCRATS UNDECIDED.
The democratic senator's are as yet un-
decided as to the attitude they shall assume
when the bill is called up by Mr.. Stewart
Mr.. Carlisle remarked that the outcome of
the effort TO pass the bill would be extremely
doubtful. and this view appeared to be gen.
erally entertained on the democratic side of
the chamber. It is probable that there will
be general consultation among the demo-
cratic senators before next Monday with
the purpose of seeking to reach an agree
ment upon united line of action.
On the republican side of the Senate the
opinion is that the bill will not pass. Mr.
Hansbrough of South Dakota, who has been
included on all the estimates in the ranks of
the silver men, said very frankly this aft
ernoon that he would oppose with bis vote
any effort to pass the free coinage bill, and
he believed that there were not ten repub-
lican senators who would vote for such
bill.
PERKINS AGAINST IT.
He called attention to the fact that Sena-
tor Perkins, the successor of Senator Plumb,
was an anti-free coinage man, and felt con-
hat xuyffh AI.o R,xn
which the democratic silver sena-
tors had shown In the last struggle,
the bill would not have more
than one majority. AS matter of
fact, he believed that the democrats were
divided on the question, and he expected
that when IL came to test vote many of
them who had formally voted for the Vest
bill, would vote against the Stewart bill
MIR. Stewart himself is not-xsrye sanguine
as to the success of his move. He SAYS,
however, that the country is entitled to
know exactly how the senators stand on
the silver question, and he proposes to put
all OF them on record If he can.
THE FIGHT IN THE HOUSE.
The free coinage advocates have not yet
given up the fight in the House of Repre-
sentatives. The controversy between Mr..
Bland and Speaker Crisp was the subject of
general comment to-day, and the former
announces that he will make no further at
tempt to secure a decree Of closure from the
committee on rules, but Mr.. Pierce of Ten
nessee, and other leaders in the free coinage
movement. have again taken courage and
will make one supreme attempt to force the
committee on rules to report a rule fixing
day and hour for final vote on the passage
of the bill. There was a very light attend
ance at to>day's session of the House, and
it was impossible to see all the democratic
members who last week voted for the Bland
bill butsup to the hour of adjournment this
afternoon between 80 and 100 names had
been secured TO the petitions asking the
committee on rules to bring in ths report
for further consideration and final vote ON
the bill.
THE NUMBER REQUIRED.
The total number of signatures required is
11S, or q majority OF the democratic mem-
bers Of the House. and many believe that it
will be found impossible to secure more than
100 names TO the petition. This seems as
founding In view of the fact that 148 MEM
bers of the House voted against tabling the
Bland bill last week. but it should be
remembered that of these 14S members
II republicans and 8 Peoples party represen-
tatives voted with the free coinage people
Deducting these 20 members who would
not be eligible TO sign the petition, the free
coinage people have 12S mem bers from
whom to obtain llS signatures. As there
were ten absent members last week, pairei
favorable to tie bill, there are really 13S
members who can reasonably be requested
to sign the petition, but even this shows the
free coinage people with the narrow mar
gin Of but 20 members. 1t is quite posi-
lively stated by anti~free coinage members
that over 20 democratic IN embers
who last week voted for the. bin have already
refused to sign the petition, but that SO
many positive refusals have been given Is
denied by the advocates Of the bill.
THE PEOPLES PARTY JUBILANT.
Perhaps the most jubllant mem bers in the
House just now are the nine Peoples party
who rejoice in the discom-
future of the democratic majority and pro-
claim that the failure of democratic
House 90 pass free coinage bill means that
the Peoples party will carry six or eight
states in the coming campaign. Rep
resentative Watson, the leader of
the Peoples party, tonight said:
"The action Of the House on the silver bill
is the death knell of the old democratic or
ganizatlon. Hundreds Of thousands
of voters in the southern states have
felt that if financial relief can be had
the democracy as now organized would give
that relief if it had chance. With a ma
tives it certainly had a chance to pass the
free silver bill. 1t failed to do it. 1t was
only by the help Of the nine Peoples party
and eleven republicans that this
immense democratic majority escaped
Waterloo. Consequently the most conserva-
tive democrat In the south knows that dem.
ocratic majorities welded under the present
organization mean absolutely nothing, so
far as practical legislation is concerned.
REcKoNs WITHOUT HIS HOST.
"No power on earth can now keep Geor-
gia from going into the electoral college
with the Peoples party delegation. con-
fidently believe tho same is true Of several
other southern states. What the democrats
may do with the silver bill hereafter is
unImportant. They have
had their opportunity They had their ma
iority with nineteen outside votes 10 help
them. They were absolutely unable 10 pass
such very mild measure Of reform
as Mr.. BANDS silver bill. which only
purports 10 add 30 cents per capita 10 the
medium. / have never ceased
% claim that tie alliance demands upon
witch the Peoples party wss founded
wsfs true JefiersoDlan principles. ! claim
that to-day, but believe nov that aB lm-