The morning news., 1892-03-27
BLAND'SLAST BIG RALLY.
A CLOSURE RULE VERY APT TO Bn
ADOPTED.

The Republicans VIII Aid the silver
Men to Bring About Vote on the
Passage OF the Bnl-Then They VIII
Vote Against the Measure-Many OF
the Silver Men Losing, Heart.
WAsHrNGToE, March 26.-Speaker Crisp.
who is now directing the free coinage fight,
talked with Representative McMillin to-day
about the closure rule and was assured THAI
Representative McMillin would vote to re-
port IL favorably. But Mr. McMillin may
vote to amend it so as to incorporate some
Of the notifications which the anti-frea
coinage men have asked leave to presens be-
fore the committee. II Representative Catch
ings reaches here tomorrow, as he tele-,
graphed Speaker Crisp last night he would tha
committee on rules will meet Monday norm
ing and will probably report the closure
rule, modified or not modified, as soon as
the House meets.
II ell depends on the republicans whethers
It Is adopted or not IL ex-Speaker Reed
can hold them as he did on Thursday night
he " Ill throw their strength against the
rule and beat IT. Assuming it to be adopted.
as Speaker Crisp thinks it will be. it waa
conceded by all OF the different elements OF
the House representated at the capitol to-
day as even more likely
other victory. Representatives Bland,
Pierce. Carline and the other free coinage
leaders have recovered none of their hope I
or heart. while the anti-free coinage men.
encouraged by the newspapers and by tele-
grams and letters from home, are more
hopeful and courageous than ever.
CATcHINGs WILL BE ON HAND.
By the Assoctated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 6.--Word was re-
-da A.Lf
that he will reach the city Monday. When I
he returns rule TO bring the silver bill to a
vote will be adopted by the rules commit
lee and will make It's appearance In ths /
House on Monday or Tuesday. The anti |
silver men are making big fight to defeat
success; but from present indioa- |
lions the chances arc against them. They
have the support OF some democrats who
would not vote directly against the free
coinage bill, but, on the other hand, there
are considerable number Of republicans
who win probably vote for tho rule or not
vote at all (which would have the same
effect in order to force a square test vote on
the question of free coinage. These men will
vote against the free coinage bill when TO-
| comes up on It's merits, but are against side
tracking the bill
THE REPUBLICANS DIVIDED.
Messrs. Reed, Dingley and others are In
favor Of voting against the silver bill In all
OF its stages from now on. But Messrs
Burrows, Henderson Of Iowa, Hopkins OF
Illinois and other western republicans with
some eastern men will not agree to this
programme. The silver question, they say,
/ Is as much an issue as anything else In the
west aud they insist that the democrats
| in the west who have been attacking
the republican policy shall come squarely
| out and record themselves for or against
a Al
that tho rule will be carried In the House,
provided the republicans as party do nor
oppose its adoption. The probabilities are
that If the rule be adopted no other proposi-
tion looking to side-tracking the silver
question can succeed.
THE CONFERENCE SUBSTITUTE.
The anti-silver democrats intend to move
a substitute IN the nature of q monetary
conference proposition for the Bland bill.
but the republicans, IL not against the rule
will not aid in the shifting OF the issue by
means OF a monetary conference. They say
thotwtbe President, under the law as
10 Is at present, has the authority to
participate In monetary conferences ands
that, therefore. the pasSage Of an additional
law 10 unnecessary. or course IL against the
rules they will also be against the next
proposition Of the anti-silver democrats to
postpone the matter until after the next
presidential election.
THE REPUBLICANS AGAINST 1T.
When the question comes up on the pas
sage OF the Bland bill, however, there Is no
doubt as to how the republicans Will stand,
and there will be an alliance between the
anti-silver democrats and all except nine OF
the republican,. Mr.. Funston Of Kansas
and Vincent A. Taylor Of Ohio who have
heretofore voted with the free coinage men.
will vote against the dill on its merits.
The anti-silver democrats assert that
they can win the fight on It's merits, but by
narrow " majority. The free coinage men
have abated to a remarkable degree their
confidence In their ability TO pass the free
coinage measure through the House aud re
endeavoring to have every man who is with
them present when the vote is taken, as
they fully realize the fact that not a voto
CO.: be spared.
SILVER MEN RATIFIED.
A number of the free coinage men are
very doubtful Of the result, and expect de-
feat by from one to five votes They say
that all their men are not to be absolutely
relied upon, and that it would not be sur
prising to them If a few of their votes should
be lost. They say their greatest strength,
however, lies in an absolutely direct vote.
and that the met disposed to bolt on indireco
issues may then feel constrained to stand
in line. Mr.. Pierce of Tennessee said this
afternoon that he thought the silver men
an issue on the Bland bill itself. Mr. Warner
OF New York, on the contrary. expressed a
belief that silver bill could not pass the
House. 1t was dying, but dying very hard,
he added.
AN ANTIsBLAND BILL RESOLUTION.
WILMINGTON, N. c., March 26.-At a
meeting Of the chamber of commerce hers
to-day the following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved, That we are opposed to the passage
OF the free coinage bill now before congress and
that we consider further agitation OF the sub
Ject at this time uuwise and fmpoitic We are
convinced that the measure would bring no re-
lief TO our farmers nor 70 any class OF our
citizens, that it would unsettle
finance and depreciate values and
that t seems plausible only to those who EXPECT
something for nothing. or who have not realized
that every honest dollar represents a dollars
worth of toll.
PAINESVILLE'S BANKERS.