The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-10
BLAND GAINS HIS POINT.
THE SILVER BILL REPORTED TO
TIE HOUSE.

The Senate Measure Put Through the
Coinage Committee Without Amend
ment The Measure Now on the
House Calendar-Its Passage May Be
Attempted Under a Closure Rule.
WASHINGTON, July 9.-The House is now
confronted with the Stewart free silver bill.
Just as 1t came from the Senate. Il was
placed on the calendar to-day after it was
reported without amendment from the
coinage committee. 1t viii never be voted
on in the House unless the committee on
rules interviews. That is what the COM
mittee on rules is going 20 do. It will re-
port rule fixing a day for the ooAsidera-
ton Of the bill. 1t will not report 8 rule
fixing time when a vote shall be taken on
1t. That would be closure. Without
closure the bill will never pass the
House and tonight after
week of magnificent campaigning on
the part of the democrats opposed to the
passage of free coinage bill, the defeat of
Senator Stewards pet measure is admitted
on all sides. George Fred Williams and
Gen. Tracey of New York, who have led the
fight against free coinage, are credited on
all sides with having managed the campaign
with great tact and skill. But it must not
be understood that the battle is over.
PROMISES OF THE REPUBLICANS.
The assurances of Msssrs. Reed, Burrows,
Payne and Dolllver that all the republican
votes against free silver will be thrown
against the Senate bill when the merits Of
the question are involved has simplided the
plan of opposition somewhat. Messrs
Williams and Tracey are relying on that
assurance, coming as it doss from honorable
men, but it is nevertheless true, that three
free silver idea was doubtful and
who day before yesterday were saying that
they thought they should probably vote
against the bill. have to-day switched
around and say they will support it. Some
one has evidently given them the tip not TO
break their necks In trying to defeat free
silver.
GOOD EFFECTS OF DISCUSSION.
The plan to bring the bill up for discussion
Is on the whole a good one. 1t will give the
southern democrats who have changed their
attitude on the silver question a chance to
explain why they will vote against the bill
at this time. They will say what Is true
that they are acting on the lines OF party
loyalty, and conforming TO the attitude of
the Democratic party as expressed in the
Chicago platform. A little OF this talk will
have salutary effect.
AS to the meeting Of the coinage commit
tee to-day it was significant. Mr.. Kilgore
of Texas did NOS vote on the question Of re-
porting the bill TO the House until a MAJOR
Ity OF the committee had voted and then he
recorded In the affirmative, showing that IL
his vote would have kept the bill in com
mittee he would have 80 recorded it AS
soon as that motion was carried Mr.. Bar
tine of Nevada, the republican free silver
leader, undertook TO get a motion through
requesting the committee on rules TO fix a
time for consideration and vote on the
Senate bill. Hold on ," said Mr.. Kilgore.
"That question ought to be divided. There
are two very different propositions in that
motion, one for a consideration Of the bill
and another for a vote on it,"
Mr.. Williams Of Illinois, a stalwart free
coinage democrat, also SHE'D at this motion.
~ don't think we ought to NEEDLE with
that )" said he. Let the committee on rules
attend to their own business
Chairman Bland was quick TO see that
Mr.. Bartines motion, with Messrs Kilgore
and Williams Of Illinois voting against it,
would be beaten, as the anti-free coinage
democrats and republicans would vote
solidly against is. He jumped in with
suggestion to Mr.. Bartine that 10 did not
seem best to pass such a motion. Mr..
Bartine took the hint. "I'll withdraw the
notion" said he. This ended the days
proceedings in the committee.