Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-14
Mr.. Pierce Offers Resolution " Re-
port Free silver TN Win
out Delay.
a FRcr colNAoE GILT LIKELY TO
PASS the HOUSE.
A nnI ror the Free Coinage Of
silver


silver.
wAsutSGroN, Jan. i3.-Immeiintc-
ly alter tho House COmulster ul COIN
age, weights aud measures effected nn
organization this morning, Mr Pierce
tronn.l offered resolution 70 report
n fruo silver bin without delay. rho
Discussion thlt arose on the RESOLUTION
showed that the committee is Zee
coinage committee, though uoih we
free silver ani nuti.ifce silver men OPP
posed the adoption Of the resolution GA
fh' ground that 10 Wa too pfccipitaI''
The resolution wasAg folIpwf'
"Resolycd, That II Is the sense 81
this committee that bill for tbe nee
and unlimited coinage VI silver should
be- reported TO the House without ue-
iay.n
The resolution was unexpected by
the other members Of tho committee,
aud was rather Irregular, but " hsu
the effect OF pressing toe question I"
the front.
MIR. Klsorc trox. )said he had no
doubt tnht the committee would report
free coinage blll, but he saw no neccr'
aily for adopting such resolutions NJ
the fret COMMITTEES meeting.
Bartint, the leader of the Republican
free silver uieu Ia the last Congress,
said h vas or heartily In favor Of tree
coinage n any man, nus u was the
fret meetlnr Of the mnItiou aud two
members opposed 10 tree coinage were
absent. 10 might look Hike SOAP judg.
nIout b pass the resolution.
Williams (Mnss.l protcste against
the resolution in quite long speech.
lie wntned the majority that 81 they
sincerely believed that they hai a just
cause, nasty and oppressive methods
Ia forwarding that cause would be-
the hest Argument that could BE- used
against them aud against ti6ir cause.
S,onu pann.) opposed the resolution
n being a verdict taken before any
evidence was pat iu.
EppH shid that ne was elected on n
fteO silver platform, nnd dld not wish
I 20 'uve the question forced until lie
/ had q little more llsnt.
Robertson (LJuisiannl came out
/ strongly for the free cJinA.r, aud
/ sgaiust unnecessary delay, but thou gh'
/ that the resolution should not he
/ adopted Just yet.
Chairman Bland thought the resolu.
! ton might 90 over, but suggested that
n change IN IT, form might make II un.
/ Objectionable. He suggested that the
resolution Ice modified - ~ 70 simply
aunoIuco II a. he tho purpose OF the
I committee 10 take up tho coinage qIrs-
| ton ~ once. NJ OnpOsiti0n was mani.
! tested 30 tuls mlJiti cation.
Pierce hnaily Withdrew his res0.
| luton Tor tho present, aud by common
c1nsrn, the ject wont over uatil thu
next meeting.
The meeting closed after WI.
Hams brought 10 tho attention Of the
C1mmi'te" the question Of the adoption
Of the metric system.
Bland suggested 60 refer the subject
70 u subcommittee, aud this viii be
done.
WILL PASS THE HOUSE.
The silver committee sentiment AZ.
polfs to be adverse T. any prolonged
hearings that viii prevent cYuIdera
ton OF the suhicct by tue House until
tho session IL well advanced, though
the members are willing b hoar atsi
mont1 TO the poin, aud not " unusuA
length. The roll call showed ten out
Of thirteen member. present, the sb
sentees being Tracy (Dam) Of Nrw
YORK, Taylor (R % u Illinois, NJ
I ANfAaNAfA 1NHl NA H"HHARHhhH aNNAi
the meeting Chairman Bland said t.
the AssOclatcd Press reporter
"Thcre is no doubt that the sense o
the committee IL la favor Of fro,
coinage bill Tho resolution WA
merely TO test the sense OF the commit
tee upon the silver questlon, Thut,
was evidently n majority OF the com
mittce favorable TO tho resolution, bu
We thought that there should he fall
opportunity for full discussion"
"YOu think that resolution for Z
free coinage hill will be- adOpttj?"
81 think the temper Of tho commit
tee Is 10 take up tho subject withou
delay AMI tcpor. a free coinage Till /,
the House az su early date"
"Wlll the bill be strictly free coin
age bill, or Will coinage DO limited 4
the American producer"
"rhcre will be no American produc
about IL, or any other Imitation. 1
will be general free coinage bill. au,
In my opinion, such bill Will pass IN
House"
THE VACANCIES DigPOsED on.
The Senate Republiclu caucus com
miitee today disposed Of tho vaUancie
on the Senate C1mmtlon. caused hi
the death Of Senator Plumb. The,
decided to reduce the mrmhOrship o
the appropriation committee, SO tina
the vacancy Is disposed Of.
Senator Djlph OF Oregon was givel
the chairminship " the committee OF
public lands aud roliululshoi his plac
ne chairman II tho committee on Goa.
de'enyes 10 senator Squire OF Wash
ington.
senator GallinPer Of New HAmp
! shire was made chairman OF the CON
, miltee on transportation routes to ses
board, held 10y Quay.
, JoItu shrrmnu scnHtor,
CoLUNmUs, o., Jan, H. rhe tw
, houses met IN joint session today an
Z nlnrind Innn shnrmAn lnlIel sInLl