The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-18
SILVER TO GET A SHOW.
CRISP PROMISES THE SILVER
MEN A SPECIAL ORDER.

The Rules Committee to Meet and
Take Action as soon as Representa-
tive Catchings Returns From New
York--The Speaker in Favor Of
Speedy Consideration Of the Bill.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE leaders Of
the contest In the House for the free coinage
Of silver have received from Speaker Crisp
assurances that a special order will be
brought in the House in favor Of the free
coinage bill The speaker told them that as
soon as Representative Catchings, who is at
present in New York on business, returns
to Washington the rules committee will
meet and will take prompt action upon the
Bland resolution making the silver bill
special order. The speaker has assured
them that be is In favor Of consideration of
the bill and OF it being finally disposed of
in the House within a reasonable time.
A SPEEDY CONSIDERATION LOOKED FOR.
One of the most earnest supporters of
free coinage In the House said this after
noon that he believed that next week
special order would be brought in fixing
the time for the consideration Of the SILVER
bill and it was his opinion that by the
middle OF March the free coinage question
would have been passed upon by the House
That, he stated, however, was merely his
opinion. So far as can be learned nothing
was said by the speaker TO the silver men
TO indicate whether or not the rules COM
mittee would recommend that silver be
given priority in consideration over the
tariff bills and MIR. Crisp himself said
to-day that no determination had been
reached as TO this matter.
FEELING CHANGING DAILY.
The feeling in the House is changing more
or less each day as respects the advisahility
of action The anti-slver men have made
a careful poll of the Senate, and as a re-
suit say that they have ascertained that a
free coinage bill cannot pass that body.
This being so some Of them say that they do
not know but that it would be
just as well to get it out of the
way In the House. especially as it
has come TO be recognized that 1t is almost,
If not quite, impossible to prevent a test
vote beng forced in the House on the ques-
tion at some stage of the session.
MAY WANT MONTH.
Special Dispatch to the Morning Neps
WASHINGTON, Feb. I7.-Until Represent
alive Catchiugs returns the committee on
rules Will not consider the question of fixing
a day for the consideration of the Bland
bill. 1t will certainly not be considered in
the House Immediately. and 1t may wait
month. April was mentioned to-day as
being about the day when it would proba-
bly, be taken up. This was on the theory
that Chairman Springer would press his tar
if bills Immediately after the Indian APP
preparation bill, and any other appropria>
ton bill which may follow it, are disposed
of. There is a strong desire. however, on
the part Of the House managers
to get the Bland bill out of the way. They
regard it as certain that it will pass, and
think that the quicker it is out of the way
the less will be said about it and the better
chance they will have to make the tariff the
more prominent ISSUE There is very little
probability now OF a joint caucus Of demo-
cratic senators and representatives on the
subject.