The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-13
THE BLAND BILL LIKELY TO PASS
An 4 apparent Majority in tho senate for the
Free Coinage OF Silver.

WASHINGTON. March l2.-1t begins to look
very much as II the President would have TO
decide hciore long whether ho willv veto Tree
silver lili or not II tho Senate Committee on
finance could speak the final word there Is
no doubt that tho BLAND bill, after rs rcceiit
from tho House. would sleep the sleep that
knows no waking on tho committee HOS
There seems to lie no possibility OF this. how
ever. much to tho regret OF several Fresidcn-
tiai NJ rants who would to glad II they conid
avoid the necessity OF meeting tho question
face to face. Tho President Ia said to NO
most DESTROYS that the bill shall reach him NO.
fore the Minneapolis Convention meets
The legislative condition Of the silver oues-
ton in the Senate Is such as to render it an
easy matter to secure consideration for tho
Bland I'LL. II il true that tho Finance COM
mittec reported adv ersrly all the bills referred
to ii relating 10 an increase OF tine currency anu
to free coinage. But these bills. after they hhh
been thus reported. were not indelnitciy post
poncH. but were placed on the calendar. whore
they can be reached at any time. As senator
Teller said few days ago: 1T does not make
any difference to us what Kind OF u report IL
submitted IL the bills arc on the calendaG.
Consequently. when the proper time comes.
and it does not seem that 1t is to DO very long
delayed. those adversely reported measures
can ! g takon VI :or consideration. and ii non'
q them is sat sfnrtory to the s. liver, !mcn a., i.
likely to be tho cas'. tina R!ar! bil'. from tho
House. will ue substituted.
Can the bill pass the senate THIS question
can best I've answered w Il careful! review OF
tho rsrsonnel q tha SENATE. ,,.a.aa
for some days the financial bin framed q 2
caucus Of Republican senators. Senator Vest
Of Missouri suddenly moved as n substitute a
free Coinage bill. pur" ant simple. Confronted
with the issue in this uncXr"cted wa. IT..
senators did not Hi:s IL, i t"; r" Ssf' ~ a,
vote OF 81 TO -. with ~ Senators not voting.
fhe vote in detail was:
c"stan s.T'2T Gs NT ba S"'|{ S' s3 VIZ"
IN ,9risn Hampton. inyA!s, I9n"s .r' J,a".
rnn r".,o"k ras.o, rGNtr rnsH E.'s%. $S"lsrs
Nays- ~ irca son, %.r.y css-y rn,c'T Tins Ms
iitssn. !,,tor. Jo"r AsNisn XXI, 9a.T awe,
WI NF" 1laS S" .on s 'a ''s "A'Fs" "''"''
nI.i q no, yo,tsnH,.r moiset f?"n ,, TG'
Graz Mhrrts, M,rHers>m. Moody, Norr. rA?ne iS''i'
sr'w lie, c., PMnb RaasnG. St.!Ts.
Since that vote was taken there have been !
who voted in w, affirmative; MMsssrs. Hamp;
Gy Messass Irlyy. PETER. DUBOIS and Chiffon.
1r ee t tss asv .ls nv vii oss
to the atiirSa,ive Vote BY the change.
With the, negative vote. it Is different;
not t, now In the senate o The p suetessorss
Villas, VIII vote against free coinage. Mr.. Clio |,
son of Maryland differs with his predecessor !
aud will vote Automatically This ise Eain. Of |
.Sn ,t vii VOTE ss With Viii
Will not cross the hritCe until he comes to it.
Ar anslysia Of the mot r?5iGS s%iumn "nd
shows that cirver would have voted for and
eleven against free coinage, or the former.
the senate. They have been succeeded by |
men VINO will vote for free coinage, executing
are not definitely, known. On the other side
We're h.sers. niair, tarWeN, Hearst. ana
Payne. Their successors nrs M,ssrs. ,Iallin-
is. OF course. an Anti-treo coinage man. and
Senator FELTON, said t"a So; reporter yest"r-
ho 'ss lie vas rrrssf to .sG and I. las
not yet cen inadr known.
In bri": on 4 direct No;" in tho senate. with
thcr. woulri be fifty votes east Tor free COINAGE
t" thirty-f,mr votes against it. not ,incluhin:
are Placed in tn. drul,tfr! column. II these
four should nlI vote in Ill" negative. free silver
would st:II hnr. majority OF Twelve. OF the
Jones .of Nevada, HENDERSON. Mitchell Pad
iora: stswait Tsi,sr WPlcet,. Sqnirs VIA TT
The Dem Gratis who would be recorded in the
negative are Blodgett. Gray Carlisle. Mother
son and Giss Mitn the possibility of some
:. 1t is not probable. that any Of the Eepuh,,
leans who voted for free c"inn=" last year will
cIar;n their ymt.s this scss'sn; sXtIPt posi-,
hill: MAnder-0n. who J.. credited with frrsi-
1en'ia nSrlrati.h~, ana Fa'h!ocki WI" Is sex
votes are reversed rrn" coinage will h,.vcl ma
IUr!ty. although l'LUc",!.