The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-08
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
ANOTHER CONTEST OYER THE FREE
COINAGE QUESTION IN sIoHE

| Requisite Number OF Signatures for I
Cloture Ruie. and Prsfess to be Conf,
dent or Securing Ns Adoption BY tn,
House PLAT Confers with Quay an,
Other An,i.Harrison Republicans.
WASHINGTON. May 7.-Another contest ove
the silver question is threatened in the House
Mr. Bland and his followers propose to try t
force the Committee on Rules to bring in
cloture rule to insure the prompt considera
ton OF a Free Coinage bill. Their movements
have been kept very quiet since the defeat o
their BILL but they have not been idle II The
anti.silver men imagine that Mr.. Bland ant
his supporters have been holding fire.
auent onferences with free silver Sen
ators at various intervals during the
past few weeks for nothing. they are
very much mistaken. After the ngh,
In March, Speaker Crisp decided that he would
not allow cloturo rule to be introduced tc
bring the Silver bill to vote unless majority
ofthe Democratic mem bers OF the House signed
petition to that effect. Mr.. Bland and his
lieutenant Mr.. Pierce OF Tennessee. made
an effort to secure the requisite number OF
| names. Several days were spent in passing
the petition around but only thirty one sigma
lures were obtained and therefore the struggle
was apparently abandoned During the past
few days Mr.. Pierce has started new
petition In circulation. in which he asks
tho Committee on Rules to bring In
rule fixing q date for vote on the
Bland Silver bill. and providing against
ilbustcrinC To this petition he has ninety
seven signatures. and only requires ll3 Mr.
| Pierce in speaking Of the subject to- day. takes
| q very hopeful view o.! tho situation and ia
confident that he will have the sixteen names
necessary before iorty.eiEht hours. Said he:
anti-sllyer men do not know how near light.
| ming Is to strike them. have every reason to
and the mittee on Rules viii have to brius:
| inn coturc rule. We.wiil then be abio to SEQ
%ShS.neI the w House Wil ndort such rule
vote on an thn silver bill. In that case We
tho intentions OF their opponents late this
afternoon. they expressed great surprise. and
sss ws lsedsd tn boS
conference at once. and tonight kilograms
Tere sent sI in every aretW{o1 to call tho ant
Farmers Alliance members. attemptSd to run run
Harber bill this Afternoon. the silver mon non
for fey moments thought that was t lie signal
prevailed in, their ranks. 1t turned out
t. be ,t an imnd l act on the part OF
section to the BILL providing that ali I'm money " ex
harbors shall DO, lawful money Of tho United
Montana eiunins M SheS IS said Gi TO have ave
Of order by Mr.. Hatch. who was presiding
over the House at the time.
Thomas c. Plntt came to town on an early
train this morning. and left on late train to-
night for Tennessee. Ho YVES in the city Just
fifteen hours and during that time. he talked
man in Washington: This evening MI. 'i patt
dined VT at the c Arlington with Senator Hiscock
s sRs oF2n a Litter and o es
conference. about which they will say nothing
hope OF uniting New York and Penns yIvania
On some plan 81 action that will bring about
second term is what brought these eminent
9 9nly win they say ,t9:nisht. ma int i that
simpiy conferrins together on tie General "s raj
q qssti I1. Of t.. an ay,ilabl 2. man:
Bepew you'd arrive 6srs to:nisht WIZ tho
q inspection: ., Tho party came east
s sissSR' 1ss s on
e ths% wS5o MSis %s q
and @ 9 Sn wn BaS
telle. The latter hurried away after his talk.
card to Mr.. Patt, who was not in. Then Mr.
Boutelle said that he lid not care much to see
M known nS MS rendy sm
Before Leaving the hotel Mr.; Boutelle left word
a that he would returp and
Would become too strong to b. resists sI'Aen'
DHed Of Pero Gem aa ssg int sn'r per-
sonal friend and poIitieH man
hsi ~ talk M FATE TT In The Gne9ei
was non -committal also, beyond the state:
mept tnat Gen AlGe5 VII be determined
Willie Messrs Boatelle. Dniield. and others
were comforting with Mr., Plat. Senator His
wich in between his calls u visit to the White
House and s Treasury nsfartm;snt To TIE
Harrison's renomination. and d would e So vote
at Minneapolis,
i is the OF Pa 0ay
cnte any particular candidate ut this time. but
to keep the field open with as many ,candi-
npolis TO get together and see Just how, much
strongth they have. They can then work with
than ut present.
Secretary Noble has written n letter to Chair
man Wheeler Of the Committee on InvestiGa-
ton OF the Pension Office. in which he says
that Commissioner Rum misrepresented his
purpose when he said that he had been d.
rectel by tho, Secretary of the Interior t., re-
the committee, regarding, the ITcmovnl ct en-
ployees OF the Pension Office. While believing
that lie is not required to furnish to Congress
or ono of its committees the grounds upon
which appointments and removals are made.
the Secretary says that he has n" disposition
to refuse in this instance the INFORMATION
asked for. lie thinks. however. that the de-;
mand should be more definite as to cases and
as far as possible the particular letters de-
sired. as otherwise it would reuuiro u large
clerical force to do the work. Tho letter con-
cludcs ms follows:
] am not ent TO have your committee close Its
lAbors upon misApprehrnson ms TO my willingness
allow free and beg to say now that
II will convey To statement or what me com.
desires regard to rspnndence as 10 special
HAMMERS and within what dates you desire H. VIII
furnish COPIES as u. iOrrr at INV command
will allow. Whatever he constitutional rights
an officer adhere to the purpose expressed when
nrst voluntarily appeared before your r"'nilse that
in accordance withth- views Of the FrrsIlcnt wish
10 aid in investigation ana not 10 Eihuer you.
The Castinr. heretofore Officially known rs
Cunbont No. q. will DO launched on Wednes-
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