Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-04

AWAY THE LEGAL TENDER VALUE OF EIGHTY
MILLION DOLLARS IN SILVER CERTIFICATES
HE THINKS IT CAN PASS THE HOUSE
Mr.. Bland has returned from Missouri and is
ready to take hold of the big end of the silver
tight. His return was entirely on account of
the silver bill having passed the Senate and
he is here to try to get it through the House.
He Will call a meeting of the committee on
coinage, weights and measures on Wednesday
for the purpose of considering the measure,
and speedy report is expected.
There is complication in the situation. how
ever. which embarrasses the silver men. Mr.
Bland believes that the Stewart bill will have
to be amended in order to prevent its being a
practical repudiation of the silver certificates
now outstanding
ME. BLAND's OPINION.
Mr.. Bland said to STAR reporter today. 81
have not had a chance to talk with members of
the committee or with the senasors who are in
terested in silver, nor have 1 made a
iuli investigation of the subject, but,
IT will have to be amended 1t seems to me
that by repeating the act of 1890 this bill de-
prlVes the eighty odd million of silver certifi-
Gates OF their legal tender quality.
GOOD GROUND FOR VETO.
This would admit of veto by the President
without reference to the question of silver coin
age upon the grounds that the act repudiated
the certificates as lawful money The legal tender
quaiity given these certificates when thew were
Issued must be preserved. and if this act b, an
ihad'ertence, deprives them of that quail
ity 1t must be amended before it
Is passed by the House. OF course there
was no intention on the part of the
gentlemen proposing the bill to DESTROY the
legal tender character of these certificates.
and it may be that they have looked into the
matter and discovered that il is all right but it
seems to me that there has been an oversight
which must be corrected.
UNFORTUNATELY IT MUST BE Attended.
1T Is unfortunate if We have to amend the
bill, as IT will then have to GO back TO the SEN
ate for further action. and its enemies then
may be able to talk it TO death. but it
Is better to do that than 10 pass
1t as 1t l., If /. takes the legal tender ouaIity
from more than $50 ,0O0, 900 in the hands of the
people.
HOPES HE is MISTAKEN.
II am, as have said, talking without having
consulted with those who prepared the bill. and
1t may be that am mistaken. hope am
"As far as the passage of the bill is concerned
am sure we can accomplish that If We can
prihg 1t to a vote. If 1t proves necessary 20
amend 1t we will do so and send it back
to the Senate for consideration. If il turns out
that no amendment is necessary the matter
Will be very simple
THE COMMITTEE ON RULES.
There will be a meeting of the committee on
rules tomorrow to consider the proposition to
iix upon Thursday of this week as Suspension
day to take the place Of the day lost BIZ reason
of today's being legal holiday. The purpose
Is to secure the passing of the tin-plate bill
action on the conference report on the river and
har5or bill and to pass several less important
bills This proposition contemplates ihe ordi-
nary tvo-thirds suspension.
MR.. rIEIcE's RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Pierce has introduced resolution pro-
viding that on day to be agreed upon it shall
be in order to move a suspension of the rules
to pass public measures which have been pre-
yiously discussed and that a majority
vote shall be sufficient. 1t is probable that
such a rule will be reported from the COM
mittee on rules. and. Of course. if q majority
committee on rules cannot be flibustered
against.
1t may be that this proportion will be adopted
at the meeting tomorrow instead of the two
thirds suspension rule for Thursday to secure
the passage of the TN plate and otner bills as
well as the silver bill, but this is uncertain.
TO BRING ABOUT SILVER VOTE.
If it is not adopted now it probably will be
adopted later in order to bring about vote on
the silver bill. The chances are decidedly in
favor Of the passage of the silver bill, though,
as Mr.. Bland suggests, it may have to be
amended