The morning call., 1892-07-10
SITTER HEN Terry SHAkY.
Even Jerry Simpson ConfeSSeS That
Defeat Is Probable.
SPECIAL to The MoRNIxe CALL

WASHINGTON. July Amy effect that
may have resulted from the favorable re-
port on tie Stewart free-c0inage bill by the
House Committee on Coinage, Weights and
Measures to-day was more than Offset by
the action Of the Committee on Rules, W hich
decided TO set aside next Wednesday and
Thursday for the consideration Of the silver
bill. The committee stGpl ed right there,
refraining from bringing in tine cloture rule,
vote taken before adir .aent
on Thursday. This gives t., anti
silver men, headed by sucn able
hlibusters as General Tracey and Fitch Of
New York, an opportunity 10 kill time as
they please. The members OF the Com
mittee on Rules say that no request for the
cl0iure rule was made, and that therefore
they were not justifird in doing anything
more than to set aside two days for the
discussion of the bill. Every one appears
To be satisfied with this rule, even the
Democrats saying that IL was a wise thing
10 do There Will be test vote early in
tie proceedings If the ants feel strong
enough, and the bill may be killed almost
a. soon as 1t is reported.
General Tracey says he has 30 majority
while Jerry Simpson. an ardent silver advo-
cate, says that he is compelled to say that
IN bis estimation the bill would be beaten
by four or five votes. Representative Bar
tine says he Is not sure OF victory. but is
quite certain that the silver sentiment has
taken an upward tendency. When the sill
Yer men have all returned from their homes
he thinks they will have clear majority.
The Silver Bill Reported.
The House Committee on Coinag..
Weights and Measures met promptly at 80
this morning with full voting membership
present Without dlatory motions on the
part Of the silver men the silver bill was at
once brought 10 a vote Just as 1t passed the
Senate, and was ordered reported favorably
by the following vote: Ayes-Band, j. K,
Williams. KiigoTe. Robertson, Pierce,
Lpes, Meheghan and BartiDe. Noes
F5%dey SIM e. .Id ,os Williams Abne1
silver men were thus assured of getting the
bill on the calendar they gave some thought
70 the question as to the best means to ye-
cure action on it. In pursuance of this
Bartlne moved that tue chairman request
the Committee on Rules to report the cioture
rule for the consideration Of and vote upon
the bIli. This caused considerable discus
sion, as it was found eioture was objection
aoie TO some members, and Bartine withdrew
MS motion. Bland therefore subsequently
reported the bill to the House without a re-
quest for a special order for q vote on il.
However, the Committee on Rules has
agreed TO report a resolution setting apart
Wednesday and Thursday Tor the cons der
alton of the bill.
liz the House Bland presented a report
to accompany the silver bill, in which the
committee says:
Whatever may be the effect of the bill as
u relates to treasury notes issued under
the act Of july H. $780, which act is re-
pealed by this bill, there is no diverse opin-
ION that The notes ara redeemable in coin
cerlYeo from the coinage of bullion pur-
chased under the repealed act. The bill
reported compels this course. The notes be-
ing therefore redeemabe in c DIN are
necessarily good as coin.
"IhiS BILL says the report, ''prescribes
RS The sole requirement upon the owner Of
silver bullion that he shall deposit the
So re at any time. and defines the whole
duty Of tie proper officers as 10 his deposit
foE coinage shall be upon tho terms and
c9nd ons which are provided by law for
the GeposiE aud coinage OF gold.
ohecrs are 10 ceiu The silver in to standard
dollars authorized by the act Of February
Is, 1878 Ii this bill, should pass silver bull
lvn would be paid for at t4e minis on the
deposit OF the same in money appropriated
by Congress, and kept there by The
Secretary OF the Treasury, rs now provided
TO-. In gold. The capacity Of the minis is
lii. ted practically by the appropriations
! re nints at Philadelphia, New Orleans.
san Francisco and Carson City, run to their
full capacity and with changes OF workmen
or shifts per day, can coin largely in excess
OK all bullion silver produced from the
mines from year to year"
During the afternoon the Committee on