St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-13
That Is Expected Today in
the House on the Senate
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Signs Of Nervousness on Both
!sas Sides, But the Ants
i Most Confident.
Generals Marshaling Their
5. Forces for the Coming
Struggle.
The Senate in No Mood for
'st Further Discussion of
sab the Subject.

WASHINGTON, July 12.-There was a
lining up of the opposing forces on the
silver bill this afternoon ard much pre-
paration for the battle royal that is ex-
pected tomorrow when the effort is to
be made to bring the senate silver bill
before the house for action. There are
signs of nervousness and apprehension
on both sides, but on the whole the
anti-silver men make the best show Of
real confidence. Although the details
or the campaign are not made public as
yet, it may be predicted that the Re-
pubiicans and the Democrats opposed
to the passage of the silver bill will
unite in voting against the adoption of
/ the rule making the bill the special
order for consideration tomorrow. In
fact, Mr.. Reed said: 1.-THE Republic
ans will vote against the short order,
and they hope to be able to defeat it
with the aid of few Democratic votes"
MIR. Tracey says that the present dis
position is to allow short time for de-
bate before the previous question is
ordered and the adoption OF the special
rule. That will be done for the pur-
pose of allowing certain Democrats who
have heretofore favored free silver coin
age to explain why they do not believe
the rule should now be adopted, and
why they will vote againstit.
Mr.. Tracey will not say how many
converts of this kind he has made, but
some of his friends assert that when it
comes to vote they will be able to de-
feat the rule by q majority of twenty.
But they are taking no chances, and are
working hard to get out their full vote,
and have also been arranging pairs for
absent Republicans-no easy task
in the present humor of the
house. OneSiXth of the anti-silver Re-
publicans are absent. For six of them
pairs have been found, and three of the
absentees are expected to be present
tomorrow. The free coinage men are
strength tomorrow. They lost something
by the departure of the subcommittee to
Homestead to investigate the labor
troubles. but they assert that they can
make pairs for their men. Three Mis-
sissippi Democrats are now absent, but
lare. expected here tomorrow, and if they
come every silver Democrat will be
accounted for save one, and they will
get their full vote. Privately they admit
ItHdi TIE Dill is III very CRITICAL posi-
ton, but they hope to succeed; at any
rate. they intend to do their best, and
stheai if the rule is defeated they
twill abandon the fight. After the adj
,jOurnment of the house this afternoon
othes ''antis" had meeting in Mr.. Her
bert's room, and fixed up the plan of bat
tile, making themselves ready to meet
every parliamentary obstruction they
could perceive among the possibilities,
land stirring up the whips to secure
full attendance. y
, sEhe senate does not appear to be in a
humor favorable for further discussion
of the silver question. The finance
committee tins morning held its
regular weekly session. but no &C
count was taken of the possibility
that the house might send the Stewart
bill back to the senate in few days.
and indead the subject was not touched
upon in any way. In the senate itself
Mr.. Palmer came near precipitating aD-
other silver debate by the presentation
of letter he had received from the
treasury department in relation to the
accumulation of silver in the treasury
vaults, but while Mr.. Morgan was. as
usual, fully prepared and even eager
for the fray, the other senators APP
peared to breathe sigh of relief as an
objection from Mr.. Allison cut off the
discussion.