The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-21


Bill VIII Undoubtedly Pass-The
situation Grows Interesting.
WAsuSGToN, D, O., August 20,-A half
month of the special session OF Congress
has passed and tho third week OF the
financial contest opens with both par
ties confident, but with many signia-
capt changes in the situation, The de-
yelopments OF the week that has gone
has brought surprises to both clements
and have demonstrated the impossibill.
y Of partisan politics entering into the
battle. The Republican senators from
the silver states have reiterated with
greater emphasis their loyalty to the sill
YER cause, while Dan Voorhees,, the
Democratic senator from Indiana, with
A FREQ coinage record OF twenty years,
has surprised his former friends by de.
caring for the unconditional repeal OF
the Sherman act, and as chalmau OF the
finance committee has cast tho deciding
vote for tho favorable report Of such a
measure to the senate. Thus the dis.
appointment which tho repeal men ex'
perienced whom Senator Vest, OF Mis-
souri,, emphatically declared for free
coinage and against unconditional re-
peal has been more than Offset by the
accession to their ranks OF the distin-
puished chairman OF the committee on
finance. But tho free coinage men OF
the senate arc still resolute and deter.
mined, and no one familiar with the
situation can hope for a final settle
ment Of the question in tho senate
without almost endless discussion, ex-
tending through many weeks, and votes
upon innumerable propositions to be
submitted by tho silver men In case OF
the defeat OF their leading proposition!
It's not improbable that tho coming
week may sec the bill to permit national
banks to increase their issue OF bank
notes to the par value OF their United
States bonds on deposit forced to q vote
in the senate, and the Indications are
that it will receive q majority vote.
Some OF the silver senators are in favor
Of resisting all remedial legislation
whatever, unless there be coupled with
it a law for tho free coinage OF silver,
but the majority apparently consider
this policy ill advised and do not think
the silver men can afford to oppose the
currency bill which will Immediately
swell tho volume OF national bank
notes 100000 or more, and not tend
TO affect in any degree the esscn-
tial merits Of the free coinage question.
Any legislation further than this will
meet with solid phalanx Of opposi-
tion from tho silver men and II they
see any probability Of finding them.
selves in minority they will demand
prompt action on the contested cases
Of Senators Mantle and Allen, whose
admission, it is believed, will give tho
silver element at least two moro votes
in the United States senate.
In the house the last weeks discus
sion has brought but little to encourage
tue free coinage people. Congressman
Bryan, one OF their most eloquent lead
ers has spoken aud his speech has elic-
tied the highest praise, but 1t is doubted
bymany whether even such able efforts
could change many votes in the house
now, so little does the situation seem
to depend upon argument or past pre-
deIictions. When seen by the Associ.
ated Press representative to-day Con-
gresham Bland declined to give any
estimate Of the result Of the vote on the
various relative propositions, saying
that no had made no canvass OF the
sentiments OF tho house. Congressman
Bryan, who, by common consent, ia &C.
corded tho place OF chief lieutenant TO
Chairman Bland, gave tho following
estimate OF the aituation:
The CANVASS is not sufficiently COM
pIete to make an accurate statement as
to the vote in tho house. l am salts
lied, however, that majority of the
members Of the house favor FREQ coinage
@e IN favor oi tho present ratio Of ~ Il
], but others tavor other ratios running
rs high as 2S TO |. The propositions
submitted to the house do not 20 high
or than 70 to /, but ii no agreement j.
reached the friends OF FREQ coinage will
slII oppose unconditional repeal, hop
ingto secure some affirmative legislation
alter tho committees arc organized wher
the matter CONES before Congress again
iss not only possible, but probable
therefore, that unconditional rcpoa
Will bc defeated, even If tho silver met
law
Mr. Wilson, of West Virginia, do
cihed TO give any estimate OF tho vote
a. tie end Of tho discussion, aud ro
ietfed tho question TO Congressman
Tracey OF New York, who has hat
oUaigc OF tho canvass and who is reall,
recognized as tho leader Of tho repeal
lily lOrces,
"Wc have mado q Canvass" salt
ueneral Tracey, 'und tho result hH
convinced us That wo haYo q clear ina
Ptiy oil every prop0rtion-aiter con
Vedlng to our opponents twonty.tlv
uuoubtlul votes. There Ia no doubt tina
lhO unconditional repeal bill will pas
anl that every proposition and rati
proposed By the silver people will b
aeleoIed by substantial vote. Eve
gonC1llug to thOm every ono Of th
youthful votes, We lRvo still clear mt
p'Hy ON every proposition, There en-
W no doubt AZ TO tho result aud tn
sherman act will bc unconditIonallyrt
E1'spc0kcr Rood, tho leader OF III
hvpuuliean side, declined to give an
eumalo Of tho result or Oxpross an.
SSp.u'9h saying ho had not yet decide,
NnUcr wnOUcr ho would even speak cn th