The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-28
REPEAL Will PASS.
Bland's First Two Ratio
Propositions Defeated
By a Large Majority.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS TODAY.
Senator Hill Introduces Bill to
Repeal tho Federal Elsc-
tions Law.

WASHINGTON. D. c., August 2s. 1898. -
Speaking of the great debate which
closed In the House on Saturday. a ex-
perienced observer notes the superiority
in generalship manifested on the side OF
the ''repealers'
He says:-"Mr. Bland had used all his
best speakers ut earlier stages of the bat
tie, and although his opponents had
never let their side fall behind at any
stage of the debate, Mr.. Wilson held back
an overwhelming array of his best
speakers. who followed each other
at intervals throughout the dav.
hurting dc the opposition elo-
quence. facts and arguments that
would have overwhelmed them, even il
they had reserved all their est men for
the last day. As it was. but one man,
mir. Bland, put up during the enrire day
and evening. attracted any particular
attention. and that was the humorous
Mr.. Allen of Mississippi, who was enter-
tanning, but not convincing. Even
Mr.. Bland himself. when he arose to re-
Ply to the great speech delivered by Mr..
from the hocr and the gallaries. 1t was
almost patriotic TO see the old man broken
In health, who has given the best years
of his life to the free coinage
cause, aud who every body be-
lieves ia sincere IN his ideas
inevitable defeat talking TO th inning gall
lertes aud to empty chairs Il the floor
that had been filed out few minutes
before by the Gnrong who lis tened In
wrapt attention for nearly Two hours TO
every wort tnat fell from the lips Of th g
great New York orator.
"Mr. Wilson's forces inclu ded ex-
Speaker Reed of Maine. Mr. Go ckran of
New York, MIR. Wilson himself, Mr..
Boutelle of Maine. and Messrs. Tracey
and Fellows OF New York. Il would be
hard 10 Gel together a stronger array OF
speakers on the monet ary question in
the House. 1t will proba b " be a long
time before an opportunity Is Afforded of
listening to such list of speakers on Jhs
same side OF any question on The same
day.
"Mr. Bland opposed to this array Mr.,
Dearmond of Missouri. MIR. Williams OF
ILLINOIS. Mr.: Allen of Mississippi. him
self. Mr.. Mcmillan of Tennessee, Mr..
Fitnian of Illinois aud Mr.. Hudson of
kansas, men who. for the most part. ara
little known, aud. who compared very
unfavorabiy with the msn they were put
mp against. 1t was for the most pars like
answering cannons with pop guns"
ESTIMATING THE AfAJoRfTIRS
There was no formal meeting of the
Committee on Organization of the anti
silver men last night, but most of tho
members gathered in the LOBBY of the
Arlington Hotel AID informally discuss
ed tue situation They arranged that
each man on The com mittee should
have a block OF members for
whose presence in the hall and
whose vote on every roll call ne would
be held responsible. What the maiori-
ties against the free coinage men will be
on the several ratios ont the six Bland
substitntes. and then on the dnal passage
OF the Wi lson bill no one is prepared to
Say with accuracy this morning. The sill
YER men themselves admit that their
opponents will have q majority. The
poll kept by the anti-silver committee,
and which only the men about whom
there il no doubt whatever have bsen
counted, shows that there will be ma
jority of thirty-fye against the strongest
of the Bland propositions. Their most
conservative estimate on the final maj ,r-
ity in favor OF the Wilson bill itself is
that it will run from 45 to 60.
Itwas believed at one time that the
proposition for free coinage at the 30 to l
ratio would attract the most votes, but
Secretary Carlisle's letter on that subiecL
TO Senator V0ornees and Senator Hills
exposition on the folly of attempting to
induce European countries TO adopt an
increased ratio and incur the tremeud-
ous expense of recoinage have weakened
the arguments for an increased ratio of
great deal. In fact, no one has talked in
creased ratio IN the House to any extent
since the publication OF Mr.. Carlisle's let
ter. II Is now believed MIR. Bland and
his followers will show their greatest
strength on their first proposition, that of
free coinage at 16 to l.
ROLL CALL
Forty minutes IS the period generally
allowed for u call of the roll in the
House. This is about the average
length of tiufe consumed In this opera
tiou. To recapitulate one roll aud make
preparations for another will probably
occupy nearly twenty minutes more. so
that an hour may safely be allowed
for each of the seven votes
to be taken today. AS the House does
not meet till noon, it is, therefore, prob
able that the final result Will not be
reached until seven T. NJ. y. the earliest.
The votes are to be taken first on the
different ratios, 16 to l, ITO l, Is TO /,
10 to and 20 TO l. as amendments
to the Wilson repeal BILL Theu,
upon substituting the Bland-Al-
lison limited silver coinage act tor the
Sherman silver purchasing act Thea
when all these propositions have been re-
OF the Wilson bill without amendment
for the unconditional repeal OF the pur.
chasing clause of the Sherman act re-
quiring the monthly purchase by the
United States OF 4.500.000 ounces OF nue.
silver.
IN THE HOUSE TODAY.
When Speaker Crisp commanded order
at twelve O'Clock nearly every seat in the
House VAS filled, an unmistakable evil
deuce of the general aud individual
interest in the matter In hand. Chaplain
Hatidaway prayed briefly aud In voice
inaudible at distance OF more
than ten feet from the desk for
an especial gift Of wisdom and
Judgment to rightly settle the great oues-
tion before the Houss. After the reading
OF the journal Mr.. Viewer of New YORK
appeared at tue bar OF the House on the
arm OF his colleague. General Tracey aud
was sworn In by The Speaker.
The resolution contained in the order
of procedure on the silver question was
reported by the clerk. providing for a
vote first upon free coinage of silver at
The present ratio of l6 TO /.
Repi esentative Railey OF Texas asked
il. In the event Of all the amendments IN
Guided in the order being defeated, It
would be In order to propose an addi-
tional amendment germane to the sub
jecf. SpreaKer Crisp rel lied thar. as st
present advised, he would answer no;
that the order provides exhaustively all
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