New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-23
4 MAJORITY OF FORTY.
ESTIMATES OF THE HOUSE ADMINISTRA
TON LEADERS.
4 STILL LARGER MAJORITY COUNTED on IN TIT
FINAL VOTE FOR REPEAL-sPEEcIEs
on BOTH SIDES.
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IpY TELEGRAPH TO THE IEIBCNEI
Washington. Aug. 22-The Administration Demo
cratic leaders in the House OF hepieae"'''"cs heiu
a conference to-day and after careluliy comparing
and revising the estimates OF ther cahVasses
raoc,od the conclusion that they could safely de-
- atori,v Of at least forty votes against
,h s,roroee, nroposition offered by the freesilver
Democrats whatever may be, and upon still
larger majority on the final vote LOT REPEAL lhey
cleo made ARRANGEMENT to notify all absentees who
favor unconditional repeal to be on hand on Mon
day morning and will see that any VINO may De
unable to be present are properly paired
While there are still some weak places IN the re-
neal estimates II is probable that their majority
win not fall below forty votes. Some OF them had
counted on ten votes from Michigan leaving one IN
doubt but information received to-day ihhica'es a
rohahtv that six votes from that State, four Dem
ocratic and two Republican, may DE cast LOT one
or moro of the Bland propositions, and four or five
of them against repeal There Is also cohsiderapie
uncertainty in regard to Illinois The repeal esti-
r,ates give the free-conagc men six Democratic
votes and one Republican vote from That state
II is almost certain that two OF the liiho's epuo
ucans Messrs. Cannon and Post, VIII vote against
unconditional repeal, and others may ioho" their
example Both of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Hunter and Black. and four other Democrats are
claimed by the free-siver men. Inc repea' ieaueiS
are not certain as to the status of all the Demo-
Gratis from Ohio and Indiana. but are disposed 10
concede four votes from the former and I'VE from
the latter State to their opponents MT "h''e' ne
publican. of Ohio. is expected to vote Tor Tree
coinage at a ratio Of 20 TO !, and probably against
unconditional repeal also.
After the vigorous and earnest speech OF Colonel
Uenburn to-day against all the pending propo-
sltions. including repeal, it asserted by a Re-
nublican from another Western State that at
least three other Iowa men would follow Hep
burns lead, and he also expressed the oplho"
that a good many other western fepuphca"H
would do the same Mr. Lacey Of Iowa. is anxious
TO offer an amendment providing Tor the resuihp-
tion and continuance Of silver coinage until the
total amount reaches the sum OF NWVo"" a'
which point coinage shall cease, and he Is rather
honefu that he will be allowed to do so. He said
TO-DAY that a number of Democrats some OF whom
favor repeal while others are opposed to II, nave
expressed desire to vote for his proposition as
the best and most practicable solution of the ques-
ton.
The members OF the House OF Representatives
who were in their seats to-day heard several soou
speeches in favor OF unconditional repeal and one
notably strong and effective one In opposition To
It. That was Colonel Hepburns. lie Is one OF the
ablest debaters and most eloquent speakers IN the
House to which he has returned after an absence
OF six years and his speech elected repeated
rounds of applause on the Republican side Messrs'
Mallory OF Florida: Lane OF Illinois anu Jones OF
Virginia Democrats, and Newlands' OF Nevada also
spoke on the same side Mr.. Newlands made a
strong and able argument his side OF the ques-
ton and his speech attracted good deal OF a'eh-
ton Speeches in favor OF repeal were made by
Messrs Brickner. OF Wisconsin Hopkins OF III
nois and Bynum. OF Indiana. Mr.. Hopkins spoke
with great clcarness and force, as he always docs
and Mr. Bynum. who was stanch advocate Of
free coinage until last year read from manuscript
a speech which had evidently been prepared with
great care.