The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-09
SILVER THE ISSUE.
Congress Will Begin the Great
Struggle To-Day.

WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-The report of the
Committee on Rules on the silver question
will come up in the House tomorrow and
this afternoon the advocates of the
repeal OF the Sherman act were in
conference. Their hopes OF secur-
ing cloture grow less as The time
for taking the vote approaches rs the ma
jorty OF the Democrats are against it and
The effort 10 secure support from the kepub-
icans appears TO have failed. The Western
readers have list Of between thirty and
forty Republicans who they sar. will op-
pose taking up the silver question at this
time, and unless there should UNEXPECTEDLY
be change in the present situation on
eloture it will become necessary after that
proposition shall have been defeated TO de-
eide on the course to be pursued The anti
silver men will then change their tactics and
vote for the adoption of the Rules Com
mittee's report, while the free-coinage men
will vote against even the consideration of
silver at this time.
The temper Of the House In regard to the
silver fight was pretty we'll demonstrated
to-day by It's disposal OF the fibustering
motion made by Antony Of Texas. The
quarantine bill had been called up for the
purpose Of concurrng In the Senate amend
ments Antony. conducting the opposition
practically alone, thought he could win sup
port for his side by playing into the hands
of the silver men. He, therefore. framed
datory motion TO the effect that when the
House adjourned it should be till Saturday.
This, he believed, would win the votes Of
the free-coinage members. as the interven-
ing days, Thursday aud Friday. were days
set by the Committee on Rules for the con-
sideration Of the silver bill, but TO his
great surprise almost the whole House
rose in revolt against the idea. which would
seem TO show that both sides are just
little anxious to have the matter brought to
an issue in some more direct way.
The matter is to be brought up in another
way, however, as the House Banking Com
mittee to-day directed Chairman Bacon TO
report lavorably bill to amend the Sher-
man silver law so as to put coin notes
issued under 1t on the same footing as
greenbacks In bank aud clearing house
settlements. 1t provides for the exchange
OF these notes for certificates which the
banks may count as part Of their legal
reserves. The proposed change will make
no difference except to banks.
The committee has decided that the time
tomorrow and on Friday shall be equally
divided between the silver and the anti
silver men, Mr.. Bacon TO control the time
on one side and Messrs. Cox of Tennessee
and Townsend of Colorado on the other
side.
NEW YORK, Feb. s. = The Wall-street
Journal, reviewing the feeling on the street
on the silver question, says it is beginning
TO dawn upon many that the real effects Of
the Sherman bill. II continued in force, will
be 10 produce rise in prices rather than
fall. and good many people are beginning
to think the repeal will really affect The
market adversely. The fact that the market
continues strong in spite Of predictions of
dire disaster from the continued operations
Of the Sherman bill is tempting some people
to be less bitterly opposed to 1t than they
have been.
A Washington special to the Mail and
Express quotes "friend and adviser" Of
Cleveland as authority for the statement
that Cleveland will call an extra session of
Congress in March, especially to take action
on the silver question.