The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-08-28
ITS GOING AGAINST US
Speculation as 10 tho Result Of tho
Vote In tho Houia Toby.
A MAJORITY OF 70 OR so
Both Sides Have Done All That II
Was Possible for Thorn to Do
Forecast OF the
Week.

WASHINGTON, Aug. sI.-Ths financial
debate has closed and the line OF hattie in
now being sharply drawn for the decisive
contest that takes plaoe In the house to-
morrow. The leaders on both sides have
exerted every effort to hnye their men oil
here, and it II expected that the first roll
call will find almost every member OF the
house present and voting. The result Of
the successive roll calls tomorrow 10 no
longer . matter OF doubt to any ono
familiar with the situation. The frec
coinage bill to bs offered by Bland rs -
substitute for the repealing bill OF Wilson
will he defeated. The exact vote 10 un-
certain. Tho fealty OF certain members
10 the measure depends much on the ratio
that receives tho largest support In the
house. There seems to be no doubt that
instead of the highest ratio, 20 to I. being
the most popular, tho old ratio, IL to 1,
will receive the greatest voto and he tho
only one seriously considered; but, what
ever may be tho result Of the vote on tho
separate ratios, the Bland bill will no
rejected as q substitute for the Wilson bill
and tho majority for rejection will not he
less than 40.
After the rejection of the Bland bill, and
when tho question resolves itself to the
simple one Of tho repeal OF the purchasing
act OF tho Sherman Law, tho Wilson bill
will bc passed by majority of not less
than 60.
Immediately after the passage OF tho
Wilson bill II will he reported to tho sen.
ate, and II tho usual course Is pursued 1t
will ba referred TO tho committee on
finance of that body. II Ia expected that
the policy OF the senate will bs to let tho
bill slumbcr there whilc all tho efforts OF
the upper chamber will bo directed to So
curing tho adoption OF the repeating bill
now pending In that bo,ly. The reason
Tor this is that the repeating bill reported
by tho senate committee on finance Is he.
lieved TO be superior TO the house bill, be-
cause IL contains q declaration originated
by Senator Hill, p!ed9ing the government
TO the policy OF bimetallism. IL is quito
certain that no bill can pass the senate
without . declaration endorsing the policy
OF bimetallism, and as no declaration ID
explicitly made In the Wilson bill, tho
programme will be 10 pass the senate bill
aud seud Il to the house for tho concur
epnce OF thss latter body. OF course the
Meet OF this will bc 10 rovivs tls
shole question Ia tho house, but il 10 mo-
thought that any considerable time will
be consumed by the house In passing
upon the question second time.
Considerable speculation IL being in
dulsed In as to tho next step to be taken
In financial legislation after the passage
Of tho bill repcaling the Sherman law
The committee on coinage, under the
leadership Of Chairman Bland, will, Il Il
expected, report free coinage bill in due
time and Chairman SprinSer's COMMITTEES
on banking and currency is expected to pre-
sent several relief measures to tho house
Congressman Mcrreary Of Kentucky, ons
Of the delegates on tho part Of tho United
States to the recent interna tional mon
etary conference at Brussels, has pro
pared Joint resolution for introduction
In the house next week. The resolution
provides for tho appointment Of com
mission OF three senators, an equal mum
bcr of representatives, with thrco expert,
to he appointed by tho president, who
shall inquire into tho whole dnancia
question in its broadcast phases, not as Il
bimetailism alone, but also rs to tho rcor
Ganisation of tho banking system. TIL,
means OF promoting intern ational bimet
allism will also be subject for the com
mission to consider. II Is provided tina
tho report of the commission shall be pre-
sentcd to the senate and house not late
than Jan. I. 1894.