New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-09
INITIATION WINS THE DAY.
MR. BLAND SCORES A POINT.
x,,s R,r.L TO COIN THE SEIGNIORAGE
TAKEN UP IN THE HOUSE.
MANY DEMOCRATS REVERSE THEIR ACTION OF
,.sr SUMMER IN FAVOR OF SOUND
MONEY - CARLISLE FAvoRlNG
CoMPRoMIsE-rURTHER VIEWS
OF THE MINORITY
fnY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRiBrNe'

COMPROMIsE-FuRTIIER VIEWS
or THE MINORITY.
fey ryrrGRAru TO THE TRiBCSti
Washington. Feb S-After str"ss'e ,"'''"e
nearly four hours. Mr.. Bland ana hs io''o"'
to-day succeeded In carrying the 'no"on ~ 'o"
slider the silver bill reported by 'he '''''': "
the COMMITTEES IN Coinage, ana ABOUT N
ne took the floor II eX''an and ue'e"' ~
few silver Republicans voted FOR the '''o'o'' ''u
there were scattering Democratic VOTES at'''''
:. ~, moo, q. the Republicans and nearly all
the Eastern Democrats refraineh iio''' '''s
r,e only New-England Democrat who voted IN
the affirmative was McEttrick. oil Massach"-
cats No New-York New-Jersey Democrat
A, so mi, Er1nan Kribbs. Reilly and Sibley
-. porrsvI,.onia voted Tor the motion. the re-
,aar of the affirmative votes were cast by
c,,horn and Western Democrats and Popuilsts
80 Tho motion was carried on the thrd 'riai
nv III yeas to nays. Speaker CrisP 'ooN
Mains TO have his own vote reco'"'u i" ~
Affirmative. although ii was not necessary ~
complete the quorum
NOT REALLY FOR SOUND MoNEi'
The votes In the House yesterday anu 'o-uaS
on Mr. BANDS motion clearly indica'eo 'ha' ''e
concessions o. POpulist-Democra'S " 'o0''N
money" principles were neither sincere "o' '"''-
ing No fewer than seventy-'"o De'"o''a'H
who on August oS. 1898. voted for IN" uncohui-
tional repea, OF the bullion purchasing proV'S'o"
of the act Of 1890 have recorded their votes !"
,ayor Of Nh. Bland's motion to consider one of
the most mischievous and vicious 'i'''h0i'
measures that was ever favorabiy reported by
. COMMITTEES If Congress The names OF THESE
hoclsIidors are Anderson, Baldwin. Bar"ig
plact OaO Black Gll). Breckenridge 'Ark)
pracx,nridce C<v) Brett. Brckner, Brow''
1vnun Cabauiss Caruth. Catchings. Clarke
iaIa1. Cooper (Fla). Cooper Ond). Grain. Don
oyan Edmunds. Er1man Fornan uo'u~'e'
German Gresham. Hammond. Hare HaEeS
Holman. Hunter Kribbs. Lawson Layton Les
ter. Lisle Lynch. Marshall. Martin unu)' NC
Creary. McDannod. McEttrick. McGann' NC
Kaig McNlillin, McNagny, Meredith. Montgomery
Oates Cultivate. Paschal, Patterson. Payntes
Pearson. Pendeton CTex), Pendleton CIV. Na'
Price Reilly Richards (Ohio), Richardson
(Mich). Ritchle. Russell (Ga). Springer. stone
XVI Swanson, Taylor Gnd). Tucker. Turner
Turpin. Tyler Washington. Wells and WISE
CUCKOO" SONGS FORGOTTEN NOW
These converts appear already to have for
gotten the cuckoo hymns which they sang
with more or less enthusiasm last August und''
the inspiration Of Administration promises OF
"pie" as reward for their efforts. OF the
seventy-two Democrats above named forty-two
also voted last August against the Bland amend
m.nt to revive the limited coinage act OF 1873
They were Baldwin. Rarwi3 Black OLD. BrecK-
inridge (Ark), Breckenridge Ky). B1ckner'
Brown Bynum, Cabaniss. Caruth. Catchings.
Clarke (Ala-). Grain. Erdman. Forman GoldZer'
German. Gresham. Hammond. Hayes. kriobs.
Layton, Isle. Lynch. Martin Qnd). McDannold.
McEttrick, McGann McKaig. McNagny Mere
dith Cultivate. Patterson. Pearson. Pendletoh
Nv Val Reilly. Richards (Ohio). Springer.
Wo11a nd
~ the seyenty-two Democrats who are voting
ui,b BLAND now had followed his lead last
August unconditional repeal. instead OF passing
the House Of Representatives by the overwheim-
ing majority Of 13l. would have been defeated
by a majority Of thirteen votes; or II the forty
two Democrats who then voted against the
amendment referred to had followed Band
lead as they are now doing, 1t would have been
adopted by a majority of seventy, instead OF be-
ing rejected by majority Of seventy-seven
votes.
II Ia evident from the foregoing comparisons
not only that the votes OF Democrats yester-
day and to-day in favor Of silver imitation more
truly reflect their real sentiments than did their
votes on the Silver Repeal bill. but that II the
Administration desires the defeat Of the pend
ing measure IL will be obliged to bestr itself and
resort to means which were found 10 De 50 potent
and effectual last summer.
who accept and wear the title with an air OF
pride think that 1t ought no longer TO be APP
nl,ed 10 the whom sound money" Democrats
who became backsliders yesterday and To-Day
One Of them to-day suggested that chameleon
was a word that fitted these tickle statesmen
better than "cuckoo,' because the chameleon
is noted for the and rapidly with which It's
color changes. and also on account OF the rae.
that II can move either OF its eyes independently
OF the other
COMPROMISE FAVORED BY CARLISLE
While the flibus,ering was in progress re-
port was circulated TO the effect that a COM
promise had been agreed upon by leading adVo-
Gates and opponents OF the bill. which would APP
pear In the form Of amendment which wouid
be offered or accepted by the majority OF the
Coinage Committee. 1t was understood that
This Amendment when was said to have been
proposed by Secretary Carlisle provided hrst
that Treasury notes based on "selgniorase
should be issued from time to time in amounts
equal to the amount Of "seigniorage bullion
coined, said Treasury notes to be redeeinaDIe;
not in "coin." as are the Treasury notes issued
under the act OF 1890. but in standard silver
dollars worth about 80 cents; and. second. that
Section 2 which provides for the coinage into
standard silver dollars OF the remainder OF the
bullion purchased under the act OF 1880, anu
for the cancellation Of Treasury notes which
may be redeemed and the substitution OF Treas
ury notes therefor. should be dropped from lile
bill and brought forward as separate measure
II revived at all. If this is a correct outline or
Secretary Carlisle's p-opositOn-and II was oD-
tanned from "A member OF the House COMMITTEES
on the Judiciary to whom ne communicated 1t
he proposes 10 try to hoa: Treasury notes re-
deemable in standard silver dollars alone along
side OF Treasury notes that are redeemabe in
either gold or silver, and 10 create another Kind
of currency in addition to the kinds already in
existence He also consents that enough bullion
TO coin 55156. GSi standard silver dollars shall be
distracted from the amount now held AZ security
for the Treasury notes issued in payment for
said bullion and boldly commits the Adminisra-
ton in favo OF the proposition that "seignior-
age" which under the law comes Into existence
only when the bullion from which 1t arises has
been coined. may he "anticpat"d.
sEIGNIoRAGE THE RESULT or COINAGE.
This proposition is discussed In the views OF
the minority OF the Committee on Coinage. The
minority says: without going into the deriva-
ton Of the word or the learning OF the lexi-