Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-02
TO BE FOUGHT ALL OVER AGAIN.
The Silver Question May BE Raised
by the Presidents Veto

The House has been still stumbling along
today without a quorum. Until they can
get a quorum and dispose of the election
cases action on the segniorage veto is de-
layed-
There is no expectation on the part Of the
silver men that they will be able to pass
the bill over the Presidents veto The at
tempt will be made only as a formality and
for the purpose Of emphasizing the disap-
prevail of the Presidents action. There is
as much doubt as ever about what will be
done in Congress in consequence of the
veto. 1t is quite apparent that the radical
silver men, who have not made any effort
to stand in line with the administration,
are far less concerned than are those who
have heretofore tried to fit silver senti-
ments to administration loyalty.
The silver men who voted for the repeal
of the Sherman law are the ones who now
most want to get a chance 10 make en-
phatic disapprOv9l of the veto. The others
have their records in favor of free coinage
made up and cannot strengthen them great
ly. At the same time. all the silver men in
Congress appear to be determined to keep
up the agitation and to get a free coinage
Dill through both houses If possible. APP
parently the only difference of opinion
among them is as to the desirabillty of at
tempting to couple the silver and the tariff
The statement by Mr.. voorhees, that
RoIy AeeHHS anu party Ties cannot be re-
lied on by the money classes to secure to
them the power they hold and the further
statement that the battle will come in the
near future and that he will then have
something to say. apparently indicates a
Iee1ng on the part of the leader of the
democrats in the Senate that the financial
struggle IS not yet over for this Congress
Inere appears to be no doubt that in one
form or another the whole question has got
10 De fought over again in both houses.
EntangIed With the Tariff BiII.
The general belief is that the tariff dis
cussion in the Senate begun today will be
protracted far beyond the estimate of the
members of the finance committee.
A good many stumbling blocks are along
Its track, and it is not altogether certain
that 1t may not be thrown into a hotch-
potch with silver. Those democrats who
have openly or otherwise opposed the meas
ure are as intent ever upon its defeat
Out not generally disposed to reveal their
purposes. The bill is undoubtedly subject to
subtitle attacks, which may be its undoing
Ihere Is little or no doubt that the ultimate
purpose Of the trainers of the bill is to take
out Of il every possible benefit to the sugar
trust, and the almost universal opinion Is
that before the bill becomes a law sugar
Will be back on the free list.
The Quay free coinage amendment de-
signed to be the death of the bill, is sure
10 be pressed 1t is the present intention
OF number OF democrats TO vote for that
or some similar amendment, and IL the
republicans, with a design to defeat the
measure, should vote pretty generally for
such an amendment. il would stand a fair
chance OF carrying. The radical silver
democrats do not want to be compelled to
vote on the proposition, but il the tariff
and the silver get tied together it will be
difficult to separate them.