The morning call., 1894-03-27
OVER THE VETO.
Bland Marshaling His
Forces.
SMALL HOPE FOR SILVER.
1t All Rests With the President
Now.
TALK OF A NEW CONFERENCE.
Mexico Moves in the Matter and
Germany Is Nearly Ready
to Act.
AK OF A NEW CONFERENCE.

WASHINGTON, March 26.-Representa-
tive Bland consulted his silver associates
of the House to day as to the chances for
passing the silver seigniorage bill over a
veto. He found most of the men who had
voted for the bill ready to indorse it again
even against veto. Whether he will
make the move or not is not yet certain as
the most radical friends of the bill recog-
nize that the necessary two-thirds vote to
overcome the veto could not be secured in
the House, and without this the move
could be nothing more than a protest.
The vote on the passage of the bill was:
Ayes 168, noes 129, and not voting 56.
This aye vote was secured only after a
prOtracted struggle. during which the
House was without quorum much of the
time. 1t is believed to represent almost
the full strength of the bill. To pass the
measure over a veto would require 235 aye
votes u a full vote, but as full House is
never to be expected the 297 present at the
last vote is counted on as being the num-
ber who would vote on the veto question.
With such a membership two-'hirds vote
necessary to overturn the veto would be
1913, or thirty more than Bland could COM
mand on the passage of his bill. These
fifty-six not voting on the passage of the
bill, as the original negative vote could be
relied upon to sustain the veto. It is con-
ceded by the silver men that they could
not get the necessary thirty, so that In any
event the move to pass the bill over the
veto would be nothing more than a
formality.
Senator Pugh of Alabama expressed the
i
send in veto OF the Bland bill accom-
panied with statement of his objection,
saying in effect that if bill could
be passed devoid of the ambiguity of the
bill now before him and providing simply
for the coinage of the silver seigniorage
it would receive bis approval. The Sena-
tor expressed the opinion that in this
event such a bill could be passed without
much trouble or delay.
There are said TO be strong probabilities
| of new instructions to the monetary con-
ference, and it will be called at the invita-
ton of Mexico. There is well-founded
belief that it will take place next autumn.
Romero, Mexican Minister, declines to
speak on the subject, but it is understood
he has brought the matter to the attention
of the State Department
BuenZ, representing the German Govern
ment. arrived in Omaha to-day, accom-
panied by G. Haller. an attache of the
German consulate at Chicago. In an in
terview Mr.. Buenz said, among other
things:
1T is clearly evident that some legIsla-
tion favorable to silver interests will soon
be enacted in Germany. A committee has
been pointed by the Reichstag to inves-
tgate the merits of an increased coinage
of silver. and will doubtless report favor
ably. judging from the fact that a ma
iority of the members of the committee
are silver advocates and loyal 70 the admin
istration. What the Reichstag will do it
/ would be presumptuous for me to state at
this time, but | firmly believe from an indi-
vidual standpoint that the Reichstag will
act favorably and ratify the committees
action. 1t is evident that more silver
would be most acceptable acquisition TO
the currency. Germany was represented
at the last International monetary confer
ence. l think that another conference of
this character will be held in the near
future and that Germany will be repre-
Sented,"