New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-24
CHANCES OF THE VACUUM BILL
THE PRESIDENT STILL UNDECIDED WHAT
TO DO.
ROTH SIDES CONFIDENT INDICATIONS SEEM
ro ne HOWEVER. THAT MIR. CLEVELAND
IL LOOKING FOR AN EACtsE

TO SIGN 1T.
Washington March 23.-1t Is asserted at the
Treasury Department that the President mas SO lar
made I'D his mind on the Bland Silver Dill that ne
IA disposed to sign It II he can convince hi'hse.i
tba, M hus,ness disturbance will result from sucn
action l. Il to this point that he Is now addressing
himself His veto or signature OF the bill Will de-
nend on the solution he arrives at or this question:
Aside from the protests OF commercial podies.
whose position toward the bill - the same as toward
all silver legislation. It is said that the fresideht
pves weight to the fact that opposition has
developed among the rank and file OF business
men throughout the country. while the influence
brought TO bear in its behalf comes not only from
those who are usually In favor OF silver but also
from that large independent contingent that Ia
vored the repeal OF the Sherman law last tai' put
s,il he'd out for some legislation in favor Of
silver This influence Is making Itself te't with
the President and Is chiefly represented by Con-
illinois ....,- -. 10.
The original silver men are not letting the tact
escape tho attention OF the President that tho Band
selgnorage Silver bill in the aggregate received
seven -eighths Of the Democratic strength In both
Mr Bands declaration that Free Cola .ge
bill will be reported TO the House whe'h.r the
President signs the Seigniorage pill or not. created
grelt deal Of talk at the Capt1i me Tree eoas
members OF tn House agree win Mr. Bahd, Toy
say that the Segniorage biz Is mercy incidental
the necessliies in the case some Of the more CON
servatve however believe that the irfs sara ABOUT
tho matter the better. lnaSmucn az IN lHcIr lux
men. the President may veto the Segniorage b'll
IL he becomes satisfied that an attcnpt VIII be
made To put a free silver bill through the House
The Eastc Democrats however. ali or whom
are opposed free silver. are still firm In the be-
hlll Mr. Tracey. 81 New-York. who Is conspicu-
ously opposed To any silver legsla ion. says thfre
Is no possibility OF free coinage hill being passed
hy the House no matter what action the President
might take regarding the SeignIOrl9e bill:
The conservative silver men are DISPOSED 70 diner
from Mr. Tracey. and 10 assert that thirty or
fotv Democratic votes would be cast for Free
Silver bill that would otherwise oppose such
measure II the President vetoes The Seigalonse
bill.
They say. on the other hand. th,t II the latter
signs the bill. he need have 10 fear mat such a
MEASURE will be reported from the comn.er. TO
say nothing Of iis passage by The House. One
Of these gentlemen said to-day that at least two
Democratic members OF the Coinage Committee
who favor the Seignorage BIZ. viii oppose Mr.
the committee for a Free Silver bill. II he Presl-
dent will Sign the Seigniornge bill. Mr.. Tracey
qays that the SciGnlonge bill had a majority Of
only thlrty-nne when Il passed tho House. and
that nfty-seven members were absent when the
vote taken 4 great ma jority OF these fifty
seven he said. would have voted against the bill
II they had been here. and II could ony have
passed. II II passed at all by a few votes.
lie added that II free silver bill were brought
before the House II would result In all OF the alb
sentees returning to Washington. and notwth-
standing the dissatisfaction Of some OF the Demo-
cratic members with the President for vetolng the
S'gnior1Re bill. free silver bill would be defeated
" majority OF thirty. II not forty. votes.