Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-02-15

ALA SSAus
A letter from Mr.. Brawley Dem., $. CO.
was read, stating that his resignation as n
member OF the house OF representatives
had been forwarded to the governor Of
South Carolina.
Mr.. Bland asked that speeches on the
seigniorage bill be limited to % minutes.
Objection was made TO this, and the house
went into committee of the whole 10 con-
slider the bill.
The entire day was spent In discussing
the measure without arriving at any con-
illusions.
Free Silver Would he Defeated.
Representative Tracey Of Albany. who
n one of the pronounced opponents OF free
silver In the house. denies emphatically
that free silver bill can pass that body.
Mr. Tracey thinks that there is no don bt
that the pending Bland bill will be
adopted by fair majority. The vote on
the Bland bill, In his opinion, however.
will not be an index OF what the house
will do when confronted with free sill
yer bill. In other words, number OF
gentlemen will support the Bland bill
who would be unfriendly to any more
radical silver Legislation.
Mr.. Tracey has made an analysis Of the
prospective vote on the pending measure.
He divides It's support among tho several
. states as follows: Alabama 8, Arkansas o.
California 8, Colorado 2, Florida 2, Geor.
gis IL, Illinois 7, Indiana 10. Iowa 9, Kan.
sas 8, Kentucky 10, Louisiana 4, Maryland
!, Massachusetts 1, Michigan 9, Mime
sofa 8, Mississippi 7, Missouri l2, Mon.
tana l, Nebraska 5, Nevada l, North Caro-
lima o, Ohio &, Pennsylvania 5, South
Carolina 8. South Dakota ., Tennessee D.,
Texas l3, Virginia 10. Washington 2, West
Virginia 8, Wisconsin Q, Wyoming l.
How the South Stands.
A further analysis Of this vote shows that
he estimates that the Alabama, Arkan-
sas, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, North
Carolina, Texas and Virginia delegations
will vote solidly for the Bland bill, the
other delegations dividing to q greater or
less extent. Mr.. Tracey believes that If n
full house be present when a vote Is
taken, the measure will receive about $50
votes. He thinks that at least 30 Of these
votes would be cast against free coinage
bill, which. in his Judgment, would rem.
der the passage OF such bill an impossi
bility.
The number OF representatives who do
sire to be heard on the Bland seigniorage
bill exceeds 40 This will carry the dis
cussion until tomorrow evening, and per
haps longer. Some of the strongest de-
baters In the house are yet to be heard.
They include Messrs. Culberson Of Texas,
Rayner Of Maryland, Brosius OF Pennsyl-
vania, Cannon Of Illinois, Tracey and
Cochran of New York, Bankhead Of Ala.
bama and Bryan Of Nebraska.
Senate Doings.
In the senate Mr.. Frye presented a re-
monstrapce from the National Women's
Christian Temperance union against a
tax on whlsky-ths remonstrancs being
signed by officers Of the union In a states,
three territories and the District Of Co
lumbiA.
A resolution calling on the secretary Of
the treasury for the record In the case of
the investigation with reference to Ap-
praisor Dodge Of the Boston custom ware
house was agreed TO.
The unfinished business" was then
taken mp, IL being the house bill requir-
ing railroad companies in the territories
to maintain stations at towns stablishsd
by the interior department.. After some
discussion the bill went over.