The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-15
WILL PROBABLY PASS.
Analysis Of the Prospective
Vote on the Bland Bill.
THE souTH IS SOLID FOR IT.
Free silver Would Receive No Sup
port from Many Who DO, How
ever, Favor the Present Scheme Of
Bland's.


WASHINGTON, Feb. ia number OF
executive communications were laid be-
fore the house, including the reoom
mendation that an appropriation be m ,adc
Tor building approaches to the ms.rine
hospital at Chicago, aud suggested that
the statue of Liberty Enlightening the
World" in New York harbor be utilised
as beacon.
Mr. Reed called attention to the fact
that Msssrs. Quigg and Straua, mem-
bers-elect from New York, were present,
and, although their credentials had not
yet been received, there was no question
rs TO their election. He asked Unanimous
consent that they take the oath. Of ofIice.
No objection being made, the members
elect were sworn in.
A letter from Mr.. Brawley QOem., s. C.)
was read, stating that his resignAtion as q
member of the house Of Representatives
had been forwarded to thu governor of
South Carolina.
Mr.. Bland asked that syyeeches on the
seigniorage bill be limited to 20 minutes.
Objection was made to this, and the house
went into committee Of the whole to con-
slider the bill.
The entire day was sptnt In discussing
the measure without arriving at any con-
illusions.
An Interesting. Analysis.
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 IL no doubt
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 biih IN othes. words, a number of
gentlemen will support the Bland bill
who would be unfricndiy to any more
radical silver Legislation.
Mr.. Tracey has made an analysis of the
prospective vote on the pending measure.
He divides its support among the several
states as follows: Alabama o, Arkansas o,
California 8, Colorado 2. Florida ., Geor-
Ria IL, Illinois Y, Indiana 10. Iowa 2, Kan
sas 8. Kentucky 10. Louisiana 4, Maryland
I, Massachusetts, 1, Michigan 9, Mime
sofa 8, Mississippi Z. Missouri IL. Mon
tana 1, Nebrs,ska 8, Nevada 1, North Caro-
lima 2, Ohio 8, Pennsylvania 8, South
Carolins 9. South Dakota 3, Tennessee 8,
Texas Ia, Virginia 10, Washington 2, West
Virginia 5, Wisconsin 2, Wyoming 1.
Sure Of the southern Vote.
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 greater or
less extent. Mr.. Tracey believes that IL
full house be present when q vote In
taken, the measure will receive about 1s0
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 representative who de-
sire to- be heard on the Bland eigniorage
bill exceeds 70. This will carry the dis
cussion until tomorrow evening, and per-
haps longer. Some Of the strongest de-
batep 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
~ In the Senate.
In the senate Mr. Frye presented q re-
monstrance from the National Women's
Christian Temperance union against q
tax on whlsky-the remenstrance being
signed by officers of the union in A states,
three territories and the District of Co
lumbia.
A resolution calling on the secretary gof
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 up, it being the house bill requir-
ing railroad companies in the territories
TO maintain stations at towns established
by the interior department.. After some
discussion the bill went over
Thousands of Dollars Wasted.