Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-01-12
CURRENCY BILL CAN NOT PASS.
Al Least That Seems to BE the Genera
!urrc,Sipn.


WashingtOn Jan. S.-The action Of
yesterdays caucus is the absorbing
topic with the members OF the house.
Representative Waller Of Massacnu-
settS, 4 republican member Of the cur
leney committee, said The caucus
establishes beyond q doubt that the bill
is dead.
On 4 ratio Of the caucus vote yester-
| hay he vote in the house, if every mem
Der attended, would b. l335 for the bill
and 22l against. i3ut as there VIII not
be Il full attendance, the estimated Vote
Is 50 Tor the bill and III against. The
adverse vote Includes every republican
and populist 122 III all, and many demo-
Gratis. 4 number of votes for the bill
i'll the caucus is its greatest strength.
Mr.. Springer expressed confidence
that the bill will pass
The leading men OF various elements
| opposed to the Carlisle currency bill
democrats, republicans and populists
held several informal conferences to
day with q view to agreeing on q plan
for forcing the contest to q speedy close.
AS a result Of the talks, the combined
opposition may vote against the rule
to be reported by the rules committee.
As The rule is regarded as indispensable
to The passage OF the measure, the de
feat Of The rule would hc equivalent to
4 defeat Of the bill.
Secretary Carlisle remained in Speak
| ~ Crisp's private office throughout the
u fttrnOUn and saw those most active
III support Of tEle hill nv effort was
made 10 conceal from him tue doubt III
The house Managers as u the passage
J1 tl.e bill Carlisle however. t-xprrss:ft.
t1t lief that The bill would pass.
MeSsrs. IIall Of Missouri, Cox 1i 'i'tft-
leSSae and other active supporters Ut
the bill pointed out to the secretary the
probable tactics Of the combined oppo-
sition This was, first To attempt TO
defeat the rule for closing debate, and
| failing in this 10 move to strike out the
enactine ella use. The names Of promi-
| nent republicans and democrats who
would 10 combined on this line Of opp"-
sition We're given during the discussion
9f the plan They Included the demo-
cratic members from New York Penn
s$lyania Texas and Nebraska repre-
senting the extremes Of the eastern and
western sentiment On the currency
plan
rule was preferred. 1t fixes the final
vote for next Friday afternoon. The de
bate until then is 10 be under the five
ninute rule The special rule viii be
offered at the opening of the house IT,
morrow.
TURN To SILVER
There has been more financial lalk
bout the senate today than At any
tine duiins the session r has been
stirred Up q great deal Us the recent
publication jn the newspapers ot the
various schemes Of currency reform
md the near approach of the Vote in
t!l4 house on the pending bill. Senator's
WHO have predicted rather freely here
tofore that there would he no currency
legislation talked in q more Favorable
say today and hiJlted at the possibility
ms something might be done, though
tllcy did not know how VI What. Sen
3t0r Jones, of Arkansas, expressed tie
opinion that something might bP done.
even IL the acceptance of a bond issue.
what else would be necessary z"
We would have TO do something for
silver We could not legislate III tile
ulrency question without doing some
hing for silver Senator Jones said
his feeling was shared by many other
senators. 1t is such sentiments as
hese which have been freely expressed
today, that give al indication o. incli-
:laticn towards more financial leeisla-
ti4n