New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-16
LOOKING TO THE SENATE.
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION LIKELY TO
COME Up THERE ONCE MORE.

SILVER MEN DESIRE TO MAkE y DEMON9lfAiio '>
OF THEIR POWER BY PASSING THE JONES
BILL AND THE REPUBLICAN MANA
GERS HAVE LITTLE OBJECTION
TO HUMoRING THEM
Icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIDUNE.l
Washington. Feb l5-Although the Admin
is,rations Gefeat yesterday In the House is gem
orally accepted decisive, and no further forlorn
hope is expected TO be led in that branch for the
purpose Of sanctionng the Presidents extraor-
binary operations, It IL not improbable that the
financial controversy may crop out again before
the session closes in the Senate. The Jones free
Silver Coinage bin now on the Senate calendar
undoubtedly has clear majority tehnd H. ana
the plans of the free-silver managers are under
stood to include a vote on this measure before
Congress adjourns That such vote is intended
az a mere niece Of bravaio and have no
serious legislative significance is perfectly plain
Nevertheless the advocates Of free silver see in
the passage Of a silver bill through at least one
branch Of Congress many important political ad-
vantaCes 1t is their purpose TO sclidfy If posi-
BILE by such vote their following in the two
houses OF Congress, which has been demoralized
and disheartened by its crushing defeat in the
struggle for the unconditional repeal of the silver
purchase clause Of the so-called Sherman act. IL
is thought by the Southern and western sNNF'
men that demonstration OK their power in the
Senate will revive interest in the free-slIver
movement among their constituents ana nave an
important value in counteractng the sentiment
created by the Administrations decisive victory
Of 1895
The Republican managers in the Senate know
ing themselves unable to defeat free-silver iili
and being perfectly assured that such Dill mas
no chance Of passage in the House are not an
soutey ayerse to permitting the Jones bill to
come 10 vote and IL is not likely that they VIII
throw any insuperable obstacle in the way ot Inc
accomplishment Of the frce-silv,r programme.
The Administration however would be Srsd.N
embarrassed by the passage even through one
branch Of Congress of such a bill. ana the lreSl-
dent may attempt u induce his few personal ioi-
lowers in the Senate to conduct an ops'r Ill
fight against any free-slver legislation lherc
are perhaps ten or a dozen cuckoo senators
who could be depended upon TO talk the Jones
bill to death, and their opposition "ou'u ne 'nc
only decided hindrance TO action IN thr - nav
on this measure either next week or the "eVA
after. ,,.
The Administration Senator'S car be brought
to terms however by an ofIer on the part Il thr
free-silver faction to allow in exchange for vote
on the Jones bill the Incorporation az 'iher
on one Of the regular Appropriation plIis 49, soi'
scheme TO relieve the more pressing ciipdrr'ss
mems Of the Treasury Secretary Carlisle - SAID
earnestly to desire the adoption OF some pan
for supplying the immediate wants 81 the iress-
ury. although he will not openly aunt 'r"a a
deficit exists or that there is any need Tor al
ditional revenue. The Administration may
therefore finally be forced To ask Tor an
au,horization OF an issue of currency certih-
Gates to meet existirL Deficiencies and to secure
this aid the President ana his ADVISERS ray
arsr,ualIv decide to run the risk Of vote In the
senate which will undoubtedly revive The nee,
silver agitation IL the Democratic ranks ~
force ever wider apart the already hopeessiy Oh
Jdod "a ct,ons int which the party is divided II
Mr. Jones's bill comes 10 vote II VIII probably
mass The Senate by majority Of from ten 10