New-York tribune., 1895-01-08
ITS FATE STILL IN DOUBT
THE CURRENCY BILL NOT GREATLY
HELPED BY THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.

| ITS DECISION. HOWEVER.
! by TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE,
| Washington Jan THE caucus OF Democratic
| members of the House of Representatives on the
! Currency bill has resulted about as most persons
expected 1t would. In total vote Of 14O the Dill
| had majority OF 22 the vote standing 81 yeas
| TO % NAYS II Democrats should vote in the
| House as they did in the caucus. and II oniy
| Democrats should vote the bill would pass by
fair majority The prospect is that some OF the
men who voted nay in the caucus to-day VIII 'o'e
yea in the House whenever the final test shaii
come. Several will probably do so because theS
| feel bound to stand by opinions formed ana eN-
| pressed before they had fully considered all 'ne
| matters involved and they will do so with reluc-
| tance but without laying themselves open 10 uis-
| agreeable imputations Others Will vote LOT 'he
| bill from different motive. In other Worus ''e
man behind the pie counter has aIreauE pes"'
| 10 expose and offer his wares. AS mas aHe"uS
| been related in these dispatches the assoi ''''e
| is limited and only few of the goods are tempt
ing For example, there is Only one foreisi' ''i'-
| sion and II Is rumored that that mas Deeh di''''
| bespoken Whether the stock VIII run OUT "''0''
| oo,ob ,otas shall have been obtained to squeeze
| the bill through the House remains 10 DE seei'
| II is the opinion Of many Democrats to-night.
|
"a moribund and that its death is only question
| :. o.. h,,rs or davs at most This is the opn-
ion EXPRESSED by men who took part IN 'he eau
49,. I,,,o - ubom voted for the Crisp resolution
and some against It.
| - ra,hor extensive search tonight Tribune
| corresnondent failed to discover single Demo-
orot who took part in the caucus who was wiiiins
| IN saw for publication that he believed the pii
would mass the House OF Representatives p"'
the correspondent did not find Chairman spring
or who probably holds that view. MI Sperry' oi
| Connecticut. who is a member of the committee
| on Banking and Currency and who VIII pr"odpN
vote for the bill despite the fact that ne docs not
believe that it would ever Decome generaily op II
IT,, :, :, sbould he enacted is Of the opinion that
| 49,, ,o,o of the measure is sealed MIR. Bland, oi
,iisouri who is strongly opposed 10 the bill, eX-
| nrassos the opinion that IT VIII not pass '''
House Mr.. Sperry is what the silver Democrats
call = .gold-bug"; everybody knows whit MI
p,oud is One Democrat who prefers that MS
name shall not be mentioned. and VINO iaN''' 'ne
measure remarked rather qucrul"usiF tha' II
would pass the House if the Repnoiicdns "ou'"
Law aside partisanship and do their du'N. Inns
was the first chirp Of the cuckoo tha' h'n "'e"
heard in regard to any matter 81 leglSidu"h S'"''
the session began. Other chirpS oi the same SUI !
will be heard no doubt, when the ReIuoH'a'S '
man decline to support Democratic party
caucus measure which has nothing 70 eol'''e"" "
and many things II condemn IT, ana II "iP''''
bv a strong Democratic minority
ono vote in favor Of the bill in the caucus
caused some surprise and comment II was me
| vote Of Mr.. Culberson. Of Texas IT has pee"
| oorerauv understood that he was strongly OPP
nosod IN the measure. and that he refrained iroh
sneakine against it In the House only out oi re-
| card n nar,v harmony in public. but thdt ne
.o,,ld do so in the caucus. where MS Feh'di ~
! uould he heard by Democrats only lie u'" "''
address the caucus to-day, and II Is 'he''l'i'
| nected that his vote will be hereafter expa''eu-
| nrohably before the end OF the depa'e !" ''''
| House. .
One Of the curious incidents Of the caucus was
| the meagre support accorded 10 the amehu'''e"'
! offered by Mr.. Sperry the purpose oi WIZ" wac
| TO commit the caucus 10 an inuoise'''e'l' VI
| hill introduced BY him last week To iuha INC
| yreenbacks and the Treasury notes ih'o o'""'
An analysis Of the vote given Tor th'S a'''"'
nent shows that four OF its thirteen suppoa - aeS
orc Western men, two from Ohio ana TWO l1"I'
Jriscone,n and that the remaining nine are from
| the East Equally surprising was tnt iai bc 80
| given to the Terry amendment, whlcn ar.no. rl
| ized the coinage by the secretary Oh lie -, a.
,,r,, ~ n oliver dollar of 4l2ia grains LOT each m
habtant of the forty -four states ana Ie'i 80,
This amendment received the support VI ~!
| four members and was defeated ny pare III"
| iority Of ten. Aor,l,. hafore
The caucus was called to order shortly peioie
. o'clock by Judge Holman. Of Indiana. c chaii =,
man Of the Caucus Commute, oson, on. imme-
and ffty-two members were present. INN" NJ
| diatev ,ipon the conclusion OF the roHcaIl' 'ii
| livingston of Georgia, made a mouoh ti'"' @ az ~,
| tboee nresent should be bound by me dc.lo' va
o,,ons The chamber meanwhile had been
| ra nidlv 6lng up with members, ana az thr u''ic
| the Livingston motion was made luly 10 ,,,, ,v"
Gratis were in their seats lhe,e t odnr wnS was made
| against it. The Chair sustained tne poht u
arder stating in effect that the uniform practce
| ~ thirty years that caucuses are auN''''' ;
| and pot binding in their character
SPEAKER CRrsP's RESOLUTION.
Speaker Crisp offered the following resolution
Resolved That is the sense Of TINS caucus is nh' rb
House of Representatives substantially as pesem,Sl
the substitute which & has oFT orred al the proper
time by chairman of the commit on I,l sahe h
requested to report order tomorrow, lhheaaels
after the reading of the journal wnlch shalI an pro pro-
vide for its consideration for one more daE ipr gen
eral debate and thereafter under the minute nut
| rule and a final vote thereon at the earliest tiihe
| practicable during this week
Mr. Bland. OF Missouri, opposed the resolution
He characterized the Carlisle bill "a Reputation
of the time -honored principle Of the Democratic
party from the days OF Jefferson. Benton and
| others of the great leaders down to the present
| time He said with great emphasis that ne wouio
never support any measure which EXTENDED th'
| power Of the National banks. In reply TO a ques
| ton he said that he was willing 10 go back tt
| the Democratic doctrine Of coming both metals
| and abollshing the 10 per cent tax on State
| banks He was unwilling to accept the dictatior
| of the Secretary Of the Treasury in this matter
MR.. spRINGERs REMARKS.
Mr.. Springer in supporting the resolution
| said:
The Carlisle bill took the Government out OF tn
| banking business II II passed the Government
would not be responsible either for the current OF
final redemption Of National banknotes. Iher'