The morning times., 1896-02-05
SILVER IS UP ONCE MORE
White Metal Democrats 0utwit
Their Republican Colleagues.
LATTER ARE MUCH PUT OUT
VIII Vote Solidly Against the Amend
ment-Want the Tariff Bill as II
Came From the HOuse-Time 10 Do
something PracttcaI-Distr ributing
Appropriations Among Committees.

Democratic Senators have stolen march
on their Republican brethren
The introduction of the free coinage sub
sutute for the House tariff bill, yesterday,
was shrewd trick of the silver Democrats
They completely outwitted the Republicans
and expect a solid Democratic vote for it.
ltis anything 10 beat tariff measure.
Thegeneralintention was to dispose of the
silver question once and for all by the
passage Of free coinage measure instead
of the House bond bill. Then the tariffmeas-
ure was to stand ON its own merits But,
the silver Democrats have again notified
their Republican colleagues that they VIII
not organize on any one line.
Republican Sena tors, silveras wen anti
silver men, are worked up over this matter
They mean to fight it to the bitter end.
There are 43 votes to defeat the substitute
and Just as many TO pass the bill as ii came
from the House. Two more votes are nee
essary for the passage of the act. Re
publicans think they can be secured.
MR. HANsBRoUGH's VIEWS.
Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota,
while speaking only for himself, voiced the
sentiment of the silver men Of the West.
He said: Under all the circumstances and
in view OF the fact that every one knows,
and has known all along, that no silver
legislation can pass 1t is high time we under
took To do something that is practical.
As an ardent silver man will vote against
any amendment of any nature 10 the rev
nne bill as it passed the House.
"Of course, l would like to see the duty
increased on wool and other articles, but
this cannot be done. / am willing, there
fore, to take the bill just as it cafne from
the House.
Senator Mitchell, Of oregon. feels the
same way. He thinks the tariff bill
should stand on its own merits He said
so even before the amended bond bill was
taken up. He has stuck to it ever since.
The Republicans are wide ava Ike now to
the way in which they have been tricked
| The free-coinage amendment will be de-
| feated At least the Republicans will
| vote solidly against it. Should the Demo-
Gratis and Populsts stick together on this
matter the amendment will prevail But
several of the POPuiists are prOtectionists
aud are expected to help the Republicans
! out
After the new free-coinagc measure the
matter taking up the attention of the
| Senate was the proposition to amend the
! rules of the Senate by distributing the
| appropriation bills among the several COM
mittees having charge of the branch of the
service to which they apply, occupied the
| Senate during the remainder Of the days
session. BY vote of % TO IL the Senate
| refused to take up the urgent deficiency
| bill. and by vote of 49 TO "a it decided
| TO take up Mr.. Dubois. Rep. Idaho, reso-
lution 10 amend the rules
TWO HOURS LONG.
| The debate commenced at the close Of
| the morning hour and lasted until $50
| O'Clock. 1t was marked by fact that the
! Vice President was called on to make the
| first ruling on q point of order this session
Mr.. Hill also spoke in favor OF the resO-
| luton and in referring TO District OF Co.
lumbia affairs, said Congress is only the
common council of the District
Mr.. Dubois. was perfectly willing to
| have his resolution 20 over, but Senators
| insisted. II was opposed by many Senators.
| Mr.. Hale, in speaking against it, said:
| The Senate has decided To take up this
resolution diSmautling the Committee on
| Appropriations. If the Senate is 10 do
that, as appears indicated by the two votes
| just taken, the sooner the Committee on
| Appropriations knows it the better. / am
| desirious that the matter shall bc disposed
of at once. so that hereafter. members OF
| the Committee on Appropriations small
have more leisure than they have had
| heretofore. and might attend to other bnsi'
ness
Mr.. Dubois-I have no idea that
Senators care to debate this question. They
are thoroughly familiar with it. Therefore
I ask that the vote be taken in accordance
with the wish of the Senator from Maine.
A point of order was made by Mt
Aldrich, Rep, r. l., that the resolution
must 90 over for one day urder i rule
which makes that obligatory in cases Ct
| proposed amendments for the rules. Tht
point of order was discussed at consider
able length.
Mr. Allison. Rep. Iowa, chairman Of The
Committee on Appropriations. opposed tn
resolution and undertook TO refute the as
scrtiou made by Mr.. Dubois in his Speecl
of December IL on the subject of an ariC
land amendment slipping into the Sun
dry civil appropriation bill by the conferree:
(as charged by Mr.. Dubois), a statemen
which, Mr.. Allison asserted, was who'll!
at variance with the facts. of the case
DUBOIS DEFENDS 1T.
Mr.. Dubois replied TO Mr.. Allison'S re
marks and defended the statement which
he had made and with which Mr.. Alisol