Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-04
WILL COME ID THE FRONT. A Free Coinage Bill Will Pass
 the Senate. THE COMMITTEE 8 TO 5 The Senate Favors Free Coinage by Majority of Nine Certain-The President and
 the Veto Power.

Washington, Jan. 2.--(Special Corre- spondence.)-The free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to independent of the ac- tion of any other country is bound to come to a vote in the senate in some form, as there are several resolutions and bills already introduced, and are ei- ther on the table or have been referred to the committee on finance.
 The finance committee, under the re- cent organization of the senate by the republicans, with the silent aid of the populists, who withheld their votes-ex- cept Senator Kyle, who voted with the democratS-is composed of six republi- cans, six democrats and one populist. All the democrats and the one populist on the committee favor the free coinage of silver; five of the republicans are against silver, the other one, MT. Vol colt, favoring the white metal, thus mak- ing a vote in the committee on the Sil- yer issue stand to in that metals favor, and enabling the free silver men to return to the senate a favorable re- port on some one of the bills or resolu- tions involving that principle. It is be- lieved that the committee may not adopt either of the bills that are or may be re- ferred to them, but will formulate a measure of their own, and if so it will be on strong and undoubted lines of the free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to l.
 The chances of such a measure passing the senate are decidedly bright, and un- less the republican house should defeat it MT. Cleveland will have the opportuni- ty of continuing his record in this re- gard and again giving black eye to sil- yer by exercising his veto power. The passage of silver measure through the senate is not altogether free from doubt. however, as the past shows the power of patrOnage.
 At this writing there is little doubt that the majority of the senate are in favor of silver, not counting two or three who are regarded as doubtful quantities on this question. The following list classi- fes them as best your correspondent can, after a careful and diligent effort: Twenty-six democrats favoring silver
 Bate, Bacon, Berry, Blackburn, Blanch- ard, Call Chiffon, Cockrell, Daniel. Faulkner, George, Gordon, Harris Irby, Jones of Arkansas, Martin, Morgan, Pas co, Pugh, Roach, Tillman, Turpie, Vest,
 Voorhees,, Walthall White
 Thirteen democrats favoring gold Brice, Caffery, Gibson, German. Gray, Hill. Lindsay, Mills Mitchell of Wiscon- sin Murphy Palmer, Smith, Villas. Sixteen republicans favoring silver Cameron, Carter Clark. Dubois. Hans brough, Mcbride, Mantle, Mitchell of Or egon, Perkins, Pettigrew, Pritchard, Shoup Teller Warren, Wilson, Wolcott.
 Twenty-six republicans favoring gold Aldrich, Allison, Baker, Burrows, Chan dler, Cullom, Davis Elkins, Frye, Gallin- ger, Gear, Hale, Hawley, Hoar, Lodge, McMillan, Merrill. Nelson, Platt, Proc tor, Quay. Sewell, Sherman, Squire, Thurston, Wetmore.
 Six populists favoring silver-Allen, Butler Jones of Nevada, Kyle, Peffer, Stewart
 Recapitulation-For silver, AS votes; for gold, 39 votes; majority for silver, g. Good duck shooting at East Lake. If you wish to go to the lake before the trains commence running get permit to ride on light engines that pass up First avenue at 4:50 and a. m. from Bir-