They’ are democratic in the house by a
large majority, and they hold it would be
bad politics t » allow a silver bill passed by
a republican senate to fail in a democratic
hou e. Besides, they are sore from the
last failure when they attempted to get
the cloture rule to force a vote on the
silver bill.
They are going to insist on a special or
der from the rules of the committee that
will give the house a chance to vote
squarely’ on the free coinage silver propo
sition and some southern members tonight
assert not a wheel shall turn, not an ap
propriation bill pass and not even a fur
ther extension of appropriations shall be
made until they get that special order.
On the other hand a little phalanx of
democrats under the lead of Tracey and
Williams, who so successfullv resisted the
silver men before now are full of confi
dence They feel they can now have the
active support of the republican mem
bers who do not wish to force the presi
dent to pass upon the bill before election
day an 1 i hey arc already preparing for the
test of endurance.
That is what it will amount to from
present indications, and the question nar
rows down to one point and that is the
ability’ of the silver men to secure a
quorum in the house. The united dem
ocracy has not been able to maintain a
quorum for an hour during the last six
weeks, and it is not easy to see how a
portion of the democracy can do more.
