Show THE CURRENCY BILL The Republleiuis Can Defeat It or Pass It Washington Dec 26 Among jthe few iriembers of the House who were sit the dEtpitol today the prevailing opinion seemed to be thait the Hepublicans had it In theilr power to pass or defeat the currency bill The Democratic vote It is said fey one who hasfully canvassed the situation will be about evenly divided The Republicans are generally expected to vote against the measure While iihe bill > is far from eaitisfactory to many of the Democratic members who will support it they will they say vote for if foecause It will Improve in their opinion the present sitiuatlon Judge Culberson put iit in this way We are like a tramp said he who has been ordered out of town It dont matter whether he goes to New York Baltimore or Richmond tout move he must The situation of the treasury Is identical Something must foe done to relieve It If this bill does not accomplish accom-plish all at should It will at least accomplish ac-complish something Representative Bland who haLe a free coinage sufastiitute pending is very doubtful of his ability to secure even a record making vote upon it Chairman Springer has already given notice that he will make a point of order against the substitute on the ground that it is not germane and Mr Bland believed it was the programme of the advocated of the currency bill to rule this substitute dealing as It does not only with coinage but with the currency Is genmane he seems Inclined In-clined to the opinion that the pont of order will be sustained In > the event it Is not sustained however he says Inasmuch In-asmuch that the substitute will be defeated de-feated in commiibfcee of the whole that the fact will preclude the possibility of securing a recordmaking vote on this proposition dn iths House |