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Show llVAtlT A VOTE ON SILVER A Parliamentary Ruse on Monday to Ascertain the Exact Sentiment. New York Cigar Manufacturers In-J , clined to Commence a Gen- I eral Lock-Out. The. Bakers in National Convention Declare That Twelve Hours Make a Day. Testing' the Silver Sentiment. Philadelphia, January 15. The Ledger's Washington correspondent, referring to the New York Herald's statement yesterday that silver suspension lacked only nine votes in the House, reaffirms hia. recent declaration that there was a clear majority in both Houses in favor of coinage, and says: Those who have made diligent inquiry in the sentiments senti-ments of the members are confident that a majority, at least, in the full House, will be found against any measure to suspend silver sil-ver coinage. Silver men are so confident of their strength that they contemplate bringing bring-ing ,. .. A TEST VOTJS MONDAY NEXT, . Or at some other time in the near future, by moving to suspend the roles and pass resolutions resolu-tions deciding it to be the sense of the House that no changes should be made in the coinage laws at the present time. It is not expected that this motion will receive the necessarv two-thirds the vote reauired to pass it but the vote would show the actual feeling of the House on the question, and silver men believe it would end the controversy con-troversy by showing a clear majority in favor of the declaration. He says the silver men are willing to make a test m this manner in the House on Monday if the opponents of silver will agree to have the Speaker recognize recog-nize an individual member to submit the motion. - . - senator beck Has made inquiry among the Senators touching touch-ing the feelings toward his resolution directing direct-ing the Secretary of the Treasury to pay out gold and silver in equal proportion in meeting meet-ing the requirements of the sinking fund and in paying the interest on the public debt. He declares that the result of his inquiry in-quiry shows a majority of thirteen in favor of his resolution. Of thirty-four Democrats only eight are said to be with the Adminis tration upon the silver question. These are Gray of Delaware, McPherson of New Jersey, Jer-sey, Gorman and Wilson of Maryland, Payne of Ohio, Butler and Hampton of South Carolina, Car-olina, and Gibson of Louisiana. These are believed to be the facts touching the sentiment senti-ment in the two houses on the silver question, ques-tion, and are not the result of mere conjee- J ture, but of careful . inquiry and impartial statements. |