, 1876-07-23
| WASHINGTON.
Latest Phase of the Long,
Drawn-Out Financia:
Squabble.
The Softs Now Claim to Be
Able to Garry Their
Point.
Scott Wike, Of the Currency
Committee, Hears
from His Con-
stituents;
And Han Come to Believe that InAa-
tion Isn't So Bad After All.
A Rough-and-Tumbl Fight in the
House Predicted for Tues
day Next.
Some Of the Means Being
Used to Effect Avery's
Release.
A Story Current that His
Pardon Is Already
Prepared.
The Senate Passes the Bill for the
Completion Of the Washing
ton Monument.
Some Of the Means Being
Used to Effect Avery's
Release.
A Story Current that His
Pardon Is Already
Prepared.
The Senate Passes the Bill for the
Completion Of the Washing
ton Monument.
THE CURRENCY FIGHT,
THE soFT3 DISCOVER CLEAN OF HOPE.

Special Dtspa4ch to TIE Tribune
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 22.-Soft Demo
Gratis are looking to next Tuesday with hope
They think that the difficulty in obtaining re-
port from the Banking and Currency Com.
mittee in favor of repeating the resumption
! clause is at an end. They claim that Scott
| Wike, Of Illinois, has intimatcd that be is now
willing to 60 as far as that II this claim is
true, the following will be the status of affairs
| in that Committee: The Banking and Cur
rency Committee, comprising eleven members
| when all are present, has been from the
beginning OF the session divided into five
}ard-moncy men, made up Of the four Re-
publican members and Mr. Wike, and
five soft-moncy Democrats, made up Of a1l the
rest OF the Committee, except Mr.. Randall Glib
son, whose duties in connection with the Com
| mittee investigating the Custon-Housc abuses
1t New Orleans have kept him away from Wash
lngton and from the session Of the Committee
most of tha time. From week to week the ten
other members hare met and conferred, but
-uithout other result than to find they were -
EVENLY DIVIDED,
five Tor and FIVE against repeal. When Mr.. Glib
son got back, few weeks ago, be soon put him
self on the record as III favor OF hard money and
the soft-money men we're about to give up a1l
hope Of doing ANYTHING in furtherancc OF their
policy, when Mr.. Wikc, under the pressure Of
powerful force brought to bear on from his con-
stituency in Illinois, yielded his l,ard-noneT
opinions so far as to consent, if called upon, to
vote for repeal to the extent indicated above.
This change gives the repeal men on the Com
mittee
4 MA1oR1Tr"oF ONE,
and as now constituted, the haril-money MINOR
lty will be made up OF the four Re-
publicans and7 Mr.. Randall Gibson. The
change furthermore enables the advocates Of
House, because under modification Of the
rules made 4 month or SO since the privilege
WAS granted tic Banking aMl Currency Com
mittee Of reporting at any time. Heretofore
all resolutions ito IN 1avoF 81 ,Fepealin the Re-
to the foot Of the calendar, there to be
shelred forever, or be brought up for considera-
ton by a suspension Of the rules.
This suspension required two-thir1s vote,-
tin o and IN neTeT could s get WITH t the
complexion Of the House But, with A1r. Wike
gone over to the repeal side, the Committee
may at their next meeting agree to report in
favor OF striking out the date for resumption,
with to the House at the very first opportunity,
whereupon a majority vote, which the soft
money men have always shown themselves pos
sessed OF in every contest On the floor Of the |
House, will
DEMAND THE PREVIOUS QUESTION,
and bring the matter to a conclusion. This, ut |
least, is the expectation now, but, with |
the assurance Of victory reached in
these final days of the session, it /
may be that the soft,money men men Tiil hesitate
earnestly when they we're conscious they were
unable to do ANYTHING. The Western inlation-
lists, however, will push their brethren with all
their might for the purpose Of reaping the
~ fuHn ;rN zo1{r ~ -.
tons, and the battle in the House cannot,
therefore, be delayed more than few days
WEE CAVES.
Mr.. Wike, in the course Of an Interview, ad-
nits the mobilization Of his views, and
brought to bear upon him by his
constituents was such that, interpreting his duty
according to the standard Of d representative Of
he people, he should consider himself bound
:thcE to resign his scat in Congress Or defer to
meets in this District next Wednesday,, and he
las been piled all the week With letters and tel
grams from his friends asking him to recognize
ne sentiments OF his people He did not think
he question would come up abruptly in Con-
ress, however. The Banking and Currency
Committee would meet as usual on Monday, but
e did not believe its members would offer |
cport to be made as yet On the subject OF re-
cal: He thought it Was more likely to be
cached on Tuesday, when it would be attached |
|
land, Of Missouri, which proposes the issue of
old and silver certificates by the Treasury | 7
gainst deposits OF bullion. The trouble here ,
ould be that the repeal matter might be ruled {
ut Of order as not germaue to the subject of I
IL bill. | r
Mr.. Wike went on to say that before the st. i
ouis Convention had met be had S
VOTED WITH THE uARD-NoSET MEN e
ecause he believed it would le prcsump-
on Of Democrats in Congress to dictate q
nancia1 policy to the Convention, but now I
Int the Convention has done its work and u
1unciatcd policy which his constituents in L
rprcted as meaning that Congress should ac- 6
dt to the demands of the people for repeal i
modification Of the resumption, he bad either b.
surrender his trust as representative Of the C
.ople or acquiesce in their demands.
WASN'T ONE or YOUR ULTRA SORT.
Even from the beginning he bad not been bl
1ieyer in the wisdom OF endea5or1ng to re- a,
me at a fixed date As we'll might ft
ysican tell his patient be would have him we'll b,
certain future day; but in the absence Of Ii
y plan or policy of resumption he had been o.
retofo1e against doing anything with the law. II
did not believe the agitation Of the question -
IS going to produce any practical results, but
itation had been wished for, and he would not
struct It,
Diving to the early adjournment of the House
5tefday, Mr.: Wike'5 change Of opinion was ca