, 1877-11-22
TEE SILVER BILL.

BOGUS REron1s Az TO THE PRESIDENTS ylEws.
special hfsoateh to Ths tAlcaao Tribune.
WAsMlS6Tos, D. C., Nov. 2l.-Tho IN.
nounccnent Of tho fact that the Senate Finance
Committee has agreed upon silver bill pro-
wiling for tbs reconciliation Of the silver dol
lar, giving to 1t unlimited legal.tcntlcr func-
tons as to all duties aud debts, including bonds
and imports, has naturally excited tnuet,
speculation as to tho position Of tho President
towards such bill, for It appears that tho
Senate aud House will perfect q lfll
upon whicl, both ran stand, cnbodyIug
this principle. Tie most strenous efforts lsavu
been undo within the last two days to obtain
from tile President statement of his views,
and this afternoon dispatches wcro sent East
and West saying TINT the President, In CONVEX
eution with prominent officials, Ind declared
that he
WOULD POSITIVELY VETO ANY AILvkR HILL
woich docs not expressly except pub
liz debts from It's operations. At
least dozen Senators entitled to tho Pfcs-
idcnt's consideration II he should give
his confidence to any ono upon such subject
llayc approached him this afternoon and eyc1l-
lug tn know whether hp would or would not
veto the bill. This Ia q very delicate subject
upon which to approael tho President. The
rules OF both Houses forbid any reference In
debate 10 what tho President would do with re-
spcct 10 veto, 1nl mcInpcr4 sometimes hare
gone 30 far as to charge that it
wouLn BE 1ArxAclEApLH
for President to attempt to influence 1cglsla-
latIon by announcing vcsocs In advance.
The President tonight malntalas all the rcti.
cenra upon tAls subject which tho rules Of tho
two Nouscs require. As to tho statements re-
spect!ug his intentions, his answer to several
Senators anl others uniformly WAS TINT It was 4
subject upon which he must absolutely decltno
to say anythtng; TINT 1t was not becoming or
dccosnus In lin To Indicate to the public ia
advance what h!s position might be, and that he
would have to leayo ail persons interested to
DRAW THEIR INFERENCE
from hts past record, The President, In short,
rcaftrma hts reply to the delegation from tho
New York Chamber Of Commerce last week
when urged to veto tho bill, which was: ~
will consider tho subject when It 10 presented
to me."
The reports respecting tho Presidents action
have been closely hunted down, and appear TO
hare originated ia this faet that the Secretary OF
the Treasury u altegcd to have stated to one or
two Senators that tho President would abso-
lutely refuse to sign Auy such bill as that agreed
upon by the Sen2tu Fiaauvt ComMittee.
THO fscA!dcnt has bteh
EtC&EptAJskT CAREFUL
IN all recent uttefanecs on tAik &ubIect. 1t Is
knuwn that last spruK and summer, when tie
silver question was discussed tn thu newspapers,
tho President tnclined to accept tte arguments
III tue hi-netaltsts IN fayor of the fe-tstabllsh-
ment Of 4 doublc.standard metallic currency.
Nc remarked on several occasions that hc be-
lcyed It the duty cl the uuited states to utilize
thc silver II produced 10 III currency: These
ylcN& haye led many to suppose tho President
held opinions stnillar to those Of senator Jones
0f Neya1a, but, a. far as ran be learned, the
] President has never said In public Or private
WHAT his FosIyIoH WOULD BB
! ~ 10 any bill. Within few Neeks tho Prest-
that tl lila Judgment tho Bland bill contained
somc prorislons the enactment Of which would
be unwse. The prov1s!ons be mentioned TO.
he unlimttcd lcgai. tender iunetioDs proposed
to be Riyeu to ths silver dollar. These opinions
have been expressed in ; manner ~ positive
that there kecmA to b0 little doubt ~ To the
Presidents pscsent attitude; but 1t can-
| not 'ba sal1 what 1t will be By the