Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-10
That il will be Defeated when it Comes
to YOte-Bayard, Eaton and Ker-
nan Spoke Strongly Against it,
and Thurman, Garland and
Others For it.

WASHINGTON, June 9.-The Democratic
members of the senate assembled In caucus
soon after the adjournment of that body this
afternoon, and remained In private consulta-
ton for nearly three hours, The caucusiwas
called at the instance of the friends of the
Warner silver bill, with a view to convincing
their colleagues that, IL a party point OF
view, it would be desirable to procure final
action upon that measure by the senate dur
ing the present session. As a means to that
end, 1T was suggested that the Democratic
members of the finance committee should
agree to reEort back the bill Immediately,
without recommendation, or that otherwise
the dominant party IN the senate should
united support Coke's pending resolution,
which provides for bringing the bill forth
with before the senate by discharginG the
committee from: its tultber consideration. 1t
was not prop 0sed 10 make the Dill caucus
measure, except to the extent Of insuring
prompt action upon It, But the discussion
to-day developed such an lmmovable OPPOSE
ton to the bill on the part of some senators
and such irreconcilable differences of opinion
as to the question of expediency involved in
the suggestion above noted, that no PROPOSE
ton whatever was pushed II vote, and con-
sequently the caucus adjourned without TAX
ing any action and without It's members be-
| ing any nearer an agreement than when they
| assembled.
The speakers in favor of the bill were Sem
| ators Thurman, Beck, Garland. Maxey, Here
| ford, Coke and Pendleton. Senators Bayard,
| Eato1 and Herman, made the principal
| speeches IN opposition to the bill. The mer-
| its of the bill were debated only incidentally.
| There was no hope of the changing of opin-
| ions concerning 1t, but the question of the
| probable effect of II passage by the senate,
| IN connection with its anticipated veto
| by the President, was the subject
| of very animated discussion. On one
hand it was argued that the effect
would be to give increased strength to the
| Democracy in the west, end especially in the
| coming Ohio contest. On the other hand, it
| was insisted that aside from the doubt
whether the bill would obtain a majority
vote in the senate, its pa-sage by the domi-
nant party in that body would tend to alien
| ate Democratic votes in the eastern ST ties,
| and notably in New York and Connecticut.
1t was also earnestly argued in opposition to
| the demands tor Immediate action on the bill,
| that the friends of the bi-metallic system
| would most etfectually promote a permanent
establishment of the double standard in this
county by deferring the present measure I'M
| til the next session and thus avoid an alleged
| threatened embarrassment to the efforts
| already IN progress to establish an interna-
! tiOnal and common ratio of values between the
| two precious metals. The indications In the
caucus to-day were that at least eight or nine
| Democratic senators will vote against Senator
| Cokes pending resolution, and it will there
| fore be defeated.