New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-14
Arrow OVER THE SILVER BILL.

SENATOR BAYARD THREATENS TO RESIGN THE
CHAIRMANsHIP OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
CAUCUS TO SEE IF BAYARD CANNOT BE
PLACATED.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO TRBUSE.I
WASHINGTON, June 13.-The Democratic Sena-
tors were in caucus all the forenoon to-day and
tried to reach some decision respecting the Warner
Silver bill. Senators Coke and Thurman made ear
nest speeches in favor of the resolution discharge
the Finance Committee from further consideration
of the bill, but their views did not prevail and no
conclusion was reached.
A committee, consisting of Senators Thurman,
Garland and Mcdonald, was appointed and in
structed to take the matter into consideration and
report to a caucus probably tomorrow and not
later than next Monday. 1t is understood
that this committee will try to devise some
plan by means of which the Finance Com
mttee will reconsider its action In postpOning
the Warner bill until December so that Senator
Bayard will not be offended. Senator Bayard has
announced that if the Coke resolution is passed he
shall resign his place on the Finance Committee
and thus announcement Is the probable reason for
the appointment of a special committee.
Members of the caucus are not disposed to talk
very freely about their proceedings to-day; but
there is ample to believe that there is great
danger of split in the party on this question.
Senator Bayard is understood to have intimated TO
Senator Thurman that it had become evident TO him
that he did not represent the views of the majority
Of his party in the Senate on financial questions,
and that he did not TO remain longer In posi-
ton where he would be compelled to depend on Re
publican votes for support. Mr.. Thurman has i'm
plored him to reconsider thisdetermnatiOn. con-
siderable number of Western Democrats have ex-
pressed their qualification at Mr. Bayards threat of
resignation. They declare that he does not repre-
sent the party and that Eastern ideas of finance
no longer control
General Warner said in conversation this evening
that the silver men very determined and will
insist that Senators Bayard and Herman shall no
longer set up their judgment against the opinion of
the great majority of their party as expressed
in the House and in the Senate caucus.
He is very confident that his bill
will be brought before the Senate at this
session, and ultimately passed by majority of from
seven to twelve Whether the bill will pass at this
session, he says, depends somewhat on whether the
President Will approve all the appropriation bills.
He believes that if Congress remains here ten days
longer for any reason the bill will surely pass. In
answer to the suggestion that the President would
probably veto the Silver bill, he said that he
by no means certain of that; that he counted two
of the Cabinet, Secretarys McCrary and Thompson,
certainly and another one, Secretary Evarts, prob
General Warner says that;the passage Of this
measure Will be worth from 5000 to 10000 votes
to the Democratic ticket In Ohio That number of
Nationals would be gained who would not other
wise have voted for Ewing. On being asked If the
passage of the bill would not drive away some
haTd-mOney Democrats III ONO, General warner
promptly replied: "NOt one.'
Ii the friends of the Silver bill are wide awake
inst now the opponents of the bill are also not
asleep and the belief is expressed tonight that
Senators Bayard and Herman, who did not vote on
the Coke resolution when 1t was up last because
they felt that the resolution was refec,
tion on their action in committee, VIII
moi be restrained by any such motives when IT ID
again before them, but will vote against II. Silver
men believe also that Senators lngall and Paddock,
who have heretofore paired with the opponents OF
the Warner bill will hereafter vote against any
proposition to take it up at this session.
A General Press dispatch says that the debate In
the caucus brought out decided opposition on the
port of a number of the silver men" themselves
TO the acceptance of Mr.. Bsyards resignation At
the close of the discussion it agreed to refer the
whole subject Including Mr.. Bayard's proffered
resIgnation) TO a committee consisting
of Messrs. Thurman, Mcdonald and Garland,
for consideration. There seems to be general ex-
mediation among Democratic Senator's that as
consequence of the interchange OF views in the
caucus Mr. Bayard will withdraw his resignation,
and that a majority of the Finance Committee will
allow the Silver bill TO be reported back TO tie
Senate without recommendation"
Mr.. BLACKBURN AT ARLINGTON.