Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-02-21
SILVER QUESTION.
PROBABLE ACTION OF CONGRESS.
Cleveland in Full Accord with an At
tempt to Cripple the Silver In
!e-es!s Of the West The
Bill to be Considered.

N AIulSb w uuSulIlStoH oPcSioa
says: 1t is regarded as extremely
doubtful whether it is possible to
secure the adoption by the house
of the proposition to attach to the
sundry civil bill an amendment
suspending the coinage OF silver.
1t is announced that Hewitt will
endeavor to secure favorable action
upon such a proposition, and it is
supposed that the chance lies in
the ability of its friends to show
their strength by cutting off the
appropriation for new storage
vaults for silver coin. There ID op-
position to supension on both
sides of the chnmter. The Demo-
Gratis have been hard at work cul-
tivating the silver sentiment. They
have circulated apetition for sig
natures and when it is completed
and the 200 members they are
looking for sign it, they will send
1t to Cleveland. 1t appeals to him
to do nothing toward discouraging
the silver producers OF the west III
the endeavor to keep up the price
of silver by maintaining silver
coinage. Among the representa-
tlves on both sides il is the gener-
al opinion that any amendment
proposed for the limitation or sus-
pension Of silver coinage will fail.
1t may, however, delay the busi-
ness of the business of the house.
which is Low 80 crowded as to
arouse fears of the necessity for
an extra session.
The Press New York special
says: In Tilden's library has been
Matched within the last few days
scheme for giving power into the
hands of the president of the
United States which goes further
toward centralization than any
ever charged by the Democracy
against the Republican party. 1t
is a plan to place in the hands of
Cleveland absolute power to sus-
pend or resume the coinage of sill
yer. Cleveland has come to believe
that he is standing on a volcano,
which is liable at any moment to
break forth and wreck his pros
poets of successful administration
Senators, business men and tinan-
ciers, who called on him, all rep
resented silver coinage as the one
great bane, and urged him to use
his influence to supply an antidote
before the adjournment of con-
gress. 1t was for the
discussion of the silver bill that
Randall was summoned from
Washington lately. Daniel Man.
ming, who it now appears is to be
the next secretary of the treasury,
met HIM with Tilden. They form
ulated bill to suspend absolutely
at once the coinage Of silver. This
bill Mr.. Manning submitted to
Cleveland. Randall left for Wash
ington Sunday, with the under
standing that the bill would be
sent over to he pushed through
this session. Whitney, Barnum
and Scott, of Erie, in consultation
with Cleveland came to the con-
clusion that the bill could not pass,
SO a new draft was made. The
main provision gives the president
absolute power over silver coinage.
This bill is now in TIE hands Of
Weed, and will be taken TO Wash
ington with the sanction OF Cleve-
landand Tilden. Barnum, Scott, DIR.
Miller, of Omaha. and other old
Tilden agents will go to Washing
ton to boom it through.
The silver men in congress, SEN
ators and representatives, are pre-
pairing a joint letter which they
will send to Cleveland, asking him |
10 suspend his Judgment on the |
question of silver coinage until be
has carefully censide,ed The mat !