The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-09-18
COINAGE CLOUDS.
Silvery Though they are they
Promise a Storm When
Congress Convenes.
The 1'hOrs of Either Side are
Preparing their ThunderbOlt
of Argument.
Bland and the Presidcnt Have
Been Long COLLECTING
Facts and Forces.
There's Bound 20 be Music In
the Air when the Big
shower Begins.
NATIONAL NEWS.


The Coming Fight ON silver.
WAslIINGToN, September 1.-THE
Evening Star has the following
:. Representative Warner. of Ohio, is
in the city to-day, having come here
to see Secretary Manning and Treas
urer Jordan about his proposed sill
YER compromise bill. Mr.. Warner
has been consulting with all promi-
nent silver men he could reach, with a
view of strengthening his proposition.
The most important persons ON both
sides of the question are said, how
ever, to stand in their original posi-
ton, and the prospect for a compro-
mise Is not thought to be good.
Both Mr.. Bland and Mr.. Reagan are
quoted as declaring their determine
lion to stand by the Bland dollar, I'M
compromisingly, and the anti-sllver
men say that President Cleveland has
not altered his views in the least, since
writing his famous anti-silver letter,
shortly alter his election.
The prospects seems to be for a
straight issue on both sides and the
outcome depends on whether or
not the administration has
received enough converts since last
season to put them in control Of thu
house on that question, which it il
thought will be the most important II
the organization OF the house. and IL
this respect, Speaker Carlisle will b'
placed in an embarrassing position
There is no idea that he will NEE
with any opposition in his eau
vass for the speakership and he viii
have to decide MS to the organization
| of the coinage, weights and measure
| enmmitfee which win have the silye
According to general custom th
old chairmen, who have served sa,is
lactorily, will be re-appointed AT IN
heads OF their committees. Thus, MI
Morrison will expect TO go at til
head of the ways and means; Mr., Kan
dalrs friends will clam for him tn
appropriation committee, and Nj
Bland will expect to be place
at the head of the coinage, weigh
and measures committee. He wi
expect also that the committee will
ORGANIZED according to his idea
that silver men will be III contro
should his expectation be accoi
nlished. the silver men would ha'
The reins in their own hands and u
administration would be defeated
the outset. On the other hand
Mr. Carlisle should refuse TO pla
c Mr.. Bland in his old place ana shou
:, organize the committee so as to Ia
Q The power out of his hand, it won
have the tendency to commit !
house to the support of the adm
stration, before any vote had DC
taken, and to plunge 1t into 10
and exciting contest at once,
In the face Of these circumstance
is important to know what MIR. Y
isles views on the questions are. !
: silver men naturally reckon on
being with them, rs opposed 10
New York bankers, but Its underst'
that he has Investigated the qdes
very fully and is inclined to tn
- with the president, that there is d
yer in unlimited coinage of silver
, lars. This question is giving
more uueasiness than the tariff, or
thing else that may occur this VIII
and for months past he has been t
a ing with men on both sides and n
ipg a careful study of the situai
Representative Warner expressed
opinion to-day that congress w
pass compromise silver bill this
- sion.