Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-17
THE SILVER QUESTION.
To BE Prominent Issue at the COmins
Session Of Congress.
ATTITUDE OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND OF
CONGRESSIONAL Leaders

Representative Warner, Of Ohio, is in the
CITY To-Day, having come here to see Sec
rotary Manning and Treasurer Jordan about
his proposed silver compromise bill. Mr..
warner Las been consulting with all the prom
lnent silver men he could reach, with the view
OF strengthening his proposition. The most
important persons on both sides of the question
are said. however, to stand in their original
position, and the prospects of q compromise are
not not thought to be good: Both MI. Bland and Mr..
reagan are quoted as declaring their determin-
alton TO stand by the Bland dollar uncompro-
mP,sl;hgiy; ana the anti-silver men say that
freSloent cleveland has not altered his views
in the least since writing his famous anti-silver
letter shortly after his election. The prospect
seems to be for a straight issue on both sides,
the administration has received enough con-
verts since last session 70 put them in control Of
Sns House bo iSe on that
Of the House, and in this respect Speaker Car
Isle viii be placed in very awkward position.
any opposition in his canvass for the
speakership. and he will. have to decide as
to the organization Of the coinage, weights and
yer question before it. According to the gen.
eral custom. the old chairmen who have served
81 tseir W BE- at the heads
and means; Mr.. Randall's friends will claim
Blaad will expect to be placed at the head of
the coinage, weights and measures committee.
he Will expect, also, that the committee will be
organized according to his ideas, SO that the
silver men will be in control. Should his ex-
pectations be accomplished the silver men
t Wouia nave the reins In their own hands and
outset On the other hand, If MI. Carlisle should
refuse to place MIR. Bland In his old position, or
power out of his hands, it would have the ten
dency TO commit the House to the support of
the administration before any vote had been
n nj into 10rn. a
test at once. In the face of these circumstances
1t is important to know what Mr.. Carlisle's
views on the question are. The silver men
posed TO the New York bankers. but it is under.
stood that he has studied the question very
carefully, and Is inclined to think with the
President, that there is danger in the unlimited
coinage OF silver dollars. This question il Civ
Ing him more uneasiness than the tariff or any
tning else that may come before Congress this
winter, and for months past he has been talk
Ing with men on both sides and making care
ful study Of the situation.
COMPROMISE SILVER BILL.
Representative Warner expressed the opinion
to q STAR reporter who met him at the White
House to-day that Congress would pass q COM
promise silver bill this session.
Cadet Officers.
THE APPOINTMENTS FOR THE YEAR AT THE
NAVAL ACADEMY ANNOUNCED.
The following have been announced as cadet
officers at the naval academy for the term of
1855: Cadet lieutenant commander, II. K.
Hines. Cadet lteutenants in charge of the four
infantry companies in the battalion: First COM
pany, Cadet w. H. G. Billiard; second company
Joseph w. Oman; third company, William H.
Foust; fourth company, George F. Cooper. Ca
W. A. Edgar, William H. Caldwell. Cadet en-
signs-George F: Hawk, c. c. Billings, Frederick
and Willard L. Dodd. Petty officers. first class
+. .: Tisdale, Edward T. Witherspoon, Samuel
N. Strife. John G. Berry, John T. Mcmillan,
n. Griswold, Samuel B. Winram, D. NJ. Young
F. w. Jenkins and Frank w. Hibbs. Petty
toilette, Henry F. Bryan, Robert Stocker, B. c.
peeker, B.WWeils, tE, Walter $. Burke, Henry
rage, William g. Mcmillan, Newton A. McCuliy,
jr AS there were twenty-six positions to iii
among the cadet officers OF the first class, and
only twenty-five members of that class to sup
ply them, Naval Cadet Frank W. Hibbs, of the
second class, was selected as captain of the
twelfth division among the first class petty
officers.