Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-09-25
THE SILVER QUESTION.

No Compromise Likely I'm Congress
An Issue That Must be Met.
The Washington Evening Star of the
18th instant has the following:
Representative Warner, OF Ohio, is in
the city to-day, having come here to see
Secretary Manning and Treasurer Jordan
about his proposed silver compromise bill.
Mr.. Warner has been consulting with all
the prominent silver men be could reach,
with the view Of Strengthening his propo-
sition. The most important persons on
both sides Of the question are said, how
ever, to stand in their original position,
and the prospects Of a compromise are not
shought to be good. Both Mr.. Bland and
Mr.. Reagan are quoted as declaring their
determination to stand by the Bland dol
lar uncompromisingly, and the anti-silver
men say that President Cleveland has not
altered his views in the least since writ
ing his famous anti.silver letter shortly
after his election.
The prospect seems to be for q straight
issue on both sides, and the outcome de-
ponds upon whether or not the Administra-
ton has received enough converts since
last session to put them in control of the
House on that question, which, IL 10
thought, will be the most important In
the organization of the House, and in this
respect Speaker Carlisle will be placed
In an embarrassing position. There is no
idea that he will meet with any opposition
in his canvass for the Speakership, and be
will have to decide as to the organization Of
the Coinage, Weights and Measures Com
mittee. which will have the silver question
before 1t. According to the general Gus
tom, the old chairmen who have served
satisfactorily will be resppointed at the
heads OF their respective committees.
Thus Mr.. Morrison will expect to go at
the head of the Ways and Means, Mr..
Randall's friends will claim for him the
Appropriations Committee and Mr.. Bland
will expect to be placed at the head of the
Coinage, Weights and Measures Commit
tee. He will expect also hat the commit.
tee will be organized according to his ideas,
so that the silver men will be in control.
Should his expectations be accomplished,
the silver men would have the reins in
their own hands and the Administration
would be defeated at the outset. On the
other hand, il Mr.. Carlisle should refuse
to place Mr.. Bland in his old position, or
should organize the committee so as to
take the power out of his hands, it would
have the tendency to commit the House to
the support of the Administration before
any vote had been taken and to plunge ii
into q long and exciting contest at once.
In the face of these circumstances it is
important to know what Mr.. Carlisle's
views on the question are. The silver
men naturally reckon on his being with
them as opposed to the New York bankers.
bat it is understood 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 is giving him
more uneasiness than the tariff or any
thing else that may COM before Congress
this Winter, and for months pas. he has
been talking with men on both sides and
making . careful study Of the situation.
Representative Warner expressed the opin-
ion to-day that Congress would pass Q
compromise silver bill this session.