The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-09-24
THE DADDY DOLLAR.
The Silver Question Likely to be an Inter
esting One in the Next Congress-Deei-
sion Reversed.

The silver Question Likely to be an Inter
estIng One in the Next Congress-Deei-
sion Reversed.
WASHINGTON, September 1S.-Repre
sentative Warner, of Ohio, is in the city,
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 sill
yer men he could reach with a view Of
Strengthening his proposition. The most
important persons on both sides of the
question are said, however, TO stand in their
original positions and the prospects for
compromise are not thought TO be good.
Both Mr.. Bland and Mr.. Reagan are quoted
as declaring their determination to stand by
the Bland dollar uncompromiSngly and the
anti-silver men say that President Cieve-
land has not altered his views in the least
since writing his famous anti-silver letter
shortly after his election Tie prospects
seem to be for straight issue on both sides
and the outcome depends upon whether or
not the administration las received enough
converts since the last session to put
them in control of the House On that QueS-
ton, which it is thought will be the most
important in the organization Of the House.
In this respect Speaker Carlisle will be
placed in an embarrassing position. There
is no idea that he will meet with any Opp0-
sitiOn in his canvass for the Speakership
and he viii have to decide as to the organ
iZatiOn IF the Coinage, Weights and Meas
UreS Committee, which will have the silver
question before it. According to the gen
eral custom the old chairmen who served
satisfactorily will be reappOinted at the
heads of their respective committees. Thus
Mr.. Morrison Will expect 10 60 at Tie head
Of the Ways and Means; Mr.. RaudalIS
friends will claim for him the ApprOpria-
tons Committee; Mr.. Bland will expect to
be placed at the head of the Coinage,
Weights and Measures Committee Mr.
Bland will expect also that the committee
will be organized according to his ideas, so
that silver men VII be in control. Should
his expectations be accomplished the silver
men would have the TenS ia their own
hands, and the administration would be
defeated at the outset. On the other
hand, if 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 al lis Will, it would
lave the tendency to commit the House 10
the support of the administration before
any vote had been taken, and to plunge it
into long and exciting contest al once. In
the face of these circumS:anc, ii is i'm
L. .rii
ON the question are. The silver men nat
urally reckon on his being with them as OPP
posed to the New York bankers, but it is
understood that he has studied the ques-
ton very carefully and is inclined to think
with the President that there is danger in
the unlimited rage of silver dollars.
This queston is IL ny him more uneasiness
than the tariff or anything else that may
come before Congress this winter and for
months past he has been talking with men
on both sides and making a careful study
of the situation. Representative Warner
expressed the opinion that Congress would
pass a compromise silver bill this aSon.
DECISION REVERSED,
WASHINGTON, September 1S.-The Secre-
tarv of the Interior has made Il decision in
what are known as the OntOnagon land
case. reversing the decision of the Commits
sioner of the Land Office. The parties to
the case, which is said to involve the pos
session OF several million dollars worth of
land i'll the Marquette district, Mich, are
Picard VS. Camens, Wakefield VS.. LongOn
and Spies VS.. Mohring, and the question at
issue was the right of pre-emptOrs 10 locate
upon lands covered by private entries In
his decision the Secretary holds that the
private entries ard locations are not void,
but voidable only for want of restoration;
that the prescriptions are not admissible
upon tie lands, and private entries may be
submitted TO the Board of Equitable Adju-
dication upon the filing within sixty days
of petitions by the parties interested.