Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-16
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THE COINAGE QUESTION.

Mr.. TiIman-Judse Payne's yiews-Per-
sonaI.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, d. c., February Is
The members of the Coina,e Com
mittee, who have tried 10 secure COM
promise on the silver question, have
lost hope Of any agreement on com.
promise measure. All propositions Of
that kind were voted down to-day, and
the policy Of those who desire suspen-
sion will be to force the committee to
recommend free coinage. Then the
minority will bring in substitute pro-
viding for suspension, and leave the mat
ter to be fought out or compromised in
the House. A part of the committee
are, however, opposed to reporting any
bill or in any way disturbing the situa-
ton as to silver. The vote in COM
mittee was nine to four against : bill
offered by Hemphill, Of South Caro-
lima, for the appointment Of a commits
mission to negotiate with foreign coun.
tries for the opening Of their minis to
free coinage of silver upon an interna-
tional agreement as to the ratio of sill
yer to gold, and providing that if no
agreement be reached before blank
date the United States shall suspend
coinage of silver dollars.
INTERVIEW WITH MR.. TILMAN, OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Representative Tilman, of South
Carolina, says: I" | am in favor Of the
unlimited coinage Of silver dollars Of
their present weight and fineness. |
am satisfied that the agitation Of the
silver question will never stop until the
holder Of silver bullion can take his
metal to the mint and secure its value
in coin in return. The policy Of the
President towards silver has already
deprecated the price Of wheat twenty
cents a bushel in the West, and cotton
in the South has declined two cents per
pound from the same cause. Our only
remedy lies in unlimited coinage. |
believe such bill could be passed by
this Congress even over the Presidents
veto. We shall have unlimited coinage
in the near future, and our next Pres-
dent will be elected upon that issue"
"What do you think of the Sherman
bill as a compromise measure ,"
1.-The Sherman bill is Trojan
horse. John Sherman's policy Of
treachery 10 the people and friendship
towards the bondholders and national
banks is in great measure the cause
of the present unsatisfactory state Of
our financial affairs. No friend of
honest money should support that bill.
This is the first time in the history Of
our Government that we have had an
opportunity to secure honest money.
Shall we reject the good things the
gods have given us: :"
do you believe that international
binetallism can be brought about
through the medium Of unlimited coin
age"
1--WE care nothing for international
bimetallc agreements. We never heard
of the idea until Sherman and Bayard
Struggled through Congress the bill for
the demonstration of the silver dollar,
and no one has ever heard of an inter-
national coin. France. with her popu-
latiOD, has held the ratio between gold
and silver at ~ to | for upwards Of
one hundred years, and the nited
States should do it with a population Of
sixty millions"
WHAT JUDGE PAYSON SAYS.
Representative Psyson, Of Illinois,
says he is convinced that the best way
TO settle the silver question and prevent
the Treasury Department from dis
eliminating against silver is to require
not merely to authorize-the Secretary
Of the Treasury to issue silver certii-
Gates in denominations of one, two, and
five dollars, and to provide that silver
certificates shall have the legal-tender
quality.
PRIVATE CLAIMS.
Up to this date the clerks OF the
House find that out Of the 1854 bills
and resolutions introduced in the House
3, SOC are private bills; and out Of III
Joint resolutions presented sixteen are
for private benefit. 1t is hoped that
Mr.. fuckers bill to take private claims
except pensions) out of Congress will
be passed in time'to be of some benefit
to the present Congress.
VIRGINIA POSTAL NOTES.
A new post-oilice is established at
Trinity, Botetourt county, three miles
from Fincastle, and Joseph c. Laymar
has been commissioned postmaster.
Commissions have been issued to the
postmaSters in Virginia
John T. West, Cortland, Norfolk |
Mary P. Beale, Fairfield
James o. Martin, IIallsboro'; John
D. Wisner. Lola and John b. South /
ard, Upright.
Next Monday the mail service on the
route between South Boston and Mid
way, Va, will be increased to three
lines a week. The office at Tssequena,
lioochland county, is discontinued.
Nail goes to Sabot Island.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Captain James Hudgins, of Danville,
las been appointed index clerk of the
House, at a salary of $4,000 year,
ice Jack Palmer, resigned.
General Newberry, Of Chicago, for
nerly Superintendent Of Public Build
ngs during the governorship of Gilbert
:. Walker, is here. 1t is understood I
hat he is one Of syndicate Of capt.
alists engaged in real-estate specula-
ions in this city.
Colonel Thomas Tabb, of Hampton,
vas at the Capitol to-day with Congress-
nan Libbey.
Richard Ellis, of Buckingham, is to
re examined for the Office Of postal in
pector.
A party Of women's rights women are
o address Mr.. fuckers committee
ext Saturday in favor Of some OF their
rejects.