The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-02-04

The Latest Phases of the Contest
A bout the Coinage.

iSilcer Men in Congress Ready TO Make Nor
Speeches. Closing tile Discussion in Committe,
Tile President Thinks that Great Political I'm
1'ortance attaches 10 tie Question-7oo Mucl
Siloer aoW Break the Buck Of tie Democratic
CdmeI-No New Legislation on tile .Suljec
Probable at this Session.
Special Dispatch to the News and Courierl
WASHINGTON, January 3l.-Although the sill
yer question has not occupied the attention of
Congress to any extent during the past tw o
weeks, the silverites are cooked and primed
ready to fire off another batch OF speeches on
the subject as soon as the cloud Of routine legs-
ton shall have passed by. The Coinage Com
mittee of the House has held several meetings
since its organization, but up to date, so am in
formed by member Of the committee, nothing
has occurred in the meantime by which the
sense oil the committee could he tested on the
subject. After the second Wednesday in Feb.
ruary the committee will decline TO hear any
further arguments for or against silver, and will
take up the question and consider II with view
to preparing a report TO be submitted to the
House the latter part of February.
During a recent visit to the White House
member of the Coinage Committee mentioned
the silver question 10 the President The latter
Immediately lighted up and manifested intense
interest in the subject, convincing his visitor that
the silver question is very clear to him. The
President said he had given this subject
more consideration than any other public issue,
and if the people would only trust him little
more they would find that he Is right in the po-
sition he has taken, which will rebound 10 the
interest of the Democratic party in the end He
said further that the political significance is one
OF the principal features TO be considered in deal
ing with this question, and there is but slight
chance for the Democracy TO carry New York
under the silver flag, or the law as now admin
istered. The extreme silver men have misrep-
resented the true situation, and have attempted
to forestall public opinion by some OF their re-
cent utterances. The next question Is whether
we shall continue 10 coin silver when the peo-
pie of the country refuse to take 1t at par with
gold.
The silver men are indignant on account If a
very sharp transaction, which Is straw indica-
tive Of the feeling of the Senate on this question
Several days ago Senator Eustis. OF Louisiana,
introduced resolution calling for the payment
OF the next bond-call in silver instead of follow
ing up the old practice Of gold payments. The
subject was sent TO the finance committee of the
Senate, which meets every Tuesday. At the last
meeting, by q preconcerted arrangement, 6ena-
tors Frye and Hale appeared to make argu-
ments against the confirmation of two New
England collectors- They submitted numerous
docnments, the reading OF which consumed the
session, and the Eustis resolution was not even
considered. Consequently there 10 no chance
for report upon Il prior 70 next Monday, when
the February b0nd-call natures, and the owners
Of those bonds have no fears that they will be
compelled 70 accept silver Ia lieu Of the custom
aFy gold. There 10 considerable talk on the
subject, and the drift ofopiuion is that the work
Of the Maine eenAtore was merely the consum-
nation Of m Autlrilver scheme. On all sides
there ID disposition 10 talk freely but act cau-s
tiously on the silver question, and the prospects
are nnmisiakabls thai no new silver legislation