The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-13
SILVER COINAGE
The Fight in the Senate and House
Committees Still in Prorre=s.

t4Shs III IAe senate and House
Committees Still in Progress.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-The committee
appointed BY the republican members of
tne House in caucus to consider the question
OF legislation on the silver question had an
other meeting to-day. Secretary Window
was with the committee by invitation
ana remained with them about two hours
engaged IN the discussion. He was not dis
poseo 70 insist upon the terms of his orig
mai bill, but expressed himself as willing
to accept the terms of the measure re-
ported by the House COMMITTEES. The ses-
SION OF the committee lasted until o'clock,
and then an adjournment was taken until
Monday morning. No vote was taken on
any proposition. and no conclusion has
been reached. The entire time was con-
sumed In discussion. The delay in arriving
at an agreement appears to have been
caused by the insistence of the extreme
silver men upon absolute free coinage.
THE CONSERVATIVE ELEMENT.
The conservative element favors the
House committee bill The section of the
House bill which is particularly attacked
by the silver men is that making treasury
notes issued in payment for bullion redeem
able in bullion. They argued this morning
that the effect of this section would be to
pile bullion in the treasury and give some
warrant for the demand Of the radical
farmers element for great government
warehouses in which their agricult-
ural products may be stored and
government notes issued thereon.
They want treasury notes redeemed
in lawful money, which may be procured
by coming the bullion purchased. On this
point Secretary Window contented himself
with reiterating his preference for the
house committee provision, and he also ex-
pressed regret that the committee had
stricken out of his bill the provision giving
him discretionary authority to suspend the
bullion purchases.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
The members of the Senate republican
silver committee have not had meeting
since Thursday night, and the Indications
are that they will wait until the House eau
Gus announces its conclusion upon the SUBJ
ject. This committee consists of Senators
Morrill,, Allison, Aldrich, Sherman, Jones
and Hiscock, the six republican members
of the committee on finance, and Senators
Davis, MITCHELL Mcmillan, Henderson,
Platt, Pierce and Teller. Thesilver men
on the committee are contending for free
coinage of bullion produced in the United
States, and of Mexican ores smelted in
United States refineries. In case they are
unabls to secure anything from the COM
mittee more favorable to them than the
terms of the Jones bill, the silver men will
insist on substantial increase OF the paper
GU rency of the country. There are several
suggestions before the committee respecting
this point. This afternoon member of the
House committee said the probabilities
were that the committee would report TO
the caucus Monday night; that no conclu-
sion had been reached thereon. Tuesday
night joint meeting of the Senate aud
House committees would bs held, at which
a decision would be reached to be reported
to a caucus of the senator's and represent
atives