The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-08
SILVER men JUBILANT
They Force the Conference by Refusing
to Act on the Tariff Bill.
Gold Bugs Compelled to Accede
to the Demands for Four and
One-Half Million Ounces
Per Month.

WASHINGTON, July THE silver men
made bluff in the senate to-day and
scared their opponents into giving them
everything they wanted except out and
out free coinage. The Northwestern sem
ators did il. They declared that there
should be no debate on the tariff bill un-
iii the silver question was disposed Of.
Allen, Case, Mitchell, Plumb, Squire,
Stewart and Teller voted with the demo-
Gratis against Morrill's motion to take. up
tariff. They killed the motion. The sill
yer conferees met i'm a hurry. Jones OF
Nevada refused to yield TO the anti-silver-
ites' proposal for four and quarter mil
lion ounces a month. The gold bugs were
scared by the vote on the tariff and gave
up the fight. Sherman stood out for dol
lars instead of ounces, but received n
paper signed by all the republicans ex-
cept two or three saying they wanted
ounces. Then he yielded and drew up
the report. Harris and Bland, democrats,
refused to sign the report because they
were not consulted by their republican
colleagues and wanted free coinage. But
the new bill satisfies the silver men WHO
are jubilant tonight.
The bill provides for the purchase of
100000 ounces monthly. Treasury notes
issued In payment are made full legal
| tender. The bullion redemption clause
[ of the old bill is wiped out. Sherman will
call up the report of the conferees to-mor.
| row.
1t Is expected TO be adopted before
| adjournment. The silver men are conf
dent il will go through the house without
| trouble. IL is a case OF no silver or nc
f, tariff and the bugs are whipped.
by Associated Press.
I WASHINGTON, July After the iirsi lIi
l tfYectual silver conference last Thursday
t!it republican members decided that an
agreement would he more speedily and
satisfactorily reached by party consulta.
ton than I. conference open to both polit.
cal parties. Acccrdingly Senators Sher.
man and JoneG and Representatives
Conger and Walker entered upon the
task of drafting a measnre. They pro.
gressed SO rapidly in This that the
conference substitute was completed in
all essential points nave one and
sent To the printer yesterday. The one
point left related to the amou,nt Of silver
bullion to be purchased. Sherman,
Walker AMI Conger thought 100000
ounces monthly fair compromise, but
Jones declared for 4, 10000 ounces. Such
l
were again made 20 Jones to accept 4,250,.
600 ounces. The Western senators were
in receipt of kilograms urging them ia
hold out Tor the full amount,
4,500,000 ounces and insist upon
a speedy disposition OF the bill. 30
the overtures were rejected and when
the proposition was made TO take up the
| tariff bill i'm the senate this afternoon,
the silver men manifested their power 10
| check the How OF party legislation unless
their demands were met.
Soon afterwards the republican mem.
bers OF the conference were again called
together. The words five hundred thou
sand" were added TO four million ounces
contained in the printed conference sub
stitute, and the agreement was com
pleted.
| Senator Sherman spent few minutes
in drafting the formal report to the sen
ate, and then notified the democratic
members, Senator Harris and Represent
The agreement was formally ratified