Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-22
THE SILVER BILL.
The Republicans Fan To Agree Re-
speeding 90.

AANAfaaAah@AaN y III - - ~
speeding 70.
WAsIuSGToS, April 2l,-The
Republican members Of the House
held n caucus tonight to receive the
report Of its committee on the silver
question. Chairman CongeT Of the
Coinage Committee, in presenting
the report Of the committee, recited
the concession which the House
caucus committee had offered 10 the
Senate committee; told how the
negotiations bad failed ON accoun:
Of the redemption and National
bank propositions, and summed up
by reporting that the House COM
mittee had Withdrawn all its cou-
cessions, and that nine Of the fifteen
members had decided to recon-
mend that the House pass the modi-
fed Window bill Us il came from
the Coinage Committee.
REPRESENTATIVE WALKER
(Mass.), another member Of the
committee, upheld the committees
action. He maintained that the
House bill would secure all the nee
essary relief in the way Of Cxpan-
sion OF currency; in substance, reit-
Grated Secretary WINDOWS Objec-
Sons to the redemption features Of
the Senate bill, pointing out the dan
gers underlying the positive re-
quirement that Treasury notes
should be redeemed in lawful mo-
ney.
The six members Of the caucus
committee who refused TO accede TO
the majority report, favoring the
modified Window bill. were Repre-
sentatives Perkins (Kas.l, Bsrtine
New, Wickham (Ohio), Carter
MONT, Taylor tIll.l and Hender-
son tIa.l. They represented the
Western sentiment and had a propO-
sition Of their own TO offer, which
was submitted by Senator Perkins.
IL was set forth rs n compromise
measure and, in fact, is a composite
Of the Senate and House committee
bills.
Dorsey (Ne5.l entered a solemn
protest against the eastern restric-
tive policy. He prophesied that II
the republican party hesitated 20
adopt free coinage, or something
equivalent, 1t would surely be de-
feated at the polls this fall.
THE DISCUSSION
ran until half-past eleven, when
finally the entire subject was recon-
mitted TO the caucus committee. It
became evident from several votes
on union propositions taken during
the debate that the republican menu
beers are opposed 10 the Window bill
in the proportion Of two TO one. The
committee will report 10 another
meeting Of the caucus Wednesday
night.
Senator Stewart, Of Nevada, in an
interview which will be printed in
the Post tomorrow, sharply criticises
Secretary WINDOWS attitude on the
silver question. The senator as
serts that Secretary WINDOWS poll
cy is to demonetiZe silver. The
Secretary, the senator says, con-
POUNDS the silver question with the
money question The business Of
the country is suffering badly from
lllt Will VI lloAC llVnNls all WAtae
the silver men ask is that money be
created. The provisions Of the
Window bill, giving the Secretary
discretionary power in the purchase
Of silver bullion, is attacked on the
ground that past experience with
the Secretary of the Treasury show
that this would be unwise. The
bullion redemption features Of the
Window tAil are also attacked, the
senator declaring that gold is the
sole standard as money. What the
advocates OF silver want, the SEN
atOr concludes, is n constant and
regular supply Of money TO meet
the legitimate demands Of the coun-
try. and they do not want 10 place it
in the power Of the bankers or
Treasury officials to extend or con-
tract currency to meet the demands
of spectators in property or money.
The general tenor OF the whole in
terview is that the silver men want
silver recognized as a money metal,
and they do not consider the Win
dom bill such a measure.