Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-16
CAPITOL GLEANINGS.
Proposed Compromise Of the Silver
QuestiOn-COmmitte Notes, Etc.

joint meeting of the Senate and House re-
publican caucus committees was held today to
discuss the silver question and endeavor to
effect some compromise measure that would
pass both houses and meet the approval of the
President The Senate committee urged the
adoption OF the Senate silver BILL while most
of the members of the House committee IA
vored the House bill as being more conserva-
tive. The conservative members of the House
committee, when the disputed question con-
corning the redemption of bullion certificates
was brought forward, proposed that the House
bill be amended by providing that the bullion
certificates shall be redeemable in lawful
money or in coin, at the option of the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury. This the ultra silver
men strenuously opposed, on the ground that
the Secretary was given too much power by its
provision. No agreement on this point was
reached, but there was a disposition on the
part OF the conservatives to accept the propo-
sItlon OF the silver men that the Secretary should
redeem the bullion in lawful money only. 1t
was agreed to leave the preparation of a COM
promise measure to subcommittee of the SEN
ate and House committees and the conference
adjourned Messrs. Aldrlch, Allison, Sherman,
Jones and Teller were appointed the subcom-
mlttee on the part OF the Senate and Messrs
Conger, Mckinley, Bayne, Mckenna and Bar
tine on the part of the House. The subcom-
mittee held a meeting yesterday afternoon and
after long conference succeeded in practically
harmonlzing the main point of disagreement
and 1t Is expected that at the meeting which
Will be held today an agreement will be reached
on the redemption features of the bill which
Will permit bullion certificates to be redeemed
in lawful money. The amount of coinage per
month will probably be "a, 800 0OO
PERMISSION TO WEAR BADGES.
The House committee on military affairs has
ordered a favorable report on a Senate raooIu-
ton granting permission to officers and enlisted
men Of the army and navy to wear badges
adopted by military societies Of the wars OF the
United States.
TO EXEMPT VETERANS FROM EXAMINATION
A bill was introduced in the House Yesterday
by Mr.. DeLano (N.Y.) exempting veterans who
are in the classified civil service Of the United
States and who have been honorably dis
charged from the military or naval service
from compulsory examination for promotion,
except such examination may be required
by the appointing power to test their fitness
for such promotion.
MINORITY REPORT on THE SERVICE PENSION BILL.
Representative Martin of Indiana yesterday,
on behalf Of the minority of the committee on
invalid pensions, submitted q report on the
Morrill, service pension bill The report criti-
clses the age qualifications of the bill as being
neither responsive to public demand nor in
compliance with the requests of the veterans.
IL seems says the report that the bill is simply
the outgrowth OF some real or supposed neces-
sity 10 give what is not asked by the survivors
OF the war, instead Of granting them what they
have asked for and expect The minority
urges that the bill be amended to conform to
the popular wishes of the Union veterans; that
the age qualincation be eliminated and the
limit OF service be made not to exceed sixty
DAYS.