Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-13
THE SILVER QUESTION.
Tive Committee of Republican Rcpresen-
tafhvcs Renrhes No Conclusion
Thereon.
fB,. telegraph to the Dispatch,

fB1' Telegraph 10 tne DiHpatcn.l
WAS uryeroY. April 12.-The committee
appoip ted by the Republican members Of
the Ho use in Caucus TO consider the ques-
ton of legislati on on the silver question
had an other meeting to-day. Secretary
Window was with the committee by lnvi-
tation an 81 remained with them about two
hours. eI Gagged IN discussion. He was not
disnosed to insist upon the terms of his
original 81. tut expressed himself as WILL
mo 10 acc ent the terms of the measure re-
ported by she House committee. The ses-
sion of the committee lasted until O'Clock,
and then A. adjournment was taken until
MONDAY m srning. No vote was taken on
auv promo E1iOn, and 10 conclusion has
been reacl sd. Some time was consumed
in discussiC e.. The delay IN arriving at an
agreement appears to be caused by
insistence cd the extreme silver men
mon absol, nelly free coinage. The con-
sentative cement faYors. the House
COMMITTEES ! III, and there is no leaving
OF tho re strctive feeling at work.
Tho section o the House bill which is par
ticularly attac led by the silver men is that
making Treasu ~ notes issued in payment
for bullion re, leemable in bullion. They
aroued this MOI ming that the effect of this
section would ~ TO pile up bullion IN the
Treasury and to give some warrant for the
demand of the IA dical farmers element for
Their agricultural products may be stored
and Government notes issued thereon.
TLev want Treasu yy notes redeemed IN
lawful money, whit n may be procured by
coming the bullioll purchased On this
point Secretary Win dom contented himself
with reiterating his preference for the
House committee provision and he also ex-
pressed roget that the committee had
stricken out of his bill the PROV sion giving
him discretionary Authority to suspend
bullion purchases.
The members of the Senate Republican
Silver Committee have not had q meeting
since Thursday night, and the indications
are they will wait till the Hoilse caucus
announces it's conclusion upon tile subject.
This committee consists of Senators Nor
rill. Allison. Aldrich. Sherman, ones, and
Hiscock, the six Republican members of the
Committee on Finance. and Senat ors DAVIS,
Mitchell Mcmillan, Henderson, Plat,
Pierce. and Teller. The silver men on this
committee are contending for the free coin
age ofbullion produced in the Unn5sd states
and of Mexican ores smelted III United
States refineres. In case they ale unable
TO secure ANYTHING from the committee
more favorable to them than the terms OF
the Jones bill the silver men Will insist on
a substantial increase of the paper cul reney
of the country. There are several sUgges-.
tions before the committee respecting this
point.
This afternoon a member of the House
committee said the probabilities were that
the committee would report to the caucus
Monday night that no conclusion bad been
reached. Then on Tuesday night joint
meeting of the Senate and House commit
tees would be held, at which q decision
would be reached to be reported 10 a eau
Gus of Senators and Representatives.