Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-13

WASHINGTON, April 12.-The Republi-
can Caucus Committee having under con-
sijeration the question of legislation on the
silver question, had another meeting to-day
and is still in session. The whole subject
is being thoroughly discussed by the men,
bers, with view of arriving at some COM
mon ground upon which all can stand.
1t is not expected that vote will be taken
on any proposition to-day. but that another
meeting will be held some time during Sum-
day or Monday before the meeting of the Re-
publican caucus on Monday night. Secretary
Window was before the committee to-day
by invitation, and his views sought on the
subject
WINDOW AS AN ADVISER.
Secretary Window remained with the
committee about two hours and engaged in
the discussion. He was not disposed to in
sist upon the terms of his original bill, but
expressed himself as willing to accept the
terms OF the measure reported by the. House
committee. '., ~
No vote was taken on any proposition
and no conclusion has been reached. The
entire time was consumed in discussion.
The delay in arriving at an agreement ap-
pears to be caused by the insistence of the
extreme silver men upon absolute free
coinage. The conservative element favors
the House bill, and there is a leaven of
restrictive feeling at work.
A section of the House bill which is par
ticularly attacked by the silver men is that
making the treasury notes issued in paw
ment for bullion redeemable in bullion.
They argued that the effect of this section
would be to pile up bullion in the treasury
and to give some warrant for the demand of
q radical farmers element for great govern
ment warehouses in which their agricul-
tural products may be stored and Govern
ment notes issued thereon.
THE SECRETARY FIRM.
On this point Secretary Window content
ed himself with reiterating his preference for
the House committee provision. And he also
expressed regret that the committee had
stricken out of his bill the provision giving
him discretionary authority to suspend
bullion purchases.
The members of the Senate Republican
Silver Committee have not had a meeting
since Thursday night, and the indications
are they will not until the House caucus
announces its conclusion upon the subject.
The 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, Manderson,
Platt, Peirce and Teller.
The silver men on this committee are con-
tending for free coinage of bullion produced
in the United States and of Mexican ores
smelted in United States refneries. They
say the silver produced in United States
and Mexico as shown by the statistics Of the
Treasury Department is $1,000, 900 ounces
annually. all but 1000, 900 ounces being
native production.
THE SILVER CLAIM"
This entire amount, they claim, is not as
great at present values as the Secretary of
the Treasury is required to purchase by the
terms of the Jones bill. That bill requires
the purchase monthly of silver bullion of
the value Of 81, 500, 900. But they admit
that the effect of the passage of the bill
would be to increase the value of silver.
In case they are unable to secure any
thing from the committee more favorable to
them than the terms of the Jones bill, the
silver men will insist on a substantial in
crease of the paper currency of the country.
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