New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-22
REPUBLICANS And THE SITTER QUESTION
A LIVELY CAUCUS OF REpREsENrAnv Es-rHE


SENTIMENT AGAINST THE WINDOW BILL.
Washington, April 21-The Republican members Of
the House held tonight receive the report
Of its committee on the silver question. Every one ex
pccted lively time and the expectation was realized
Mr.. Henderson, Of Illinois, presided. and there was a
good attendance. Chairman Conger. Of the Coinage
Committee presented the report OF the committee. Ito
reccd the concessions which the House Caucus Com
mittec had offered the senate committee. tod how
the negotiations had failed mainly on the redemption
and National bank propositions and summed up by re-
porting that the House committee had Withdrawn all
the concessions and that nine # the fifteen members
had decided 70 recommend that tie House pass tbs
modified Window bill it came from the Coinage
Committee.
Mr. Walker. OF Massachusetts another member Of the
committee. upheld the committees action. lie main
taincd that il, bill would all the necessary
relief in the way ~ expansion OF The currency ana IN
substance reiterated secretary WINDOWS objections 10
the redemption features Of the senate BILL pointing
ont the dangers underlying positive requirement thai
the Treasury notes should be reicemabic In lawful
money.
The SIX members Of the Caucus Committee WHO
refused to accede the majority report vorng the
modified window bill, were Messrs. Perkins Of
Kansas; Bariinc. Of Nevada: Wio.ham. Of Ohio;
Carter, Of Montana; Taylor Of Illinois. aud Hender-
son, Of Iowa. They represented TIE Western senti-
which was submitted by Mr.. P,rhns II was SEQ
forth as a compromise measure and in fact IS com
posltc Of the senate and House committee bills. IL
preserves the feature II the senate bill, which pro-
vdes for the purchase OF 4'ooooOo
ounces Of silver. much thereof as may De
offered monthly. at price not exceeding Il ior
37l25 grains, but contains a provi-O requiring INC
purchase IN any event Of not less than 2'VOo'oVo
ounces in any one month. and continues tie opera
r..fffl f. f.Nflt
and silver certificates deposits Of con Like The
senate LII. the minority measure proposes
4, authorize the coinage Of many silver collars IS
may be necessary 10 redeem the Treasury notes Issued
In purchase OF bullion, but II eoc' iurtheF ID 'ha'
makes these notes directly fall legal tender Saving
existing contracts and therefore does not make II
necessary 10 redeem them in lawful money as pro-
posed by the senate bill. Then, too whereas mo
senate bill SAYS that the notes may be ressuei' when
received for customs taxes and public dues, tho
minority bill absolutely reuiies their reissue rf""
the House bill is culled the free coinage paragraph
permitting persons deposit silver bullion ana HAVE
it coined wherever the market price exceeds o'l IL
Like the House BIZ this compromise measure oIni'S
any reference To gold.
Mr. Perkins made Il strong argument IN support Ok
the minority view. lie declarcd that the "ndoia
bill even as modified meant characterization Of silver.
IL was a dclusi0n, and, far from relieving us
present strngency in the circulating medium "oHia
make matters much At present the Treasury
had TO purchase and coin S2,OOO.OO0 o! silver every
month and that was 50 much clear gain. But inc
Window bill proposed to lock up the bullion and stop
IFS coinage and that Recommendations Inc ouNon
woud be a commodity: nothing more nor less there
Wa, a. much Justification lcr ping up "Hcae ia
Government warehouses ,,
Mr. Cannon, also member ~ t'e caucus CON-,
miitec thought that the House bill was t' lca>ure
hest calculated meet present necessities, ana Ao'co
that il he adopted 10y the caucus. ,.
Mr. PrrAins. however. offered as an amendment, =
rn,Inn mat .hr subject bee again referred to the
caucus Committee with formal expression ol .'.9
preference OF the for the measure pfeseh'ea
Is the minority. , -, ,h, ,iors
These motions representing fairly wei the Ne"s
~ the two sections revived the discussion >lee,,s
I'm favor OF the Cannon moilon 20 a""l, ,,' q
Committee bill were made hf he>-iN; 80.
ohi,. Rowcll Of Illinois. ami BaNne. 81 Peuh,f NtIl';
buchanan Of Ncd Jersey >wceny, ~ iowa ne. az
pays,u ~ Illinois. and Anderson, Oh han'is' "Ppns
Il ',,"ro,-.lN Anderson making ~tra Ehi ON ny
ronase speech Farquhag. of "" oIN. '"'n aon a,
Ala ,round I'm favor u the pur, ia~, OF @tVovVvy y,
| hnllinn monthly Dorsey. of Nebraska 'ii' rtVH
linn ,~,to. AGAINST the Eastern restrictive pun;
ue ,rophe,led that # the Republican parry IL
-. ad,n, frqa coinage or something eiilN2'N ~
,iI nroy be- defeated AT the polls Tn, iaI' III. s,,,
~ ~ New Hampshire. was opposed ID "'0sp
MIN fh discussion rin ON until half past H. N.s,
. ~, a.. ,.rtIr, subject wa - committed u" w
MIN 'rmr'tt.. withou, the n>inc'i'n' Tow,
,',r nr.no.ci hy NJ. Pork rs. i "'' IN S'.,,,
,, .',-,rai votes on minor pr p tl"h> 'ah' ",aj
H.. ,l,tr that the Republican m'Mp'is ~. ono
! 80 ,hr Window hin In the prop'fl,u ~ .M ., hs
! rb, committee viii report u another ''"'"' " ~
! rad Wednesday nslt