Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-13
The Western Men Will Hold Out for I'm
limited Coinage.

SILVER QUESTION.
The Western Men Will Hold Out for I'm
limited Coinage.
| WASHINGTON, April 12th.-The Republi.
can caucus committee having under con-
sideration the question of legislation on
| the silver question had another meeting
day and is still in session. The whole
subject is being thoroughly discussed with
a view 10 arriving at some common ground
upon which all can stand.
Secretary Window was before the CON-
mittee to-day by invitation. He remained
with the committee about two hours and
| engaged in the discussion. He was not
disposed TO intrude upon the original bill,
but expressed himself willing to accept the
terms of the measure reported by the House
| Committee.
| The session OF the committee lasted until
2 o'clock and then adjournment was taken
| until Monday morning. No vote was
iaken On any proposition and no conclusion
| was reached.
The delay in arriving at an agreement
| appears TO be caused by the injustice of the
| extreme silver men upon absolute free
| coinage. The conservative element fayors
| the House bill, and there is a leayen of
restrictive feeling at work.
| The section of the House bill particularly
attacked by the silver men is that making the
| Treasury notes issued in payment for bull
| ion redeemable in bullion. They argue
| that the effect of this would be to pile up
| bullion in the Treasury and give warrant
| for the demand.
The radical farmers element are for
| great Government warehouse in which
| their agricultural products may be stored
and Government notes issued thereon
They want the Treasury notes redeemed in
lawfnl money, which may be procured by
| coming the bullion purchased
On this point Secretary Window con-
| tented himself with reiterating his prefer
ence for the House provision. He also ex-
pressed a regret that the committee had
stricken out of his bill the provision giving
discretionary authority tosuspend the bull
| ion purchases.
The members of the Senate Republican
Silver Committee have not had meeting
since Thursday night and indications are
that they will wait until the House and
caucus announces its conclusion on the
subject. This committee consists of Sen
ators Morrill, Allison, Aldrich, Sherman
Jones and Hiscock, the six Republican
members of the Committee on Finance,
and Davis, Mitchell, Mcmillan, Mander-
son, Platte, Pierce and Teller. The silver
men on this committee are contending for
free coinage of the bullion produced in the
United States and of Mexican ores smelted
in the United States refineries.
They say the entire amount produced in
the United States and Mexico, as shown by
the statistics in the Treasury Department,
| is 100000 ounces annually, all but
100000 ounces being native pro-
duct. This entire amount, they claim, is
not as great at the 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 value of 81, 5000 but
they admit the effect of the passage of the
| bill would be to increase the value of sill
yer. In case they are unable to secure
anything from the committee more favora-
Bile to them than the terms in Jones bill,
the silver men will insist on substantial
increase OF the paper currency of the coun-
try. There are several suggestions before
the committee respecting this point.
| Pacific Railroads.
WASHINGTON, April 12th.-The House
Committee on Pacific Railroads to-day fur
ther considered the Pacific railroad funding
bill, beginning with Section g. the first Sec
| ton relating to the Central Pacific. AL
though but this one section of the bill was
gone.over this morning, the result was SUBJ
stantial in the way of progress toward the
conclusion of their subject. as this section
contains the principle upon which the debt
is to be adjusted. There was considerable
discussion, at times characterized by some
warmth, and those members who hereto
| fore opposed the Central Pacific bill again
| manifested an indispositlon to agree to the
provisions of the Senate bill relating to that
| railroad. The proposition was carried to
change the phraseology of the section to
| conform TO the first section, relating to the
Union Pacific.
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came up. The section fixed this at two per
cent. and a motion was made, and defeated,
to make this three per cent. TO correspond
| with the Union Pacific provision. Lastly,
a motion to strike out the paragraph allow
ing rebate of one per cent of the interest
(Which is to be capitalized) for ten years,
was also defeated.
1t was agreed that consideration OF the
bill by sections, which Is now proceeding
shall be regarded as preliminary, and when
| the bill comes up in its entirety each men,
Der shall have right to vote again on any
proposition to make further changes and
upon the bill as whole.
Settling Land Controversies.
WASHINGTON, April 12th.-The subject
of adjudication of the numerous land
claims in Arizona and New Mexico, over
| which there has been so much contro-
] versy and in which go much doubt exists
| as to the rightful owners, has engaged the
attention of the House Committee on Pri-
vate Land Claims during the present session
| of Congress. As result of their deliber-
ations the committee to-day agreed upon
| bill to establish a United States Land
Court and provide for judicial investi-
| CATION and settlements of those claims in
the two Territories. This Court is to con-
| sist of a Chief Justice and two Associate
| Justices who shall hold terms annually at
| the capital of Colorado, and at the capitals
! of the new Territories and in Washington,
d. c., when necessary.
Randall Sinking.
WASHINGTON, April 12th.-At o'clock
tonight Congressman Randall was still
alive. His physician had just left his side,
and stated that the patient was growing
weaker He takes nourishment and is
partially conscious, and seems to know
those around him when he is awakened to
take his medicine or nourishment
! The house is besieged by friends. both
social and political, but no one except the
members of his family is allowed to see
| him. President Harrison, Vice-Presdent
Morton, Secretary Blaine and Postmaster
General Wanamaker were among the call
ers to inquire after the condition of the
great protectionist.
Wonderful Phonograph.
| w ASHlNGTON, April IZtn.-InlS alter
noon Senators Hawley, Squire, Allison,
Hale, Gray, Gibson and Manderson sent
their congratulations and complimentary
messages to Henry NJ. Stanley through
Colonel Geauraud, Edison's European
partner. The messages were spoken in the
| phonograph and will be repeated to Stan
| ley at a dinner to be given him by Colonel
Geauraud on his arrival in Paris. Colonel
| Geauraud, by request of the President, re-
| produced at the White House to-day Glad
| stones message recently sent to New York,
which was greatly appreciated.
For Mutual Profit.
WASHINGTON, April 12th.-Hitt, Chair
man of the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
| introduced in the House the following reso-
| luton:
| Resotred. That, in the opinion of this House,
closer commercial relations with other States
on the American continent would be of mutual
| advantage, and the House would view with
/ favor reciprocity treaties modifying the duties
upon the peculiar products of different countries
by tariff concessions of both sides, conducive TO
| increased commercial intercourse and mutual
profit, widening the markets for the products of
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