Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-16

Belief that n Conclusion has been
Reached and the Bill win Pass.
WASHINGTON, June 15th.-Yesterday a
California Associated Press agent tele.
graphed that certain Senator had circu.
lated petition among the Republican Sen
ators and that twenty-seven of them had
pledged themselves to support the House
bill, as passed by that body. Tonight the
correspondent is able to give the full story
of this transaction.
On last Monday President Harrison sent
for Speaker Reed and Secretary Window,
saying to them that something should and
must be done toward solution of the
silver question, or the Republican Admin
lstration would suffer the consequences.
Harrison, Window and Reed held a
lengthy conference, and finally decided on
bill, supplementary to the existing law.
which would provide for the coinage of
S4, ,5OO,O 900 per month. They concluded to
sound the Senators on this proposition, and
accordingly Senator Spooner of Wiscon-
sin canvassed among the Senators and cir
culated paper upon which was written
the silver proposition, as agreed upon by
Harrison, Window and Reed. He re.
quested that the Senators pledge them.
selves to support the measure and secrecy
was enJolned by Spooner about the matter.
Last night he had received thirty-eight
signatures of Republican Senators. the
only Republicans declining to sign being
Teller, Wilcox, Pettigrew, Ingalls, and
Plumb.
The Nevada Senators were not ap-
preached, but last night at about 5 o'clock
President Harrison sent for Stewart and
Jones of Nevada and Teller of Colorado.
The President told them plainly that the
Senate must pass bill which the House
could and would adopt.
Harrison, in answer to question of one
of the Western Senators, said that the
House would sgree to the elimination of
the bullion redemption clause, and in his
opinion it would agree to the provision re.
quiring coinage of four and half million
dollars per month. The President ex-
pressed the hope that the Senate would
take action in the way of amendments
which would be in the nature of substi-
tute for the House bill, which action
would avoid reference to a Concurrence
Committee.
The President also gave his callers to un.
derstand that he would not sign a free
coinage bill. This accounts for Senator
Stewards emphatic declaration to the Cali
fornia Associated Press agent last night
that President Harrison will absolutely
not sign free coinage BILL"
1t will be remembered also that Stewart.
at the same interview last night, said that
before 6 o'clock Monday evening the silver
bill would pass the Senate with the bullion
redemption feature stricken out, and with
treasury notes made legal tender, re-
deemable in coin. He said nothing about
the provision compelling the coinage of
four and half million dollars per month,
but said that the BILL as it would be
amended, would be "a fairly good meas
ure"
There can be no doubt that the plan, as
above set forth, has been decided upon,
and that such bill will pass the Senate
tomorrow. Speaker Reed will no doubt
exert great influence in getting the House
to accede to the Senate amendments, or,
more properly speaking the Senate SUBJ
stitute, and which the President will sign,
thereby making it law.