The morning call., 1891-02-10
THE SILVER ISSUE.
A Compromise Measure introduced in The
House by Geary.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Another silver bill
made its appearance in the House to-day
and Ii is fathered by Geary of California
1t proposes to allow the free coinage of all
American silver, ard provides that foreign
silver shall pay as expense of coinage the
difference between the price of silver in this
country and the price in Europe. 1t is
thought this may be agreed upon as COM
promise measure, and possibly the great
fight on the question will result in something
OF this kind. There was much talk about
the matter on both sides of the House to-
day. Bland and the extreme silver men of
his class are indignant, and they character
lie IL as scheme to protect American mines.
They don't want anything that fosters any
kind OF business on general principles, not
even in the silver matter, and some of the
Republicans who do not by any means be-
lieye in free coinage say they are in favor of
measure that will assist American mines
and increase the currency $4,000, 900
annually, which is the estimated output of
American mines. The Western Republicans
say this Will cause low-grade mines to be
worked, as it will make them profitable. It
Is believed that the extreme gold meu see
that compromise may result in appeaSing
the desires of the free-coinage men, and the
effect will be much better for them than to
trust their fortunes with the next Congress.
There is no Disgusting the fact that the bill
Is creating unusual attention from the MEN,
bers as compromise measure, as it in
creases the circulating medium for the free
silver men, and does not Increase it too
much for the Eastern creditors, and it is
thought to be better by far than free COIN
age as then silver would not be placed on
| an equality with the outside world. The
| Committee on Coinage, Weights and Meas
| ureS will meet tomorrow night to consider
| Geary's bill.
A meeting of about fifteen Republican
representatives was held at the house OF
Representative Townsend of Colorado to-
| night TO discuss the present phase of the
Senate Silver Biz. While the extreme silver
| men were unwilling to accept anything that
| did not embody the free coinage idea, sew
| eral more conservative measures were dis
cussed, among them the free coinage OF the
american product, and plan of campaign
| by which 1t Is hoped to bring the House to a
vote upon the silver question was outlined.
Though not formally agreed upon.
Representative Wilcox of the House Coin
that the Senate Silver Bill will he reportsd
this week. There will be two reports. an
adverse one signed By Wickham. Walker
Comslocz, Knapp and Taylor {Republicausl'-
and Tracy, Wilcox and Faux (Depec-a,sii'
Al iay Sda,' report NIL Designed BY Garter
T Mn nas'Te aeepuDs2ans), and Bland and
representative Mash of Pennsylvania
Expresses tie opinion that the Free Coinage
Bill VIII pass tue House before nd iournment
Dinghy offered for reference, In the House
to-day, a resolution as an amendment to
Townsend's resolution. designed to bling
the Silver Bill before the House. Dingley's
amendment makes it in order to offer as an
amendment to any appropriation bill the
substance OF any bill that has passed the
House and been before the Senate for six
months without result. The obvious pur-
pose OF this amendment is to embarrass the
silver men by loading down their original
proposition with an amendment looking to
the attachment of the Elections Bill to the
Appropriation Bill as rider.