Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-26
SILVER QUESTION.
a DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS tAsr
MIGHT.
Telegraph to tho NrwA
SILVER.
Nh" oniy Topic Of Discussion nj Pres
cat IL tiiU House.

The oniy Topic Of Discussion nj Pres.
eat IN iiio House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The CONF
Ing caucus on the silver question 10
about the only topic Of discussion Ia
the House.
Chairman Bland, Pierce (renn.),
aud other irreconcilahlo advocates "
free coinage, insist that "n0 back ward
stop" mus. be taken az the Democratic
caucus tonight, out that a resolution
must be adopted, declaring that the
Bland ffuc colnugu bill must be c0nsid-
cred ut this session, nui that tho com.
mittee ola rules must DO requested to
nnmo date Tor ia discussion. While
Bland dlsclaims any desire to nntagon.
ize tue various tariff mossuTes pending
In the House, which viii probably bo
taken up next week, no Insists that AZ
suFancos that definite day VIII he get
for the confederation Of th. free coin
age iii must be- given before his com.
Initioc aud tho tree silver men Uf tho
House win consent that any Other
party Legislation shall be taken up.
SENATOR MoHGAs
came over 10 the House today and
asked Bland and his friends to consent
10 the appointment Of u Joint eaucus
committee by the Democratic repre-
sontntivos and senators, which should
control party MEASURES OF legislation
during the present session and decide
which bllla should have precedence Ia
tho order of consideration. Bland ro-
eCted the suggestion and declared that
nothing would satisfy the free coinage
men In the House but tho passage OF
the free coinage bill, aud that too, Mt
IN enrly day. Particular stress IN laid
upon the Intention OF the free oliver
people in the House TO pass the bill re
CARELESS OF tho seullmunis Of tho De.
mocraiic MENTORS, ani Bland asserted
that no Joint Caucus Or lcint committee
would be- allowed 10 exercise any die.
ta;iOn whatever In the matter. IL II
thH Intention VI the free coinage men
10 propose a resolution IN ths caucus Of
Democratic representatives, declaring
that the House must pass free coinage
bill this session, aud naming u date for
its consideration. Lively opposition
will be- made TO any proposition by
HArter or his friends that the senators
be given q voice IN tonighps caucus.
a number ~ Democratic advocates OF
free cJinnge are absent from the city,
but Blind and his iricndB feel con.
Hdent that they have sufficient
strength 70 control the result OF 10.
nights caucus.
Tur OPPONENTS Oh BLAND
and colleagues are preparing counter
proposition, which they VIII present,
and upon which the battle viii be
fought. This proposition will name "a
date or Instruct the COmmltiee on rules
10 make "A date upon which tho iJco
coinage bill shall bo iakcn up for Dis
cussion anu shall be the only subject
Of discussion for one week or longer.
AZ the expiration u that time, how
ever, IL shall DO undcrstood that n mo-
ton for pustpontmCnt Of hual Ne.
ton shall be In order, md no vote shall
be- taken ON the Bland bill until De.
cember 10Th, after the Presidential
election. This programme, they con-
tcud, would enable the free cOinape
men TO declare their position In tho
House aud uso their speeches next inll
for whatever practical effect they
might have In their respective dis.
tficts. At the same tlme the Demo-
crnts rs a party will 10 spared the
necessity OF recording themselves
upon this prucariuus iusuo until after
the general election, whcn the Bland
I'LL could DO takon up aud considered
without regard to Its political effect on
tue parties.
RESULT or THE CAUCUS.
The net result OF tho Democratic
caucus tonight called by HaTter and
other nuti-silver men, seems 30 les that
The silver question IN about where 4.
was before the caucus. Tho iroe silver
men were evidently in the ajOrity,
but the minority were unwilling to DO
bound by the caucus action. A resOlu-
lion submitted TO the caucus by the
Rntis declared In favor OF the cOntin.
ued use OF gold aud silver as money,
aud unaltrrable opposition 10 any lepis.
lation that would drive either metal
out OF ciruulatiou; further, "that, Ia
Justice to the Democratic party, aud
with due consideration for tho general
business, industrial and financial inter.
ests Of the nation, II Is deemed the
duty NJ the Democratic members 10
defer dcnnlte action ON the subject OF
free coinage until the subject OF Its
wisdom aud justice II distinctly made
clear IA the elections OF 1892"
Although the Democratic senators
were invited 10 attend the conference,
Senator Butler, OF South Carolina was
the only one who came.
The proceedings opened with a
speech by Hnrlner. In accU Tdnnce
with their programme, the free silver
men then put the question TO the Rntis
whether or MT they would agree 10 be
bound by the caucus proceedings. AZ.
ter some discussion II was agreed that
the members Of tho conference were
FREQ to vote rs they choose.
Bland offered resolution Instruct.
ing the committee on rules 10 bring in
fp0clal order fixing March 25th ~
the dalo when this silver bill will be
taken nv.
Warner IN. W raised a point OF or.
der hut was ovorrulvd.
Bland, Bryan Fowler and Hooker
spoke IN favor " the resolution.
Williams (Mass.) opposed IL, pre-.
dieting disaster 10 tho Democrats In
the East.
Fowler Of New Jersey, IN 9dvocat.
lug the resolution, said that tie asser.
ton that New jersey could not be
carried on IA frce silver platform was
untrue. New Jersey was n Demo,
cratic STATE regardless OF the silver
question.
U.rbert nj Alabama urged J,,l,v